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

Video of Harvard softball pitcher Rachel Brown

Ace softball pitcher Rachel Brown demonstrates how she grips and delivers her best pitches.

Harvard players near the batting cage.

Harvard baseball's centennial at Fenway Park, Red Sox home

Commemorating a special game on a special field

The Globetrotters warming up before the game.

Harvard Lampoon plays basketball game against Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem team plays the student humor publication in the streets of Harvard Square.

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin's surgery will end his regular season

New York Knicks star point guard will miss rest of regular season

The women's basketball team celebrates their victory over Hofstra last night as they became the first team in Ivy League history to record a win in the WNIT.

Harvard women's basketball garners first Ivy League WNIT win

Brogan Berry and Christine Clark combine for 49 points as the Crimson defeat Hofstra, 73-71.

Harvard basketball defeated in NCAAs

Harvard men's basketball team falls to Vanderbilt in NCAA competition

The 1946 team: Coach Stahl stands at left in back; Don Swegan wears #14, third from left. [Jack Clark apparently missed the photo.]

Harvard basketballers recall 1946 NCAA tournament game at Madison Square Garden

Reminiscences from the Crimson's last NCAA tournament turn

1946 Harvard basketball team

Harvard men's basketball's last NCAA appearance: looking back to 1946

The basketball team’s brief NCAA appearance in 1946

Harvard men's basketball garners first NCAA tournament berth since 1946

Harvard men gain first NCAA basketball berth since 1946.

Harvard squash women win national College Squash Association title

The team beats Yale in the final.