For Harvard athletics, yesterday was all about ending droughts. The No. 2 men’s varsity lightweight crew and the men’s lacrosse team each tallied victories against Navy and Princeton, respectively, to bring the end of a winning era for these two dominant opponents.

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It's a beautiful spring Saturday, and that means it's time for football. Fans of Harvard football will get their first peek at the 2010 edition of the Crimson tonight at 7 pm at Harvard Stadium in the annual intrasquad spring game.

If you can't make it down across the river, don't worry—The Back Page has got you covered with our live blog. Check back after 6:30 for up-to-the-minute updates, and we'll have more coverage throughout the weekend and in Monday's paper!

After all the hype that surrounded a No. 12 preseason ranking and the third-best recruiting class in the country, the Harvard men’s lacrosse team has a better chance of finishing dead last in the Ivy League than becoming one of the top four teams who will be invited to the inaugural Ivy League lacrosse tournament.

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Day two of the 116th Penn Relays started out with a bang for Harvard’s women’s track and field team.

In the squad's first day of racing, the Crimson captured gold in the distance medley event, bringing home its first medal of the games.

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In the cruel world that is the Ivy League baseball schedule, the winds of fortune are unpredictable. One weekend set of doubleheaders can turn a last-place loser into a contender, while at the same time derailing a promising championship run with ruthless efficiency.

Consider the Rolfe Division standings. Before this past weekend, Brown sat securely in the driver’s seat, boasting a 6-2 league record and cruising on its way to the Rolfe title with a scuffling Harvard squad on deck. But the Bears could only muster a four-game split with the Crimson, and in the Ivy League, splits kill.

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