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Inside MLB | Big bats, big expectations

History has proven that large offseason contracts often have a negative effect on the recipients.

Sailing | Sailing squads finds success across busy weekend

Tufts' co?ed and women's sailing squads, ranked No. 8 and No. 12, respectively, in Sailing World's latest bi?weekly coaches' poll, had a productive weekend with fleet and team races at Brown University, BU, UConn, Conn. College and at home.

Baseball | Sager the savior as Jumbos walk off in home opener

Throughout Tuesday's home opener against Brandeis, the dugout heard the same basic tenet from coach John Casey: Stay behind freshman Kyle Brenner's fastball and drive it into the opposite field.

Inside the NBA | Superstars look to carry their team into postseason

Sam Gold | The OT

Linsanity has all but gone by the wayside. Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin had one of the best opening four?game stretches in NBA history, and then, all of a sudden, he shrunk back into relative oblivion and has since been forced - like every other professional athlete in New York - to endure the bipolarity of the city's media and fans.

Women's Tennis | Jumbos stomp all over Mules to earn first conference win

The women's tennis team cruised to a 9?0 victory this past weekend against Colby, putting the Jumbos at 3?3 on the season and, more importantly, 1?0 in NESCAC play.

Men's Track and Field | Tufts hosts Snowflake Classic to open spring season

The men's track and field team started its season on Saturday, hosting the Snowflake Classic. Three Jumbos earned victories at the non?scoring meet on the Dissault Track, while many others posted solid season opening times in rainy conditions.

Men's Tennis | Sweep victory: Men's tennis earns pair of shutout wins

In its first taste of a jam?packedNESCAC schedule, the men's tennis team secured a pair of 9?0 wins, beating Connecticut College and Wesleyan in matches that tested, but did not trip up, the Jumbos.

Women's Track and Field | Spring season heats up with Snowflake Classic

One week after an impressive start to the outdoor season at the non?scoring Bridgewater Invitational, the women's track and field team returned to the Hill for its home opener at Ellis Oval in the Snowflake Classic on Saturday, which also was not scored. Despite unfavorable weather conditions in the early going, the Jumbos managed to secure two event victories and several top?five finishes.

Alex Prewitt | Live from Mudville

To maintain our existence within the sports world, we isolate dualities at every turn. The media, unbiased as front?page mottos may portray their mission to be, juxtapose good and evil as freely as Disney movies. Fans, intoxicated with the potential for fleeting happiness, are even more culpable.

Zach Drucker | The Loser

Last week, I wrote about the New York Jets' acquisition of Tim Tebow, which stirred quite a hubbub among New Yorkers, who have since seen an enormous Jockey ad sporting Tebow's boyish grin erected outside the Lincoln Tunnel and the creation of a mammoth sandwich at the renowned Carnegie Deli named "The Jetbow." Yet the Jets' signing of Broadway Tim deflected attention from a graver NFL issue: the exposing and sanctioning of the New Orleans Saints' bounty program.

Men's Lacrosse | Four-goal comeback not enough as Jumbos fall to Bantams

Baseball | Firstbaseman Howard powers Jumbos to three-game sweep of Bobcats

Of the players who started at least 20 games for the baseball team last season, then-junior Sam Sager was an all-conference selection after hitting .333, classmate Matt Collins hit .343 and was the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year and then-sophomore Eric Weikert ranked fourth on the team in RBIs. 

Softball | Red-hot Tufts sweeps weekend series over Bowdoin

During the softball team's spring break trip to Clermont, Fla., the Jumbos managed to go 11-3 without a single long ball from sophomore catcher Jo Clair, who launched 16 home runs in her rookie season to set the school's single-season record. While Clair didn't exactly struggle at the plate on the trip - she had 10 extra-base hits and 13 RBIs - a return home to Spicer Field was all it took for her to get back to doing what she does best: going yard. 

Women's Lacrosse | Despite improvements, Tufts loses to Trinity

The No. 12 women's lacrosse team's game against No. 5 Trinity on Saturday was singled out by the Jumbos as their most important game of the year. They had been embarrassed by No. 7 Middlebury the weekend before, and were looking to avenge a pair of one-goal losses to the Bantams last season. 

Men's Lacrosse | No. 2 Tufts overcomes Kirwan's absence in 16-9 win over Conn. College

Women's Lacrosse | Tufts improves to 2-0 with win over Conn. College

Baseball | Maine acttraction : Tufts begins NESCAC slate at Bates

Women's Lacrosse | Tufts prepares to host Trinity in pivotal midseason matchup on Saturday

Men's Lacrosse | No. 6 Tufts looks to stay undefeated at Trinity