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Jumbos take third at MIT Invitational

The Tufts men's swimming and diving team travelled to MIT this weekend to participate in the MIT Invitational, a three-day meet. The team placed third out of five teams while competing against MIT, New York University (NYU), Keene State and Wheaton College.The MIT Engineers who took first and ...


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Goetcheus sets Tufts record twice at MIT Invitational

Tufts continued its positive start to the season last weekend with a third place finish at the MIT Invitational. The Jumbos recorded 762 points and built a comfortable 162-point lead over fourth-place Wheaton College. New York University (NYU) garnered first place at the meet with 1664 points while ...


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The Coin Toss: NFL playoffs?

Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold, unlikely predictions about your favorite professional sports. First, let's recap last week's NFL games.It had to happen at some point. Last week, I noted that I had always gotten at least one prediction correct. It seems that I jinxed myself, ...


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Tufts 1-1 at New England Big Four Challenge

Though No. 3 Tufts saw off a challenge from the Brandeis University Judges 74-72 on Friday night, the Jumbos lost their first game of the season in the final of the New England Big Four Challenge held in Waltham, Mass. on Saturday. Tufts was unable to stop the Babson Beavers' offense, losing ...


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Four runners compete at Boston University Invitational

Tufts sent four runners to the Boston University (BU) Opener on Saturday in their season opener.All four athletes ended with some of the top-ranked times in Div. III. Most met the requirements for postseason qualifications, a critical hurdle to clear so early in the season as it relieves the runners ...




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Tufts claims second NCAA championship in three years

Despite almost missing out on the NCAA tournament, Tufts was crowned Div. III National Champions for the second time in three years on Saturday. Tufts defeated the University of St. Thomas Tommies in the semifinal on Friday and the Calvin College Knights in the final on Saturday in Salem, Va.The ...



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Out of Left Field: A brief history of MLB labor stoppages

With the signing of the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) -- which is good for five years -- on Nov. 30, Major League Baseball will have seen 26 straight years without a work stoppage by the time this one ends. This is truly remarkable given that MLB had four in-season labor stoppages from 1972 ...



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Bowen, Wallace lead Tufts in season opener win over Middlebury

The first meet of the season proved a success for the Jumbos, who beat the Middlebury Panthers 185-110 on Nov. 20. The swimming portion of the meet took place at Hamilton Pool at Tufts, while the divers for both teams traveled to Bentley College. The Jumbos bested the Panthers on both fronts, sweeping the ...


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Tufts outlasts Middlebury in season opener

The Jumbos entered Thanksgiving break on a positive note after besting Middlebury College in their first dual event of the season. The Jumbos won the Nov. 20 meet, which took place in Hamilton Pool, by an aggregate score of 156-144. With the Jumbos holding on to a narrow three-point lead and just ...



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Editor's Challenge | Week 13

Hello sports fans and welcome back to Editor's Challenge! In the aftermath of Thanksgiving we all forgot to submit picks for week 12 so that means zeroes across the board. Zach "Wheat Rubinoff" Hertz remains in first place, but the Daily's Internal Affairs force recently discovered ...



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Vinny’s Variety Pack Week 13: The push for playoffs

I woke up this morning and noticed a little twinge in the air. Everything seemed more vivid, more alive. I was overcome with an overwhelming feeling of euphoria. Why was I feeling this? No, it wasn’t because I was enjoying the newly passed Question 4. It’s because I made it into the fantasy playoffs ...


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Jumbos post 34-point victory in first home game

Tufts started strong at home this past week, blowing past the UMass. Wheaton Lyons and the Brandeis Judges by a combined margin of 50 points in the team's first two home games. The team recorded a 53-37 win over Brandeis on Sunday and a 73-39 victory against Wheaton (Mass.) on Nov. 22, bringing ...


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The Coin Toss - Lucky (NFL) Week 13

Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold, unlikely predictions every week about some of your favorite professional sports.My flight was delayed three hours and I'm writing this article in an airport TGI Fridays, but no matter. The predictions must go on! First, let’s recap the last edition ...