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

Joe Restic, retired Harvard football coach, dies

Joe Restic was head coach for 23 seasons.

Harvard men's basketball receives a national ranking

The men's basketball team makes the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time.

Photograph by Kerzner International/Issac Baldizon

Harvard men's basketball team wins 2011 Atlantis tournament

The Harvard men won the Battle 4 Atlantis basketball tournament in the Bahamas.

With a 32-yard interception return in the fourth quarter, captain and linebacker Alex Gedeon scored Harvard's final touchdown of The Game.

Football: Harvard 45, Yale 7 | November 19, 2011

The 2011 Ivy champions make it five straight over the Eli.

by Bethell, John T

Josue Ortiz

Josue Ortiz, football defensive tackle, dominates as Harvard clinches Ivy title

Defensive tackle Josue Ortiz came up big in the Penn game, where Harvard clinched the Ivy League title.

Junior tailback Treavor Scales was Harvard's top ground-gainer against Pennsylvania. His 70 yards rushing included a 35-yard breakaway, setting up a two-yard touchdown run (above) at the start of the final quarter. The Penn defender is linebacker Erik Rask.

Football: Harvard 37, Pennsylvania 20 | November 12, 2011

A runaway victory confers an Ivy League football championship.

by Bethell, John T

Receiver Chris Lorditch outjumped Columbia cornerback Brian DeVeau to snare a pass from quarterback Collier Winters in the third period of Saturday's game at Wien Stadium. Dodging two more Lion defenders, Lorditch dove into the end zone for a 41-yard touchdown, Harvard's fourth of the afternoon.

Harvard 35, Columbia 21 | November 5, 2011

A landmark win for coach Tim Murphy

by Bethell, John T

With wet snow veiling the Stadium's FieldTurf surface, tailback Treavor Scales '13 had his best game of the season against Dartmouth, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Cornerback Shawn Abuhoff is the Big Green defender.

Harvard 41, Dartmouth 10 | October 29, 2011

On a white night at the Stadium, the game's afoot.

by Bethell, John T

Harvard Boxing Club seeks contact with alumni boxers

The Boxing Club aims to build an alumni network.

Harvard Heavyweight Crew from clockwise from top left: associate head coach Bill Manning, Patrick Lapage, head coach Harry Parker, Matthew Edstein, Caspar Jopling, Andrew Reed, Josh Hicks, Andrew Holmes, David Fuller, James O’Connor, Sam O’Connor

Harvard varsity crew wins Head of the Charles rowing race

The men's heavyweight crew won the championship for the first time since 1977.