Sports

Football | Notebook: Once a Bantam, forever a Jumbo

Jay Civetti wasn't thinking about playing his former school. Honestly.

Football | Jumbos defense a bright spot despite loss to Bantams

Trinity marched into Saturday's Homecoming game as the cream of the NESCAC crop, owning a 3−0 record, averaging over 25 points per game and fresh off a 35−0 drubbing of Hamilton, a team that beat Tufts in Week 1.

Zach Drucker | The Loser

In the midst of another sans−Mets postseason, I thought I might reflect on the state of the New York Mets organization. Currently, sitting through a "Mutts" game has been like watching Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in "Righteous Kill" (2008). Sure, someone grossly overpaid to put a couple critically acclaimed actors together, but "Righteous Kill" ain't winning any Oscars.

Baseball | Bern, baby Bern: Jumbos closer named men's athlete of the year

Women's Soccer | Jumbos look to gain upper hand in NESCAC standings

Football | Jumbos to face undefeated Bantams on Homecoming

For many reasons, Saturday's Homecoming game against the Trinity Bantams provides a huge opportunity for the football team.

David McIntyre | The Beautiful Game

As the European leagues have been off the last two weeks because of the international break, I thought I would turn my attention to a topic that has been the focus of the American soccer world over the last month: the hiring of former German star player and manager JürgenKlinsmann as the manager of the U.S. Men's National Team.

Awards | Top Jumbos from 2010 to be honored at annual awards ceremony

Alongside Ed Bernstein (A ‘11), a herd of Jumbos will be honored at tonight's Tufts Annual Athletics Awards Ceremony, held in Cohen Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Men's Tennis Jumbos bully Beavers in final fall match

Tufts cruised to an 8-1 victory against host Babson College on Friday, its last full-squad match of the fall. The Beavers' one singles victory was the only match the Jumbos conceded in three dual contests this season.

Men's Soccer | Freshmen key to victory over UMass Dartmouth

The men's soccer team rallied from two goals down to defeat the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs, 3−2, in non−league action on Tuesday at Kraft Field. Freshman midfielder Gus Santos scored his second golden goal of the season in the 102nd minute, as the Jumbos improved to 5−2−2 on the year while the Corsairs fell to 7−4−1.

Ben Kochman | The Wackness

If you're an NFL fan and also one of Time Warner Cable's 14 million customers nationwide, you're getting squeezed out of the greatest revolution in how we consume sports since the advent of the Internet, rivaled only by the rise of high−definition television.

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Students get fit as a fiddle

As Flo Rida's "Club Can't Handle Me" echoes through the Hill Hall Aerobics Room, five ponytails flop back and forth as girls organize their exercise balls, mats and weights on the dance floor.

Water Polo | Women hope to split off, start own club water polo squad

In the past few years, the number of women on the Tufts co−ed club water polo team has been on the rise. There were three in 2009, five in 2010, and this year the 30−person roster consists of 10 women. With this surge in interest, the women of the Tufts club water polo team — spearheaded by juniors MaddieMayerson and KJ Kroetch — have taken it upon themselves to work on starting their own squad.

Player of the Week | Rand earns second weekly NESCAC honor

For the second time this season, junior Matt Rand earned the title of NESCAC men's cross country Performer of the Week, this time for his finish at the All New England Championships on Saturday.

Men's Tennis | Jumbos bully Beavers in final fall match

Tufts cruised to an 8-1 victory against host Babson College on Friday, its last full-squad match of the fall. The Beavers' one singles victory was the only match the Jumbos conceded in three dual contests this season.

Ethan Sturm | Rules of the Game

In baseball, the manager often acts as little more than a series of press conference sound bites during the regular season, and his decisions are rarely scrutinized. Starting pitchers are expected to go deep into games, pinch hitters are rare, and offensive signals are usually textbook. But when a 162-game season comes down to just a few contests, the skipper gets the spotlight.

Women's Cross Country | Battling heat, Jumbos earn 22nd place at New Englands

The women's cross country team traveled back to Franklin Park for the All−New England Championships just two weeks after competing there in the Codfish Bowl. Up against teams from all divisions, the women's cross country squad placed 22nd out of 39 on Saturday, a very warm day that slowed down the competitors' times.

Women's Soccer | Rediscovered intensity leads to resounding victory

On Saturday, the women's soccer team scored twice in the first half and once more in the second to down Conn. College 3−1 on Kraft Field, improving to 5−2−2 on the season. The win propelled the Jumbos into second place in the NESCAC standings, following losses by Williams and Middlebury.