Patriots’ Day is a wonderful day. Those of us lucky enough to attend college in Massachusetts are gifted a three-day weekend. Some of us use it to catch up on schoolwork, some of us make up for lost sleep and some of us attend (or even participate in) the delightful Boston Marathon. Each of my four ...
The men's lacrosse team (11-2 overall, 7-1 NESCAC) had a big win over Amherst on Saturday to take the latest contest in what has become an intense rivalry. But Tufts then suffered its first NESCAC loss of the season in a fiercely competitive double overtime battle at Bates on Tuesday night. Tufts, ...
Over the weekend, Tufts swept a three-game series at home against NESCAC East foe Trinity to stay undefeated within division play and atop its division, with just one more division series against Bates remaining before the conference playoffs next month. The team's winning-streak of nine games, ...
The reasons why we like sports can vary on a spectrum, but for the most part, our attraction to sports comes from three things, one of which is its unpredictability. Without this factor, the essence of competition would be completely lost. Not to say that people don’t like for victories to be planned, ...
No. 15 Tufts women's tennis recovered from its narrow loss to a high-powered Middlebury team last week with two emphatic 9-0 victories over Wellesley on Thursday and Brandeis on Saturday to 9-3 this season. Eighth and ninth victories of the season means the Jumbos have now won more games than they ...
The last two weeks have shown mixed results for the co-ed and women’s sailing teams. The co-ed team managed a win at the Mystic Lake Invitational, hosted by Tufts, on April 10 and finished eighth at the Thompson Trophy regatta, hosted by the Coast Guard Academy this past weekend. The women’s team ...
The men's track and field team appears to be reaching championship form at the right time after they took first place out of 17 schools at the Silfen Invitational, held at Conn. College on Friday and Saturday. The event is one of the final building blocks as the team gears up for the NESCAC Championships ...
Over the weekend, the women's track and field team traveled to Conn. College for the annual Silfen Invitational and looked dominant as it cruised to first place out of 19 teams at the event. The Tufts squad racked up 143.5 points over the two days of competition, handily beating out second-place ...
In a busy past week, the men's tennis team defeated Brandeis, Babson and NESCAC foe Trinity in a series of hard-fought wins before losing to Williams on Sunday. The results improve the team's record to 11-5 overall and 4-3 in NESCAC play, with just three matches, including two conference ...
When the full-time whistle was blown at the King Power Stadium, West Ham must have been wondering if it was one point gained or two points dropped. And when they lost their FA Cup quarterfinal replay against Manchester United, and when they let Arsenal score an equalizer last weekend, you could feel ...
The men's lacrosse team had a busy week, with conference games against the Williams Ephs last Wednesday and the Hamilton Continentals on Saturday, followed by a non-conference match-up against the Endicott Gulls on Tuesday night. While the team won both NESCAC games fairly decisively, the Endicott ...
Last week, I predicted that Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) would advance past Manchester City to secure a spot in the Champions League semi-finals. As a die-hard City fan, it was not difficult to see that the team was in a bad run of form. When Pep Guardiola was announced to replace current manager Manuel Pellegrini, City was sitting in second, three points off the leaders Leicester City. In the nine games following the announcement, City won just four times, against Sunderland, West Brom, Aston Villa and Bournemouth, none of which are opposition of quality — those teams have averaged just 31 points this season. In the same stretch, City lost at home to title challengers Leicester City and Tottenham, as well as local rivals Manchester United. Manchester City has been the playground bully this year. Against smaller sides, they've looked confident, but when it comes to the big boys, it's been a different story. In fact, City has garnered just six points from a possible thirty six against top eight teams this season (their only win came against Southampton in November). With this in mind, and considering a history of underwhelming Champions League performances, I didn’t give City a chance against a PSG side that has been nearly unbeatable this year. Let me tell you, I have never been happier to be wrong.
The softball team got back to its usual style of play this weekend, sweeping a three-game series at Colby from Friday to Saturday and then returning home to sweep a doubleheader against Bowdoin on Sunday. Playing five games over three days seemed to have little effect on the team's stamina ...
With five games in a four-day span this week, the baseball team extended its winning streak to nine games, following two wins over Brandeis on Saturday as well as wins against Framingham State on Sunday and at Salem State on Monday. However, the streak was finally snapped on Tuesday afternoon by Roger ...
The No. 7 women’s rowing team, after kicking off its spring season with races on April 2 on the Malden River, faced top-ranked crews from Bates College, Wesleyan University and Wellesley College in a home regatta Saturday at the Shoemaker Boathouse. These visiting teams — now ranked in the top ...
Every time the Colorado Rockies play baseball, I find myself following their games closely, waiting for the batting order to turn over. I have never been to Denver, and I do not root for the team. Ten days ago, I had never heard the name Trevor Story. Today, I will wait anxiously for Story to come up ...
Another week, another slew of some of the top marks in the nation for the men's track and field team. Each weekend this month has just been a tune-up for the Jumbos as they gear up for the NESCAC Championships at Amherst on April 30, where they are the favorites to win the conference title for ...
The women's tennis team finished last week with mixed results, falling 6-3 at MIT on Wednesday night before recovering on Saturday with a 9-0 victory over Trinity at home. The weekend ended with a narrow 4-5 loss to the Middlebury Panthers on Sunday, handing the No. 14 Jumbos their first NESCAC ...
It may seem too soon, but Tufts' golf team has already played in its penultimate event of the semester. The spring season is a short one for the team, consisting of just three tournaments during the month of April. The second tournament came this past weekend as the Jumbos competed at the Westport ...
The sporting fan experience today is something that’s incredibly varied. Whether it be enjoying a youth soccer game from a lawn chair, a collegiate football game from crowded bleachers, or catching a glimpse of your favorite with binoculars from coveted nosebleed seats, being at a sporting event has ...
