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Sports

Jumbos take seventh at NESCAC Championships again

Tufts women’s swimming and diving competed at this weekend’s NESCAC Championships at Middlebury College, finishing seventh overall for the third year in a row. That performance, though a disappointment for a team that had high hopes to improve its standing in the conference at this year's championships, ...


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Sports

Men's track puts out impressive performances at BU, MIT

Tufts was back in action over the long weekend, though the focus wasn't so much on overall team performance as it was on individual improvement and qualifying ahead of this weekend's New England Div. III Indoor Championships. Members of the team participated in two different events on Saturday, ...


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Basketball

Tufts wins at Williams ahead of playoff rematch

Men's basketball ended its regular season run with a 77-73 win over Williams on Friday night, coming out with a 7-3 conference record and securing the third seed and a first-round home game going into the NESCAC tournament. The game was close throughout, with the Jumbos capitalizing on enough ...


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Columns

Jersey Over Apron: I'm sorry

I’m sorry. It may be for some one of the hardest things to say or admit especially in the sports world. But this sorry isn’t so hard; it's actually one of the easiest sorrys I’ve ever had to say. This column is going to be an apology to a player who didn’t deserve the immediate backlash ...


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Sports

Jumbos close out regular season with win on Seniors Night

For the third year in a row, the Jumbos are undefeated during the NESCAC regular season. With a dominant 62-37 win over Williams on Seniors Night, No. 6 Tufts captured yet another 10-0 conference record and is primed to host this year's NESCAC championship over the next two weekends. Having beaten ...




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Columns

On the Spot: Why Louis van Gaal needs to go

At some point, one wonders if the Theatre of Dreams has turned into a theatre of nightmares. Or if dreams even exist anymore at Old Trafford.Twenty-six years of attacking football under Alex Ferguson may have given Manchester United fans a right to demand attacking football. Even under David Moyes, United ...




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Sports

Weekend Sports Preview Box

As the winter athletics season continues to wind down, various Tufts teams are heating up in preparation for postseason play, so once again we break down the schedule of this weekend's contests and why they matter.In arguably the marquee event of the weekend, the women’s swimming and diving team ...



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Sports

Tufts Fencing Succeeds at Smith Fencing Conference

The women's fencing team had a successful meet on Saturday, defeating five different teams at the third Northeast Fencing Conference meet of the season, hosted by Smith College. Tufts beat Wellesley University 18-9, Boston University (BU) 24-3, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) 23-4, the ...


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Columns

Leicester City and the Decline of the Premier League Hierarchy

If I had told a Leicester City fan at the beginning of the season that they would be staying in the Premier League at the end of the year, they would have been more than satisfied. After all, but for a historic relegation escape where they accumulated more points in their final nine games than they did in their first 29, Leicester would have found themselves back in the second division of English football only a season after being promoted. At this point last season, they were bottom of the league with 17 points. Currently, Leicester sits five points clear at the top of the Premier League with 53 points.


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Columns

Flashes of Brilliance: Curry, for 3

Basketball is a game that demands a degree of physical dominance of its transcendent players. The enduring memory of Shaquille O’Neal, a dominant force in the NBA for many years, is a dunk of intense ferocity. For Michael Jordan, the image that sticks in the mind is his effortless glide from the free ...




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Sports

Captains lead the way for Tufts at Cupid Challenge

Over the weekend, the women's track and field team hosted the Cupid Challenge at the Gantcher Center, an un-scored meet where overall team performance doesn't matter as much as individual competition. Hailed as one of the most competitive Div. III meets in the nation, Tufts ran, jumped and ...



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Column

Jersey Over Apron: Pop's Old Secret Recipe

Within the first half of the season, media coverage of the NBA has largely focused attention on headlines and stories involving a relatively small group of teams. Whether it is the returning world champion Golden State Warriors, the healthy Cleveland Cavaliers or struggling large-market-city teams ...