Though the Jumbos were unable to advance to the winner's bracket of the NESCAC Championship this past weekend, they found a silver lining in the tournament. No. 24 Tufts fell to No. 18 Bates on Friday but bounced back Saturday to record victories in its consolation matches against Wesleyan ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Tufts Men's Hockey defeated Conn. College 4-1 at home on Friday and then again 8-1 on Saturday while away. The wins improve Tufts' record to 4-6-4 in conference play and 8-7-5 overall, vaulting the Jumbos into the seventh place in the NESCAC. They were tied for eighth with the White Mules ...
The men’s squash team had a disappointing series of matches in the opening days of the NESCAC tournament this weekend. Tufts finished the weekend without a win as they exited the tournament, having lost tough matches against Amherst in the opening round and against Conn. College and Hamilton in the ...
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 ...
The goal for the 17-5 Jumbos has been clear all year: make it to the NCAA tournament, and hopefully make a deep run. After this weekend’s games, that goal may already be out of reach.
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 ...
As our loyal readers know, the Daily put out a Super Bowl preview on Friday where we (not so boldly) sided with the favorites. We predicted that the Denver defense would not be able to slow down what had been a seemingly unstoppable Carolina offense enough to allow their own offense to pull them ahead, ...
The Amherst women's basketball team had won 121 consecutive games at home when they went into last Saturday's game against the visiting Tufts team. The Purple and White, ranked No. 2 in the country and undefeated thus far on the season, had not lost at home since 2009. With eight more wins in ...
In a surprising finish, the Denver Broncos defense held what had been a seemingly unstoppable Carolina Panthers offense to just 10 points en route to winning Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, CA last night by a score of 24-10. Veteran Denver quarterback Peyton Manning—the oldest quarterback to ever to ...
Many athletes will tell you that there is nothing like the advantage of competing at home, and the men's track and field team certainly agrees after the first three home meets they've had so far this season. After roaring out to a dominant start in the first two weeks of the season with ...
At this stage I probably have to eat humble pie.Because all our predictions about Claudio Ranieri and Leicester City when the season first started in August should, quite rightly, be thrown out of the window.What a turnaround it has been. About one year ago, Leicester sat at the bottom of the Premier ...
With the NBA season heading into February, the All-Star Game is quickly approaching and rosters for both the Western and Eastern Conferences have already been released. The Daily enters the fray with its own picks for the all-star teams, each with five starters, two guards and three forwards, along ...
It’s T-minus two days now until the kickoff of what could be the most-watched event in American history, so gather your chips, dip and beer, and turn your brains off to enjoy the spectacle that celebrates the pinnacle of masculinity—and no, we’re not talking about a Republican presidential debate ...
The winter sports season is nearing the end for most teams, and that means NESCAC Championships and the postseason is coming up. The Daily is here to give you a rundown of how your favorite teams are doing and where they are playing this weekend.The men’s basketball team enters the most important ...
The 18-2 Jumbos moved up to No. 8 nationally, following a series of strong performances capped off by Tuesday's 60-41 win over the 5-13 Rhode Island College (RIC) Anchormen. The victory was their 13th in a row, continuing a streak that started on Dec. 29, 2015 at Baruch College. With the exception ...
Coming off of a close win at Connecticut College, the team secured three consecutive double-digit wins ahead of this weekend, when they will face the only two teams ahead of them in the NESCAC standings. Tufts beat Newbury (2-18) away last Thursday to give Coach Bob Sheldon his 400th victory, only ...
The men’s squash team dominated Boston College in a 9-0 win on Monday night. The win saw the team bounce back from a pair of losses to strong MIT and Colby teams the week before, and it hopes to leverage that momentum as it enters this weekend's NESCAC Championship.Not allowing the losses ...
