Sports & Athletics


Reading the Winds

Thai sailor Sophia Montgomery competes in the Olympics.

by Max J. Krupnick

“How Do You Last 35 Years?”

Alumnae weekend helps explain Harvard women’s enduring basketball success.

by David L. Tannenwald

A “Players’ Coach”

Ted Minnis makes Harvard an East Coast power in a West Coast sport.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Sports in Brief

Hockey, squash, swimming and diving: winter sports in brief

by Lydialyle Gibson

Bouncing Back

Basketball teams pursue Ivy League tournament titles. 

by David L. Tannenwald

A Perfect Storm

Harvard men’s basketball defeats Penn, falls to Princeton. 

by David L. Tannenwald

A Satisfactory Split

On the road, Harvard men’s basketball defeats Cornell, falls to Columbia.

by David L. Tannenwald

“Unconditionally Relentless”

An historic start for Harvard women’s basketball

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard Defeats Dartmouth

Men’s basketball team begins Ivy League competition.  

by David L. Tannenwald

“Far From a Finished Product”

A victory over Boston College makes Tommy Amaker the winningest coach in Harvard men’s basketball history.

by David L. Tannenwald

Bitter Ending

After living on the edge, the football team confronts a shocking season-ending upset.

by Dick Friedman