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Jumbos emerge as runners-up at Conn. College Invite

The women's cross country team traveled to Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn. this past Saturday for the annual Connecticut College Invitational. Tufts, ranked No. 3 in the latest USA Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USATFCCCA) poll, fared well at the meet, ...


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Tufts bests Trinity, wins seventh straight

When Tufts entered Cousens Gym on Saturday for its game against Trinity, there were plenty of numbers going through the Jumbos’ heads: 25 points to win the set, three sets to win the match, six games left in the regular season. But there was one number that was on the minds of everyone in the gym ...


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Week 6

Wow…this week was a doozy. There was no shortage of bizarre moments in this weekend's games, and most of them speak for themselves, so without too much else, lets get to the recap.



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Tufts knocks off Bates, UMass Boston with easy wins

After a three game no-win streak, women's soccer got back on track with a pair of 1-0 wins against UMass Boston on Tuesday, and NESCAC foe Bates on Saturday.Tufts' win over Bates -- one of their final NESCAC games -- was close. Junior forward Jessica Capone tapped in the winning goal early ...


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Jumbos see mixed success, disappointment in weekend regattas

The co-ed sailing team competed in multiple regattas this past weekend: the New England Sloop Championship, the Truxton Umstead Trophy, the Yale Women’s Inter-Conference, the Captain Hurst Bowl, the Great Herring Pond Open, the Norm Reid Team Race, the MIT Invite and the Franklin J. Lane Trophy Team ...



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Jumbos defeat Ephs in one-sided game

The Tufts women's rugby football club defeated its Williams counterpart at Bello Field on Saturday by a comfortable 74-0 margin. First-year flanker Nellie Hines and scrum halves senior Sara Fuhrman and junior Alison Kuah, who is also the Executive Sports Editor for the Daily, contributed to an ...


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Things we learned this premier league weekend

In the spirit of staying optimistic, I’m going to highlight some positives from the weekend. Just one negative though: James McClean, celebrating like that against your old club is neither sporting nor cool.Louis van Gaal got it rightI feared the worst coming into this game, especially seeing how ...


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Tufts beats Colby to finish line at Head of the Charles

The Head of the Charles Regatta, held annually in Boston, Mass. during the third full weekend of October, is not just a competition -- it is a tradition that has captivated the hearts and souls of rowers and spectators alike for the past 51 years. Rowing teams from around the globe, spanning every ...


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Jumbos topple Bobcats in 5-0 win

The field hockey team added a tally to its win column on Saturday with a 5-0 victory over Bates in Lewiston, Maine. The Jumbos improved to 9-4 on the season and 6-2 in NESCAC play with the road win.Tufts got on the board toward the beginning of the first half. Most of the period was played in the middle ...


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Jumbos place 11th out of 26 at Conn. College Invitational

The men’s cross-country team sustained its successful season at the Connecticut College Men's Invitational this past weekend, finishing in 11th place, with 269 points, out of 26 teams. The eight-kilometer race was run at Harkness State Park in Waterford, Connecticut on a crisp Saturday afternoon.MIT ...


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St. Anselm holds off Tufts for 0-0 draw

The lion’s share of chances fell to the Tufts women’s club soccer team on Saturday against St. Anselm at Bello Field. Heroics by the visiting goalkeeper and wasteful finishing by the Jumbos, however, kept the score even at 0-0. This continues the team's unbeaten conference record for the season, ...


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Beating bye week blues

Coming off Week 6 and going into one of the more painful bye weeks, this is a perfect opportunity to evaluate some flex and replacement options for Week 7. The Packers, Broncos, Bengals and Bears -- three offensive powerhouses (and da Bears) that boast a bounty of every-week fantasy starters -- have ...


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Tufts ties Bates 0-0 in double overtime, defeats Gordon

After a big Homecoming win against Middlebury last weekend, the men’s soccer team went back to work on Tuesday against non-conference opponent Gordon College and then traveled to Lewiston, ME on Saturday to face NESCAC foe Bates. The team emerged from the week with mixed results, defeating Gordon ...


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Tufts off to strong start in aim to return to Nationals

The Tufts equestrian team had a lot to live up to at the start of this year. In the spring of 2015, the Jumbos reached their first Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Nationals in 20 years. This year’s squad, while not concerning itself with the pressure of matching its lofty expectations, ...


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Tufts impresses at Wallach Invitational

While the rest of the Tufts student body was cheering on other athletic teams at homecoming this past weekend, the men's tennis team traveled to Bates to compete at the Wallach Invitational. Tufts boasted seven singles and doubles semi-finalists, with first-year Chris Jones making it all the way ...



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Jurgen Klopp: The normal one?

It’s the first time in a very long time that I’ve seen the Kop so excited by the arrival of a new manager. He even has his own hashtag -- #KloppforKop. And that's because Jurgen Klopp isn’t as normal as he claims to be.What Liverpool will get is a man obsessed with the idea of a pressing attacking ...


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Jumbos finish in 11th place at All-New Englands

The Tufts men’s cross-country team continued its solid season with a strong display in Saturday's All-New England Championship at Franklin Park in Boston. The team finished in 11th place out of 38 schools in the varsity race, competing against runners from a mix of Div. I and Div. III schools. The ...


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Jumbos secure win against Christopher Newport as clock ticks down

With under a minute remaining and the score against Christopher Newport University (CNU) tied 1-1, senior midfielder Maddie Chapman won a penalty corner. As time expired, Chapman slid the ball to classmate midfielder Dakota Sikes-Keilp at the top of the circle. Sikes-Keilp wound up and drove a stunning ...