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Basketball

Tufts back to .500 following three-game winning streak

The men’s basketball team defeated Trinity College on Saturday 59-55 to improve to 7-7 on the season and increase its current win streak to three. Two sophomores, center Hunter Sabety and guard Tarik Smith, led the way with 14 points apiece. This comes just a day after Tufts, led by 18 points from ...


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Basketball

Tufts steamrolls Amherst, Trinity with strong second halves

Heading into the crucial NESCAC stretch of the season, the No. 7 women’s basketball team established its dominance in the conference early with a 65-42 victory over No. 3 Amherst on Friday and a 70-46 routing of Trinity on Saturday. With the pair of wins, the Jumbos move to 14-1 on the season and ...


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Sports

Tufts splits weekend meets

The women’s swimming and diving team, fresh off a training trip to Puerto Rico, won its first meet of the season on Sunday, edging Wesleyan 176-115 at home.“We’re in much better shape than we were in the fall semester, so we tend to surprise ourselves with the times we are able to do,” said ...


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Sports

Tufts loses two NESCAC road games

Tufts began its weekend with a tough 6-3 loss to now 5-5-4 Hamilton, followed by a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to NESCAC heavyweight No. 12 Amherst (10-3-2) on Saturday.Tufts sophomore goalie Mason Pulde started both games in net this weekend, and while the team struggled defensively against Hamilton, Pulde ...


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Sports

Men's, women's teams fall to Bates

Tuesday was a tough day for both men's and women's squash teams, as both squads lost road matches at Bates to kick off the second half of their seasons.The men's team was shut out 9-0 for the second straight occasion, falling to 2-6 on the season. The Jumbos are in a bit of a rut, having ...


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Track And Field

Despite roster turnover, Jumbos look to regain form

The women's track and field team returns to the oval this Saturday for the first Tufts Invitational of the season held at the Gantcher Center. Tufts lost important athletes to study abroad this semester, so the team will be missing many key players in its winter and spring seasons. Nevertheless, coach ...



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Basketball

Jumbos take two of three over winter break

After a dispiriting 3-6 start to what the men's basketball team had hoped would be a promising season, the Jumbos used their time off this winter break to regroup before returning to campus early. They then played three games over eight days, winning two, including their biggest win of the season ...


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Sports

Tufts surpasses last season's win total with win over break

Tufts kicked off the new year with non-conference losses against the 10-2-2 Oswego St. Lakers and the 8-6-1 St. Scholastica Saints. On Saturday, however, the Jumbos notched their fifth win of the season, defeating the Suffolk Rams 7-4.After winning just four games in its last season, the hockey program ...


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Basketball

Jumbos bounce back after dropping first game of break

The women's basketball team started last season 21-0 before losing its first contest of the year to Babson in mid-February. While the No. 7 Jumbos have certainly started this year's campaign with similarly commanding play, winning 11 of their first 13 games by double-digit margins, they suffered their ...


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Track And Field

Women's sports winter break preview

Women's BasketballCurrently in the midst of a seven-game winning streak to begin the season, the team is coming off an 88-48 thrashing of Fitchburg State, besting its season-high point total by 10 points. The team will take on Bridgewater State tomorrow at 7 p.m. before going on an extended ...


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Sports

Men's winter break preview

While many Jumbos will spend winter break lounging around the house in their favorite pajamas, exploring Netflix and relaxing before the start of spring semester, men's sports teams will be hard at work in the gym, on the court and in the pool. Some will have already resumed playing games before ...


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Soccer

Men's soccer takes home national title

When the field of 64 was set in early November, Tufts was little more than an afterthought for title contender, as the bracket was littered with past national champions, All-Americans and long-tenured coaches. The Jumbos had won fewer NCAA tournament games than some teams had won NCAA titles. They had ...



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Soccer

Tufts confident, prepared heading into Final Four

While there was a significant amount of optimism surrounding the men's soccer team entering the 2014 season, few expected the Jumbos to keep their season going into December. While Tufts showed that it can compete with the best teams in the country, tying Amherst and taking the notoriously-difficult ...


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Basketball

Jumbos fall to tough competition

After two straight wins against Emerson and Wentworth, the men’s basketball team played two consecutive games against nationally ranked competition. The Jumbos went on the road to face No. 11 MIT before Thanksgiving break and faced No. 13 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) at home on Wednesday ...


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Columns

The future of NBA jerseys

Lionel Messi recently broke both the La Liga and Champions League scoring records.In September, Qatar Airways received its five millionth Facebook like, making it the second most “liked” global airline.Its social media presence has increased dramatically as the five-star airline has accrued over ...


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Sports

Jose Fernandez should accept the Marlins' lowball offer

Just weeks after the Marlins signed their power-hitting star Giancarlo Stanton to a 13-year, $325 million contract, they offered a six-year, $40 million deal to pitcher Jose Fernandez.Fernandez is in a unique situation. He is one year removed from possibly the greatest season ever pitched by a 20 year ...


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Sports

Jumbos fall in two NESCAC matches before Thanksgiving break

The No. 27 Women’s Squash Team closed out a tough weekend before Thanksgiving break against two difficult opponents, losing to both No. 15 Middlebury College and No. 16 Hamilton College by a score of 9-0 on Nov. 23 and Nov. 22, respectively. Although the Jumbos were not able to pull out any individual ...


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Basketball

Jumbos' 45-point first half carries team to 6-0 start

Fueled by a season-high 45 points in the first half, Tufts improved to 6-0 on the season after handing the 4-0 Wheaton College team its first loss of the season on Monday night. The Jumbos shot 47.4 percent (18-for-38) from the field and 57.1 percent (8-for-14) from distance in the first half to ...


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Sports

Toronto and Memphis continue to top their respective conferences

The 2014-2015 NBA season continues to roll along as most teams get set to play their 20th game this week. Through 20 games, the Toronto Raptors are the clear front runners in the East, sitting a game and a half ahead of the second place Washington Wizards for the best record in the conference. Raptors ...