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

Senior co-captain Steve Moundou-Missi averaged 13 points and seven rebounds in Harvard's weekend sweep of Penn and Princeton.

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Harvard Men Beat Princeton and Penn, Again

Tommy Amaker’s team claims sole possession of first place in the Ivy League, for now.

by David L. Tannenwald

Head coach Tommy Amaker says that to win Harvard’s fifth straight conference title, his players must “rely on each other.”

John Harvard's Journal | March-April 2015

Championship Complications

Pursuing another Ivy championship, the men’s basketball team finds new challenges.

by David L. Tannenwald

Junior co-captain Siyani Chambers hit the game-winning shot and scored 16 points in Harvard’s win over Columbia last Friday.

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Harvard Men Keep Their Edge, Beat Columbia and Cornell

The Crimson remains tied with Yale atop the conference standings.

by David L. Tannenwald

Senior Alex Nesbitt says that he and his classmates, winners of three Ivy League titles, want “to finish things out the right way” and capture a fourth conference crown.

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Harvard Men Edge Yale and Brown

Back in the chase for the Ivy basketball title, in a tie with Yale for first place

by David L. Tannenwald

Jonah Travis ’15 averaged 11 points per game in Harvard's weekend sweep of Princeton and Penn.

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Harvard Men Sweep Princeton and Penn

The basketball team regains winning form.

by David L. Tannenwald

Reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Wesley Saunders '15 turned the ball over six times in Harvard's loss to Dartmouth.

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Competitive Challenges

The Harvard men’s basketball team, losing to Dartmouth, faces Ivy League headwinds.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard coach Tommy Amaker is trying to figure out how best to utilize—but not exhaust—reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Wesley Saunders ’15.

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An Inconsistent Beginning

The Harvard men's basketball team faces unexpected Ivy League challenges.

by David L. Tannenwald

Corbin Miller's emergence as a three-point shooter was decisive in the team's victory in its first Ivy League game.

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Finding Their Stride?

Harvard men's basketball team begins Ivy play with road win over Dartmouth.

by David L. Tannenwald

Sophomore Zena Edosomwan (shown here against Virginia) emerged as a more consistent post presence during Harvard’s three-game road trip.

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A Work in Progress

Harvard basketball drops two of three on cross-country road trip.

by David L. Tannenwald

Todd Preston says a strong mental game has been his biggest asset in college wrestling.

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2015

Escape Artist

Wrestler Todd Preston wins—from the bottom up.

by Stephanie Garlock