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Parting Shot: Bringing Communities to Life

By Thomas Harris  • 

My dad tells me that sports bring a community together — that today more than ever two people living in the same town, state, or region might only have sports to connect them.


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Harvard Lights Make History and Heavies Earn Victory at Eastern Sprints

By Thomas Harris  • 

The Harvard Lightweight Rowing team continued its fairytale run at the Eastern Sprints, where the team swept the event. Similarly, the Heavyweight team also dominated the event, with its first varsity eight boat winning for the first time since 2014.


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Harvard Fencing Takes Bronze at National Championships

By Thomas Harris  • 

The Harvard fencing team took home bronze at the NCAA fencing championships, marking the fourth consecutive year that the Crimson took a step on the podium.


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Sophomore Henry Lawson Clinches Runner-Up at Fencing NCAA Championship

By Thomas Harris  • 

Sophomore captain Henry Lawson scored second place in the men’s individual Epee NCAA title. The New York Native was defeated by Long Island University’s Mohamed El-Sayed, a 2024 Olympic bronze medalist.


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Women’s Fencing Takes Ivy Title, with Men’s Team Placing Fourth

By Thomas Harris and Akshaya Ravi  • 

The Harvard women’s fencing team won the Ivy League Championship Sunday for the first time in nine years, with the men’s team finishing fourth overall.


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Before You Go: A Guide to Harvard-Yale Once ‘The Game’ is Over

Well, you’ve gotten to the end of another Harvard-Yale. Congratulations on watching four quarters of amazing football. For the rest of the day, however you're choosing to approach it, we've got you covered.


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The Harvard Rugby Football Club Celebrates 150th Anniversary of McGill Rivalry

By Thomas Harris  • 

While everyone was getting ready for the Head of the Charles last weekend, the Harvard rugby football club, also known as the men’s club rugby team, was preparing for an historic trip to Montreal to compete in the 150th edition of the team’s rivalry game against McGill.


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Carrying the Boats: A Day in the Life Preparing for the Head of the Charles

By Thomas Harris  • 

If a Harvard student knows one thing about crew, it's that every time they walk past the Charles River, they seem to see the boats flying down the water. That is because the crew teams work through a whopping eleven practices each week. In theory, that doesn’t sound too difficult. But, add that workload to all the normal parts of college life — the classroom, extracurriculars, and a social life — and you arrive at an almost impossible feat, seemingly taken on by only the most masochistic among us.  Senior heavyweight rower Gabriel Obholzer has somehow made it all work. And, he’s made it work to the highest standard of both school and sport.


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Harvard Athletes Won 13 Medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Shattering a 128-Year-Old Record

Harvard athletes won 13 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, smashing a school record that had stood for 128 years.


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Lauren Scruggs ’25, United States Win Gold Medal After Dominant Performance

By Thomas Harris  • 

Lauren Scruggs propelled Team USA to victory in the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s team foil tournament on Thursday.

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Splash Zone

By Thomas Harris  • 

The men's lightweight eight rowers catapult themselves into the Charles, after their third consecutive victory at Head of the Charles.

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