Sports Blog
Around the Water Cooler: Wherein We Return to Cambridge
With just three weeks left before classes begin, the pilgrimage back to Cambridge has begun. Preseason for varsity athletes begins next week, but this correspondent has already returned to Massachusetts after a summer abroad in South Africa. Having left vuvuzelas and rabid drunken soccer fans behind, it’s time to focus on the season ahead: and that means football.
Projected Men's Basketball Schedule
The 2010-11 Harvard men’s basketball schedule has yet to be released, but the Crimson’s winter itinerary is beginning to take shape based on the officially released schedules of some of Harvard’s opponents. The Crimson won’t be making a west-coast swing this season, but the non-conference schedule will take the squad to Georgia, Michigan, and Washington D.C.
The Full-Court Press: Anne Carroll Ingersoll '12
A fan favorite, women’s volleyball player Anne Carroll Ingersoll knows how to excite spectators with earth-shaking spikes and back-breaking blocks, eliciting cheers of “IN-GER-SOLL” from the crowd. But that is far from the craziest thing Ingersoll has heard a fan yell, as she reveals in this exclusive interview. Every week, The Full-Court Press will give you the sort of personal scoop that you’re not likely to hear at a typical press conference.
Men's Lacrosse Adds Impact Players
Throw together a new head coach, two new captains, and 10 incoming freshmen and you get a Harvard men’s lacrosse team with a very new look.
Contrary to Wikipedia, Jeremy Lin Will Not Represent Chinese Taipei
Jeremy Lin’s agent Roger Montgomery denied reports surfacing Saturday that Lin had signed a contract to play for Chinese Taipei in international competition.
Jeremy Lin Plays Against the 'Wall'
Former Harvard co-captain Jeremy Lin captivated many in the basketball world with his performance on Thursday against John Wall, the No. 1 overall pick in last June's NBA draft.
BC10
Brandyn Curry was the first Harvard basketball player to square off against John Wall when the two were the No. 1 and No. 2 point guards in North Carolina.
Potential Recruits Head to Lavietes for Basketball Camp
The fans were sweltering on a muggy summer day inside Lavietes Pavilion when the point guard sporting a white “Harvard Basketball” penny came up with the ball in the open court.
No Love at NBA Draft for Jeremy Lin, But Moving on with NBA Dream
Harvard’s Jeremy Lin knows what it feels like to be overlooked.
Atkin's Diet
Egen Atkinson '10 of the men's Water Polo team was awarded for his contributions out of the pool last week as he was named the 2010 CWPA Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Water Polo Captain Titled 2010 CWPA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
In the largest water polo conference in the country, no one made a bigger splash when he was out of the pool than Egen Atkinson, the recently graduated co-captain of the 2009 Harvard team. On June 18, the two-meter defender was named the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Crimson Reporter Takes in the Scene at World Cup
When I signed on to spend my summer outside of Durban, South Africa, I knew that soccer would be a major part of my experience. Even as an American who, before arriving in South Africa at the end of May, could count the number of international soccer players I could name on two hands, I could appreciate that the first-ever World Cup on African soil would be a big deal. I just didn’t know how big.
