Coming into the 2011-12 season, the expectations couldn’t have been much lower for the Harvard men’s hockey team.

Murphy cemented his place as one of, if not the greatest coach in Crimson football history.

Excelling in one sport your freshman year is hard enough. In two? That’s almost unheard of.

The Harvard football team generally sets two goals at the start of each season: to go a perfect 10-0 and to win an Ivy championship.

In Sunday’s first-ever Ivy League Championship, the Radcliffe heavyweight varsity eight kicked off a new Ancient Eight tradition in style.

Ultimately not taken in the draft, which ran from April 26-28, Ortiz failed to sign a free agent contract afterwards.

It’s that time of year. Reading Period is almost over, the cramming has begun, and exams are waiting just around the corner. And if you’re looking for that much needed break from studying, Crimson Sports has got you covered. Below, we’ve compiled some of the best articles we’ve written all year for your procrastination pleasure. Enjoy.

But despite his stature, Winters still has his sights set on the NFL, be it through a draft pick or a free agent contract.

After an ugly loss to Holy Cross in the 2011 season opener, things looked bleak for the Harvard football team. But nine games and nine wins later, Harvard sat unscathed atop the world of Ivy football. And like Beethoven with his symphonies, the Crimson saved its best win for its last, its ninth: in Harvard’s Ode to Joy, the squad trounced the Bulldogs 45-7 to finish the Ivy League season a perfect 7-0.

With this year’s NFL Draft running from April 26-28, we take a look at two NFL hopefuls: defensive tackle Josue Ortiz ’11 and senior left tackle Kevin Murphy.