Athletics

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

A Harvard football player in red runs toward the end zone while being pursued by Columbia defenders.

Crimson Football: Harvard 37, Columbia 0

A whitewash of the Lions puts the Crimson back in the Ivy driver’s seat.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard junior Aaron Shampklin (20) singed Georgetown defenders such as Jonathan Honore for 186 yards and two touchdowns.

Football 2021: Harvard 44, Georgetown 9

Harvard crushes Georgetown in the season opener.

by Dick Friedman

players from two opposing teams line up at line of scrimmage.

Back to the Gridiron

Footballers shake off the rust from a long hiatus

by Dick Friedman

Michael Lyon and son ride a bike next to a river.

How to take a European bike vacation

Michael J. Lyon pursues easy, affordable trips.

by Jacob Sweet

Stephen Bourguet

A Marathon Dream Deferred

Graduate student Stephen Bourguet has set his sights on running a personal best at the Boston Marathon in October.

by Juliet Isselbacher

The Context: How Exercise Gives Us Purpose

Reviewing our best articles on exercise

by Jacob Sweet

Gabby Thomas winning the 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Gabby Thomas ’19 Wins Olympic Trials, Heads to Tokyo

Thomas becomes the second-fastest woman ever in the 200-meter dash.

by Jacob Sweet

Photo of Bonnie Tsui standing on a pier

A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book

In the swim with Bonnie Tsui

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Jason Rosenfeld delivers a presentation with microphone in hand

Harvard Graduate Leads in NBA Analytics

Jason Rosenfeld ’12 traces his path to sports-statistics success.

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard Returns to Normal This Fall

University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.

by Lydialyle Gibson , Jacob Sweet

Photograph of Harvard economist Martin Feldstein

Wilbur Cross, Martin Feldstein, and Charles William Eliot

Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles

by Primus VI