Author Archives: Ian Halpern

When Harvard head basketball coach Tommy Amaker walks into a packed John J. Lee Amphitheatre on Friday night, he will receive his initiation into the traditionally fierce Harvard-Yale rivalry. But don’t expect him to be overwhelmed by the winter version of “The Game.” The coach has dealt with crowds 10 times the size of the »

Imagine the joy a Yale coach feels upon finding a recruit who can perform both on the court and in the classroom. Now double it. A surprising number of Yale sports teams boast a twin presence on their roster — from the volleyball team’s Lydia and Julia Mailander ’10 to the men’s basketball team’s Nick »