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Theresa C. Hebert
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In Hope of Duck Boats: Parting Shot
"My first strong sports memory came in the fourth grade when the Red Sox reversed the Curse of the Bambino to win Boston’s first World Series in 86 years."
Play It Forward: Men's Basketball Builds Up
Guided by Tommy Amaker, the men's basketball team is leveraging Harvard resources to drive success.
The Best Days May Be Ahead For Harvard Basketball
But, for the first time since the 2014-2015 season, Amaker won’t have the significant hurdle next season of working with a core of brand new players. The Crimson currently has three recruits set to join the squad in 2017, but it returns 73 percent of its points and 87 percent of its minutes from this season.
Men's Basketball Falls to Yale in Ivy League Semi-Final
A frantic second half comeback came up short as the Harvard men’s basketball team fell to Yale, 73-71, in the semifinals of Saturday’s inaugural Ivy League Tournament.
Tommy Amaker and Kathy Delaney-Smith Praise Inaugural Ivy League Tournament at Media Day
Despite the quirks and potential adjustments, both Tommy Amaker, coach of the Harvard men’s basketball team, and Kathy Delaney-Smith, coach of the Harvard women’s basketball team, are glad the tournament finally became a reality this year.
Palestra Preview
The Ivy League has rebranded the Palestra, traditionally Penn's home gym, to feel more like a neutral site for the Ivy League Tournament.
Inaugural Ivy Tournament Pits Men's Basketball Against Yale in First Round Game
Harvard. Yale. The Palestra. Coach Tommy Amaker has been there before--playing a do-or-die game against the Bulldogs in a playoff scenario. Though this year represents the inaugural Ivy League Tournament, the Crimson’s first round matchup mimics a 2015 playoff scenario where Harvard and the Elis played a one-game playoff in order to determine who would take the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
For the Second Night in a Row, Men's Basketball Loses on Last Second Shot
Jackson Donahue had played 12 minutes on Saturday night without taking a single shot. But in the 13th minute, the shot he did take was a big one.
Men’s Basketball Seeks Revenge Against Princeton, Strong Finish Versus Penn
The Harvard men’s basketball team is undefeated in its last six contests, but the sting of the one loss in the past month hasn’t gone away.
Harvard's Seniors Bid Farewell to Lavietes with a Win
The four veterans—co-captains Siyani Chambers and Corbin Miller, along with forward Zena Edosomwan and guard Matt Fraschilla—took the floor at tip-off and gave Harvard a lead it would never relinquish.