The Jumbos closed out the regular season with a loss to the Bowdoin Polar Bears on Tuesday, finishing with a conference record of 6-2-2. Nationally ranked No. 19, Tufts enters Saturday's NESCAC tournament as the second seed to No. 4 Amherst (8-1-1). Tufts overcame Williams (6-3-1) on Saturday ...
I recently found out that a member of my family is getting married, which got me thinking: isn’t having a fantasy football team like marriage? Let me explain. You devote all of your time to your team, sometimes you have a few bad weeks and get angry at your team, but then you have a great week and ...
Welcome to week eight of editor's challenge. Last week, yours truly, Executive Sports Editor Phillip Goldberg, caught fire and nailed 10 out of 14 possible match-ups. My Giants, Dolphins and Buccaneers picks were especially unpopular, as no more than two of my peers agreed on any of them. Thanks ...
Men’s golf placed fourth in its final tournament of the fall season, the 82nd Annual New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) Championships this past weekend. Senior tri-captain Owen Elliot paced the Jumbos for a third consecutive week, finishing tied for third overall. Elliot’s two-round ...
Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold, unlikely predictions every week about some of your favorite professional sports. First, a quick recap of last week.I had the Browns topping their season high in total offense. They didn't perform horribly against the Bengals, but their 352 yards ...
Despite strong winds and tumultuous racing conditions, the sailing team competed in five regattas around the Boston area and throughout New England this weekend, earning high rankings in most of its races. The co-ed team sent crews to race in the Midweek Firefly Invite at MIT, the Oberg Trophy at ...
The women’s rowing team made the short trip to the Charles River for the 52nd Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend. The historic regatta is the biggest of the year for many clubs, and it is the nation's largest annual regatta with upwards of two thousand entries this year. The Charles features ...
Men’s crew gave the Jumbo community, already enjoying the company of friends and families this Parents’ Weekend, yet another reason to celebrate. A quartet of the team’s most elite upperclassmen battled through the cool and windy conditions on Sunday to place 11th in the collegiate fours division ...
On Saturday, something of an annual tradition took place on a field in Chicago: Clayton Kershaw got rocked in a playoff game. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ ace pitcher gave up four earned runs over five innings pitched in Game Six of the team’s 5-0 elimination loss to the World Series-bound Chicago ...
The Jumbos did not allow the grey skies to dampen their chances of winning Saturday, as senior tri-captain running back Chance Brady ran in four touchdowns to break the Tufts record for career rushing touchdowns and tie the school's single-game record in the team’s 35-16 win over the Williams ...
Despite stumbling over the weekend, taking only its second loss all season to Springfield in straight sets, volleyball still posted a 3-1 record for the week. Before that loss the Jumbos won 11 straight matches. Tufts remains undefeated in the NESCAC and is set to host the NESCAC tournament.On day ...
This Saturday, as they have before each game this season, the football team will engage in a revolutionary act. During the pregame playing of the Star-Spangled Banner, instead of following custom and standing at attention with their hands over their hearts, the Jumbos will lock arms. Their intention, ...
After falling just short of a win 36-28 in last week’s game against the Trinity Bantams (4-0), the Tufts Jumbos (3-1) look forward to their next game with the hope of returning to their winning ways. Tufts will host the Williams Ephs (0-4) on Saturday and coach Jay Civetti expects his players to ...
Women’s tennis wrapped up the fall season on a strong note with a combined record of 26-13 at the Bowdoin Invitational this Friday and Saturday. Sophomores Mina Karamercan and Julia Keller both went 3-0 in their singles matches,while sophomore Otilia Popa and senior Hannah Conroy were also undefeated ...
Tomorrow the Cleveland Indians will take on the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the World Series. This marks the first World Series for Cleveland since 1997 and gives the team a chance to win its first title since 1948. The Cubs’ last World Series appearance was in 1945 and I don’t know if you’ve ...
This past weekend brought a cascade of unusual results and surprising upsets to the NESCAC, and Tufts wasn’t immune as the team suffered an unexpected 1-0 loss to second-to-last place in the NESCAC Conn. College on Saturday. The Jumbos bounced back quickly to take down a tougher Trinity Bantam team ...
The fatigue of the fall season caught up with the men’s tennis team last weekend at the MIT Invitational, which featured a 64-player singles bracket that brought together some of the best players in the NESCAC and from around the Northeast. The only Jumbo who managed to advance past the second round was junior Zain Ali, though Ali fell in third-round action.
I’ve decided to spice up today’s column. It’s been six weeks, and all of the “sleeper” picks you were hot on before the season are like first-year Vinny thirty minutes after his Comp 11 class started … still asleep. However, it’s not time to throw away your season yet. As my mom always ...
With its win against Babson on Saturday, men’s club soccer capped off yet another stellar regular season and cemented its prime position heading into this year’s regional tournament. Finishing with a record of 9-1, the Tufts University Football Club (TUFC) fell only once on Sept. 17 to Boston ...
Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold, unlikely predictions every week about some of your favorite professional sports. First, let’s recap last week’s NFL games.I said that the Chiefs would beat the Raiders, and they did not disappoint. Kansas City's defense propelled the team to a ...
