Athletics

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

A football player in white uniform evades tackle from red jersey opponents on the field.

Crimson Football: Harvard 41, Cornell 29

Erasing an early deficit, the unbeaten Crimson roll to an Ivy win.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard hockey, fencing, and swimming

Strong seasons in hockey, fencing, and swimming

by Lydialyle Gibson

Men’s Hockey Advances to Final Four

The Harvard men’s hockey team advances to the national championship’s final four in Chicago.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard women’s basketball WNIT loss

Women’s basketball falls to St. John’s in WNIT second round.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard women's basketball WNIT

Harvard women’s basketball wins opening-round WNIT contest. 

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard basketball's early exit from Ivy League tournament

Harvard basketball teams eliminated in Ivy League tournament semifinals

by David L. Tannenwald

Seth Towns '20 (shown here in earlier action) led the Crimson with 26 points in a 73-69 loss at Princeton on Friday.

Harvard basketball teams swept before Ivy Tournament

Heading into the Ivy tournament, Harvard’s basketball teams fall to Princeton and Penn.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard Men’s Basketball Sweeps Yale and Brown

Harvard men’s basketball sweeps Yale and Brown.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard Basketball's Zena Edosomwan and His Legacy

A player's journey

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard women’s basketball has a big weekend

Alumnae weekend helps explain Harvard women’s enduring basketball success.

by David L. Tannenwald

Ted Minnis is Harvard’s winningest water polo coach—his path to Blodgett Pool included a few detours and sharp turns.

profile of Harvard water polo coach Ted Minnis

Ted Minnis makes Harvard an East Coast power in a West Coast sport.

by Lydialyle Gibson