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

Zena Edosomwan ‘17 (left) helped the Crimson sweep Princeton and Penn this weekend, averaging 13.5 points and 14 rebounds per game.

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A Season-Ending Sweep

Men’s basketball beats Princeton and Pennsylvania.

by David L. Tannenwald

Destiny Nunley ’17 scored 15 points and shot 7-11 from the field against Brown last Saturday to help the Harvard women’s basketball team win its sixth consecutive game.

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Men’s Basketball Splits Games as Women Chase Ivy Title

A tale of two Harvard seasons

by David L. Tannenwald

Tommy McCarthy ’19 (shown here in earlier action against Brigham Young) led Harvard with 21 points on Saturday against Cornell, none more important than the game-winning basket with six seconds remaining.

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Men’s Basketball Splits Ivy Road Games

A loss to Columbia, and a come-from-behind win over Cornell

by David L. Tannenwald

Pre-injury, Zena Edosomwan ’17 anchored the Crimson offense as a reliable scorer in the post and an outstanding rebounder.

John Harvard's Journal | March-April 2016

A Slim Margin

An unexpectedly challenging season for men’s basketball

by David L. Tannenwald

This season Maschmeyer made her 2,108th save, surpassing the Harvard women’s hockey all-time record.

John Harvard's Journal | March-April 2016

A Calming Presence

Hockey goalie Emerance Maschmeyer steadies her team, in record-setting fashion.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Agunwa Okolie '16, the team's top perimeter defender, has developed into a potent offensive threat, giving the Crimson hope that it can close out the 2015-2016 season on a winning note.

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Men’s Basketball Splits Ivy Home Games

A win over Brown, and a loss to undefeated Yale

by David L. Tannenwald

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Men's Basketball Swept by Princeton and Pennsylvania

Harvard out of contention for Ivy title

by David L. Tannenwald

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Men’s Basketball Falls to Cornell and Columbia

Drops to 1-3 in Ivy League play 

by David L. Tannenwald

Freshman point guard Tommy McCarthy '19 and his classmates will figure prominently in the Crimson's quest for a sixth straight conference title.

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Headwinds

Harvard men’s basketball falls to Dartmouth.

by David L. Tannenwald

Co-captain Kit Metoyer ’16 and her classmates are playing “reckless abandon,” she says, during their final Ivy League campaign.

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Finding Their Way

A young Harvard women’s basketball team faces Ivy competitors

by David L. Tannenwald