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Making waves for fellow Jumbos
November 2A common complaint from athletes on some teams at Tufts is that crowds here are often lackluster.
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Inside NFL | All the wrong choices
November 1New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has received an inordinate amount of praise over the past decade for his draft strategy of uncovering gems in late rounds and finding value players in the early ones.
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Men's Soccer | Jumbos take big leap forward
November 1You can't deny that this fall was a giant step in the right direction for the Tufts men's soccer program.
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Women's Soccer | Strong season ends in heartbreak against Wesleyan
November 1The women's soccer season ended in heartbreak for the Jumbos, who on Saturday were eliminated by Wesleyan in penalty kicks in the NESCAC quarterfinals.
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Ethan Sturm | Rules of the Game
November 1We have a tendency to spend too much time showing people at their worst and not enough time showing them at their best. Sure, athletes sometimes make it easy for us, by either shooting themselves, lying to Congress or cheating on their wife repeatedly. But regardless of what goes on behind the scenes in their lives, it is up to the media to choose what to focus on and the nation to choose how to digest such information.
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Football | Jumbos defense holds it down
November 1The football team might still be winless, but encouragement for the future exists, especially with the effort the defense has put forth through Tufts' most brutal three-game stretch.
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Cross Country | Rand finishes third at NESCAC Championships on Saturday
October 31A third−place finish by junior Matt Rand at the NESCAC Cross Country Championships Saturday matched the best−ever result for a Tufts athlete at the race. Rand crossed the line of the 8,000−meter course at Amherst in 26:15 among a field of 129 runners, improving eight places from his 2010 11th place finish and earning his second consecutive All−NESCAC honor.
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Cross Country | Jumbos place fourth at NESCAC Championships
October 31In cross country, nothing can separate the tough from the weak like thick mud, frigid water and chilling winds. The women's cross country team had to battle all of these while fighting for position at last weekend's NESCAC Championships held at Amherst College.
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Football | Interim tag lifted, Civetti officially becomes head coach
October 31Jay Civetti, who coached the first five games of the football season with an "interim" tag, was named head coach last week by Director of Athletics Bill Gehling — a vote of confidence for a coach who has dealt with a lot of adversity this season, as the Jumbos have limped to an 0−6 record.
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Women's Soccer | Jumbos fall to Cardinals in penalty kicks
October 30On Saturday, the No. 4 women's soccer team was eliminated from the first round of the NESCAC tournament for the third time in four years, falling 5−3 in penalty kicks to No. 5 Wesleyan.
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Player of the Week | That's so Kuhel
October 30For the second time this season, a member of the volleyball team has been named a NESCAC Player of Week, with freshman middle blocker Isabel Kuhel picking up the honor for her outstanding showings in four games over four days.
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Men's Soccer | Jumbos squander lead in quarterfinal
October 30Williams overcame a late deficit to defeat the men's soccer team 2−1 in the NESCAC Championship quarterfinals, likely bringing the Jumbos' season to a close.
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Alex Prewitt | Live from Mudville
October 30The worst−case scenario appears on the horizon, within arm's reach yet eternally slipping away. It's like some sort of bizarro candy aisle, wherein children and parents are forever at war over the conditions necessary to get one Snickers bar before checkout. And as fans, we can only helplessly watch from afar, unable to interject on the asinine battle occurring between the two sides.
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Men's Soccer | Tufts looks golden heading into NESCAC tournament
October 26Coming into Wednesday night's matchup against Bowdoin, the men's soccer team was assured of a berth in the NESCAC tournament, but with a Trinity or Williams defeat and a Tufts victory, the Jumbos would host their quarterfinal game. And even though they didn't get the help they needed, thus ensuring that they would be hitting the road throughout the playoffs, the Jumbos still came away with an impressive 2−1 overtime win.
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Women's Soccer | Jumbos ice Polar Bears
October 26On Wednesday, the regional No. 6 women's soccer team traveled to Brunswick, Maine, and topped the Bowdoin Polar Bears 3−1 to secure home−field advantage in Saturday's NESCAC quarterfinal matchup against No. 12 Wesleyan. Despite cold, rainy conditions and a three−hour drive, the Jumbos pulled away from the Polar Bears with two second−half strikes.
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Football | Jumbos to face undefeated Lord Jeffs on Saturday
October 26The Jumbos will be facing a top−four NESCAC team for the third−straight weekend when they face off against Amherst on Saturday at Zimman Field.
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Quick Hits | Wednesday showdowns set NESCAC playoff picture
October 25The men's and women's soccer teams both enjoyed victories at Bowdoin on Wednesday, while the field hockey squad fell, as the Jumbos learned their NESCAC quarterfinal opponents.
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Ben Kochman | The Wackness
October 25The Arizona court system should throw JacenLankow in jail.
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Inside NCAA Football | Tide rolls, Tigers roar
October 25Week eight proved seminal in shaping the college football landscape. It all started with the first BCS rankings of 2011, where the Southeastern Conference (SEC) demonstrated its dominance over the college football landscape.
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Football | Auerbach not just a kicker, but a lifesaver
October 25Ignore the grin. Adam Auerbach isn't fooling around. He's really a lifesaver.
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