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Tisch Sports Panel

March 8

A panel consisting of (from left) CBS Sports Vice President Michael Aresco (A '72), Major League Baseball executive John Brody (LA '95), Tufts trustee and New England Patriots co-owner Dan Kraft (LA '87) and Boston Globe columnist Tony Massarotti (LA '89) met in Tisch Library on Friday morning to discuss the business of sports. Professor Sol Gittleman moderated the panel of alumni, which touched upon topics including the future of sports media and the state of sports in a recession.

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Inside the NBA | The Resurgence of the Diesel: Shaq and the Suns look to make a late run in the West

March 8

Mid-March means March Madness for most basketball fans. But for the avid NBA fan, this time of year means the NBA playoffs are only a month away. Now is the time when teams on the bubble start making their final push for the last few spots in their respective conferences. As always, the Eastern Conference's No. 7 and No. 8 seeds will have losing records, but out West, the fight for the playoffs is between multiple quality teams.

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Tufts teams prominently featured in early spring season rankings

March 5

With the lacrosse and sailing teams in action this weekend, the spring sports season is set to begin in earnest. Several Jumbo squads are expected to be competitive on a national level in the coming months, evidenced by their prominent places in early-season rankings. A look at where Tufts stands:

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Derosa earns all-conference honors

March 5

Sophomore right wing Tom Derosa became the second Tufts player ever to garner All-NESCAC honors in hockey yesterday, earning a spot on the conference's Second Team. In his first season with the Jumbos since transferring from Div. I Merrimack, Derosa helped Tufts make its first NESCAC Tournament appearance since 2005, posting a team-best 28 points. On Feb. 12, the Charlestown, Mass. native was one of five conference players named as a semifinalist for the Joe Concannon Award, presented to the best American-born player in New England in Div. II and III hockey.

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Weekly Mumbo Jumbo

March 5

"It was a big surprise and a huge honor. I have to give credit to my coach who helped me through this season's ups and downs. My record wasn't as good as my brother's, but I'll be holding this over his head for a couple months at least."

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Hockey | Jumbos close season with playoff appearance

March 5

Prior to its 2008-09 campaign, the hockey team had struggled mightily to string together wins, posting a combined 18-46-3 record over the last three years with no appearances in the conference tourney. But with the season now over, signs of a return to consistency for the Jumbos are evident with the hopes of building a lasting, more-successful program.

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Lacrosse | Jumbos look to rebound from disappointing '08 campaign

March 4

Coming off of the first NCAA Tournament bid in program history, the men's lacrosse team entered the 2008 season brimming with confidence. The squad had posted a program-best 13-4 record in 2007 and battled its way to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to eventual national runner-up Gettysburg.

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Bruins increase depth on deadline Wednesday, add veterans Recchi and Montador to roster

March 4

    In the week before the trade deadline, it was rumored that the Boston Bruins were in trade talks with the Anaheim Ducks to acquire All-Star defenseman Chris Pronger. Those talks were ultimately fruitless, but the Bruins still executed some moves in an attempt to gear up for a deep playoff run.     The Bruins acquired forward Mark Recchi and a second-round draft pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning in return for forward Martins Karsums and defenseman Matt Lashoff. The 41-year-old Recchi has played for six teams in his career and is enjoying a resurgent season with 45 points in 62 games. The Bruins acquired him for his veteran leadership and to provide some extra secondary offense, and because the cost for Boston was low. Karsums is an AHL superstar and Lashoff's development has gone sorely off track, so neither will be particularly missed. A high-second-round draft pick returning is the icing on the cake.     Earlier in the day, the Bruins traded checking-line winger Petteri Nokelainen to the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Steve Montador. Montador is another veteran with playoff experience. He has seen a bit of an offensive surge in the past two years, although nobody would ever mistake him for an offensive defenseman. A solid presence at the back end of a defense, he will supplant either Mark Stuart or Shane Hnidy on the third pairing.

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Jumbos will return strong core of veterans as they look to improve on a downward-sliding 2008 campaign

March 4

The men's lacrosse team entered 2008 riding high, slotted at No. 9 in the preseason national rankings. But soon after starting out the season with three straight wins, including a convincing 7-4 victory over Williams -- the team that eventually eliminated Tufts from the first round of the NESCAC Tournament -- the wheels came off. Tufts dropped four of its next seven games, losing to lower-ranked teams like Conn. College and Roanoke and ultimately finishing with an overall record of 9-6, down from its mark of 13-4 a season prior.

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David Heck | The Sauce

March 4

Manny Ramirez finally signed with the Dodgers yesterday, ending the longest and perhaps most confusing drama of baseball's offseason. After declining a two-year, $45 million contract in November, Manny's agent, Scott Boras, and the Dodgers negotiated for nearly five months, eventually agreeing upon a... two-year, $45 million contract. If you're bewildered by this, you probably don't know much about Manny Ramirez.

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