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Football | Trinity's trio of runners tramples Tufts team
October 17The football team's defense has to be tired.
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Volleyball | Tufts rallies to knock off Williams in thriller
October 17The volleyball team's 2010 season has been an emotional roller coaster.
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Field Hockey | Perfection no more: Trinity topples national No. 1 Tufts in OT
October 17Four days before Saturday's road game at Trinity, the field hockey team earned its first−ever national No. 1 ranking in the latest Kookaburra/NFHCA National Coaches Poll, a testament to the then−undefeated season the Jumbos were enjoying.
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Volleyball | Tufts falls to Bowdoin for first time since NESCAC's inception
October 14Coming off two disappointing defeats over the weekend against Middlebury and Amherst that dropped it to 5−2 in the NESCAC, the Tufts volleyball team desperately needed a bounce−back win Wednesday night in a road match at Bowdoin.
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Football | Tufts could snap Trinity's home streak
October 14Two weeks ago, the football team was on the wrong end of a broken streak when Bates beat Tufts for the first time since 1985. Tomorrow, the Jumbos have a shot at turning the tables when they visit the Trinity Bantams, winners of 36 straight at Jessee/Miller Field, for the chance to move to .500 and snap the Bantams' nine−year unblemished home mark.
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Inside NCAA Football | Boise State Broncos may buck BCS
October 14Take a look at a congressperson's agenda, and you will likely see a list of the important issues of the day: the Gulf Oil Spill, the economy, the Iraq War, and … the Boise State football team.
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Inside MLB | Yankees and Phillies surge through division series
October 13The first round of the 2010 playoffs began and ended with Texas Rangers left−hander Cliff Lee beating the Tampa Bay Rays. But there was plenty of drama and top−notch pitching sandwiched in between.
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Sailing | Top sailors have poor showing at Moody Trophy
October 13Getting back into peak form is not easy for any athlete after a tough game or match; the mental and physical challenges and expectations are draining. The co−ed sailing team, however, is climbing back after two straight weekends of hardship and a loss of momentum.
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Jumbos squander early lead against UMass Dartmouth
October 13Everything that was going so right for the men's soccer team in late September is now going dreadfully wrong in October.
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Golf | Disappointing weekend in Worcester leaves team with one more shot at redemption
October 12The golf team hoped to rebound after placing outside of NESCAC contention at the conference qualifiers, but an 11th-place finish at the Bison Invitational hosted by Nichols College this past weekend only added to the disappointment. The Jumbos seemed frustrated throughout Sunday, with lackluster performances across the board at Green Hill Golf Course in Worcester, Mass.
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Women's Crew | Novices gain first regatta experience in Worcester
October 12While the varsity rowers took this past weekend off to continue preparations for the Head of the Charles next weekend, the women's novice crew team began its fall season at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta in Worcester, Mass., entering two boats in the women's eight.
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Women's Tennis | Jumbos fall to Ephs, but Browne remains victorious
October 12The Tufts women's tennis team fell to longtime rival Williams this weekend in a non-league fall match at Wesleyan. The Jumbos have historically been outplayed by the Ephs on a regular basis, though they put up a good fight in May at the NCAA Round of 16, losing a close 5-4 match, which was particularly impressive considering that then-freshman Lindsay Katz, who played No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles, was unable to play due to an ankle injury.
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Field Hockey | Undefeated Jumbos hit No. 1 in national rankings
October 12For the first time in program history, the field hockey team is ranked No. 1 in the nation by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Coaches Poll. With a perfect record in the most competitive conference in Div. III, the Jumbos earned 22 of the 38 votes this week to bump from second to first with 711 points — 27 points ahead of now-No. 2 Lebanon Valley College.
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Ethan Frigon | The Beard Abides
October 12During Monday Night Football last week, commentators Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden nearly exploded with glee. What prompted such happiness from this pair of seasoned football analysts? Well, I'll give you the play-by-play from the Patriots' second drive of the third quarter.
Soccer
Women's Soccer | Smart substitutions help Tufts extend streak
October 11During a soccer game, substitutions are arguably the most important decisions a coach has to make. Tufts head coach Martha Whiting handled this aspect of the game masterfully yesterday, inserting freshman forward Anya Kaufman midway through the first half. Less than two minutes after entering the game, Kaufman scored her first collegiate goal, which was enough for a 1-0 non-conference win over Endicott.
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Women's Cross Country | Young talent again finishes strong for Jumbos at New England Championships
October 11The women's cross country team this weekend at the New England Championships went up against a slew of Div. I, II and III teams , which proved to be the toughest field of competition the Jumbos have faced this season.
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Men's Soccer | Jumbos give up early goal, can not strike back against Mules
October 11For the second straight Saturday, the men's soccer team fell behind early in an important NESCAC match-up. Yet unlike in last week's resounding Homecoming victory over Bates, there was no comeback in the cards this time for Tufts, as the Jumbos fell 1-0 to the Colby Mules.
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Men's Cross Country | Tufts takes 17th in Saturday's New England Championships, finishes fifth among
October 11The men's cross country team on Saturday had its strongest race yet at the Open New England Championships, taking 17th out of 47 teams and fifth among Div. III schools.
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Women's Soccer | Firing on all cylinders, Jumbos increase win streak to four
October 11It took a while for the women's soccer team, which has 10 first-years on its roster, to work the kinks out. The team went 1-2-2 in its first five matches, including a frustrating tie against NESCAC bottom-dweller Wesleyan.
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