Sports

Sports

Women’s cross-country posts impressive times in final race of the regular season

By Tara Wirtschoreck | October 23

With 37 teams to compete against, women’s cross-country had stiff competition at the Connecticut College Invitational this Saturday. Still, the Jumbos held their own, placing seventh out of 37 teams in the Blue race, where the teams’ top runners participated. This was an incredibly successful race for the Jumbos, and many of the teams’ top seven runners finished with new personal best times. The Jumbos finished sixth out of 37 teams in the White race. MIT won the Blue race, and Williams won the White race. Tufts scored 217 points in the Blue race and 124 points in the White race.

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Sports

In the Crease: The NHL season starts with a bang

By Zachary Gerson | October 23

The 2024–25 NHL season is off to an exciting start. From teams off to surprising starts, teams off to disappointing starts and everything in between, these first few days of the season are just the beginning of all the intriguing NHL action to come.

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Sports

Women’s soccer find success on senior day against Middlebury

By Eliza Warren | October 22

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the women’s soccer team(10–2–1) stepped onto Bello field to face No. 12 Middlebury (7–1–5) on Senior Day in their second-to-last NESCAC game of the season. After a pre-game recognition for theirfour seniors, the whistle blew and the Jumbos were off with high energy.

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Sports

Jumbos gear up for NESCAC tournament after weekend setbacks

By Josh Solomon | October 22

As the season inches closer to the long-awaited NESCAC tournament, volleyball is eager to take home this year’s trophy.Although they lost to Colby and Bowdoin over this past weekend, their success at the beginning of the season led to aplayoff clinch on Friday. The top eight teams make the tournament, and the Jumbos currently sit at the fourth spot with a 6–3 conference record.

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Sports

Obscure Sports: Sumo wrestling

By Max Sharf | October 22

Wrestlers begin a sumo match with their fists on the floor. Then, the mountains collide. Both men throw absolute death at each other — grabs and strikes, hands latched on to the other’s belt. Suddenly, one of the Goliaths has an advantage. The fighters, known as rikishi, bully one another around the ring until a throwdown ends the match. It’s been six seconds and the Japanese crowd is going wild. However, this joy is not felt across the Pacific. Here in the United States, they are not seen as athletes.

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Tennis

Historic doubles performance headlines strong showing for men's tennis at ITA Cup

By Jack Krasnof | October 18

Five individuals from the men’s tennis team took the flight down to Georgia to compete at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Cup this past weekend. Senior Vuk Vuksanovic qualified by winning an ITA Regional singles title at the New England Regional Championships hosted by Tufts. Doubles pair junior Javier Gonzalez and first-year Stavros Mastrogamvrakis, as well as doubles pair juniors Sacha Maes and Alex Ganchev, both qualified by reaching the ITA New England Regional doubles finals.

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Columns

The Final Whistle: David De Gea’s golden gloves

By Bharat Singh | October 18

A collective wave of groans echoed throughout the Stadio Artemio Franchi as the referee pointed to the spot. A quick passing combination had released Christian Pulisic into space as he darted towards goal. Despite losing his balance, the American was able to swiftly direct the ball towards Tijjani Reijnders before he was fouled by Luca Ranieri — penalty to A.C Milan. Fiorentina’s early graft for a 1–0 lead now seemed pointless as Theo Hernandez steadied himself at the spot.

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Sports

Q&A: Gymnast Paul Juda discusses Gold Over America Tour

By Sarah Firth | October 17

Paul Juda won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics with the U.S. men’s gymnastics team this past summer, alongside his teammates Stephen Nedoroscik, Frederick Richard, Brody Malone and Asher Hong. Their efforts ended a 16-year medal drought for the American men’s team. Juda, a native of Deerfield, Ill., also competes for the University of Michigan Wolverines, where he has won three individual NCAA championships. He is touring around the country with Simone Biles’ Gold Over America Tour, which stopped in Boston on Oct. 6 and 7.

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Sports

Bronny James — a prince or a jester?

By Jonah Cowan | October 17

Two years ago, on a rainy night deep in the San Fernando Valley, I went to watch Bronny James play. That year’s Sierra Canyon team was notably worse than those of years prior. Bronny was the only all-American on the team and the only upperclassman with real NBA potential. In previous years, he could hide behind his NBA caliber teammates, but not that year — this was his team. That night, Bronny threw down a powerful between-the-legs dunk in game — his most famous highlight to date. While throwing an eastbay in-game is not a guarantee of basketball excellence, I would argue that it does show a brilliant flash of raw talent. A talent which, given Bronny’s 6-foot-2 frame, was truly remarkable.

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Sports

In their father’s footsteps: The greatest family dynasties in sports

By Luke Fredericks | October 17

Legacy can be tricky. In any field, when your name carries weight, the expectations that come with it can be suffocating. But in sports, it’s a different kind of pressure. It’s not just about living up to the name on your jersey, it’s about expanding upon the greatness that you inherited.

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Soccer

Women’s soccer triumphant against the Bobcats

By Jack Chapleski | October 16

The Jumbos returned from a trip to Lewiston, Maine with a 3–1 win, improving their NESCAC record to 4–2–1. Tufts junior forward Elsi Aires and junior defender Lena Sugrue each scored a goal in the first half. First-year midfielder Sarah Hauck scored her second goal of the 2024 season late in the 79th minute.

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Sports

New Jumbos earn a strong finish to close out the women’s tennis fall campaign

By Keriann Slayton | October 16

Tufts women’s tennis traveled west to Smith College to participate in the 2024 New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament last weekend and returned to Medford with a pair of champions from the “B” draw competition. First-year Brooklyn Bindas and junior transfer Ellie Gershaw took the doubles title in their bracket, besting Megan Sun and Selma Petrie of MIT in the finals. Bindas and Gershaw each secured individual victories in the draw as well, with Bindas beating Petrie and Gershaw taking down Sun in the final singles matches.

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Sports

Moments ‘til Madness: Realignment, recruiting and scandal

By Owen Short | October 15

With opening night still a few weeks away, there isn’t much going on in college basketball. Teams right now are preparing for the long season ahead and there is little to no movement in regards to personnel. But there are still some headlines regarding recruiting, conference realignment, and more. Here are the stories that I found to be the most significant and interesting.

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Sports

The Round-off Roundup: The invisible hand of the code

By Sarah Firth | October 15

The Code of Points is the rule book determining exactly how each gymnast gets scored and by extension, what skills are the most efficient balance of risk and reward. Here is a quick overview of the major changes in the women’s Code of Points for 2025-28. 

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Baseball

Full Court Press: What the Jurickson Profar incident can teach us about fan etiquette

By Noah Goldstein | October 11

It’s tough to go from Little League to The Show. Only around 0.5% of those who play baseball in high school make it to the professional level. But what if we all want to be involved in America’s favorite pastime? We don’t all possess the strength or talent required to throw a ball in the 90s or hit one 400 feet, but we all can come to the ballpark as fans, with our mitts and souvenir cups, and experience the game from the bleachers.

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Columns

In the Crease: The puck drops on the new NHL season

By Zachary Gerson | October 11

The NHL season kicked off Tuesday night with three nationally televised games: Blues-Kraken, Bruins-Panthers and Blackhawks-Utah Hockey Club. The Blues were victorious over the Kraken 3-2, the Panthers over the Bruins 6-4 and Utah over the Blackhawks 5-2.

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Sports

Football falters in second half as Trinity pulls away

By Luke Fredericks | October 10

Tufts football entered its week four matchup against Trinity College riding high after a 25–0 shutout victory over Amherst College. The Jumbos, with a 2–1 record, looked to hand the undefeated Bantams their first loss of the season. 

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Sports

Tufts puts six goals on the board against Trinity

By Eliza Warren | October 10

After four consecutive away games, the Tufts women’s soccer team came home to Bello Field last weekend to take on Trinity College in their sixth NESCAC game of the season. The Jumbos, coming off a 4–1 win versus the Endicott College Gulls, were on a high, but were still working hard to prepare for their game against the Bantams.

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Sports

Men’s soccer rolls over Bantams 6-0

By Riley Daniel | October 10

The Jumbos closed a two-game homestand looking for a fifth consecutive undefeated week to begin October, having jumped to the No. 2 ranking in the country according to the United Soccer Coaches Poll. The squad — which had spent Tuesday night in a 90-minute dogfight with Babson College where Tufts had escaped with a 1–1 draw thanks to an 89th minute equalizer from sophomore superstar forward Xavier Canfin — was looking for their first clean sheet performance in a NESCAC game since Sept. 15 versus Connecticut College.

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Cross Country

Impressive showing by men’s cross-country at Paul Short Run

By Tara Wirtschoreck | October 9

On Saturday, men’s cross-country traveled to Bethlehem, Pa. to compete in the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. The Paul Short Run is a huge cross-country meet featuring 10 different collegiate races.

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