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Hockey Stuns Princeton With OT Goal, Shuts Out No. 15 Quinnipiac for Road Trip Sweep
Harvard men’s hockey team (2-1-0, 2-1-0 ECAC) completed its road trip sweep with a 3-0 shutout win against No. 15 Quinnipiac after defeating the Princeton Tigers 4-3 in overtime two days earlier.
Women’s Basketball, Led By Gabby Anderson, Scores Season-Opening Victory Over UMass
In front of a 750-person crowd at Lavietes Pavilion, the Harvard women’s basketball team started its season off with a bang by defeating the UMass Minutewomen, 71-58, on Monday night.
Freshman Robert Hinton Leads Men’s Basketball to Victory Over Marist in Season Opener
Freshman guard Robert Hinton powered the Harvard men’s basketball team to victory over Marist on Monday, dropping 27 points to help the Crimson to a 79-66 season opener win at Lavietes Pavilion.
‘It’s Like the Super Bowl for Us’: Harvard’s Alumni Make Their Head of the Charles Return
With thousands of onlookers in tow on a gleaming fall day, some of Harvard’s most decorated rowers returned to Cambridge this morning to compete once again at the Head of the Charles.
A Spectator’s Guide to Head of the Charles
For the 59th year in a row, the world’s largest rowing event, the Head of the Charles Regatta, will draw thousands of spectators to Cambridge to bask in the electric atmosphere of the unique athletic pageant.
Women’s Volleyball Drops Two of Three at Art Carmichael Invitational
The Harvard women’s volleyball team (4-2, 0-0 Ivy) continued invitational season this week at the Art Carmichael Invitational, hosted at the University of Rhode Island. The Crimson lost its first two matches against Rhode Island (4-6, 0-0 A10) and Stony Brook (7-2, 0-0 CAA) but recovered to win its final match against Northern Illinois (2-6, 0-0 MAC).
Tennis Phenom Cooper Williams to Transfer to Duke
Star Harvard tennis player Cooper Williams, who went 14-9 in his first year in Cambridge and reached the round of 16 at the NCAA singles championships, will transfer to Duke next season, per an announcement on the Duke Athletics Instagram.
‘We’re Gonna Have a Ton of Success Here’: Andrew Aurich Ready to Keep Harvard Football Rolling
The last time Harvard had a new football coach, Bill Clinton was halfway into his first term. Mariah Carey had just released her first holiday album. And Andrew Aurich, the next Harvard football don, was just 10 years old.
Letter From the Chairs: An Olympic Year in Sports
The 2023-2024 athletic year has been defined by one word: Olympic. Marked by a slew of national championships, Ivy League titles, and individual player honors, Harvard’s 42 Division I teams placed themselves firmly within a niche of excellence this past season. And that elite level of competition will only be heightened as the Crimson is set to be represented by a contingent of athletes at the highest level this summer: the 2024 Paris Olympics.
‘A Game of Inches’: Football’s Thrilling Triple-OT Victory Against Penn Wins Game of the Year
In a year of sports brimming with standout performances and breakout stars, it’s not easy to coin a single contest as “Game of the Year.”
Cooper's Next Big Hit: The Harvard Mixtape
George Cooper is used to taking big swings. The junior outfielder is known for his free-swinging at the dish and his infectious presence in the dugout. But since arriving at Harvard, Cooper has also been immersing himself in another ultra-competitive environment with a high risk of failure: the music industry.
‘Boom’: Harvard Captures Second Straight Series Win Against Dartmouth
Harvard blasted five home runs to take two-of-three from Dartmouth and put itself back in Ivy League contention. After narrowly dropping the middle game last Sunday 6-5, the Crimson rallied back to take the decider 13-5, the team’s second consecutive series victory after dropping its first seven.
Harvard Claims First Ivy Series Win Against Princeton
With the Ivy League tournament only a few weeks away, the Harvard baseball team (8-20, 5-7 Ivy) traveled to New Jersey for a critical series against the Princeton Tigers (10-19, 6-6). With its sights set on its first Ivy League series win of the season, the team split the Saturday doubleheader and then blew out the Tigers in the decider, taking two of three on the weekend.
Former Harvard Basketball Star McKenzie Forbes ’23 Selected in WNBA Draft
Former Harvard women’s basketball star McKenzie Forbes ’23, who played two seasons for the Crimson before finishing her career at USC, was selected in the third round of the WNBA draft on Tuesday night. Forbes’ selection makes her the third Crimson player in school history to be selected in the draft, joining Temi Fagbenle ’15 and Alison Feaster ’98.
Harvard Loses to Boston College, Fails to Advance in Beanpot
The Harvard baseball team’s offense has scored more than eight runs three times this season. Its record in those three games is 0-3. Unfortunately for the Crimson (4-17, 2-4 Ivy), its loss to the Boston College Eagles (16-11, 5-7 ACC) on Tuesday — in the semifinal game of the 33rd Baseball Beanpot — solidified a puzzling trend for the team: when the offense is firing on all cylinders, its hitters seem to playing a constant game of catch-up. This time, the final score was 17-9.
