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Tag: Football
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How they leveled the playing field
Zachary Nowak’s fall course, HIST 1852: “The Game: College Sports as History,” had current students interview 99 former Harvard athletes, 96 of whom were women, and used the resulting transcripts as the foundations for their final papers.
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After the game is over
Black, other athletes of color report more pain, physical impairment, mood disorders and cognitive problems than white peers.
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Why Harvard football still matters
Continuity, heritage, and ritual are central to the enduring magnetism and mystique of Harvard football.
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An inside look at the powerful, porous NFL
As Super Bowl LIII approaches, political reporter Mark Leibovich, now a national correspondent for The New York Times magazine and author of the 2013 best-seller “This Town,” discusses the intersection of politics and the National Football League.
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Rallying for one of their own
On Tuesday during a fundraiser at El Jefe’s Taqueria, members of the Harvard community came out to support Ben Abercrombie ’21, a first-year safety who was seriously injured last year during his first football game for the Crimson.
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Presto: From ballpark to gridiron
A look inside the process of turning Fenway Park from a baseball temple to a football stadium for the annual Harvard-Yale game.
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Community Football Day perfect, Crimson too
More than 1,000 residents of Allston-Brighton and Cambridge enjoyed a tailgate before watching the Crimson football team continue their perfect streak, all compliments of Harvard University.
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Harvard beats Georgetown, 31-17
On the third game into the season, an undefeated Harvard beats Georgetown, 31-17.
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Going forward, a look back
The University in 2015-16 saw milestones related to diversity, scientific advances, and the renaming of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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A limit on football tackling
Harvard football coach Tim Murphy explains the unanimous vote by the Ivy League’s coaches to end full-contact practices, promoting safety.
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Less football than life
As The Game approaches, Harvard football is looking for success. But coach Tim Murphy is also preparing his graduating seniors for success in life.
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Where football meets astrophysics
Michael Mancinelli ’15 found that at Harvard he could anchor an offensive line and immerse himself in electrical engineering at the same time.
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Ready for The Game
With ESPN and NBC broadcasting on campus, the Ivy League’s two best football teams will face off on Saturday at The Game.
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Going forward, a look back
The Harvard Campaign, milestones in the arts, and scientific breakthroughs marked 2013-14 at Harvard.
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The fame of The Game
Harvard heads to New Haven Saturday to play rival Yale in football in the 130th edition of The Game. The history of The Game is captured in photos and words.
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NFL chief talks player safety at HSPH
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell highlighted recent moves to make the game safer and affirmed a commitment to player safety Thursday (Nov. 15) during a talk at the Harvard School of Public Health.
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Stars and stripes at The Game
When alumna Danielle Thiriot ’07 returns for the Harvard-Yale game (aka The Game) on Saturday, she’ll have one of the best seats in the house. Above the house, in fact, and traveling at 300 knots, about 345 mph.
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Crimson top Cornell, 45-13
Nabbing its 13th straight victory by crushing Cornell on Oct. 6, the Crimson football team is 4-0 on the season, and has won all its games by double digits.
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A time was had by all
A fond look back at the memorable events of Harvard’s 375th year.
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Building endurance, step by step
Harvard Stadium is an iconic structure, and not just for the sports that happen on the field. To a community dedicated to running “the stadium steps,” the real athletes are in the stands.
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Harvard football wins 14th Ivy title
The Harvard football team clinched its 14th Ivy League championship — its sixth under Tim Murphy — with a 37-20 win against Penn Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium.
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Coach Murphy sets a record
Tim Murphy, the Thomas Stephenson Family head Coach for Harvard football, became the School’s all-time winningest football coach as his Crimson cruised past Columbia, 35-21, Saturday at Lawrence Wien Stadium. Murphy surpassed Joe Restic’s mark of 117 career wins and heads into the Penn game with an all-time record of 118-58 in his 18th season…
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Calling the ‘summer dogs’
After a summer of workouts, Harvard football players look to their opening game against Holy Cross, hoping to create a season to remember.
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It was a very good year
With its 360th Commencement, another chapter in Harvard’s history draws to a close, as marked by highlights from this year. Reinstallation of ROTC, ongoing innovation in science and humanities, and Wynton Marsalis at Harvard top off some of the year’s historical benchmarks.
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The game ends, and life begins
Once a Harvard and pro football star, Business School grad Isaiah Kacyvenski is ready to tackle fresh challenges.
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Second-half deluge lifts Crimson
Harvard football gets by Yale, 28-21, with three unanswered touchdowns. A photo gallery and video capture the day, the traditions.
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Field goals
Chris LeRoy ’11 is enjoying his first season as a starter — one who “has developed into an All-Ivy caliber player,” according to his coach.
