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Basketball

Tufts prepared for Sweet 16 matchup

"Pretty much everyone has shifted roles depending on games and match-ups," Morehead said. "It's good that we have players that are versatile. It makes it tough for other teams and makes them have to stay on their toes."


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Sports

Winget, Rohrer to represent Jumbos at NCAAs

At long last, the 2015 NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving National Championships have arrived. Junior tri-captain Michael Winget and sophomore diver Matt Rohrer -- both NCAA veterans -- will be representing the Jumbos at the Championships, to be held at the Conroe ISD Natatorium in Shenandoah, Texas, ...


The Setonian
Columns

Look on the bright side, Hassan

On Feb. 4, 2012, the Knicks beat the Nets 99-92. The teams had both started the shortened season under .500. The Knicks were 9-15 after the win, but had lost 11 of its last 13 games. The game seemingly meant nothing -- besides crosstown bragging rights -- in the grand scheme of the NBA, especially ...


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Tennis

Tufts to begin season in California

The women’s tennis team has begun training for the upcoming season, and on the heels of the nasty weather that has swept through Boston, the team will travel to California over spring break to compete with some of the top Div. III teams in the country.After three team seniors graduated last spring, ...


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Tennis

Tufts poised to have best season in recent memory

On Monday, March 16, the men’s tennis team begins its regular season play against Denison in Claremont, Calif. This will jumpstart its official three-game trip on the West Coast over spring break, in which Tufts will also play against No. 15 Pomona-Pitzer and No. 25 Cal Lutheran.Tufts finished ...


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Sports

Tufts ends season on high note, takes home Epps Cup

The women’s squash team saw significant improvement this year as it ended its season ranked No. 25 nationally and more significantly, took home the Epps Cup at the College Squash Association (CSA) Championships. The players worked hard on and off the court as the season progressed, and their on-court ...



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Baseball

Jumbos prepare to begin 2015 campaign

Coming off a 34-9 season and its third NCAA national tournament appearance in five years, the baseball team is a powerhouse poised for another terrific season. Coach John Casey, now in his 32nd season managing his alma mater, has high hopes for this spring."Last year is last year; this is a new ...


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Track And Field

Bhalla joins Black, relay as NCAA qualifier

The Jumbos recorded several season­-best performances at the Tufts Last Chance Meet on March 6. The meet gave some of Tufts' top athletes an opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Div. III National Championships.One runner who thrived under the pressure was sophomore Luke O’Connor, who notched ...


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Track And Field

Allen, DMR officially headed to Nationals

On Friday evening, junior Marilyn Allen, the distance medley relay (DMR) and a number of other Tufts athletes competed at the Last Chance Meet, held at the Gantcher Center. Allen again showed why she is one of the best hurdlers in the nation, as she posted another very fast 8.90 second time in the preliminary ...


The Setonian
Columns

They're trying to kill me

While the essence of the craft -- reporting, writing, angling -- remains largely intact, conventional journalism is moribund, if not already dead, its trappings razed by technology.Sports journalism, more so than its sister genres, has been undergoing a drastic transformation. When the Internet opened ...


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Sports

Tufts proves ice hockey program is on the upswing

In the final 13 games of Tufts’ 2013-14 season, the team went 1-11-1, including a 10-game losing streak. The Jumbos lost a talented group of seniors and would only have inexperienced goalies on the roster for the 2014-15 season. Yet, by the end of the year, Tufts was two goals away from reaching ...


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Sports

Tufts tops Stevens, moves to 3-0 on season

The men’s lacrosse team improved its record to 3-0 with a victory at Stevens Institute of Technology on Saturday. The No. 1 Jumbos topped the Ducks by a score of 19-10 in a game that was never close.The trip to Hoboken, N.J. was the first road game for the defending national champions. The Jumbos ...


The Setonian
Columns

Outfield sleepers and busts

Due to the sheer volume of viable fantasy outfielders, I will only be discussing several sleepers and busts for your upcoming drafts.Jorge Soler has been discussed for a long time in fantasy circles, but he belongs on my sleeper list because ESPN has him listed as their No. 38 outfielder. I have him ...



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Sports

Tufts ends season in NESCAC semifinals

Tufts' (9-15-2) postseason run concluded at Orr Rink with a close 3-2 loss to No. 9 Amherst (20-4-2). The Lord Jeffs, seeded second in the NESCAC, will advance to the tournament finals for the second straight year, where they will host the fourth seeded Williams Ephs. Even though the Jumbos came ...




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Sports

Jumbos begin season 2-0 despite injuries

This past Wednesday, the women’s lacrosse team improved its record to 2-0 with a win over Endicott. The Jumbos' offense dominated for the majority of the game for a final score of 18-5.In the first half, Tufts went up 7-0 with goals by senior Kate Mackin (four), junior tri-captain Caroline Ross ...


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Sports

Strong fourth quarter earns Jumbos victory over Owls

The men's lacrosse team defeated the Keene State Owls 22-16 on Tuesday at Bello Field to improve to 2-0 on the season. The No. 1 ranked Jumbos, behind by two with a minute left in the third quarter, scored nine goals in the fourth quarter to run away with the victory. Junior attack John Uppgren ...


The Setonian
Columns

Down the stretch they come

The All-Star break has come and gone, and now teams have turned their focus to jostling for playoff position with approximately twenty games left in the regular season. As much as they would probably deny this, there a select few players who have their eyes on the most prestigious individual regular ...