The Tufts volleyball team cruised to four straight victories last week, including two wins over NESCAC opponents: the team beat Bates and Endicott 3-1, then both Colby and Brandeis 3-0. The Jumbos dominated every match with well-placed kills, most of which were powerful but interspersed with strategic, ...
There is no other way to begin this column than to lament the loss of superstar, centerpiece, carry-monster and fantasy mainstay -- Jamaal Charles. After wishing your top-five pick a speedy recovery from what is currently being reported as a season-ending ACL tear, you should explore backups Charcandrick ...
Fans and players alike were all smiles after the final whistle on Saturday afternoon at Kraft field. The Tufts men’s soccer team put out a strong performance on Homecoming weekend for a 1-0 win against Middlebury. After losing two consecutive NESCAC games on the road, the Jumbos were happy to return ...
The men’s rowing team made a strong showing Saturday at the Head of the Snake Regatta in Worcester, Mass., taking third place in the varsity eights race and ranking in the top third in the varsity fours race in their first performance of the fall racing season. The Head of the Snake Regatta takes ...
Tufts was held to a 1-1 draw by Middlebury after double overtime at Kraft Field on Saturday as part of Tufts' Homecoming Weekend. The result brings the Jumbos to 4-5-1 this year and 3-3-1 in NESCAC. On Senior Day, coach Martha Whiting paid tribute to the team's three seniors -- forward Allie ...
Tufts routed Bowdoin 43-24 to earn a 3-0 start for the first time since their 2007 season. Bowdoin never led throughout the game, and fell to 0-3 on the season after the defeat. Despite having lost their previous five meetings against the Polar Bears -- their last win came in overtime during a 2009 ...
Kobe Bryant, arguably the greatest to ever play the game, is heading into his 20th season this year with the Los Angeles Lakers. His upcoming season with the Lakers will be the longest stint of any player with one franchise in NBA history, but will likely be very different for Bryant and the Lakers. An ...
"Who's tougher to work for: President Obama or Coach K?" Drew Madsen, junior forward for the Tufts men's basketball team, asked Reggie Love. Love was at Tufts last week as part of the Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series, an event co-sponsored by the Department of Athletics ...
Following its win against MIT on Sept. 29, Tufts looked to carry its momentum into its two away games this weekend against NESCAC rivals No. 15 Amherst on Saturday and Hamilton on Sunday. The Jumbos emerged victorious 1-0 against the Lord Jeffs but dropped Sunday's contest to the Continentals by the same score.
Another solid weekend tournament for Tufts' club water polo team led to a remarkable 8-0 finish to the regular season. At Bowdoin, the team defeated St. Michael’s (13-1), University of Vermont (5-0 forfeit), Colby (14-6) and Bowdoin (10-3). The Jumbos’ uncontested dominance of the North Atlantic ...
On Saturday, 10 members of the women's cross country team traveled to Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Penn. for the annual Paul Short Run, an elite invitational featuring a host of teams from Div. I, Div. II and Div. III. The No. 13-ranked Tufts put up a solid performance in the gold race, taking ...
Remember when I said that wide receiver performance is more variable than that of any other position? That was during Week 3 when there were 13 wide receivers with over 100 yards. This week, there are just six wide receivers with over 100 yards entering Monday night's Detroit Lions-Seattle Seahawks ...
"We believe that we just need to stay determined and positive," senior tri-captain Jason Kayne said. "After a slew of results we didn't want, we need to focus on our passion for the game and work ethic. That's what we believe will end up putting us on the right side of these games."
The No. 12-ranked Tufts field hockey team moved to 7-2 on the season and 5-1 within the NESCAC, edging past Amherst College 1-0 in a postponed game yesterday after securing a home win on Sunday with a 6-1 win over Hamilton. “Against Hamilton, we [started] connecting and communicating better between ...
No NBA player can remain at the top forever. The time it takes for a player to go from elite to obsolete in the NBA ranges for each player, but two players in particular seemed to fall off the face of the earth. Derrick Rose and Deron Williams were both seen as arguably the best point guards of the ...
Tufts won two matches and dropped one this past week, with the lone defeat coming at the hands of Bowdoin. The Jumbos started out with a comfortable 3-1 victory last Thursday over local rivals the UMass-Boston Beacons (25-18, 25-15, 25-27, 25-20) before losing 3-1 to the Polar Bears (21-25, 16-25, ...
Tufts defeated Bates 17-16 at Garcelon Field in Lewiston, Maine to improve to 2-0 on the season, while dropping Bates to 0-2. The Jumbos surmounted a 14-0 halftime deficit by scoring 17 unanswered points. Despite giving up a safety in the fourth quarter, a fumble recovery by Tufts on the ensuing possession ...
The women's tennis team had a strong performance this past weekend at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) New England Regional Championships at Middlebury College, sending three Jumbos to the round of 16 out of a pool of 64 players and one doubles team to the second round.Sophomore Zoe ...
Tufts and Bates both finished 4-4 in the 2014 season. The Bobcats graduated their team's quarterback and offensive MVP Matt Cannone last season, and the Jumbos' junior quarterback Alex Snyder has big shoes to fill following Jack Doll's (A '15) senior-season total of 1,119 yards, ...
Tufts recorded its first victory in three games as they beat the MIT Engineers 2-0 at the Henry G. Steinbrenner Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Goals from first-year midfielders Alex Aronson and Sarah Grubman in each half secured the victory for the Jumbos.The Jumbos started the game with a high-intensity ...
