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

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.

Harvard Men’s Basketball Splits Road Games Versus Columbia and Cornell

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.

Testing season for Harvard men's basketball

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.

Profile of Emerance Maschmeyer, Harvard women’s hockey goalie

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.

Men’s Basketball Splits Ivy Home Games

A win over Brown, and a loss to undefeated Yale

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard men's basketball swept by Princeton and Pennsylvania

Harvard out of contention for Ivy title

by David L. Tannenwald

A lost weekend as Harvard 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.

Harvard men’s basketball falls to Dartmouth

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.

A young Harvard women’s basketball team faces Ivy League competitors

A young Harvard women’s basketball team faces Ivy competitors

by David L. Tannenwald

Agunwa Okolie '16 (shown here in previous action against Boston College) scored a career-high 29 points and made all 10 of his free throw attempts to lead Harvard to a 77-70 victory over Dartmouth.

Harvard men’s basketball wins Ivy opener against Dartmouth

The men’s basketball team starts conference play with a win over Dartmouth.

by David L. Tannenwald

Zena Edosomwan (shown here against BYU) averaged 20.3 points and 13.1 rebounds in the Diamond Head Classic. The junior made the all-tournament team and was named Ivy League Player of the Week.

After Hawaii tournament, Harvard men's basketball prepares for conference play

Harvard men’s basketball prepares for conference play.

by David L. Tannenwald