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Sailing | Jumbos improve performance, finish sixth at team race

The coed sailing team traveled to New London, Conn., this weekend to compete in the Hap Moore Team Race Regatta. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy hosted the regatta on the Thames River, which saw great sailing conditions throughout the weekend. In a highly competitive field, the coed team came in sixth of 12 while local rival Boston College — the No. 1-ranked team in the nation — placed first overall.

Inside the NHL | Devils, Sabres lag behind despite big additions

Perhaps this year's biggest offseason news to both casual and diehard NHL fans was the re-signing of New Jersey Devils star Ilya Kovalchuk. The first attempt from the Devils, a deal for $102 million over 17 years, was nixed by the NHL for violating the league's contract rules. Eventually, the Devils completed a contract for $100 million over 15 years that the league approved.

Women's Cross Country | Women's cross country claims sixth at ECACs race Saturday

With the top seven runners resting up for the Regional meet next weekend, the next seven women's cross country team members got the opportunity to race at the Eastern Conference Athletic College (ECAC) Championship race this past Saturday at Colt State Park. The Jumbos made the most of the opportunity and showed off the solid depth of the squad.

Inside the NFL | Who wants to win Super Bowl XLV?

What a difference one year can make.

Alex Prewitt | Live from Mudville

One of my favorite lines and analogies in all of music — and all of popular culture, for that matter — comes from OutKast's 2001 smash-hit "So Fresh, So Clean." In it, Andre 3000 belts out the following verse:

Men's Cross Country | Depth on display as men's cross country takes fourth at ECACs

A deep men's cross country team took fourth out of 44 teams at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships in Bristol, R.I.

Volleyball | Volleyball gets unexpected at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament

The volleyball team will be heading to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year after the selection committee announced yesterday that the Jumbos had made the eight-team New England Regional bracket, joining fellow NESCAC teams Amherst and Middlebury.

Volleyball | Tufts' season ends in heartbreaking fashion

Once again, this time in Sunday's NESCAC Championship match, the Jumbos were unable to defeat the team that has bested them time and again this season — the Middlebury Panthers.

Heartbreak at Tufts: Both field hockey and volleyball upended in NESCAC title games

Football | Bendit like David

David Bendit wasn't about to let his past come back to haunt him. Not this time.

Sailing | Tufts to head to Atlantic Coast Championships

The No. 17 Tufts' women's sailing team raced to a sixth−place finish this past weekend at the Victorian Coffee Urn Regatta hosted by Conn. College, qualifying the Jumbos for a place in the Women's Atlantic Coast Championships (ACCs), hosted in St. Petersburg, Fla., in two weeks.

Avinash Asthana | Switch Hit

One of the most common means by which a batsman's proficiency is judged is by his batting average: how many runs a batsman scores per inning.

Inside the NHL | NHL rookies show massive potential

For most Americans, the extent of their hockey knowledge boils down to two names — Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby.

Men's Crew | Jumbos end fall season with strong showing at Head of Fish

Despite a strong headwind, the men's varsity crew team secured a strong finish at this weekend's Head of the Fish Regatta, with its top four finishing 17th out of 31. The Head of the Fish marks the last competition the men will participate in until the spring season.

Ethan Frigon | The Beard Abides

November is finally here. I, for one, am ecstatic about this news, as it means our long, collective national nightmare is over. What am I talking about exactly? Unemployment is still over 9 percent. Economic downturn is still (debatably) going on strong.

Giants win World Series for the first time since 1954

It took 53 seasons, three gut−wrenching World Series defeats and a three−run home run from the unlikeliest of heroes, but for the first time since moving from New York to San Francisco, the Giants are the champions of baseball.

Can the NFL succeed overseas?

The San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos are used to long road trips. They are two of the NFL's just six franchises not located in the Eastern or Central time zones.

Football | Fucillo to receive Gold Helmet Award

Just like the passing yardage, the awards for Anthony Fucillo just keep piling on.

Inside the NBA | Finding the Answer

This past offseason was one of the most exciting in NBA history, with superstars swapping teams and drastically changing the league's landscape for the next decade. The dust has yet to settle and, though it's a far cry away, next summer will see another outstanding crop of players becoming free agents.

Women's Crew | Jumbos succeed at Head of the Fish Regatta in New York

After a tough weekend on the Head of the Charles, the women's crew team finished its fall season on a high note on Sunday by earning five medals at the Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.