Sports Administration
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.
Harvard Removes Transgender Inclusion Policy From Athletics Site After Trump Signs Executive Order
Harvard Athletics removed a policy on inclusion for transgender athletes from its website Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from school and college women’s sports.
Former Penn Swimmers Sue Harvard For Allowing Trans Athletes To Compete
Multiple former swimmers at the University of Pennsylvania sued Harvard in federal court for allegedly violating Title IX by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete at the 2022 Ivy League Swimming & Diving Championships.
Boston College Students Bought Beanpot Tickets Through Link Reserved for Harvard Undergrads
When Harvard released the link to buy tickets to Beanpot — the annual hockey tournament between Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, and Northeastern — for its students, some reserved tickets were sold to BC students.
Ivy League To Opt Out of NCAA Settlement, Rejecting Revenue Sharing for Athletes
The Ivy League announced Tuesday that it will opt out of a proposed National Collegiate Athletic Association settlement, declining to provide current and former student athletes with direct compensation through revenue sharing.
Judge Lets Ex-Harvard Hockey Coach File Reply in Latest Clash Over Discrimination Suit
A judge allowed former Harvard women’s ice hockey coach Katey Stone to make a second reply to the University’s motion to dismiss her gender discrimination lawsuit, letting Stone’s filing proceed despite Harvard’s opposition.
Harvard Football Wide Receiver Cooper Barkate to Transfer to Duke
Harvard football’s star junior wide receiver Cooper Barkate will transfer to play for Duke University’s football team in the fall of 2025, Duke Football announced on X.
Play by Play: How Student-Athletes Ended Ivy League Football’s 80-Year Ban on Postseason Games
The Ivy League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee led the effort to overturn the league’s 1945 ban on postseason play.
Ivy League Football Champion To Play in 2025 NCAA Playoffs
The Ivy League football champion will play in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs starting next season, according to a Wednesday announcement from the Ivy League Council of Presidents.
Harvard Defends Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit from Former Hockey Coach Katey Stone
Harvard filed a reply in federal court defending its motion to dismiss former women’s ice hockey Coach Katey Stone’s gender discrimination case on Thursday.
Blanks Breaks 13-Minute Mark in 5k, Signs Pro-Contract with New Balance
After breaking yet another record, Graham Blanks ’25 has signed a sponsorship with New Balance and will forgo his remaining NCAA eligibility to go pro.
Harvard Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit from Ex-Hockey Coach Katey Stone
Harvard filed a motion to dismiss a gender discrimination lawsuit from former women’s ice hockey coach Katey Stone on Monday, calling her claims “largely untimely and without merit.”
18 Harvard Athletes Compete in Record-Breaking NCAA Outdoor Championships
Maia T. B. Ramsden ’24 won the 1,500m title for the second year in a row at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last week, becoming the first Harvard athlete to win three NCAA national championships.
‘A’ Game: How Harvard Recruits its Student-Athletes
While some have raised concerns about Harvard’s ability to recruit top athletes without name, image, and likeness collectives, others have begun to ask a larger question: should Harvard be recruiting at all?
Harvard Athlete Numbers Drop, Gender Pay Inequity Persists for Coaching Staff
The number of Harvard undergraduates participating in a varsity sport decreased by more than 90 last year, and pay discrepancies between coaching staff for men’s and women’s teams has persisted, according to a report filed by Harvard in October.
