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For Dempsey Brothers, Head of the Charles is Part of the Routine

By Leena Ambady  • 

This year, senior heavyweight Andre will compete at the Head of the Charles for a seventh time, while sophomore Nate will compete for a fifth.


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Women's Soccer Takes on ACC Powerhouses in Weekend Slate

By Leena Ambady  • 

​This Thursday, for the first time since winning the Ivy League Championship in November, the Harvard women’s soccer team will return to Jordan Field to play cross-town rival Boston College. Days later, the Crimson will travel to Syracuse to challenge the Orange on Sunday.


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A Backbreaking Win: Female Comeback Athlete of the Year

By Leena Ambady  • 

After a promising freshman campaign, sophomore swimmer Sonia Wang battled injuries throughout most of 2017. However, when an Ivy League championship was on the line, Wang came to play.


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Men's and Women's Golfs Looks to Strike Gold Again This Weekend

By Leena Ambady  • 

Battling complacency is also a focus of the women’s team, which has won five consecutive Ivy League titles. The team has also racked up three tournament wins this season, at the Navy Fall Invitational in September, the Delaware Invitational in October, and more recently, the Navy Spring Invitational two weekends ago.


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Women's Tennis Splits Ivy Matches in New York

By Leena Ambady  • 

Harvard split its weekend road contests with its Ivy League foes from the Empire State. The Crimson has a chance to win the Ivy League with two wins against Penn and Princeton next weekend.


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Harvard Sailing Team Faces Rough Weather Conditions in Four Weekend Regattas

By Leena Ambady  • 

The Harvard sailing team was kept busy this weekend with four different regattas across New England. The team hosted the Central Series III, as well as sent sailors to the Lynne Marchiando Trophy Team Race hosted by MIT, the Dellenbaugh Women’s Trophy hosted by Brown, and the BU Trophy.


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Women's Lacrosse Looks to Continue Streak at Dartmouth

By Leena Ambady  • 

Harvard will look to keep its undefeated record in the Ivy League alive this Saturday when it travels to Dartmouth to take on conference rival Dartmouth.


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Women's Tennis Falls Narrowly to No. 41 William and Mary

By Leena Ambady  • 

The narrow 4-3 defeat was the team’s third consecutive loss to the Tribe (8-9, 2-1 Colonial Athletic Association) and cut short the Crimson’s eight-match win streak.


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Harvard Lacrosse Gusted Away by Minutewomen

By Leena Ambady  • 

McMahon did get payback, as she converted a career-high four goals on the night. She began by cutting the lead back to two goals with a curling shot that sent her diving to the ground.


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Athlete of the Week Runners-Up: Cheek, Wrestling Post Elite Results

By Leena Ambady  • 

While this week’s Athlete of the Week honors went to members of the Ivy League Championship winning women’s squash team, four other student-athletes had especially impressive performances this week, earning them Athlete of the Week runners-up honors.

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