Sports & Athletics

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

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What Does the $2.8B NCAA Settlement Mean for Harvard?

Athlete-payment case will change little for Ivy League athletes.

by Max J. Krupnick

September 19, 2009: Holy Cross 27, Harvard 20

Holy Cross bests Harvard as the football season begins.

Soccer’s Lizzy Nichols ’10 uncorking one of her killer kicks. Though she’s a defensive specialist who plays center back, Nichols has a knack for free kicks and penalty kicks, and ice water in her veins.

Star soccer penalty kicker Lizzy Nichols

Soccer’s Lizzy Nichols has a gift for penalty kicks.

by Craig Lambert

2009 Football preview

Football preview, and Cleat’s blog

Sophie and Philip Wharton show off their pre-Montreal style.

Unicycling philanthropists

Philip Wharton ’82 and daughter Sophie ’11 pedal 100 miles for Afghan and Pakistani children.

by Krysten A. Keches

Ivy Football Preview, 2009

Ivy League coaches discuss the 2009 football season.

Tyler Albright

Play at the Plate

Baseball catcher Tyler Albright ’11 explains how to play his position.

by Craig Lambert

Spring Sports

Results in tennis and crew

At the Fresh Pond Golf Course in  Cambridge, Emily Balmert ’09 of the women’s golf team—the first Harvard woman to win the Ivy championship—swings into spring.

Class on the Grass

Golfer Emily Balmert, and the women’s varsity team, have reached milestones.

by Craig Lambert

Chasing Bogeys

A novel book on golf

Video: High-Tech Golf Lesson

Harvard Magazine took varsity golfer Emily Balmert '09 for a high-tech golf lesson.