It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The Masters is just around the corner, and in less than two weeks we will have crowned a new winner, or better yet, a new winner will have slipped on that beautiful green jacket.The first major of the year will be hosted at Augusta National in Augusta, Ga. ...
Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold, unlikely predictions about your favorite sports.Before spring break, I made some predictions for the first round of the NCAA tournament. I correctly predicted two upsets: (11) Xavier over (6) Maryland and (11) URI over (6) Creighton. (10) VCU lost ...
Over spring break, I got to visit Havana, Cuba on an educational trip. Part of that education was learning about the Revolution, Fidel and the political history of Cuba. But the other part was learning about the culture of baseball on the island. From walking around Havana to visiting the Museo Nacional ...
For the third time this season, Tufts found itself matched up against a familiar conference foe – Amherst – this time with the national championship on the line. Despite an offensive spurt to kick off the second half, Tufts was unable to recover from a sluggish start and fell 52-29 to Amherst on ...
Last weekend, men’s track and field competed in the NCAA Div. III Championships in Naperville, Ill. Senior tri-captain distance runner Tim Nichols, junior jumper Stefan Duvivier, sophomore mid-distance runner Hiroto Watanabe and sophomore mid-distance runner Josh Etkind all qualified to represent ...
On Wednesday, the Jumbos (29-2) flew out to Grand Rapids, Mich. as they prepare to make their fourth consecutive Final Four appearance on Friday.“It’s pretty crazy to think about, coming in as a freshman, the team had never made the Final Four, the farthest they’[d] gone was the Sweet Sixteen,” ...
Tufts jumped right into its season with two games over the last week, facing off against No. 1 ranked Middlebury on Sunday and then against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Wednesday. After losing to Middlebury, the Jumbos knew they had to regroup heading into this week’s game, according to senior quad-captain ...
Tufts baseball set the bar high last season by winning its fourth NESCAC Championship, setting a program record of 35 total victories on the season with an overall record of 35-8 and advancing to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament. The team ultimately fell to Keystone 7-5.“I think every year ...
For the first time in four years, the Jumbos will begin the regular season without the title of national champions. While the team’s aspirations remain as high as ever, coach Cheryl Milligan – entering her fourteenth year heading the program – emphasized the importance of keeping early results ...
March can only mean one thing … college basketball is at the forefront of everyone’s attention. The Daily and I, Eddie “The Ides” Samuels, are here to provide you with some of the most (and least) insightful bracket advice. Unsurprisingly, one-seeds dominated the final four picks, with Villanova, ...
The first wave of free agency is done and about 95 percent of the biggest names have been signed. I could go and do free agency grades for each team, but that is way too much work. A quick filler if you haven’t been paying attention: The Browns actually did good things, AP is still free and the Patriots ...
Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold, unlikely predictions about your favorite professional sports.Last week, I made some NFL free agency predictions, two of which have already been busted. Alshon Jeffery signed with the Eagles (I had Titans) and A.J. Bouye signed with the Jaguars (I had ...
The No. 3 Jumbos are 4-0 after sweeping all three match-ups of the last week, including their first -- and likely their toughest -- conference match-up of the regular season against the then-12th-ranked Middlebury Panthers. Tufts matched the program's sixth-highest single-game goal total in a 24-16 ...
Heading into last weekend’s NCAA Div. III Indoor National Championship meet, coach Kristen Morwick said the biggest obstacles facing Tufts' two runners, juniors Brittany Bowman and Annalisa DeBari, would be mental.“Both Britt [Bowman] and Nal [DeBari] know what they need to do to prepare for ...
In a day that was supposed to be calm and clear for the native son of our neighbor to the north, Adam Hadwin sure made himself earn his first career PGA Tour win. But, he did earn it (as well as the praise of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau).Hadwin entered the final round of the Valspar Championship, ...
On Friday, the Tufts Jumbos (22-7) concluded their 2016–2017 season with a 87-80 defeat at the hands of their hosts, the Babson Beavers (29-2). The team’s Sweet Sixteen exit ties them with the 2005–2006 squad for the second-most successful NCAA Div. III men’s basketball tournament run in program ...
Tufts will find itself in the Final Four again this upcoming weekend for the fourth consecutive year, after defeating Washington University (WashU) in St. Louis 57-43 on Saturday. The Jumbos traveled to St. Louis, Mo. on Friday, defeating Scranton 65-48 to set up a match-up against WashU.Senior tri-captain ...
I don’t like Tim Tebow. I don’t like that the Mets signed him to a minor league contract over some player who actually deserves it. Since his days with the Denver Broncos, Tebow has been a media circus and a poor player. As some may recall, Tebow was a bad NFL quarterback. He went on a crazy late-season ...
Having earned their second consecutive Sweet Sixteen berth, the No. 14-ranked Tufts Jumbos (22-6) continue their NCAA Div. III men’s basketball tournament campaign against the No. 3-ranked Babson Beavers (27-2) Friday. The contest will serve as a rematch of the final game of the Big Four Classic in ...
No. 4 Tufts has made an approximately 1200-mile trip to St. Louis, Mo. to face Scranton in NCAA Sweet Sixteen action tonight. Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is one of four schools that will host the next two rounds of the tournament, the other three being Amherst, Ohio Northern and St. ...
