Sports Features
A Glimpse at Harvard Baseball Alumni On the Road to the Show
For 10 former Crimson baseball players, life after Harvard has led to the same place—professional baseball. As the alumni take to diamonds around the globe, they are not only bolstering the Crimson name but also following dreams that, for some, date back to early childhood.
Team Managers Form an Indispensable Part of Harvard Athletics
For the Crimson’s baseball, basketball, cross country, squash, women’s tennis, track and field, and water polo teams, student managers are an integral cog in the machine.
Jacks of all Trades
Basketball head coach Tommy Amaker and other coaches across Harvard athletics rely heavily upon the contributions of team managers, who work tirelessly to streamline team operations.
Boehm Goes the Dynamite
Replacing graduated seniors is never an easy task. Filling the shoes of AnnMarie Healy ’16, a first team All-Ivy selection and the leading scorer for last year’s Harvard women’s basketball team, is even tougher.
Men's Basketball's Best Recruiting Class in Program History Looks to Make Immediate Impact
Somehow though, come Thursday evening when the team tips off against MIT, seven Harvard freshmen—who comprise the 10th-best recruiting class in the nation—will all be wearing Crimson.
With Vesey and Criscuolo Gone, Kerfoot Takes the Reins
When you play with wingers as talented as Jimmy Vesey and Kyle Criscuolo, your job is to distribute. Thirty of Alex Kerfoot’s 34 points last year came via assists, explaining exactly why Vesey dominated more headlines than the junior from West Vancouver. Things are different now.
Football Focuses on Fitness
If the inaugural 1873 team managed to transport itself to the 21st century and walked through the Yard, it would be a surprise if anyone managed to identify the members as football players from among the throngs of students and tourists.
His Father's Son
Here in southwest Ohio, football isn’t life-or-death. But it can be your life. Sean Ahern, the 143rd captain of Harvard football, understands this fact. Put more simply: “Football is a big deal where I come from.”
No Contact
With increased research on concussions in football, Ivy League teams are taking the steps needed to prevent future harm.
Saint X Gon' Give to Ya
Harvard captain Sean Ahern's connections to football run deep thanks to the ties both his family and home area has with the sport.
The Resurgence of Harvard Men's Hockey
Three years ago the Harvard men's hockey team faced crises on the ice and off as they limped to consecutive 10-win seasons and lost players to a campus-wide cheating scandal. Now they've returned to the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons, anchored by the best player in college hockey. Here’s how it happened.
Minnis to Win IT
Head Coach Ted Minnis talks with the women's water polo team during a pause in play against Brown on April 16, 2015. Minnis has, in his six years as coach of the men's and women's programs, led the teams to their best records and standings in years.
