Sports & Athletics

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

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

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

by Max J. Krupnick

New Baseball Coach

Harvard announced that BIll Decker of Trinity College would become head baseball coach for the Crimson.

Football: Harvard 45, Brown 31

Gridiron fireworks light up the Providence skies.

by Cleat

Football: Harvard 28, San Diego 13

The football team, in its opening game, outplays an opponent from the West.

by Cleat

Head Baseball Coach Joe Walsh Dies Suddenly

He coached for the past 17 seasons and won five Ivy League championships.

It’s Up—It’s Good!

Placekicker David Mothander explains how to split the uprights.

by Craig Lambert

Women’s Rugby Becomes Harvard’s 42nd Varsity Sport

Strong club team begins varsity play in 2013-2014

Olympic Silver for Malcolm Howard

The Canadian alumnus and his teammates scored in the eight-oared event.

Gold for Eight Oars, Two from Radcliffe

The U.S. women's eight-oared crew triumphed in London, with two alumnae aboard.

Head Baseball Coach Joe Walsh Dies Suddenly

He coached for the past 17 seasons and won five Ivy League championships.

The Olympics, via Powers

John Powers's Olympic reporting began in 1976 and continues uninterrupted with his dispatches from London.