Swimmers from across the Boston area competed on Saturday to raise money for cancer research, at a Swim Across America fundraising event at Blodgett Pool.

Harvard women’s lacrosse jumped out early and never looked back, besting Brown 16-8 on Saturday.

A youthful Harvard men’s swimming team wrapped up a strong weekend at the NCAA Championships in Seattle, Wash., on Saturday, finishing the meet with a total of eight All-American honors between the swimming and diving teams.

The Crimson is attempting to avoid a defeat that would place it a full two games below .500 with a difficult schedule coming up.

As Yale freshman Mollie Rogers’ perfectly-placed kill landed in the middle of four Harvard (11-12, 4-9 Ivy) players to seal a convincing 3-0 victory for the Bulldogs (18-5, 12-1), Yale players began celebrating not just a victory over a conference rival but an Ivy League championship.

As Yale freshman Mollie Rogers’ perfectly placed final kill landed in the middle of four Harvard players to seal a convincing victory over the Crimson (11-12, 4-9 Ivy), the Bulldogs (18-5, 12-1) began celebrating not just a 3-0 victory over an arch-rival, but also an Ivy League Championship.

Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith struggles to pinpoint something that co-captain point guard Brogan Berry needs to work on.

The Harvard women’s hockey team enters the 2010-11 season with the same ambition it always has: to win a national championship.

Coming into the game, the Bison averaged 24 points per contest. On Saturday, it scored just three.

Just about a month into her freshman year, freshman volleyball player Kristen Casey is already a big hit.