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

The End of the Ivy League?

College sports are changing. Will Harvard athletics?

by Max J. Krupnick

Why Ivy Athletes Score in Careers

How does undergraduate participation in varsity sports enhance career success?

by Jonathan Shaw

Football: Harvard 28-New Hampshire 23

A solid bounce-back win against a rugged nonconference foe

by Dick Friedman

Football: Brown 31-Harvard 28

The first Ivy game yields a ghastly last-minute defeat.

by Dick Friedman

Football: Harvard 35-Stetson 0

A new coaching tenure begins with a romp in the rain.

by Dick Friedman

Five Questions with Captain Shane McLaughlin ’25

Learn about the 150th captain of Harvard football.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard Football: New Season, New Coach

The 2024 Crimson preview 

by Dick Friedman

Harvard at the Olympics

Crimson athletes win 13 medals

by Max J. Krupnick

Former Women’s Hockey Coach Sues Harvard

Katey Stone alleges gender bias in handling of abuse allegations that led to her retirement.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Reading the Winds

Thai sailor Sophia Montgomery competes in the Olympics.

by Max J. Krupnick