Sports Administration
Harvard Halts House Crew, Recreational Sculling After Longtime Director Retires
Harvard did not hold House crew last spring and has put its recreational sculling program on hold, leaving the future of intramural rowing uncertain after the longtime director of both programs retired last fall.
‘Six or Seven’ Shuttles: Harvard Announces Limited Transportation to Harvard-Yale, Official Tailgate at Fenway
Harvard will run only “six or seven” shuttle buses to Fenway Park for this year’s Harvard-Yale Game and the College’s official tailgate will take place inside the ballpark, Associate Dean for Student Engagement Jason R. Meier said.
Alumni Physicians Pushed Harvard to Educate Athletes on CTE Risk. The University Hasn’t Responded.
A group of former Harvard athletes who are now physicians and scientists pitched the University’s sports medicine team last summer on disclosing the risk of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy to contact-sport athletes. Nearly a year later, the group says they have heard nothing back.
Around 1 in 5 Harvard Varsity Athletes Hail From Outside the U.S.
About one in five of Harvard’s varsity athletes comes from outside the United States, according to a Crimson analysis of 2025-26 team rosters — revealing a sharp divide, with some teams drawing heavily from abroad while others remain almost entirely domestic.
Facing ‘Uncharted Waters,’ Erin McDermott Sets a New Course for Harvard Athletics
Five years into her tenure, McDermott has reshaped Harvard Athletics through the pandemic, the rise of NIL deals, and mounting financial pressures — all while pushing a more unified identity and hands-off leadership style.
McDermott Says NIL Deals Have Added Recruiting Challenges in Key Sports
Harvard Athletics Director Erin McDermott said name, image, and likeness deals have added a “layer of challenge” to recruiting in a handful of high-revenue sports, but maintained that Harvard has largely stopped losing current athletes to the transfer portal over NIL money, in a Wednesday interview with The Crimson.
McDermott Says Harvard to Launch National Search for Women’s Lightweight Rowing Head Coach in May
Harvard Athletics is planning to launch a national search for the next Harvard Radcliffe women’s lightweight rowing head coach in May, Athletics Director Erin McDermott said in a Wednesday interview with The Crimson.
Harvard Raises $1 Million Toward New Sailing Center as Aging Boathouse Deteriorates
Harvard is quietly raising money for a new sailing center on the Charles River — and has already brought in $1,000,025 for the project, according to an internal Alumni Affairs and Development presentation obtained by The Crimson.
Nearly 1 in 3 Harvard Varsity Athletes Concentrate in Economics
Nearly one in three Harvard varsity upperclassmen athletes study Economics — a concentration rate far higher than any other field and driven largely by men’s teams, where athletes share the same concentration more often than on women’s teams.
Harvard Athletics Coaching Salary Gap Narrows, Athlete Participation Bounces Back
Harvard narrowed the salary gap between the women’s and men’s head coaches by more than $10,000 in 2025, shrinking the difference to roughly $26,500 – the lowest in more than a decade.
Students Battle Crowds and Chaos to Retrieve Bags After Loss Against Yale
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Harvard affiliates described scenes of disorder during post-game bag pickup outside the Yale Bowl on Saturday in what they characterized as a hazardously crowded process.
Charles River Cyanobacteria Advisory Lifted Ahead of Rowing Regatta
A cyanobacterial bloom advisory from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on the Charles River has been lifted ahead of this weekend’s Head of the Charles rowing regatta, easing health hazard concerns for athletes and spectators.
Harvard, Former Women’s Hockey Coach Move to Mediation in Gender Discrimination Suit
Lawyers for Harvard and former women’s hockey coach Katey Stone will move to mediation for a gender discrimination suit filed against the University, according to court documents released on Monday.
Harvard Athletics Removes Protections for Transgender Students From Handbook
Harvard Athletics removed policies protecting transgender athletes from this year’s Student Athlete Handbook following a series of orders by the Trump administration and the University’s own scouring of public messaging on race and gender.
2026 Harvard-Yale Game To Be Held at Fenway Park
For the first time since 2018, Harvard is set to face off against Yale at Fenway Park in the 142nd playing of The Game on Nov. 21, 2026 — rather than holding its home game at Harvard Stadium in Allston.
Judge Dismisses Harvard From Title IX Suit Over Trans Swimmer’s Tournament Participation
A federal judge dismissed claims against Harvard from a lawsuit filed by three former University of Pennsylvania swimmers alleging Harvard violated Title IX regulations by allowing a transgender swimmer to compete in a 2022 women’s swim championship.
Judge To Consider Dismissing Claims Against Harvard in Title IX Suit Over Trans Swimmer’s Participation
A federal judge is considering Harvard’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by three former University of Pennsylvania swimmers alleging it violated Title IX regulations by allowing a transgender swimmer to compete in the 2022 Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.
Judge Denies Harvard’s Motion to Dismiss Former Hockey Coach’s Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Stone — who led Harvard’s women’s ice hockey team — resigned from her position in June 2023 after a University investigation into allegations that she had fostered a toxic environment on the team. She sued the University, alleging she was treated more harshly than male coaches.
Harvard Moves To Dismiss Title IX Lawsuit Over Trans Athlete Participation
Harvard moved on Monday to dismiss a Title IX lawsuit alleging that the University violated the law by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete in the 2022 Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.
Teams Inconvenienced as Blodgett Pool Closed for Maintenance
Blodgett Pool — the primary pool Harvard’s aquatic sports teams use for practice — has been closed for nearly three weeks as the Athletics Department drains and replaces the pool’s water, forcing multiple teams to move to temporary practice locations.
Men’s Basketball Coach Tommy Amaker Built a Legacy at Harvard. Can It Last?
Coach Tommy Amaker was hired to turn Harvard men’s basketball into a championship team. For years, he lived up to that promise. But an influx of cash to the world of college sports means his magnetism and mentorship may no longer be enough to recruit a star team.
Court Recommends Letting Ex-Hockey Coach Katey Stone’s Discrimination Lawsuit Move Forward
A federal magistrate judge recommended on Wednesday that the district judge assigned to former Harvard hockey coach Katey Stone’s lawsuit against the University allow most of Stone’s claims to proceed, despite Harvard’s motion to dismiss them.
Men’s Team Recruiting Expenses Doubled In Last Five Years, Harvard Athletics Data Release Shows
Recruiting expenses for men’s athletics teams at Harvard have nearly doubled since 2020, according to a data release filed by the athletics department in October.
As the FAS Aims to Enforce Course Attendance, Harvard Athletes Navigate Missing Class for Travel
With a push by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to increase class attendance by students, Harvard athletes already trying to balance their courses with travel for athletic competition may soon face greater difficulty in doing so.
NCAA Bars Transgender Women From Competing In Women’s Sports Following Trump Executive Order
The National Collegiate Athletic Association changed its transgender participation policy, disallowing transgender women from competing on women’s teams, one day after President Donald Trump banned transgender women from women’s athletics at colleges and schools.
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