Department of Athletics
The Most Memorable Moments of the Winter for Harvard Athletics
Here at The Back Page, we took a look back and compiled a list of the moments that made this winter one that we may never forget.
The Rise of Harvard Basketball
The story of how the Harvard men's basketball team reached Tuesday's milestone involves far more than just a 19-man roster that went 26-4 during its regular season.
Coast to Coast
Both Los Gatos High School and Corona Del Mar High School have six student-athletes on Crimson rosters, the most of any public school in the nation.
Former Blockmate Unselfish in Promotion of Jeremy Lin
Ho and Lin are setting fantastic examples for young athletes everywhere, and it’s important that we remember both of them, the obstacles they have faced, and the way they have triumphed.
Coaches Monitor Athletes Online in the Age of Twitter
As Harvard’s program emerges on the national stage and receives more media scrutiny, head coach Tommy Amaker has assigned his assistant coaches to monitor what players on the team are saying on their personal Twitter accounts.
Women's Basketball, Hockey Witness History in the Making
Alan St. Louis’ dream is to sing the national anthem for the Boston Red Sox. To get there, he’s decided to take the long road – a road that recently stopped in Cambridge.
Turncoat Personnel Leave for Bulldogs
Harvard football looked golden two months ago. It had just won the program’s 14th Ivy title in dominant fashion—the heavyweight champ taking on a field of lightweights. It had steamrolled to an easy 45-7 win at the Yale Bowl, embarrassing the Bulldogs en route to its 10th win in 11 Games. But then, slowly, things started to unravel.
Men's Basketball to Try Its Luck at UConn
If the Crimson wanted to prove they belong in the top-25, this would be the team to play. And if a Harvard fan wanted to get a taste of big-time college athletics, this would be the game to attend.
Fan Buses Will Take Students to Game Against BU
Unable to secure enough tickets to justify sending fan buses to the game at UCONN, the Athletics Department and the People of the Crimson plan to sponsor buses to BU
Harvard Football Coach Denies Rumors of Considering Move to Penn State
Despite speculation that football coach Tim Murphy is a target for the vacancy left by Joe Paterno’s departure as head coach at Penn State University, Murphy denied that officials have contacted him.
Government Department to Offer More Morning Seminars
If the proposal, supported by Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris, goes forward, some seminars would meet from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Athletes Warned Against Antler Velvet Max
Harvard athletes were recently warned not to take a supplement called Antler Velvet Max in an email from Brant D. Berkstresser, Harvard’s head athletic trainer and the assistant athletic director for sports medicine.
Student Section Tickets Selling Fast
Tickets in the Harvard student section for Saturday's game are officially sold out. Never fear, though: the friendly Harvard athletics department has opened up an adjacent section.
Murphy Breaks All-Time Coaching Record
Crimson’s football's win over Columbia Saturday was coach Tim Murphy’s 118th victory with Harvard—a school record.
Athletics Dept Concludes Football Billboard Campaign
The Harvard Athletics Department’s month-long billboard advertising campaign—in which three billboards were erected around Boston encouraging locals to attend Harvard football games—will begin wrapping up later this week.
Ivy League Tightens Restrictions on Full-Contact Football Practices
New regulations are aimed at decreasing the amount of player concussions, which have been linked to serious health risks.
Harvard Senior Athletes 2011
Crimson Sports sat down with twelve Harvard senior athletes and asked them about their athletic, academic, and social experiences at Harvard.
Fan Buses for Men’s Basketball in Question
Despite its popularity last season, the men’s basketball program has yet to formalize plans to continue chartering fan buses to and from select Ivy League road games.
Harvard Athletics Budget Released
Despite fielding more varsity programs than any other school in the nation, the Harvard Department of Athletics had the second-lowest expenses of any Ivy League school last year, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Educat
Basketball Boosters Help to Keep Coach Tommy Amaker at Harvard
Harvard men’s basketball coach Tommy Amaker leveraged interest shown by the University of Miami to secure guarantees of resources for him and his coaching staff.