Sports
Field Hockey | Jumbos look to avenge 2011 season opener at Middlebury
September 5One year ago, the field hockey team fell to Middlebury on penalty strokes in its opening match of the season. The loss began a tumultuous year for the team, which finished with its worst record since 2007.
Women's Lacrosse | Panthers bounce Jumbos in first round of NESCAC tournament
April 29A week before its first-round NESCAC tournament game against No. 7 Middlebury on Saturday, the No. 14 women's lacrosse team had reason for optimism. Although they fell to the Panthers 15-6 earlier in the season, the Jumbos were coming together at the right time, and they looked poised to repeat last year's tournament upset by poaching the Panthers at their own stadium.
Men's Track and Field | Tufts fights to earn runner-up spot at NESCACs
April 29The men's track and field team fought for every inch, second and mark, earning a runner-up finish at the 2012 NESCAC Championships at Bates on Saturday, a two-place improvement over last year's fourth-place effort.
Baseball | Out in the cold: Jumbos swept by Bowdoin, eliminated from NESCAC playoff race
April 29The season hung in the balance, six outs offering a flicker of hope between near-disaster and a fresh start.
Football | The football team's best-kept secret: John Dame
April 29The football team's backbone is an enigmatic specimen, quiet almost to the point of secrecy yet knowledgeable to the brink of brilliance. He is a team manager, a defensive assistant and a music coordinator. He is a coach, a teammate and a friend.
Softball | Tufts extends winning streak to nine with sweep
April 29The softball team continued to rumble toward the postseason this weekend with a two-game sweep against non-division NESCAC opponent Wesleyan. The Jumbos pitching staff dominated all day, allowing just three runs on 10 hits as the team extended its winning streak to nine games.
Zach Drucker | The Loser
April 29The situation was all too familiar. Jets fans brimming with excitement, anxiously awaiting the announcement of the missing link, the player who would re-energize the franchise. This was the year. The year the New York Jets organization would atone for their abysmal track record at the NFL Draft and select a player who would make them a true contender. The year Rex Ryan and company would shake up the NFL, vindicating his big-bellied bravado by bringing a big-name player to the Big Apple.
Men's Lacrosse | Jumbos get last laugh against Lord Jeffs
April 29For the No. 5 men's lacrosse team, the scoreboard at the end of Saturday's NESCAC quarterfinal game against unranked Amherst didn't tell half the story.
