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Men's Track and Field | Tufts looks to NESCACs after strong effort at Invitational

In its final weekend before the NESCAC Championships, the men's track and field team was hoping for a tuneup at the Tufts Invitational at the Dussault track Saturday. And in what turned into a battle against a second straight week of poor weather, some Jumbos came out on top, hitting new personal records or winning their events amid the driving rain that hampered all the competitors.

Men's Tennis | Conference wins put Jumbos in contention for NESCAC berth

After victories against No. 15 Trinity on Thursday and Wesleyan on Saturday, the men's tennis team can almost taste its first NESCAC Tournament berth in five years.

Crew | Crew team dedicates boat to Adele Fleet Bacow

The members of the men's and women's crew teams gathered Saturday morning at the William A. Shoemaker boathouse at a ceremony to officially name one of the team's new boats in honor of Tufts' first lady, Adele Fleet Bacow. The team purchased the boat last year, and crew team coach Gary Caldwell and University President Lawrence Bacow conspired to name the boat after Adele and keep it a secret until the dedication. While the boat will be used by the women's team, it benefits the entire squad, Caldwell said.

Women's Lacrosse | Jumbos lose in heartbreaker, fall to fourth in NESCAC

Heading into their matchup with No. 11 Middlebury on Saturday, the members of the No. 13 women's lacrosse team had every reason to feel confident. Tufts had won nine of its previous 10 games and stood tied for second in the NESCAC with just two conference games remaining.

Men's Lacrosse | Finally, victory in Vermont

On Saturday afternoon, the No. 4 men's lacrosse team (11-1, 8-0 NESCAC) conquered one of its oldest demons, upending No. 10 Middlebury in an 11-8, come-from-behind victory, the Jumbos first win on the road against the Panthers in coach Mike Daly's 13-year tenure.

Softball | Junior Cantone chases history with every swing

In softball and baseball, statistics and record books are sacred.

Softball | Jumbos take weekend doubleheader from Mules behind stellar pitching performances

With the 2010-11 season winding down, the softball team is trying to make a late push in the NESCAC East standings. In a season marked by inconsistency, the Jumbos took a step toward this goal at home on Friday, when they swept a woeful Colby squad 6-0 and 4-0 on the strength of two fantastic pitching performances.

Men's Lacrosse | History on the line when No. 4 Tufts visits No. 10 Middlebury tomorrow

The No. 4 men's lacrosse team is in some serious need of a pick-me-up.

Inside NBA | First week of NBA playoffs full of excitement, individual efforts

In case you weren't paying attention to the first week of the NBA playoffs (though it's unclear why you wouldn't have been), you've missed some of the best first-round action in recent memory. But to catch up, here are three of the top storylines so far:

Men's Baseball | Ryan flirts with no-hitter in Tufts landslide

Football | Kevin Farr hired as new defensive backs coach

The football team has hired Kevin Farr as its new defensive backs coach, the Athletics Department announced yesterday. Farr comes to Tufts following a nine-season stint as the defensive coordinator at Saint Lawrence University, where he helped lead the Saints to the Liberty League championship and a first-place conference ranking in four defensive categories, including total defense.

David McIntyre | The Beautiful Game

Recently, I was asked by a hallmate to explain how the European soccer structure worked. I thought, "Well, it's really simple," before launching into a 15−minute explanation. Turns out, it isn't so easy to understand, and I realized that no one had ever really explained to me how soccer was organized — I just sort of picked it up over the years of listening to soccer commentary and reading soccer articles on the Internet.

Freshman diver recruits on TuftsLife

Johann Schmidt wants you to join the Tufts diving team. The qualifications? Commitment, curiosity and athletic ability — in that order.

Jo-ing, Jo-ing, gone: Clair breaks single-season home run record in sweep

Freshman catcher Jo Clair, shown here earlier this season, set the Tufts single-season home run record with a two-run blast yesterday against Bridgewater State. She now has 15 dingers this season, breaking the previous mark set in 2005. The Jumbos, who won the first game 5-0 and the second 8-1, still have seven games left, including a three-game NESCAC series at home against Colby this weekend.

Golf | Jumbos rebound from disappointing fall

After a fall campaign that saw the golf team tie for 30th out of 37 competitors at the New England Championships last October, the Jumbos returned to action this spring with respectable showings in three tournaments: the Worcester State Invitational on Tuesday in Worcester, Mass.; the Western New England College (WNEC) Invitational last Thursday in Springfield, Mass.; and the Hampton Inn Invitational the weekend of April 9−10 in North Dartmouth, Mass.

Men's fencing takes eighth at club Nationals

A full season of practice and hard work culminated on April 10 in Chicago when the men's fencing team placed eighth at the United States Association of Collegiate Fencing Club's National Championship. Over 700 collegiate fencers gathered at host University of Chicago to compete for the club crown.

Men's Lacrosse | 'Chattanooga Choo-Choo' rolls into Medford

Tennessee is typically known for its country music, whiskey, country music about Tennessee whiskey and, of course, Pat Summitt. At Tufts, though, perhaps the best thing to come out of the Volunteer State is a freshman who wears an Under Armour skullcap everyday to contain his long hair.

Women's Tennis | No. 1 Amherst slides by No. 5 Tufts in nail-biter

History was nearly made indoors at the Gantcher Center yesterday.

Men's Track and Field | Jumbos excel at MIT invite

Despite the poor weather conditions on Saturday, the men's track and field team came away from the MIT Invitational with some strong performances.

Brian Rowe | Calls the Shots

The other day, someone asked what I thought about the NBA playoffs — who would win, when would the Heat lose, would the Mavs show up, etc. I stared at them blankly for a few minutes, offered a halfhearted "Celtics? Maybe?" and realized that my head just isn't into basketball anymore. I'll pay a little more attention to the final two rounds, but for now, I'm all about baseball. And not just about those teams with $100 payrolls, but also those with $50 payrolls.