Athletics

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

The True Cost of Grade Inflation at Harvard

How an abundance of A’s created “the most stressed-out world of all.”

by Lindsay Mitchell

Harvard men's and women's soccer teams are Ivy League champs

The men's and women's squads lead the Ivy League.

Harvard beats Yale, loses Ivy crown to Penn

Yale saved its best for last. So did Harvard.

by Bethell, John T

New football helmet protects the brain

Vin Ferrara ’95 manufactures the Xenith football helmet to protect players from concussions.

by Craig Lambert

Sportscaster J.B. Brown writes about his "Role of a Lifetime"

Sportscaster J.B. Brown writes about his "Role of a Lifetime"

by Melanie E. Long

Harvard 14, Yale 10

Two late-game touchdowns bring victory at Yale Bowl.

by Bethell, John T

November 14, 2009: Penn 17, Harvard 7

Quakers quash Crimson hopes of a third straight Ivy championship.

by Bethell, John T

November 9, 2009: Harvard 34, Columbia 14

Harvard remains at the top of the Ivy heap. So does Penn.

by Bethell, John T

October 31, 2009: Harvard 42, Dartmouth 21

Two running backs combine for 239 yards and five touchdowns.

by Bethell, John T

1968 Harvard-Yale game documentary on DVD

A new DVD and book capture the legendary 1968 Harvard-Yale game.

Harvard football 2009: Holy Cross, Brown, Lehigh

Football kicks off against Holy Cross, Brown, and Lehigh

by Bethell, John T