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

Spring Sports

Results in tennis and crew

At the Fresh Pond Golf Course in  Cambridge, Emily Balmert ’09 of the women’s golf team—the first Harvard woman to win the Ivy championship—swings into spring.

Class on the Grass

Golfer Emily Balmert, and the women’s varsity team, have reached milestones.

by Craig Lambert

Chasing Bogeys

A novel book on golf

Video: High-Tech Golf Lesson

Harvard Magazine took varsity golfer Emily Balmert '09 for a high-tech golf lesson.

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin excels in nearly every phase of basketball.

Star shooting guard Jeremy Lin excels in nearly every phase of basketball.

by Craig Lambert

Ice-hockey update

Ice-hockey update

Sophomore Meryl Federman and senior Adam N. Hallowell keep themselves busy during a break in the action at Brown University’s early fall tournament.

Buzzing In

Quiz Bowl’s quirky intellectualism and hard-driving competitiveness energize a strong Harvard team.

by Christian Flow

HOT PURSUIT: Defenders Schultz (52), Curtis (91), and Barnes (25) closing in on Yale back Mike McLeod.

Big D

Defensive prowess helps the football team to a share of the Ivy crown.

by Bethell, John T

Harvard soccer and basketball updates

Soccer and basketball updates

Harvard football versus Yale

By defeating Yale, Harvard shares the Ivy League crown with Brown.