Sports Front Feature
The Game 2015: Harvard-Yale Preview
Harvard’s loss to Penn in the penultimate game of the season opened the door for other Ivy contenders, but the Crimson has one last shot to earn a share of the Ivy crown. But in the 132nd edition of The Game, Yale would like nothing more than to play spoiler.
Penn Stuns Football, Snaps Harvard's 22-Game Win Streak
Needing a victory to secure a share of its third straight Ivy League championship, Harvard came up short in a football game for the first time since 2013, falling to Penn by a score of 35-25.
Quinnipiac Knocks Off Men's Hockey To Remain Unbeaten
In a battle of previous unbeatens, No. 4/3 Quinnipiac handed the No. 7/6 Crimson its first loss of the year by a score of 4-1 Friday night in Hamden, Conn.
Football Escapes Columbia, 24-16, To Remain Undefeated
Harvard football experienced a scare from an unlikely opponent and received salvation from an unlikely source. The Crimson survived a late surge from Columbia to pull out a 24-16 victory, its 22nd straight win.
Yale Claws Back in Final Minute To Tie Men's Hockey, 2-2
Yale freshman Joe Snively scored his second goal of the night with 35.8 seconds left in regulation to steal a 2-2 tie for the Bulldogs before a sellout crowd of 3,095 at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center on Friday.
Hockey/Basketball Season Preview 2015
Heading into the 2015-2016 campaign, the men's and women's ice hockey teams will look to repeat as ECAC tournament champions, while the men's and women's basketball teams aim to fill significant voids left by their departing stars.
Football Steals Late Victory from Dartmouth, 14-13
Harvard completed a comeback from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to eke out a one-point victory over Dartmouth. With the win, the Crimson takes sole possession of first place in the Ivy League.
New Week, Same Story: Crimson Opponents Float Away
Two balloons—one orange, one black—escaped from a child’s hands in the Princeton stands and drifted up, up, and away.
Football Pummels Princeton, 42-7, Preserving Perfect Record
The Crimson finished with 647 yards of total offense, scored at least 40 points for the sixth time in a row, and notched the program’s 20th consecutive victory.
Five Games In, Football Still Waits for True Test
The Crimson has taken the field five times in 2015. All five games have been Harvard routs, with an average margin of victory of 36 points. Halfway through its season, the undefeated Crimson hasn’t faced an opponent that can compete with the team for one quarter—let alone an entire game.
Head of the Charles 2015
With thousands of fans on hand for the Head of the Charles regatta, the Harvard crew program will have the chance to showcase old and new talent over the weekend spectacle.
Football Thrashes Cornell, 40-3, for 18th Straight Win
Forcing four turnovers, the Crimson rode a dominant defensive performance to a 40-3 victory over Cornell on Saturday.
Four-Star Point Guard Commits to Harvard
High school point guard Bryce Aiken, the No. 78 recruit in the Class of 2016, has announced his commitment to Harvard, becoming the second member of Scout.com's Top 100 from the class to join the Crimson.
Athlete of the Week: Purce Leads Women's Soccer Past Yale
Junior forward Midge Purce, the team’s leading scorer a year ago and the focal point of the Crimson’s offensive attack, took a total of five shots in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Yale, sinking three of them in the back of the net, the last of which completed her first career collegiate hat trick.
Football Blanks Georgetown, 45-0
For the third weekend in a row, the Crimson controlled all aspects of its matchup, this time jumping to a 31-0 halftime lead against Georgetown before cruising to a 45-0 shutout at Harvard Stadium.
