Harvard Coach Tim Murphy, the winningest football coach in Ivy League history, announced his retirement Wednesday after 30 years at the school.
Murphy, 67, was head coach at Maine for two seasons in 1987 and 1988, compiling a 15-10 record. In his first season, the Black Bears won the Yankee Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Div. 1-AA playoffs. He was 17-37-1 in five years at Cincinnati before he took over at Harvard in 1994. He was 200-89 with the Crimson, including a record 141 wins in Ivy League play. He won his record-tying 10th league title in 2023. He was 232-134-1 in 37 seasons as a head coach.
“Harvard University has been a very special place for my family and me,” Murphy said. “I am graduating from a profession that has not only been my job, but other than my family and close friends, it has been my passion and my life for the past 45 years.”
Before Murphy’s arrival, the Crimson had not won more than eight games since 1919. Harvard went 9-1 and won the Ivy League title in 1997. His teams were unbeaten in 2001, 2004 and 2014. He was 19-10 against rival Yale. Murphy was a five-time finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award as top coach in the Football Championship Subdivision and an eight-time New England coach of the year.
ALABAMA: Left tackle Kadyn Proctor plans to enter the transfer portal after starting as a freshman and All-America safety Caleb Downs might join him.
Proctor announced his intentions Wednesday on social media. Downs’ plans to enter the portal were announced on social media by Deuce Recruiting, where his father Gary, a former NFL running back, is national recruiting director.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
UNE 71, CURRY 44: Juliana Tracey scored 21 points and Kaylee Beyor added 15 points and 12 rebounds as the Nor’easters (11-5, 6-2 CCC) cruised past the Colonels (5-10, 0-7) at Biddeford.
Faye Veilleux chipped in with 10 points. Jordyn Franzen added nine points and nine rebounds.
USM 53, PLYMOUTH STATE 43: Tamrah Gould scored 21 points to lead the Huskies (8-9, 6-2 LEC) past the Panthers (7-8, 3-4) at Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Tara Flanders added seven points. Magen King had four points and nine rebounds.
SOUTHERN MAINE CC 66, GREAT BAY CC 51: Jenna Philbrook had 12 points, 15 rebounds and six assists, and Aija Andrews added 12 points and 13 rebounds as the Seawolves (14-2, 6-2 YSCC) beat the Herons (4-6, 2-6) at South Portland.
Maddy York had 11 points and five steals.
HUSSON 67, COLBY 64: Bailey Donovan had 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks as the Eagles (7-8) edged the Mules (9-6) at Bangor.
Makaelyn Porter added 14 points.
Kate Olenik scored 27 points for Colby.
TCU: Two TCU games have been canceled because the team does not have enough available players, the Big 12 announced Wednesday, and the school said it would hold open tryouts Thursday and Friday for women interested in walking on for the remainder of the season..
The Horned Frogs (14-4, 1-4 Big 12) were scheduled to host No. 7 Kansas State on Wednesday night and visit No. 24 Iowa State on Saturday.
(16) INDIANA 85, MINNESOTA 62: Mackenzie Holmes of Gorham scored a season-high 32 points on 15-of-17 shooting and host Indiana (15-2, 6-1 Big Ten Conference) rebounded from a big loss by beating Minnesota (13-4, 3-3).
The Hoosiers bounced back from an 84-57 loss to now-No. 2 Iowa on Saturday by making 11 of 24 3-pointers, shooting 59% overall (33 of 56) and having 23 assists on the 33 baskets.
Holmes had 11 in the first quarter, including seven straight in a 10-0 run, that put Indiana on top 20-13.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
UMAINE-FARMINGTON 84, BATES 79: Jordan Anthony scored 17 points, Zachary Mickle and Dylan Griffin added 14 points each and the Beavers (9-7, 2-4 NESCAC) edged the Bobcats (2-14, 0-3) at Farmington.
Marc Begin II scored 25 points for Bates. Simon McCormick had 15 points and five assists.
USM 75, PLYMOUTH STATE 67: Tommy Whelan had 24 points and seven rebounds to lead the Huskies (9-7) over the Panthers (5-12) in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Chance Dixon added 19 points for USM.
CURRY 85, UNE 70: Jason Romans scored 31 points and Lowelle Torres added 20 as the Colonels (8-8, 2-6 CCC) handled the Nor’easters (5-11, 0-8) at Biddeford.
Kyle Lombarg scored 15 points for UNE. Adam Lux added 14 points and seven rebounds.
(1) UCONN 62, (18) CREIGHTON 48: UConn (16-2, 6-1 Big East) welcomed back star center Donovan Clingan from injury and used a stifling defense to beat Creighton (13-5, 4-3).
Tristen Newton scored 16 points for the Huskies, who were playing their first game ranked No. 1 since 2009.
Clingan, a 7-foot-2 sophomore, came off the bench to score six points and grab five rebounds in 16 minutes. Clingan missed the past five games with a tendon injury in his right foot.
(8) KENTUCKY 90, MISSISSIPPI STATE 77: Antonio Reeves scored 27 points and host Kentucky (13-3, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) beat Mississippi State (12-5, 1-3) for Coach John Calipari’s 400th victory with the Wildcats.
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