Sports Front Feature
Men's Soccer Falls in Heartbreaker at Boston College
Though the Harvard men’s soccer team kept Boston College off the board for more than half of the game, the Crimson defense was ultimately its own worst enemy.
Defense Leads Football to 35-16 Win Over Lafayette
Although the Harvard football team was on the road for the past two weeks, it did not take the team long to readjust to life at home.
Football Looks To Remain Unbeaten Against Lafayette
Since 2002, the Harvard football team has gone 9-1 against Lafayette. In the two teams’ most recent meeting, the Crimson only surrendered a field goal.
Legend of Harry Parker Lives On at Head of the Charles
The world-famous regatta will go on without the late Harry Parker for the first time since its inaugural session in 1965. The former Harvard men’s heavyweight crew coach, who was originally diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome—a blood disorder—in 2011, passed away in June at the age of 77.
Pruneau Keeps Harvard Offense On Track
The Harvard football team may have a tradition of producing great quarterbacks, but it also seems to have a knack for developing solid backups as well.
Friedman Sparks Soccer Victory
The last time the Harvard men’s soccer team was victorious in an Ivy League contest, Ross Friedman was a freshman.
Football Pulls Out Win in Triple Overtime
It took three overtimes, but the Harvard football team eventually beat Holy Cross, 41-35.
No. 42: Becoming Harvard's Newest Varsity Sport
The Radcliffe rugby team's transition from club sport to Harvard's newest varsity athletic program was an uneven one, but the team is officially taking the field as a varsity sport for the first time this season.
Football Erases Early Deficit, Tops Brown, 41-23
After going down, 13-0, to Brown Saturday night, Harvard scored 28 unanswered points, all in the second quarter, and pulled away for a 41-23 victory.
Harvard to Host Brown in Ivy Opener
It’s been 15 years since the Brown football team has come away from Harvard Stadium with a win, and this weekend, it’ll get a chance to break that streak.
Women's Volleyball Drops Five-Setter Against New Hampshire
Tuesday night’s match was the third five-set contest that the Crimson has played this season, but it was the first time that the squad dropped a five-setter.
Football Pulls Away from San Diego in 42-20 Victory
In its first-ever trip to Torero stadium, the Harvard football team put an end to San Diego’s 13-game home winning streak.
Football Opens Season Out West
Harvard will open its season Saturday against the University of San Diego on the Toreros’ home turf.
Women's Rugby Falls Short in its First-Ever Varsity Contest
Under the bright lights of Cumnock Field, the Harvard women’s rugby team took the field Tuesday night for its first-ever game as a varsity squad.
Athlete of the Week: Leakos and Hanley Lead Cross Country
At the Harvard-Yale dual meet on Saturday, junior Vivian Hanley and senior James Leakos won their respective races to pace the Crimson.
Cross Country Triumphant in 100th Harvard-Yale Meet
From the sound of the gun, the men’s race of the Harvard cross country team’s season-opener against Yale was effectively a competition for third place.
Men's Soccer Loses Third Straight Game at Providence
Seeking its first win of the season at Providence on Thursday night, the Harvard men’s soccer team held the lead for just over two minutes in the first half.
Harry Parker Remembered for Dedication to His Sport and to His Rowers
Even after 53 years at Harvard coaching hundreds of student-athletes passing through Newell Boathouse, Harvard men’s heavyweight crew coach Harry Parker impressed many with his ability to remember graduates of his program.
Longtime Men's Heavyweight Crew Coach Harry Parker Dies at 77
In his 51 seasons leading the Crimson, Parker coached the team to 22 undefeated regular seasons, the most recent of which was this spring, and a combined 16 official and unofficial national championships.
Ivy League Remains Absent from Expanding FCS Playoff
The Ivy League’s continued rejection of postseason play for football has left players, coaches, and fans disappointed about the missed opportunity for the best of the Ivy League to test itself on the gridiron against the nation’s elite in a quest to win a national championship.
Harvard Crews Emerge Victorious from Eastern Sprints
For the fourteenth time in Harvard history, both the Crimson heavyweight and lightweight crews achieved first-place finishes in the first varsity event at the 2013 EARC Sprints. The competition took place on Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Men's Tennis Eliminated in Second Round of NCAAs
The No. 21 Harvard men’s tennis team’s strong season drew to a close on Saturday when it fell, 4-1, to No. 10 Mississippi State in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament.
Men's Basketball's Webster Hopes To Inspire Through Hoops
In the weeks since the Crimson bowed out of the NCAA tournament, life has been different for Webster.
Treavor Scales Gets Falcons Tryout
For senior running back Treavor Scales, his 63-yard touchdown sprint that sealed Harvard’s victory over Yale in The Game was not just the culmination of one career, but rather the impetus for a new one.