One of my favorite lines from Adam Sandler's 1998 film, "The Waterboy" — you know, back when Sandler was actually able to make an audience laugh consistently for a full−length movie — is when, at a postgame party, he orders a "scotch and a water, hold the scotch."
Midway through its 2010 campaign, the men's soccer team went on its longest losing streak of the season — three games — due in large part to an unfortunate propensity to give up early goals. The team eventually righted the ship, solidified the defense into one of the conference's best and punched its ticket to the NESCAC Championship.
The national No. 5 field hockey team over the weekend solidified its place atop the NESCAC with a 1−0 win over No. 4 Bowdoin in the regular season finale on Friday and a 4−1 trampling of Bates in the conference quarterfinals yesterday. In both games, the Jumbos dominated throughout and left the field with their heads held high, confident in their ability to capture the league crown.
The record books are going to need some serious altering after this one.
The men's cross country team suited up and headed to Hamilton for the NESCAC Championships on Saturday, walking away with a third−place finish in a conference that proved that it is more competitive than ever.
I will start off with updates from the spot−fixing scandal that I mentioned in my last column. The three Pakistani players suspected to be a part of the scandal have been temporarily suspended from playing cricket by International Cricket Council (ICC). Two of them have appealed the ban, and the investigations should be completed within a month. The investigation team has been looking into games played by Pakistan prior to the game against England, with one test match against Australia last year under particularly intense scrutiny.
The national No. 5 field hockey team on Tuesday traveled to Springfield College for its last chance to work out any kinks before tomorrow's match−up with the undefeated No. 4 Bowdoin Polar Bears. Though the level of play may not have been as high as the team would have liked, the Jumbos walked away with a 4−0 win in which the Pride were denied a single shot on goal.
In recent years, the Tufts University Rugby Football Club (TURFC) has established itself as one of the top teams in the region. This year has proven to be no different.
Despite all the talk during the off−season about the potential dominance of Miami's three superstars, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh look like little more than three incredibly talented players trying to figure out how they can compliment each other's skills — for the moment, at least.
Over the past few weekends, Tufts sailors have had mixed results and relatively disappointing finishes, but it seems that the team is finally gaining momentum.
For the second straight year, the co−ed water polo team is undefeated and champions of the North Atlantic Division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association headed into the national championship. And for the second straight year, the Jumbos have the expectation of bringing home the gold.
Seven wins down, four to go. That's the mindset of the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants, who have defied expectations to reach the 2010 World Series.
While the top runners of the women's cross country team rested in preparation for the NESCAC Championships this weekend, the rest of the team traveled to Franklin Park in Boston to run in the Mayor's Cup 5k. With a few spots still available on the Jumbos' NESCAC squad, more was at stake than just the team result for the runners.
It may not be an official varsity sport, but Taekwondo, one of the many martial arts originating from Korea, is very much alive and kicking on the Tufts campus.
I have magical powers! First Tiger Woods was rocked by a hilarious/tragic sex scandal after I wrote a semi−glowing column about him last fall. Now the same fate has befallen Every Announcer's Favorite Ancient, Overrated, Retiring and Unretiring and Ununretiring, Wrangler Jean Wearin', Just Plain Ole Fun Havin', AMERICAN quarterback.
The women's crew team competed against rowers from around the world this weekend at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, racing a Club Four and a Collegiate Four on Saturday and a Collegiate Eight and a Lightweight Four on Sunday.
Last week, I asked my readers — all eight of them — for their most legendary fantasy football stories. I wanted to hear the best and the worst of them, from reckless picks to dramatic, come−from−behind victories. This was your chance to shine, to tell the world of your tales.
A packed Parents Weekend crowd this Saturday was treated to a barnburner, as the women's soccer team played host to national No. 13 Williams. The game was full of fast−paced play and ample opportunities, but after 110 minutes of action, each team earned a well−deserved point in a 0−0 draw.
For nearly 100 minutes on Saturday, the men's soccer team withstood every shot, cross and half−chance Williams threw its way. It was in that 100th minute, however, that the Ephs finally broke through, netting a goal to earn a 1−0 victory in front of hundreds of Jumbo parents in town for the weekend.
