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Jumbos split weekend games against NESCAC rivals

Following its win against MIT on Sept. 29, Tufts looked to carry its momentum into its two away games this weekend against NESCAC rivals No. 15 Amherst on Saturday and Hamilton on Sunday. The Jumbos emerged victorious 1-0 against the Lord Jeffs but dropped Sunday's contest to the Continentals by the same score.  


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Jumbos finish regular season undefeated

Another solid weekend tournament for Tufts' club water polo team led to a remarkable 8-0 finish to the regular season. At Bowdoin, the team defeated St. Michael’s (13-1), University of Vermont (5-0 forfeit), Colby (14-6) and Bowdoin (10-3). The Jumbos’ uncontested dominance of the North Atlantic ...


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Jumbos post impressive performance at Paul Short

On Saturday, 10 members of the women's cross country team traveled to Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Penn. for the annual Paul Short Run, an elite invitational featuring a host of teams from Div. I, Div. II and Div. III. The No. 13-ranked Tufts put up a solid performance in the gold race, taking ...


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Week 4

Remember when I said that wide receiver performance is more variable than that of any other position? That was during Week 3 when there were 13 wide receivers with over 100 yards. This week, there are just six wide receivers with over 100 yards entering Monday night's Detroit Lions-Seattle Seahawks ...


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Tufts goes 0-2 on NESCAC weekend road trip

"We believe that we just need to stay determined and positive," senior tri-captain Jason Kayne said. "After a slew of results we didn't want, we need to focus on our passion for the game and work ethic. That's what we believe will end up putting us on the right side of these games."


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Tufts ousts Amherst, Hamilton, loses to Wesleyan

The No. 12-ranked Tufts field hockey team moved to 7-2 on the season and 5-1 within the NESCAC, edging past Amherst College 1-0 in a postponed game yesterday after securing a home win on Sunday with a 6-1 win over Hamilton. “Against Hamilton, we [started] connecting and communicating better between ...



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NBA elite to NBA obsolete

No NBA player can remain at the top forever. The time it takes for a player to go from elite to obsolete in the NBA ranges for each player, but two players in particular seemed to fall off the face of the earth. Derrick Rose and Deron Williams were both seen as arguably the best point guards of the ...


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Tufts wins two out of three ahead of home game stretch

Tufts won two matches and dropped one this past week, with the lone defeat coming at the hands of Bowdoin. The Jumbos started out with a comfortable 3-1 victory last Thursday over local rivals the UMass-Boston Beacons (25-18, 25-15, 25-27, 25-20) before losing 3-1 to the Polar Bears (21-25, 16-25, ...



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Jumbos open with strong showing in first tournament

The women's tennis team had a strong performance this past weekend at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) New England Regional Championships at Middlebury College, sending three Jumbos to the round of 16 out of a pool of 64 players and one doubles team to the second round.Sophomore Zoe ...


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Tufts faces new challenges this weekend at Bates

Tufts and Bates both finished 4-4 in the 2014 season. The Bobcats graduated their team's quarterback and offensive MVP Matt Cannone last season, and the Jumbos' junior quarterback Alex Snyder has big shoes to fill following Jack Doll's (A '15) senior-season total of 1,119 yards, ...


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Soccer

Jumbos return to form in MIT match

Tufts recorded its first victory in three games as they beat the MIT Engineers 2-0 at the Henry G. Steinbrenner Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Goals from first-year midfielders Alex Aronson and Sarah Grubman in each half secured the victory for the Jumbos.The Jumbos started the game with a high-intensity ...


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NFL week three edition

This week in the NFL is exactly what you might expect: a week full of hilarious mistakes, missed throws and just down right misses. At this point, the season is in full swing and as blunder-filled as ever. Here’s what went poorly in week three:


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Tufts runs away from competition at Codfish Bowl

On Saturday, most of the women's cross country team traveled a few miles down I-93 to historic Franklin Park for the annual Codfish Bowl, a low-key meet featuring college, club and high school teams.Tufts, which was resting its top pack, absolutely obliterated the field, running away with 31 points ...


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Soccer

The new Manchester United: Death by possession

For all the agony that Manchester United fans have had with the new way Louis van Gaal has his team playing, we have to admit it is working.So what of this “van Gaal philosophy,” then? Days of the swashbuckling Manchester United running riot down the wings with waves of attacks on the opposition ...



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Update: Jumbos bounce back with undefeated weekend

After a five-set loss to Amherst last weekend, Tufts bounced back with an impressive three-game winning streak starting at home on Friday against NESCAC opponent Connecticut College and continuing into Saturday at UMass Dartmouth against the host and non-conference foe Western Connecticut State. The ...



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Fantasy Football with Phil

Week three of the NFL season was the week of wide receivers. There were 13 receivers with over 100 yards this week. Thirteen! If it were a Friday, this would really have been freaky.Bad jokes aside, no position sees players oscillate in value as much as wide receiver does. With an incredibly deep ...


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Field hockey team shuts out Gordon 5-0

The No. 10-ranked field hockey team improved upon its solid start to the 2015 season with an out-of-conference win over Gordon on Saturday. The Jumbos blanked their opposition en route to a 5-0 victory.For Tufts, the game improved its record on the season to 5-1, including 3-0 in NESCAC play. The ...