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Women's Soccer: Tufts maintains undefeated start to the season

Women's soccer recorded a draw and a victory in its double-header weekend against Conn. College and Trinity, respectively. This came on the back of a 1-0 midweek victory at Wesleyan. With these results against their NESCAC rivals, the Jumbos continue their unbeaten start to the season, moving to ...



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On the Spot: This past transfer window...

When Paul Pogba returned to Manchester United for a then-world-record fee of $116.4 million, many thought the club had lost it. Yet such is the market today that 18-year-old Kylian Mbappe, hardly proven at the highest level of the game, is to move to Paris St. Germain for about $210 million next ...


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Back-to-back sweeps cement dominant weekend for volleyball

Disclaimer: Mackenzie Bright has previously worked as a staff writer at the Daily. She was not involved in the writing of this article.It was a weekend of perfection for Tufts volleyball, opening up NESCAC play with a pair of emphatic victories against conference rivals. In spite of their earlier ...


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Field hockey sweeps pair of NESCAC opponents

Following last week’s emotional 2–3 overtime loss to No. 6 Babson, No. 1 Tufts faced two critical games against NESCAC opponents. The team responded with a vengeance, defeating Conn. College 5–0, and Trinity 3–1, on Saturday and Sunday respectively.“You learn a lot when you lose,” sophomore ...


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The Equalizer: Where US Men's soccer stands today

United States Men’s Soccer fans walking away from Red Bull Arena on the night of Sept. 1 had only one thought on their minds: how is this team going to qualify for the 2018 World Cup? Costa Rica, playing in its usual 5–4–1, outfought and outplayed a supposedly “superior” U.S. team to the ...




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Football: Jumbos win home opener in overtime thriller

The Tufts Jumbos hosted the Hamilton Continentals on Saturday in their home opener and came away with a 35-28 victory after an intense overtime period. This was the first game between the Jumbos and the Continentals since the first game of the fall 2015 season. In that matchup, the Jumbos came out ...


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Jumbos find strength in numbers this fall

It was a largely momentous cross country season for the Jumbos in 2016. The women’s team, anchored by now-senior Brittany Bowman, finished an impressive eighth out of 32 in the tricky six-kilometer race at the national championships. The men were represented at nationals by Tim Nichols (LA '17) ...


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Football eager to build on recent successes

After completing the school’s best season in nearly two decades, the Tufts football program faced an offseason of considerable change. To begin, the team underwent significant turnover with a large number of graduating players. Of the 19 seniors who graduated in May, 11 — including eight members ...


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Field hockey begins revenge tour with split results

The last time the Tufts field hockey team took the field — for last November’s 1–0 loss to Messiah College in the NCAA Div. III national championship game — the weather favored a snowball fight to a sporting event. Players on the sidelines bundled up in oversized parkas and wool hats to combat ...





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Men's tennis looks ahead after missing NESCAC tournament

The opening of the fall season is quickly approaching for the men's tennis team, which will travel to Vermont on Saturday for its first meet, the Middlebury Invitational.This competition will be the first for the team since April 29 when, despite the best efforts of then-juniors Rohan Gupte ...



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Volleyball has successful weekend, yet questions remain

The Jumbos wrapped up their first week of the season with a 3–1 record and clinched two victories out of three games at the New England Invitational, yet they still have multiple questions to answer. With no single player jumping out as the obvious choice, coach Cora Thompson has tried out multiple ...


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Sailing team sets ambitious course for 2017

The quintessential sports coach prowls the sidelines with crossed arms, never more than a few dozen yards away from their players. Rarely, if ever, is anyone beyond shouting distance. Not so for Tufts sailing team coach Ken Legler, who often finds himself multiple states away from his athletes. That’s ...


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Tufts golf shooting for great season this year

The Tufts men’s golf team has the potential to be something special this year. With the departure of just one player, Owen Elliott (LA '17), and two returning co-captains, seniors Aaron Corn and Taylor Nordan, the team looks like a force to be reckoned with. Although Elliott undoubtedly played ...