Sports

Water Polo | Women hope to split off, start own club water polo squad

In the past few years, the number of women on the Tufts co−ed club water polo team has been on the rise. There were three in 2009, five in 2010, and this year the 30−person roster consists of 10 women. With this surge in interest, the women of the Tufts club water polo team — spearheaded by juniors MaddieMayerson and KJ Kroetch — have taken it upon themselves to work on starting their own squad.

Player of the Week | Rand earns second weekly NESCAC honor

For the second time this season, junior Matt Rand earned the title of NESCAC men's cross country Performer of the Week, this time for his finish at the All New England Championships on Saturday.

Men's Tennis | Jumbos bully Beavers in final fall match

Tufts cruised to an 8-1 victory against host Babson College on Friday, its last full-squad match of the fall. The Beavers' one singles victory was the only match the Jumbos conceded in three dual contests this season.

Ethan Sturm | Rules of the Game

In baseball, the manager often acts as little more than a series of press conference sound bites during the regular season, and his decisions are rarely scrutinized. Starting pitchers are expected to go deep into games, pinch hitters are rare, and offensive signals are usually textbook. But when a 162-game season comes down to just a few contests, the skipper gets the spotlight.

Women's Cross Country | Battling heat, Jumbos earn 22nd place at New Englands

The women's cross country team traveled back to Franklin Park for the All−New England Championships just two weeks after competing there in the Codfish Bowl. Up against teams from all divisions, the women's cross country squad placed 22nd out of 39 on Saturday, a very warm day that slowed down the competitors' times.

Women's Soccer | Rediscovered intensity leads to resounding victory

On Saturday, the women's soccer team scored twice in the first half and once more in the second to down Conn. College 3−1 on Kraft Field, improving to 5−2−2 on the season. The win propelled the Jumbos into second place in the NESCAC standings, following losses by Williams and Middlebury.

Football | Notebook: Diminishing returns

Dave Caputi knows statistics are everywhere, but Bowdoin's football coach keeps track of a simple few: turnovers, explosive plays and touchdown efficiency in the red zone.

Women's Soccer | Rediscovered intensity leads to resounding victory

Men's Soccer | Tufts unable to overcome slow start against visiting Conn. College

Player of the Week | Rand earns second weekly NESCAC honor

Football | Inexperience at key positions pushes losing streak to 10

For a fleeting moment on Saturday, the football team looked like a team capable of ending its nine−game losing streak, which dates back to last season's homecoming loss to Bates.

Volleyball | Jumbos second in NESCAC heading into home stretch

The volleyball team emerged from its only home NESCAC weekend of the year with a pair of straight-set victories over Amherst on Friday and Middlebury on Saturday. With the two wins, Tufts improved its winning streak to five and launched itself to second place in the conference standings.

Men's Soccer | Tufts unable to overcome slow start against visiting Conn. College

Following a slow start in its Oct. 3 home match against NESCAC foe Trinity, the men's soccer team was saved in the 98th minute when freshman midfielder Kyle Volpe found a wide−open Gus Santos on the left wing.

Player of the Week | Rand earns second weekly NESCAC honor

For the second time this season, junior Matt Rand earned the title of NESCAC men's cross country Performer of the Week, this time for his finish at the All New England Championships on Saturday.

Football | Notebook: Diminishing returns

Football | Inexperience at key positions pushes losing streak to 10

Field Hockey | No. 12 Tufts dominates Springfield

It looked to be over before it even started, as the No. 12 field hockey team defeated the Springfield College Pride 9−0 on Bello Field last night. Despite falling three spots in the national polls this week, the Jumbos looked as good as they have all season, in the victory. The nine goals mark the most scored by Tufts since Oct. 20, 2009, when the Jumbos defeated Gordon College by the same score.

Ben Kochman | The Wackness

The film "Moneyball" (2011) was almost an entirely different movie than the Hollywood hit that made its way into theaters two weeks ago. In 2009, production on the movie was axed after director Steven Soderbergh replaced many of the script's scenes with actual interviews with the subjects of the film. "It seems clear that [Soderbergh] became obsessed with authenticity," the Los Angeles Times  reported at the time.

Football | Backed into a corner, Jumbos are trying to start fresh

Faced with the unenviable task of recuperating from consecutive road losses and looking beyond a winless start, the football team did what it does best: The Jumbos went back to work.

Ethan Sturm | Rules of the Game

Four weeks of NFL football are in the books, and parity abounds. Tom Brady was outdueled by a Hahvahd quarterback, the Bills and Lions are a combined 7-1 and the Eagles and Steelers are a combined 3-5.