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

Photograph of Louisa Thomas standing outside

Profile of Louisa Thomas, “New Yorker” sports critic

Louisa Thomas takes a different view.

by Jacob Sweet

In Harvard Yard, workers unload gigantic heads of lettuce and other greens from a truck prominently labeled United Farm Workers as students celebrate the University's decision to support the union workers by buying only UFW-certified produce.

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Master Yon Lee extends his hands in a tai chi pose.

Tai chi master Yon Lee

The healing of Master Yon Lee

by Jacob Sweet

Outdoors at Boston's Armenian Heritage Park

Urban Adventure Quest, Boston

Scavenger-hunting in historic Boston

by Nell Porter-Brown

Football player Chubb Peabody, in pads and helmet, charges forward.

Harvard Great Performances: Endicott Peabody ’42

1941: “Chub” Peabody ’42 bottles up “Barnacle Bill.”

by Dick Friedman

A Harvard receiver catches the ball with two Yale defenders in front

Harvard Great Performances: Terence Patterson ’00

1999: Terence Patterson ’00 and his four scores

by Dick Friedman

Harvard Football Great Performances: Barry Wood ’32

October 19, 1929: Barry Wood Beats Army, 20-20

by Dick Friedman

Bill Keenan and Trevor Gretzky

Bill Keenan ’09 Releases Hockey Movie

Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen. 

by Gary Santaniello

Graphic with red back ground and in white type which reads—At Home with Harvard: Women in Sports

At Home with Harvard: Women in Sports

Celebrating women athletes raising the bar in their sports

The Ivy League logo

Ivy Sports in Retreat

Cutting sports under the cover of COVID. 

by Jacob Sweet