The No. 7 Tufts field hockey team entered a busy weekend set on redemption after an overtime loss Wednesday to Babson College. On Saturday, Tufts returned home to Ounjian Field to face Hamilton before traveling to New London to take on Connecticut College.
When the New Jersey Devils Fanatics Instagram page graced my feed last night, crying out to the world that there was only one more week left until hockey returns to Newark’s Prudential Center, I knew I had to write about the NHL, and about one player in particular. This player — a clear locker room presence, cheapshotting players left and right, blowing up group chats by angering opposing fans and, yes, a back-to-back Stanley Cup Champion — has certainly been a complete thrill to watch as a neutral fan.
After a remarkable 2024–25 season that saw the Tufts men’s tennis team reach the NCAA semifinals with a 23–3 record and an undefeated 10–0 NESCAC campaign, Tufts is taking a different approach to their championship aspirations.
Tufts football secured their first win in their season opener in an away game against Bowdoin, making their mark within the NESCAC with a winning score of 13–0. The Jumbos are currently holding a 10-game win streak against the Polar Bears.
Coming into the 2025 season as NESCAC Champions and NCAA runners-up, Tufts field hockey stepped onto the recently renovated Ounjian Field prepared to bring their game to the next level.
The Jumbos hit the road for the first time in the fall 2025 semester for their first tournament of the season in Salisbury, Maryland at Maggs Activities Center this past weekend. The schools that participated in the series were the Tufts Jumbos, Salisbury Sea Gulls and the Gettysburg Bullets.
For the Tufts men’s soccer team, waiting was certainly a difficult element of their NESCAC opener against No. 10 Williams on Saturday. Due to lightning, the game was delayed for over two hours just after the second half began, a memorable interlude in a game that otherwise lacked memorable moments for the Jumbos.
Ayahuasca sipper and podcast activist. Turn on “Sunday Night Football” between 2014–21, and you’re bound to hear the words, “Aaron Rodgers throws to Davante Adams for 6.
Following the Florida Panthers’ second straight Stanley Cup victory, NHL action has not slowed down one bit but simply moved from on to off the ice.
On Saturday, Tufts women’s soccer will take on Williams College in their first game of the 2025 season at 12:30 p.m. on Bello Field. Along with it being their season premiere, they will also be facing the pressure of playing their first conference game against the talented Ephs. The Jumbos, who have been in preseason for over a week, have focused their efforts on bettering the team in preparation.
Sports are defined by moments. Moments captivate us, anger us and most importantly, entertain us. With the rise in short-form content, such moments are only increasingly consumed by the masses all over social media. Moments in sports are critical to defining our fandoms, and our opinions formed from them define our views of the players.
With 5 billion viewers tuning in for the 2022 tournament, the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup is poised to break every possible record. Held every four years with limited qualification spots, the World Cup represents the pinnacle of soccer. Stars represent their countries in pursuit of the most important trophy of their careers.
With a goal in the second quarter of a March 23 game against Christopher Newport, graduating senior attacker Margie Carden became the all-time leading points scorer in Tufts women’s lacrosse history, breaking a record that had stood for almost 30 years.
When someone’s career profile reads off with top 20 spots in program history in 3-pointers made and points scored, two All-NESCAC seasons and two third team D3hoops.com All-Region 1 acknowledgements, one expects to hear about a journey that was as smooth as the drive down Route 66. Yet, for graduating senior Sofia Gonzalez, this road was windy and unpredictable, but it still left her with everything she could have wanted from her collegiate experience.
A lone white shirt wrestled through a sea of defenders, deftly maneuvering the ball while shrugging off a host of aggressive tackles. Despite his shirt being pulled, the young 5-foot-6-inch winger was unfazed, keeping balance and gliding past his markers before threading a pass to graduating senior forward Anthony Bhangdia, whose shot was deflected back into play and into the path of the tenacious winger who pounced on the loose ball and buried it in the bottom right corner.
For Tufts men’s tennis seniors Vuk Vuksanovic, Derin Acaroglu and Lachie Macintosh[a], the past four years have been about more than sets, stats and standings. Together, they’ve helped build one of the most competitive tennis programs in the country, and along the way, they’ve grown into leaders, teammates and friends whose legacy will be felt long after their last matches are played.
Baltimore Orioles’ Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson once said, “Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.” For young baseball players who matriculate to Tufts and try out for the club baseball team, it is the squad’s seniors, not the professional players in the lofty heights of Major League Baseball, who serve as their role models. In recognition of those seniors’ immense contributions to the program over their four years at Tufts, some of the team’s underclassmen wanted to pay tribute.
The top-ranked Tufts men’s lacrosse team earned a decisive 20–11 victory over Williams in the NESCAC quarterfinals on Bello Field on Saturday. This win not only marks the 14th consecutive victory over Williams but also propels Tufts into the NESCAC semifinals in pursuit of their sixth conference championship in the last seven years.
The Jumbos dropped a tough doubleheader against the Mules on Friday afternoon for their final NESCAC series of the season. A third game was intended to take place on Saturday but was postponed to Sunday due to inclement weather. In a final push to improve their standing in the NESCAC, the Jumbos lost a tough match.
During my junior year, I started writing a column in the sports section about gymnastics. Twenty-five editions later, this column has become one of my favorite things I have written for our paper. Now, I’m graduating, I’m retiring from college sports and I’m closing this chapter of writing for the Daily too.
