Athletics

Coverage of the Harvard sports and athletics—from team achievements to individual standout stories.

A gloved hand holds a clear shard of blue ice against the sky.

The Secrets Glaciers Tell

A Harvard class explores the glacial legacy of pollution emitted by the Roman Empire

by Olivia Farrar

Roger Goodell

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell discusses concussions and other football injuries

The NFL commissioner discussed concussions and safety in football at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Linebacker Jacob Lindsey (51) trails the play as safety Reynaldo Kirton (22) and cornerback Brian Owusu (6) bring down Penn quarterback Billy Ragone. Ragone rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, passing for two more Quaker scores in a 30-21 upset.

November 10, 2012: Penn 30, Harvard 21

Ivy title bid quashed by Quakers.

by Bethell, John T

In the two quarters he played, quarterback Colton Chapple threw three scoring passes and rushed for a touchdown on an 11-yard keeper.

November 3, 2012: Harvard 69, Columbia 0

A scoring saturnalia at the Stadium

by Bethell, John T

The Harvard defense allowed 378 passing yards, but held Dartmouth to just 19 yards rushing. Jacob Lindsey (51), subbing for injured linebacker and captain Bobby Schneider, led the defensive unit with 12 tackles.

October 27, 2012: Harvard 31, Dartmouth 14

The Ivy title race tightens.

by Bethell, John T

Harvard basketball player Temi Fagbenle shows her mid-post move

Harvard basketball player Temi Fagbenle shows her mid-post move

Quarterback Colton Chapple threw five touchdown passes in Harvard's 39-34 loss to Princeton, giving him a league-leading 18 for the season.

October 20, 2012: Princeton 39, Harvard 34

A surreal fourth-quarter collapse ends the Crimson’s 14-game winning streak.

by Bethell, John T

Art from the lecture “Strange Planetary Vistas from Kepler,” at the Center for Astrophysics

Art, lectures, cultural and campus events at Harvard

Harvard arts and cultural events

by Nell Porter-Brown

Tailback Treavor Scales scored four touchdowns in a 45-31 slugfest at Brown. His offensive line, said Scales, opened holes "as wide as an 18-wheeler."

Harvard Football 2012's 12-game winning streak

Bite down. Grind it out. And score profusely.

by Bethell, John T

Olympian and Harvard sophomore Temi Fagbenle at Lavietes Pavilion, where women's basketball Ivy championship banners hang in profusion

Olympian Temi Fagbenle of Harvard women's basketball

Basketball’s Temi Fagbenle—from London to Lavietes

by Craig Lambert

Off to the races: Tight end Kyle Juszczyk (44) shook off tacklers on a 59-yard pass play, giving Harvard a 28-0 halftime lead over Bucknell.

October 13, 2012: Harvard 35, Bucknell 7

Another runaway win makes it 14 straight.

by Bethell, John T