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 Wesley Saunders, easing in for a layup in the early- season loss to Holy Cross, led Harvard in scoring through the first six games, averaging 20.2 points per game.

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2015

Hoop Hopes

Will Harvard men’s basketball live up to its pre-season billing?

by David L. Tannenwald

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2015

Read All About It

Harvard sports stalwarts from 1963 to 2012 are celebrated in The Third H Book of Harvard Athletics

The play that made “slant and go” part of Crimson lore: having put a double move on Yale’s Dale Harris, Andrew Fischer ’16 capered into the end zone after catching the winning pass from Conner Hempel with 55 seconds left.

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2015

Just Perfect

A thrilling end to The Game caps a championship season.

by Dick Friedman

Corbin Miller drained three three-point shots to help stretch BU's zone defense.

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A Difficult Defense

Harvard bests BU.

by David L. Tannenwald

Senior Wesley Saunders (shown here, driving to the basket) led Harvard to victory with a game-high 27 points.

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Two Tests Passed

Harvard men’s basketball team defeats Houston and UMass.

by David L. Tannenwald

Shaking off his first-half rust, quarterback Conner Hempel ’15 rebounded in the final 30 minutes, completing 11 of 16 passes for 163 yards and the enormous final touchdown.

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Football: Harvard 31, Yale 24

A hard-won victory caps a perfect season.

by Dick Friedman

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Men’s Basketball Rebounds

Harvard thumps Florida Atlantic, 71-49, after an early-season loss.

by David L. Tannenwald

With nary a Quaker in sight and the Harvard bench cheering him on, Paul Stanton Jr. ’16 cruised goalward on his 75-yard, second-period touchdown dash. The score, already Stanton’s second of the game, gave the Crimson a 14-10 lead.

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Football: Harvard 34, Penn 24

Harvard bested Penn 34-24, ensuring at least a share of the 2014 Ivy crown.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard forward Temi Fagbenle ’15 in action against Yale last year

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Their “Last Shot”

Previewing the 2014-2015 Harvard women’s basketball season

by David L. Tannenwald

Not going anywhere? Columbia's Turner DeMuth ran into a posse of Harvard tacklers, including linebacker Eric Medes ’16 (number 49), defensive back Scott Peters ’16 (44), defensive back Jordan Becerra ’16 (31) and linebacker Chase Guillory ’18 (45).

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Football: Harvard 45, Columbia 0

The Harvard football team remained undefeated in 2014 by besting Columbia, 45-0.

by Dick Friedman