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Men's Tennis | Jumbos dominate in Rhode Island matchups

Love was in the air in Rhode Island this weekend, and the men's tennis team took full advantage.

Women's Soccer | Jumbos tough on Cardinals in 'Fan the Fire' showcase

In a game that the women's soccer team controlled for nearly the full 90 minutes, senior co-captain Lauren O'Connor lifted the Jumbos up-and-over the visiting Wesleyan Cardinals with a goal early in the second half, giving Tufts its first outright NESCAC victory and lifting the team to a 2-0-1 overall record.

Volleyball | Tufts sweeps first NESCAC weekend of year

The volleyball team continued its strong start to the season this weekend with convincing victories over NESCAC opponents Williams and Hamilton at Connecticut College, boosting its overall record to 5-0 and lifting the squad into a tie for first place in the conference standings.

Field Hockey | No. 8 Tufts dismisses Wesleyan in a game of 'firsts'

The No. 8 field hockey team seems to have hit its stride. With its first NESCAC win under its belt after Saturday's 2-0 victory over Wesleyan, the Jumbos seem to have put any early season uncertainties behind them and found their formula for success in 2011.

Fan the Fire' a win-win for team, fans

As the women's soccer team earned a well-deserved 1-0 victory over Wesleyan on Saturday, they had the support of an exceptionally large crowd as a result of the inaugural Fan the Fire event, which proved to be an unquestionable success.

Men's Soccer | Wesleyan edges Tufts 1-0

Until Saturday, everything seemed to be going right for the men's soccer team.

Zach Drucker | The Loser

ere's a little Zach Drucker history lesson for you: I was born on July 11, 1990, the first child and only son of Mara and Jon. As the first-born son, I was granted passage into the world of sports fandom by my father, starting with a rattling Jets football, a beaten-up Knicks cap and a Mets teddy bear cluttering my crib. My manhood was judged, not on how I performed in youth basketball leagues, USTA tennis tournaments or travel baseball games — after all, I'm an awkward, white, Jewish kid from New York suburbia, who never quite lived up to his "professional athlete" hype — but in how much I knew about Patrick Ewing's wingspan and Mike Piazza's stat line from the previous night. My dad weaned me on the Knicks, Mets and Jets, and my mom simply made sure I distinguished between being a fan and a fanatic.

Women's Soccer | Team looks to boost support

On paper, the Tufts women's soccer team's match against Wesleyan looks just like any other the team will play this year: nothing more than an early-season game against a familiar middle-of-the-pack NESCAC foe.

Men's Cross Country | National experience, continuity bode well for Tufts

After one of the program's youngest and deepest years, the men's cross country team looks to pick up where it left off last fall, this time with a more experienced squad and a drive to best its eighth−place Regional finish.

Women's Tennis | Jumbos open at Williams tomorrow

Last season was a historic one for the women's tennis team, as the Jumbos successfully climbed from a national No. 9 ranking at the start of the season up to a program−best No. 5, and then reached the national quarterfinals for the first time in school history. It might come as a surprise, then, that after such an exciting season, the Jumbos are starting off the fall on a worrisome note.

Women's Cross Country | Jumbos look to make their mark in region

After a summer of intense training, the women's cross country team looks to take advantage of its fitness and improve on its eighth−place finish at the Div. III New England Regional Championships. Even with the graduation of All−American Amy Wilfert (LA '11), the team comes into the year with valuable experience and a core group of talented sophomores and juniors itching to prove themselves on the national level.

Men's Tennis | Jumbos ready to reach new heights

After a groundbreaking 2010-11 campaign, in which the men's tennis team won its most matches in 15 years and reached the NESCAC Championships for the first time since the tournament went to a six-team format in 2006, the Jumbos' program appears to be on the rise. With a deep roster that returns almost all of last year's starters, the squad is set to begin its fall season under the direction of new head coach Jaime Kenney.

Field Hockey | No. 8 field hockey rebounds with 5-0 win over Babson

Though the No. 8 field hockey team took a two-spot skid in the national rankings after Saturday's loss to then-No. 10 Middlebury, it didn't play like a team down on itself in a 5-0 rout of Babson on Tuesday.

Football | Defense moves forward without three starters

Defensive coordinator Scott Rynne makes no excuses for the way his unit performed last season, when the football team lost its final seven games after a season-opening win at home against Hamilton.

Inside NFL| Riced and diced: Baltimore Ravens rout rival Steelers

During the NFL's Kickoff Weekend, no team made a louder statement than the Baltimore Ravens. By decimating the Pittsburgh Steelers, 35-7 on Sunday, the Ravens served notice to the rest of the league that they have big plans for this season, and even bigger hits in store to make them come to fruition.

Football | Welcome to the Blue Zone

The football team's defense really enjoys inserting its practice-jersey color into nonsensical phrases. Blue kids on the block. Blue cross, blue shield. Everything usually ends with "baby," so "Blue zone, baby; it'll leave you feeling sick" is also popular.

Inside NFL | Riced and diced: Baltimore Ravens rout rival Steelers

Volleyball | Tufts sweeps Brandeis Invitational

Going into the Brandeis Invitational, the volleyball team was filled with unanswered questions, most notably about the performance of eight first-years, who make up more than half the roster. But by the time Saturday was over, the Jumbos had shrugged off the doubts emphatically, sweeping the weekend's three-game slate with victories over Emmanuel, Rhode Island College (RIC) and Haverford.

Men's Soccer | Jumbos score late, tie against Middlebury

A year ago, it seemed that late deficits always spelled doom for the men's soccer team, which created plenty of opportunities — only for them to watch them slip away. The Jumbos came into Saturday's season opener looking to shed that label, and they did.

Women's Soccer | Jumbos go deep in draw with Panthers

In a rematch of last year's 3-0 rout of Middlebury, the women's soccer team fought key injuries and two Panthers equalizers in order to preserve a 2-2 draw in the Jumbos' season- and conference-opener at Kraft Field.