Robert S Samuels
Football Faces Big Red in Offensive Showdown
Pinball fans will be in for a treat Saturday as the top two offenses in the Ivy League square off at Harvard Stadium. But the matchup between the Crimson football team and Cornell will offer more than a meaningless arcade-corner duel: it could decide who wins the Ancient Eight.
BOOK OF SAMUELS: Football Shows Dominance in Rout
In Friday night’s contest against Holy Cross—the last team to beat the Crimson—Harvard did far more than just avenge that ...
PARDON THE COLLABORATION: A Rough Year So Far For Yale Football
Harvard’s rival in New Haven is engaged in what has become a year-long comedy of errors on and off the field.
BOOK OF SAMUELS: Offense Continues to Dominate in Victory Over Brown
On just the Bears’ second play from scrimmage, Crimson sophomore Norman Hayes stumbled and fell, giving Brown wide receiver Jonah Fay enough open space to create crop circles. Six plays after that 43-yard gain, and 3:59 into the contest, and the Bears had blitzkrieged into the end zone. Just like that, Brown 7, Harvard 0.
Murphy Fields Scandal-Related Questions at Press Conference
The post-game press conference was more crowded than usual following the Harvard football team’s season opening win over San Diego ...
Debating Impact of Casey, Curry
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, the two captains of the Harvard men’s basketball team—seniors Kyle Casey and Brandyn Curry—have withdrawn from Harvard for the 2012-13 school year after being implicated in the Government 1310 cheating scandal, according to the New York Times.
Murphy Builds Dynasty on the Field
The Harvard football program had slowly slipped into middle-of-the-pack status over the previous decade before Tim Murphy was named the head coach at the end of 1993.
BOOK OF SAMUELS: Football Avoids Repeat of 2011 Opener
It was nearly déjà vu all over again for the Harvard football team.
Great Expectations
The Harvard football team unleashed one of its most dominant performances in program history in 2011, rolling unscathed through league play en route to an Ivy League title. In the process, the Crimson scored 374 points, tops for any Harvard team in the modern era.
Harvard Football Picked To Finish First
Following a historic run through the Ivy League in 2011, the Harvard football team is the heavy favorite to take ...
Men's Basketball Co-Captain Kyle Casey To Withdraw, Miss 2012-13 Season; Curry Also Implicated
Men’s basketball co-captain Kyle D. Casey ’13 has chosen to withdraw from Harvard because of potential disciplinary action relating to the investigation of the Government 1310 cheating scandal, Sports Illustrated reported early Tuesday morning. The Boston Herald later reported that fellow co-captain Brandyn T. Curry ’13 is also implicated in the scandal and likely to take a leave of absence as well.
Football Bracing for Lineup Changes Following Government 1310 Incident
Days before Saturday’s season opener against the University of San Diego, the Harvard football team is grappling with the ramifications of the Government 1310 cheating scandal.
ECAC Championship Game Will Return to Lake Placid
After a three year-stint in Atlantic City, N.J., the ECAC Hockey Men’s Championship will soon return to the site of ...
Biega '10, Killorn '12 and Leblanc Pursue Professional Hockey Careers
While the sports world has its eyes trained on the London Games, recent Harvard men’s hockey alums continue to make ...
Two Incoming Freshmen Picked in NHL Draft
Incoming freshmen left winger Jimmy Vesey and right winger Brian Hart were selected in this year’s NHL Draft in the third and second rounds, respectively.
