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The Turf Monster: How baseball became fun again
By Aiden Herrod | October 29Baseball in 2020 was tainted — that is, until the World Series.
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NFL Week 7 Recap: Patriots dynasty is dead
By Emma Joyce | October 28Catch up on all the action from around the league from the past week.
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Wonder Women: Tatyana McFadden
By Nicole Setow | October 28Wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden may be the closest person to an actual superhero that this column will cover. Many refer to her as the fastest woman in the world, and she certainly has the accolades to support it.
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Getting to know Tufts athletes: Rachel Brown
By Ananda Kao | October 27Senior defender Rachel Brown was excited about the potential of a very successful season, both individually as well as collectively for Tufts women's soccer. However, these dreams were cut short in August when the NESCAC announced the cancellation of fall sport seasons.
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Keeping up with the 617: Grading the Bruins' major offseason moves
By Matt Goguen | October 27Even with the limited mobility the Bruins held in the free agency market, the Bruins still managed some large moves during the unorthodox free agent season.
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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer: A fairytale rivalry
By Pranav Jain | October 26Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal: rivals on the court, friends off the court. The world has seen nearly 17 years of pure domination by these two tennis stars. But how did this rivalry begin? Let’s dive into the greatest rivalry the world of sport has ever seen.
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Sharp from the Sofa: An ode to Ryan Fitzpatrick
By Alex Sharp | October 26If you’re an NFL fan, there is a decent chance Fitzpatrick has started a game for your favorite team. In his sixteen-year career, Fitzpatrick has played for eight teams: the Rams, Bengals, Bills, Titans, Texans, Jets, Buccaneers, and Dolphins.
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Getting to know Tufts athletes: First-year students acclimating to student-athlete experience
By Sophia Antezana | October 23Most first-year athletes were placed in the same residential cohorts as their teammates in order to limit their exposure to those not on the team, which in turn has also helped foster relationships among them.
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NFL Recaps Week 6: Buccaneers, Titans rise to the occasion, teams across the league capture impressive wins
By Ethan Grubelich | October 22The NFL’s recent struggles with COVID-19 persisted as multiple teams’ practice facilities were temporarily closed due to positive test results leading up to Sunday in a week without Thursday Night Football. The fact that these cases, however, did not force further adjustments to the current league schedule — which have been in place since Week 5 — gave the NFL a much-needed sigh of relief in Week 6.
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The Turf Monster: Outside-the-box NFL awards picks
By Aiden Herrod | October 22The NFL is a team sport first, but the awards at the end of the season are where individual accomplishments are highlighted in the best and brightest players of the league. We’re almost halfway through the season at this point (wow), and I wanted to use some outside-the-box awards picks as a way to shine a spotlight on some of the most exciting or under-appreciated players in this bizarre NFL season.
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Fall Classic 2020: The culmination of a historic MLB season
By Jack Adgate | October 21Action thus far in the postseason has been quite unpredictable, with teams owning losing records giving high-ranking clubs first-round scares, a team that lost over 100 games in 2019 winning their Wild Card series, and an infinite supply of 100 mile-per-hour fastballs. Despite the shortened season and abnormal postseason format, October has proven that baseball just continues to become more exciting with each passing year.
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The Bubble has always counted
By Jenny Lu | October 21Through the trials of the bubble, LeBron won his fourth championship with his third team as well as the Finals MVP just for thousands of basketball fans on Twitter to say that the 2020 NBA season came with an asterisk. But the bubble has always counted.
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A surprising view: Teams performing in the Premier League
By Michael Wallace-Bruce | October 20One of the most exhilarating leagues in the world has returned and has already produced potential goals of the season and video assistant referee drama within a month and a half. Sitting atop the league so far is Everton and although it is early to give a verdict on the end of the season standings, the dazzling performances of Everton, Aston Villa, and Leeds makes them the teams to keep an eye on.
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Keeping up with the 617: Finding Optimism for the Patriots
By Matt Goguen | October 20Most of New England was not expecting this rollercoaster start to the Patriots season, but New Engalnd fans should not be sounding the alarm bells just yet.
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Through Direct Hit podcast, cricket enthusiasts build fanbase at Tufts
By Arnav Sacheti | October 19What started as a fun project to spend time during quarantine quickly turned into a recurring podcast with a growing cast of contributors. “This podcast has the potential to no longer remain a podcast but to become a community platform for people to engage with everything related to cricket,” sophomore Saumya Mehta said.
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Sharp from the Sofa: A used mattress, pasta and the NCAA
By Alex Sharp | October 19No players or coaches did anything wrong and nobody affiliated with the program or working at UMass knew anything incorrect had occurred, yet the NCAA cracked down and forced the team to vacate three years of wins. If a teacher, parent, boss, or any other authority figure acted this way it would leave us scratching our heads in disbelief. But this is the way the NCAA has governed for years.
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Nadal dominates French Open — again
By Alex Sharp | October 16In 2005, a 19-year-old Rafael Nadal won his first French Open title. This past Sunday he won his 13th, defeating Novak Djokovic 6–0, 6–2, 7–5. It was Nadal’s 20th career Grand Slam title, moving him into a tie with Roger Federer for the all-time record.
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Hoops Traveler: FC Barcelona, the basketball team?
By Arnav Sacheti | October 16This week, my travels take me to Spain — provided that I successfully cross the language barrier. My lack of soccer knowledge is compensated by my fascination with international basketball. Lucky for me, I quickly discovered that behind the iconic soccer franchise logos of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid rests an unexpected — yet powerful — non-soccer legacy.
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The Turf Monster: The 14 NBA teams that can win a title in 2021
By Aiden Herrod | October 15To fill some of that basketball void that’s been lingering since the finals wrapped up, I’ve decided to look ahead and evaluate what the basketball landscape will look like in 2021. There are some exciting narratives and teams to explore, as well as several key players coming back from prolonged absences.
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LA Lakers win their 17th franchise championship
By Sharan Bhansali | October 14The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat 106–93 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Sunday to win their 17th franchise championship. Led by Lebron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers dominated the Miami Heat on both sides of the ball.
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