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Columns

Why April will define this Premier League season

We go all the way now. No more of those international weekend interruptions that Ryan and I dislike until the title is decided.First order of business: will Leicester be able to hang on? As things stand, Leicester could seal the title at the home of the League’s most successful team, Manchester United, ...


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Sports

Jumbos sweep first regatta of the spring season

Returning to its home waters of the Malden River after a week long spring training trip in DeLand, Fla., the men’s rowing team raced in its first regatta of the spring season on Saturday.Tufts hosted teams from Hamilton College and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy at the Shoemaker Boathouse in a morning ...


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Sports

April Fool's Day: A serious message on this day of foolery

Editor's note: This article appeared in the April Fool's issue of the Tufts Daily, where articles are intended as satire and are not meant to be taken as serious journalism. All information in the following article, however, is factually accurate, with obvious bias towards the Tufts women's ...





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Sports

Men's tennis starts season strong over spring break

The men's tennis team got into form quickly to start its spring campaign, posting a strong 5-2 record during their California trip over spring break. The team beat Vassar College 7-2, Whitman College 5-4, UC Santa Cruz 8-1, Stevens College 8-1 and Colby 7-2. The team only dropped a pair of matches to ...


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Columns

Outside of the Boot: The dreaded international break

As students across the nation return to campus this week, so do the best international soccer players to their respective clubs. However, instead of a week enjoying the sun (and maybe a drink or too), players will spend the week with their countrymen on international duty. As a fan of the Premier League, there are no two words I dislike hearing more than “international break.”


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Sports

Jumbos pick up momentum with close wins over spring break

Tufts' current senior class has beaten every other NESCAC team except for Trinity. Until this Saturday, that is. In a true nail-biter, the No. 11 women's lacrosse team failed No. 10 Trinity 10-9 on Saturday in front of a home crowd at Bello Field. Leading 8-7 through the first half, the Jumbos ...



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Columns

Flashes of Brilliance: Bordering on the surreal

For 75 seconds, no words were spoken. The crowd roared, the stadium shook and the players jumped around in the pure and unfiltered joy that only accompanies the occurrence of the impossible. For the second consecutive night, in that city, in that ballpark, the dynasty refused to go peacefully; in the ...



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Columns

Jersey over Apron: Major in basketball

The entire premise of higher education is to allow for the mind to explore and develop, and to provide a place for students to discover their true passions to prepare them for their professional careers. That’s what we’ve all been told right? So why don’t colleges allow for their student-athletes ...


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Softball

Softball opens season with tough spring break trip

Tufts softball is 7-4 to start off the 2016 season after finishing its annual spring break trip to Clermont, Florida, with a relatively disappointing start for the three-time consecutive NCAA Div. III national champions who went undefeated last season. The four losses, the most the team has suffered ...


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Track And Field

Track and field update

The men's and women's track and field teams began to ease into the spring outdoor season over spring break as a number of athletes from both teams competed at various meets across the country. Less than two weeks after the NCAA Div. III Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 11 to 12, ...




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Columns

On the Spot: Why the world is thankful for Johan Cruyff

"In a way, I'm probably immortal."In the 14th minute of the Netherlands-France friendly on Friday, the world stopped to pay tribute to a maverick. Johan Cruyff was perhaps the most famous player to have ever donned the No. 14 shirt, at a time when most players in the first team wore the ...


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Sailing tallies three regatta wins in early-season racing

The co-ed sailing teams had a successful weekend in the water in just the second week of racing this spring season, with victories in all three of their regattas.The team sent contingents to a pair of away regattas — the Ice Breaker event at Conn. College and the Rudkin Team Race at Roger Williams ...