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Editor's Challenge | Week 9

Hello Sports fans, welcome to Week 9 of the Editor's Challenge. Last week was not a good one for those at the bottom of the standings, as Sophie "Burrata" Lehrenbaum and Nina "Mascarpone" Joung's attempts were about as solid as their cheesy namesakes. Both scored only six ...



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Conroy, Mitchell-Sparke earn "Fish Head" in final fall meet

Women’s crew traveled to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. this weekend for its final regatta of the fall season, the Head of the Fish. The regatta gave the team an opportunity to work on its sculling, and to race in doubles and quads with different arrangements.“This race was a great way to end the season," sophomore ...




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Out of left field: Schwarber strikes back

One of the most intriguing storylines of this World Series has been the return of the Cubs’ former catcher and now left fielder Kyle Schwarber. Schwarber tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and lateral collateral ligament (LCL) on April 7 in the Cubs' third game of the season, when he collided ...



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Jumbos stand perfect in NESCAC, prepare for quarterfinals

With yet another convincing win, the Tufts women’s volleyball team finished off its first perfect season in the NESCAC since 2008, going 10-0 in all conference play. Improving to 22-2 overall on the season, the Jumbos have wrapped up all regular season play and are poised for the next step, their ...



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Tufts rolls over Amherst for first time since 2007

The Jumbos trampled the Amherst Purple and White 27-10 this weekend, improving their record to 5-1. The win is Tufts' first over Amherst since 2007 and the first at Amherst's Lehrman Stadium since 2004.Going into the game, Amherst was touted for its extremely stout run defense. Before playing Tufts, ...



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Under the Lights: Violent ends

Worry and consternation have surely been flying around the NFL's New York City office throughout the last month over a problem once considered unthinkable: NFL television ratings are down. Yes, you read that right. After decades of dominating Sunday's (and Monday’s and Thursday’s and, ...


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Tufts hopes to beat Amherst for first time away since 2004

The rain came, the rain went and the rain came again, but the Tufts Jumbos (4-1) kept their NESCAC championship dreams afloat in a 35-16 Parents Weekend victory over the visiting Williams Ephs (0-5).This Saturday, the Jumbos will travel to face the Amherst Purple and White (3-2). Amherst has not lost ...


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Tufts clinches top seed for NESCAC tournament

Tufts field hockey enters the postseason this weekend sitting in the driver’s seat after closing out the last week of the regular season with three wins and clinching the top seed in the NESCAC with an 8-2 conference record (13-2 overall). Tufts, which improved to third overall in the latest national ...



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Tufts enters NESCAC tournament seeded second

The Jumbos closed out the regular season with a loss to the Bowdoin Polar Bears on Tuesday, finishing with a conference record of 6-2-2. Nationally ranked No. 19, Tufts enters Saturday's NESCAC tournament as the second seed to No. 4 Amherst (8-1-1). Tufts overcame Williams (6-3-1) on Saturday ...



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Editor's Challenge | Week 8

Welcome to week eight of editor's challenge. Last week, yours truly, Executive Sports Editor Phillip Goldberg, caught fire and nailed 10 out of 14 possible match-ups. My Giants, Dolphins and Buccaneers picks were especially unpopular, as no more than two of my peers agreed on any of them. Thanks ...



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The Coin Toss: NBA season predictions

Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold, unlikely predictions every week about some of your favorite professional sports. First, a quick recap of last week.I had the Browns topping their season high in total offense. They didn't perform horribly against the Bengals, but their 352 yards ...


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Jumbos net second out of 17 at Oberg Trophy Regatta

Despite strong winds and tumultuous racing conditions, the sailing team competed in five regattas around the Boston area and throughout New England this weekend, earning high rankings in most of its races. The co-ed team sent crews to race in the Midweek Firefly Invite at MIT, the Oberg Trophy at ...