Just weeks after the Marlins signed their power-hitting star Giancarlo Stanton to a 13-year, $325 million contract, they offered a six-year, $40 million deal to pitcher Jose Fernandez.Fernandez is in a unique situation. He is one year removed from possibly the greatest season ever pitched by a 20 year ...
The No. 27 Women’s Squash Team closed out a tough weekend before Thanksgiving break against two difficult opponents, losing to both No. 15 Middlebury College and No. 16 Hamilton College by a score of 9-0 on Nov. 23 and Nov. 22, respectively. Although the Jumbos were not able to pull out any individual ...
Fueled by a season-high 45 points in the first half, Tufts improved to 6-0 on the season after handing the 4-0 Wheaton College team its first loss of the season on Monday night. The Jumbos shot 47.4 percent (18-for-38) from the field and 57.1 percent (8-for-14) from distance in the first half to ...
The 2014-2015 NBA season continues to roll along as most teams get set to play their 20th game this week. Through 20 games, the Toronto Raptors are the clear front runners in the East, sitting a game and a half ahead of the second place Washington Wizards for the best record in the conference. Raptors ...
After notching its first win of the season by shutting out Becker College last week, Tufts traveled to Vermont for the Rutland Herald Invitational this weekend, where the team split two games against Brockport and Castleton to bring its record on the season to 2-4-1.“I think it was really good ...
The men's basketball team dropped to 2-3 last Tuesday, losing to Massachusetts Institute of Technology 71-64 in overtime before the Thanksgiving break. Although the loss may have left an empty feeling in the team's stomach that not even turkey and stuffing could fill, there were many positives ...
The two best teams in the NFL clashed at Lambeau Field on Sunday in what was billed as the game of the year. The matchup in Green Bay between the Packers and Patriots was one of the most anticipated of the season, and the teams did not disappoint.Both teams exchanged blows for all 60 minutes, with ...
The early-season woes of the men’s squash team continued as the team dropped three straight matchups against NESCAC rivals Connecticut College, Hamilton and Middlebury last week. The Jumbos kicked off the season with a 9-0 defeat at the hands of another NESCAC team, Wesleyan, but got right back ...
The women's swimming and diving team got off to a strong start this year, winning three events in its season-opening tri-meet at Middlebury College on Nov. 22. Tufts also competed against Keene St. at the meet. "Overall, I was very pleased with our performances at the meet," coach Nancy ...
The women's basketball team continued its undefeated start to the season with a 63-51 win over Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) on Tuesday, winning its 11th consecutive road game to continue a streak that began last season. The win improved the Jumbos' record to 5-0 while ...
The men’s swimming and diving season is underway after the Jumbos kicked off their 2014-2015 campaign by splitting their opening tri-meet on Nov. 22. Tufts easily handled NESCAC rival Middlebury 191-103, but fell in a close battle with Keene St. 162-136.The split result marks the first time since ...
This year's Thanksgiving NFL football games featured three matchups with real ramifications. The Chicago Bears (5-7), desperate for a win to keep their playoff hopes alive, traveled to Ford Field to play the Detroit Lions (8-4), a team with a long history of late-season implosions desperately clinging ...
Fresh off winning the Ramada Roundball Invitational two weekends ago, the fourth-ranked women's basketball team swept its two-game homestand this past week with a couple of resounding non-conference victories -- first against Hartwick College, then against Brandeis.At 2-0 Tufts was hitting its ...
Tufts men's cross country team ended its season with a 22nd-place finish at the Div. III NCAA Championship meet on Saturday. Although the performance was not quite as good as last year's 17th-place finish, the Jumbos were not far from making the jump to a better final position; they scored ...
Sophomore Kelly Fahey went into the NCAA Div. III Cross Country National Championship meet in Mason, Ohio determined to have a solid finish to her 2014 season. Her finish at nationals, however, exceeded expectations.Fahey shocked New England Div. III cross country runners and fans by placing 31st at ...
Tufts ice hockey went on the road to face two NESCAC opponents this weekend, Middlebury and Williams.After an impressive 2-2 overtime tie with Middlebury on Friday, the Jumbos fell to Williams, one of the conference’s best teams, by a score of 9-0 on Saturday. The 2013-14 Williams Ephs went 10-5-3 ...
The men's soccer team took its miracle run through the Div. III NCAA tournament to new heights this past weekend, defeating No. 10 Muhlenberg 2-0 in the Sweet 16 before pulling off one of the biggest upsets in the tournament this year by beating No. 1 Messiah in the Elite Eight by a score of 1-0 ...
After dropping the first two games of the season on the road, the Tufts men’s basketball team returned to the court this weekend with games on Friday night at home against Emerson and on Saturday at Wentworth Institute of Technology. The Jumbos prevailed in both contests, improving their season record ...
The co-ed and women’s sailing teams competed in their final event of the fall season this past weekend at the Atlantic Coast Championship, held for the co-ed team at Coast Guard and for the women at MIT. Competing against teams from up and down the east coast, the women’s team finished 12th out ...
The men’s basketball team opened its season this week with two away games at Johnson & Wales College on Saturday and Regis College on Tuesday. When the buzzer sounded at Regis, the Jumbos walked off the court with a loss for the second straight game. Although it has been a rough start for ...
