The men's tennis team saw a successful opening to its season with a win in its first tournament of the season held last weekend at Middlebury. The weekend offered a first taste of collegiate tennis for the team's first-years, who made their first road trip, earned their first collegiate ...
In the Jumbos' home opener at Bello Field on Saturday, the team earned its first win of the season, defeating Bates 3-0. On Sunday, Tufts repeated its success at home in a 3-0 win over non-conference opponent Plymouth State. Prior to last weekend the Jumbos were 0-2-1, marking their worst ...
What’s up fantasy football fans? I’m your new fantasy columnist for the fall, and my job is to help you win a game or two this year. In each column, I am going to give you one to two players at each position who should be absolute fantasy studs for the upcoming week, while hopefully managing ...
Men’s golf travelled to Middlebury, Vt. last weekend for the Duke Nelson Invitational and the team's second competitive tournament of the season. A strong first day saw the Jumbos in sixth place, but they slid to 13th on the second day.“We started off pretty hot,” coach George Pendergast said. ...
Two weeks of NFL football have come and gone. We have seen everything from national anthem protests to a couple of Patriots wins (sans Brady), and another RGIII injury. Did you expect anything else? Those might have been predictable, but not every outcome is a certainty. There are surprise upsets, ...
The Jumbos are enjoying a successful start to their 2016 campaign, moving to 3-0-1 overall and 2-0 in the NESCAC for the season after beating division opponent Bates and tying Lesley. Tufts is one of only three remaining undefeated teams in NESCAC play, this year's record a real improvement ...
The women’s cross country team kicked off its season with a dominant performance on Saturday, running away with first place at the four-team Bates Invitational. The Jumbos have generally started off strong in recent years, placing first in five of their last six season-opening competitions, including ...
Everyone has something to say about Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who has, in protest, refused to stand for the traditional playing of the national anthem before any 49ers game this year.“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people ...
Women's and co-ed sailing were highly successful this past weekend as both teams picked up strong results in regattas that could set the tone for this fall season.The co-ed team traveled to Kings Point for the Nevins Trophy Regatta this past weekend. The race featured some of the toughest competition ...
Women's volleyball is undefeated thus far this season. This past weekend, the Jumbos defeated divisional foes Williams and Amherst and moved to 8-0 on the season. On Friday, Tufts hosted Williams and beat the Ephs three sets to one. The next day, Tufts swiftly handled Amherst in straight sets. ...
Between resurfaced courts in Gantcher Center and coach Karl Gregor’s first recruiting class consisting of five new first-years, men's tennis anticipates an exciting and successful fall 2016 season. The fall is traditionally when men's tennis sets the stage for their spring season by playing ...
Mike Trout, José Altuve, Josh Donaldson, and Mookie Betts, in some order, are the favorites for American League (AL) MVP this year. Using WAR (Wins Above Replacement) as a performance measure, it’s clear that all four have had incredible seasons. Trout (9.64) leads the bunch, followed by Betts (8.51), Altuve (7.74) and finally Donaldson (6.86). Despite Trout’s large lead in WAR, he has not been the AL's most valuable player.
Men’s cross country finished second out of four teams on Saturday at the Bates Invitational at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. Tufts finished with 171 points, behind Bates' 115 points but ahead of Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) 196 and Southern Maine's 397.Senior ...
The men's crew team is still riding the momentum from its strong spring season as it gears up for the start of fall racing in a few weeks. The Jumbos raked in the medals at both the New England Championships in April and at the National Invitational Rowing Championship (NIRCs). Overall, it was ...
Men's golf showed no rust heading into its season debut tournament this weekend at the Detrick Invitational, in which they finished fifth out of 11. Despite having never played a round at Indian Hill Golf Club, it did not take long for the team to feel at home at the tournament hosted by Trinity ...
Field hockey is already off to a solid 2-0 start in its first week of play this season. In their season debut, the No. 12 Tufts handily knocked off Colby in Maine on Saturday by a 6-2 margin before traveling again on Tuesday to edge out a tough No. 10 Babson team 2-1. Tufts was confident in its ...
Welcome back, sports fans, to the second week of Editor's Challenge. Last week, we mentioned Chris "Speedy" Warren's ballsy decision to pick the Buccaneers over the Falcons, which turned out to be the pick of the week. Warren sprinted to the top of the standings, where he sits tied ...
Tufts men's soccer suffered its worst start to the season since 2009, when the program fell to 0-4-1 before winning a game. Although the 2016 Jumbos aren't at that point yet, their 0-1-1 record is a far cry from last season's 5-0-0 start.Tufts traveled to Waterville, Maine on Saturday to ...
The Tufts women’s crew team returned to early morning practices this week after a much-needed offseason. Though rowing mostly competes in large regattas in the spring, including the regional and national regattas, the fall season remains highly competitive, especially in the Northeast.The headlining ...
The Jumbos are off to their hottest start since 2011, sweeping their first week of competition and currently standing at 5-0. The team debuted at home against Clark University on Sept. 7 before traveling to the MIT Invitational on Friday and Saturday, where it beat teams from Endicott College, Wellesley ...
