Sports Features
Where All the Action Happens: The Adams Housing Day Video
You’ll be hard pressed to find any Harvard fans belting out lines about Old Eli and Harvard holding sway at The Game this weekend – but shout “We be in Adams!” in the vicinity of any Crimson-clad student and it’s a near-guarantee that you’ll be met with a resounding “that’s where all the action happens!”
As Men’s Basketball Heads North, Two Journeys Come Full-Circle
But for Djuricic and Sakota, their relationship runs far deeper than merely sharing nearby Toronto as home.
Gerry Byrne Set to Take the Reins of Harvard Men’s Lacrosse
Instead, it was Harvard — a team that finished with a sub-.400 winning percentage last spring — that got Coach Byrne to leave South Bend.
High Expectations: 2019-20 Harvard Men's Basketball Preview
In some ways, the seniors have fulfilled all of the expectations that were placed on the group, which 247 Sports’ Composite Team Rankings regarded as the 25th-best recruiting class in the nation. They have won at least a share of the Ivy League title in consecutive years and last season advanced to the second round of the NIT for the first time in program history. But one achievement is missing: an NCAA Tournament appearance.
A Fresh But Uncertain Future: 2019-20 Harvard Women’s Basketball Preview
For better or worse, the Harvard team that will step onto the hardwood this week in its first matchup of the 2019-2020 season does not share much in common with last year’s team.
From Soccer to Survivor: Kellee Kim '12 Competes on Long-Running CBS Show
A Currierite and History of Science concentrator, Kim also played on the varsity soccer team during her first year.
Healing Through Football: The Return of Hunt Sparks
The road back to the football field was a long one for Sparks, but a journey that tested his resolve, perseverance, and the fabric that ties the Harvard football team together.
NCAA Greenlights Players Profiting Off of Image: What's Next?
In an unprecedented move, the leaders of the NCAA unanimously approved to begin the process of altering current rules so that college athletes can profit off of their names, images, and likenesses. What will it mean for Harvard?
With Court to Corporate, Kirby Porter ’18 Aims to Reshape the Narrative Around Athletes in Business
Those passions inspired Porter to create Court to Corporate — a digital platform that aims to “amplify the journey of athletes in corporate America to provide the mentorship, tools, and connectivity for the next generation to succeed,” according to the organization’s website.
In Photos: 2019 Crimson Madness
A highly-anticipated 2019-2020 season kicked off Friday with the Crimson's annual fan event.
Deals on Wheels
Athletes, particularly first-years, have starting buying scooters en masse as a quicker means to traverse the river to the athletic facilities.
First-Year Athletes Impetus in Scooter Revolution
Scooters are inundating campus, and many are blaming the first-year athletes. With a need to cross the river on a daily basis, scooters represent an easy alternative to walking.
Head of the Charles 2019
The Trophies. The Leaders. The Preparation. All of these and much more behind the scenes work went into the 55th running of the Head of the Charles Regatta.
Jon Morosi ‘04 Talks Baseball, Harvard, and Sports Journalism
The former Crimson editor can now be seen on "MLB Tonight."
Leading and Learning Together
Six varsity captains — of tennis, fencing, and soccer — block together in Adams House, making for a supportive environment.
Leading Together
Soccer co-captain Megan Tveit is one of six roommates in Adams House, who are all captains of varsity teams.
Born to Run
Brinkley Brown took just over 12 hours to run from her home in Concord, N.H., to Cambridge, M.A.
A Warm Return
Brown was greeted by her friends in front of Leverett House after her 69-mile journey.
Harvard Junior Runs Nearly 70 Miles Back to College
Twelve hours and twenty-one minutes after she took her first step, Brinkley Brown jogged through the gates of the Leverett House courtyard along with a small entourage of fans and friends.
All-American: Dean Farris, Male Athlete of the Year
As a senior, he has high goals and expectations. Farris will have opportunities throughout next year to prove himself on the national stage heading into the 2020 Olympic trials next summer.
Off to the Horses: Tjerk van Herwaarden, Coach of the Year
Over that time period, Harvard accumulated four hat tricks – also a record – and clawed their way up to 6th in the country.
Nine in the Ninth: Baseball vs. Yale, Comeback of the Year
The fairytale comeback was indicative of a truly storybook season for Harvard Baseball.
The Puck Stops Here: Lindsay Reed, Female Athlete of the Year
At the end of the season, she earned multiple honors, including First Team All-Ivy, ECAC All-Rookie Team, Second Team All-ECAC, and ECAC Goalie of the Year Finalist.