The real question Manchester United fans want answered is who the No. 6 on the field really is. Because he doesn't seem to be the same confident young man who decided that he had had enough of waiting and walked out on Sir Alex Ferguson.Pogba's performance on Sunday at St. James' Park summed ...
On Saturday, the Tufts women's fencing team attended the second Northeast Fencing Conference Multi-Meet of the season, which took place at Smith College.After managing only one victory at the first meet, hosted by Boston College on Jan. 28, Tufts rebounded for a 3–3 record Saturday, picking ...
The No. 16 Tufts men's track and field team split up this weekend to attend two separate meets: the David Hemery Valentine Invitational held at Boston University on Friday and Saturday, and the Gordon Kelly Invitational at MIT on Saturday. The team performed well at both meets, with strong field ...
Parents are a breed unto their own. Some kids love them, others not so much. Sports have had a long and complicated relationship with parents. Michael Jordan won his first title since his father’s murder on Father’s Day, resulting in an emotional display during the celebration. As of last year, ...
In the final game of its regular season, the Tufts women's basketball team crashed Trinity's Senior Day celebrations, defeating its hosts 59–40.The Jumbos demonstrated their defensive resilience, holding the Bantams to more than 20 points below their season scoring average.Tufts first-year ...
Wrapping up its regular season with a final home win before the NESCAC playoffs, Tufts (6–4 in the NESCAC) hosted Trinity (4–6) in a Sunday afternoon game. With the Jumbos sitting at sixth in the conference and the Bantams seventh, the game had the potential to flip the standings ahead of the ...
The Larry Nassar case has been prominent in the news recently. Nassar, a former team physician for USA Gymnastics, as well as for Michigan State University (MSU), had been committing egregious and frequent acts of sexual assault and harassment from as early as 1990 up until recently, when these acts ...
This weekend, the No. 17 Tufts women’s squash team (13–6) secured a landslide 9–0 victory over Boston University (2–13) at Belmont Hill's Jordan Athletic Center. It was the Jumbos' third sweep of the Terriers in as many years. With NESCAC Championships behind them and College Squash ...
U.S. soccer fans can stop holding their breath. After three rounds of voting at the Annual General Meeting in Orlando, Fla., Carlos Cordeiro was elected by voting delegates to the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) presidency, ending an emotional, turbulent and nasty election.In an election swarmed ...
The Tufts women’s swimming and diving team made one last splash ahead of the upcoming NESCAC championships, participating in the Middlebury Invitational over the weekend. With the Jumbos competing under a few different premises — some sought to prepare for NESCACs, while others looked to finish ...
On Feb. 2 and Feb. 3, the Tufts men’s ice hockey team played Conn. College (9–9–2, 8–4–2 NESCAC) in back-to-back fixtures, with the first at home and the second on the road in New London, Conn. The Jumbos came away with a tie and a loss against the Camels, bringing their record to 3–8–3 ...
After a decisive 180–112 win over Wheaton on Jan. 20, the Tufts men's swimming and diving team enjoyed a week off from competition before gearing up for its final race of the regular season.The Jumbos then faced off against the Middlebury Panthers and the Williams Ephs in the Middlebury Invitational ...
Disclaimer: Madeleine Oliver is a staff photographer at The Tufts Daily. She was not involved in the writing or editing of this article.Dialing in a number of strong performances at the Cupid Challenge over the weekend, the Tufts women’s track and field team continued its string of impressive ...
Super Bowl LII was this past weekend.The game between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles was fantastic, although likely lacked the outcome for which most Tufts Daily readers hoped. One focus after the game was how Patriots quarterback Tom Brady walked off the field without shaking opposing ...
The Tufts men's track and field team hosted the Cupid Challenge in Gantcher Center over the weekend.The Jumbos performed well in the unscored meet, winning five events and turning in a handful of nationally ranked performances.Visiting schools included Amherst, Brandeis, Conn. College, Williams, ...
Men's basketballThe Tufts men's basketball team approaches the final game of the regular season with a record of 16–7. With a NESCAC record of 5–4, the sixth-place Jumbos have a lot to play for in their Sunday matchup with the Trinity Bantams (15–7): The top six teams in the NESCAC ...
Facing tough league opponents in the fast-paced, high-pressure environment of the NESCAC tournament, the Tufts men's squash team fell to a 7–10 record, with two losses and one win over the course of two days.After a heartbreaking loss to Conn. College on Saturday morning, Tufts responded by dominating ...
The fifth-seeded Tufts women's squash team surveyed its competition this weekend at the NESCAC Championships in Clinton, N.Y., where it fell to fourth-seeded Amherst, 7–2, in the first round of play before taking on Hamilton and Bates in the consolation bracket. With large crowds packed into ...
On Jan. 22, a potentially seismic shift occurred in English football when Chilean forward Alexis Sánchez swapped the red of Arsenal for that of Manchester United, with Armenian attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan heading the other way in the deal. This represents the biggest swap in English soccer ...
In a rematch of last year's Div. III championship game, No. 9 Tufts (20–3)traveled to No. 1 Amherst (22–0) on Friday with hopes of avenging that loss and overthrowing the hosts as the top team in the NESCAC standings just weeks before the conference tournament. Despite a second half rally, ...
