Harvard Crimson

New UCLA Coach Steve Alford steps out on a big stage — is he ready?

2013-03-30 21:00:00

He has a rock-star image with an opening-act resume. He was once Hoosiers, but, in the last decade, Gene Hackman has led the exact same number of teams to the Sweet 16. He prides himself on playing Ivy League-smart basketball, which was pretty cool...

Amaker, Hopkins the names that don't go away for USC basketball job

2013-03-29 12:07:00

There has been some unending traction to the name "Tommy Amaker" and the USC basketball head coaching job that is still open and being taken care of by interim head coach Bob Cantu (who must be tired of that word. "Interim."). Also, according to a...

If he's on his game, Mark Lyons could get Arizona the NCAA title

2013-03-26 19:30:00

Florida Gulf Coast is a hot story and, gee, that old La Salle played great, but all of that may not matter. Forget Louisville, Indiana, Duke and Syracuse and save your talk about difference-maker guards Peyton Siva of Louisville, Miami's Shane Larkin,...

Jeremy Lin shares his excitement of Harvard's win over New Mexico

2013-03-22 08:11:00

The first real bracket buster of the tournament, 14th-seeded Harvard's 68-62 victory over third-seeded New Mexico, was not a good moment for the majority of those who had taken part in an office or online pool. It was a great moment for one person in...

True underdogs mix with pedigreed types in wide-open NCAA tournament

2013-03-25 00:00:00

My dream of a West Regional foursome of Wichita State, La Salle, Harvard and Iowa State came only half true. Los Angeles fell two underdogs short from hitting for the Cinderella cycle. The disappointment abated when, in Philadelphia, the hallucination...

NCAA Tournament: Arizona ends Harvard's dream season, 74-51

2013-03-23 17:25:00

SALT LAKE CITY -- For Arizona, it's on to Los Angeles. And for Harvard — well, it's time to head back to class. Clearly unfazed by their Ivy League opponent's plucky brand of Smartball, the Wildcats showed how a real basketball school does it...

NCAA favorites, that's you Arizona and Gonzaga, better be on alert

2013-03-22 21:30:00

SALT LAKE CITY� -- Arizona is thrilled to be playing Harvard on Saturday on its way to next week's West regional in Los Angeles. No one can say that, but it's only human Tucson nature. Wanting to play No. 14 instead of No. 3 to reach the Sweet 16 is a...

Waiting for the return of Grant Hill

2012-12-19 23:13:00

The best pro basketball team in Los Angeles isn't thinking much about tomorrow. It's having too much fun with today. But tomorrow, also known as Grant Hill, sat behind the Clippers bench Wednesday night, looking dapper in a light brown sport coat and...

As Ravens' starting fullback, Kyle Juszczyk looking forward to 'knocking heads'

2013-06-13 04:55:00

The true litmus tests�await Ravens rookie fullback Kyle Juszczyk�during training camp and in actual�games. That's when the former Ivy League standout will be tasked with colliding with NFL linebackers in live contact situations, hurling his 6-foot-1,...

COLLEGE UPDATE: Former Glendale Community College standout Alex Sarkissian concludes excellent season for Pepperdine tennis

2013-05-28 18:27:00

The following are updates on area athletes at the collegiate level. Alex Sarkissian (Glendale Community College, 2011) Pepperdine University tennis junior: After a wildly successful and undefeated sophomore season for Glendale Community College in 2011,...

Ravens rookie fullback may be reminded frequently about his Harvard roots

2013-05-05 14:34:00

Let's get the last name out of the way first. It's Juszczyk. Somehow, from that lonely vowel and thicket of consonants, comes a pronunciation of YOOZ-check. Don't feel bad if you don't say it right the first time. No one ever does. No, check that. One...

Central Florida athletes are headed to the Ivy League

2013-05-28 05:32:00

By stereotypical standards, the Orlando-area athletes about to head off to Ivy League schools do not exactly measure up to the label of being a "geek," the term generally aimed at members of society who might be studious or intelligent or just plain...

Favorite: Cornell The Big Red (10-2) can secure the league's regular-season title and the right to host the tournament with a win at Brown this week or against Princeton on April 27 in the Konica Minolta Big City Classic in East Rutherford, N.J. Led by Rob Pannell (27, 36), Cornell is No.

2013-03-23 00:00:00

Record: 19-9. How they got here: Won Ivy League regular-season title. Strengths: After snapping a 66-year NCAA tournament drought last year, they made it two in a row by winning six of their last eight. Weaknesses: They were minus co-captains Kyle Casey and Brandyn Curry all season due

2013-01-19 00:00:00

Ivy League Brown (7-7) at Princeton (10-3), Cornell (9-3) vs. Yale (9-4), Friday The Ivy League appears to be a one-bid league; Princeton hosts. Cornell is reeling after Rob Pannell's injury and two conference losses. Yale has won seven straight, and Brown will try to emulate Cinderella.

2012-03-10 00:00:00