Sports Features
Mixed Performances for the Harvard Women’s Hockey Team at the 2024 Beanpot, Capped by Thrilling OT Win in Consolation Game
For the first time ever, the Dunkin Women’s Beanpot – a hockey tournament in which Boston powerhouses Harvard, Northeastern, Boston College and Boston University compete in a two-round playoff – was held at TD Garden. The Crimson (4-16-2, 2-12-1 ECAC), fell to Northeastern (17-9-1, 10-7-1 HEA) – who ultimately won the entire event – 1-0 in the first round at home in Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
Men’s Ice Hockey Enters Second Half of Campaign Hoping for Better Health, Stronger Offense
Harvard men’s ice hockey (3-11-3, 3-6-3 ECAC) entered its nearly month-long break on Dec. 2 in an offensive slump, as the squad’s season-long struggle to score saw the Crimson tally only 16 goals in its first nine games.
Following a Successful Tournament Season Run, Harvard Wrestling Makes a Competitive 2-1 Start to its Dual Season
The Harvard wrestling team returned from its trip to North Carolina last weekend having started its dual season off on a positive note. The Crimson earned victories over Davidson (1-8) and No. 23 UNC (7-5), while falling by a narrow margin to Lock Haven University (3-6).
Current and Former Players Laud Harvard Football Legend Tim Murphy as Phenomenal Coach and Leader
Murphy’s retirement leaves a deep mark on a Crimson program that has amassed the sixth-best winning percentage in all of Division I football since 2000 and cements his legacy as arguably the greatest coach in school history.
‘College Football Lost’: Legendary Coach Tim Murphy Bids Farewell to Harvard After 30 Years
Harvard football Head Coach Tim Murphy's tenure was marked by notable victories, several regional and national accolades, and a deep impact on the nation’s oldest collegiate institution.
Murphy's Law
Harvard football head coach Tim Murphy locks his eyes on the field during the Crimson's only loss of its 2023 season so far at Princeton on Oct. 21.
Locked and Loaded
Murphy interviews with ESPN following Harvard's 48-7 win over Howard on Oct. 14, 2023. The head coach is the most successful coach in Ivy League history, with 138 conference victories and 200 overall wins in 30 seasons.
Historic Winner Murphy Aims for His 20th in The Game
Murphy is the third-longest tenured coach in Division I football, and the most successful coach in Ivy League history, with 138 conference victories and 200 overall wins in 30 seasons. At the helm for Yale isTony Reno, a former Harvard assistant from 2009 to 2011 who has led the Yale program since 2012. Reno is the fourth coach who has stood on the sideline opposite Murphy in The Game.
Star Sophomore Wide Receiver Cooper Barkate and His Teammates Look to Claim Sole Ivy Title in 139th Matchup of The Game
The Harvard football team has had a record-breaking 150th season. 8-1 in overall play and with over 900 victories in program history, the Crimson heads into the historic Harvard-Yale weekend seeking the outright Ivy League Championship. A notable player amidst this historic season has been none other than sophomore wide receiver Cooper Barkate.
The Harvard Coop-er
Sophomore wide receiver Cooper Barkate looks to make his move up the field in the Crimson's decisive defeat of Penn on Nov. 11, 2023, which granted Harvard a share of the Ivy League title.
Reach for the Stars
The wide receiver jumps up for a catch in Harvard's season opener against St. Thomas University back on Sept. 16, 2023, where the Crimson won 45-13.
Claire Ochal Takes Helm as Head Coach of the Harvard-Radcliffe Heavyweights
As Harvard women’s heavyweight rowing enters its 2023 season and the historic Head of the Charles Regatta approaches, Claire Ochal begins her first year as head coach of the team. Ochal replaces previous head coach Liz O’Leary, who had an incredible 37-year impact on Crimson heavyweight rowing.
Candle Fire
Dovgodko and her husband heat their food with candles due to Russian officials cutting off power and energy sources in Ukraine.
You're Gold, Baby
At the 2012 London Summer Olympics, pictured from left to right, Kateryna Tarasenko, Nataliia Dovgodko, Anastasiia Kozhenkova and Yana Dementieva celebrate their gold-medal win.
With Her ‘Heart on Fire,’ Ukrainian Olympian Sets Eyes on 2023 Head of the Charles
“My heart is on fire.” That’s what 2012 Olympic gold-medalist and European champion Natliia Dovgodko described when asked how she feels heading into the 2023 Head of the Charles Regatta to represent her home country, Ukraine.
Junior Jack Dorney Prepares to Join Long Line of Harvard Rowing Olympians
While most of the Harvard men’s heavyweight crew team is preparing for the Head of the Charles Regatta, one of the Crimson’s oarsmen will be watching from across the Pond as he trains for another race, one almost a year away –– the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Send Off
Harvard crew members carry the boat into the water during a practice before the Head of the Charles Regatta. Junior rower Jack Dorney will not be competing in the regatta in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In Her Senior Season, Harvard Women's Volleyball's Ashley Wang Makes Triple-Doubles History
Ashley Wang recorded her sixth triple-double of the season on Oct. 6 as Harvard women’s volleyball (11-5, 4-3 Ivy League) took on Princeton in its 13th game of the season. An athlete that scores double figures in three or more of five statistical categories— aces, kills, digs, blocks, assists — posts a triple-double. Wang is now one triple-double shy of setting the school record, meaning she had double-figures.
Marlo and Me
Senior sailor Marbella Marlo casts her eyes on the sea during a Fall 2023 race. The Newport Beach, Calif. native recently took first place in division A at the Danmark Trophy hosted by Coast Guard Academy.
Sailing to Success: Harvard's Marbella Marlo Charts a Course of Triumph
Competing against 20 other teams, Marlo and the Los Huevos —composed of six sailors, three coming from the Harvard Sailing Team —dominated the waters of Mission Bay, Calif. They advanced through the quarterfinals, winning three matches, and ultimately claimed the prestigious George R. Hinman Trophy — a symbol of excellence in team racing and one of the most coveted prizes for regattas.
First-Year Golfer Lauren Wong Makes Impressive Debut at Yale Invitational
Entering her first collegiate golf tournament at this year’s Yale Invitational, first-year Lauren Wong immediately made a statement on the green. Walking onto the team was already a huge personal victory for Wong, and this weekend was the icing on the cake. Competing in the individual event, she finished with an impressive score of three-over 75 and posted the second most pars in the event with 15. Wong finished the tournament tied for 15th.
Go Big Green
The 1978 Dartmouth football team sits for a team photo. As quarterback for the Big Green, Teevens was named captain and Ivy League Player of the Year, leading his team to the Ivy League title.
Buddy’s Buddy: The Lifelong Friendship of Two Football Legends
Buddy Teevens, former head coach of Dartmouth College football and life-long friend of Harvard football head coach Tim Murphy, passed away last week following a tragic biking accident he suffered in March. In this feature, Murphy recounts bittersweet memories with his friend and the ways his legacy will continue on in Ivy League football.