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.
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.
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.
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.
Dave Caputi knows statistics are everywhere, but Bowdoin's football coach keeps track of a simple few: turnovers, explosive plays and touchdown efficiency in the red zone.
For a fleeting moment on Saturday, the football team looked like a team capable of ending its nine−game losing streak, which dates back to last season's homecoming loss to Bates.
The volleyball team emerged from its only home NESCAC weekend of the year with a pair of straight-set victories over Amherst on Friday and Middlebury on Saturday. With the two wins, Tufts improved its winning streak to five and launched itself to second place in the conference standings.
Following a slow start in its Oct. 3 home match against NESCAC foe Trinity, the men's soccer team was saved in the 98th minute when freshman midfielder Kyle Volpe found a wide−open Gus Santos on the left wing.
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.
It looked to be over before it even started, as the No. 12 field hockey team defeated the Springfield College Pride 9−0 on Bello Field last night. Despite falling three spots in the national polls this week, the Jumbos looked as good as they have all season, in the victory. The nine goals mark the most scored by Tufts since Oct. 20, 2009, when the Jumbos defeated Gordon College by the same score.
The film "Moneyball" (2011) was almost an entirely different movie than the Hollywood hit that made its way into theaters two weeks ago. In 2009, production on the movie was axed after director Steven Soderbergh replaced many of the script's scenes with actual interviews with the subjects of the film. "It seems clear that [Soderbergh] became obsessed with authenticity," the Los Angeles Times reported at the time.
Faced with the unenviable task of recuperating from consecutive road losses and looking beyond a winless start, the football team did what it does best: The Jumbos went back to work.
Four weeks of NFL football are in the books, and parity abounds. Tom Brady was outdueled by a Hahvahd quarterback, the Bills and Lions are a combined 7-1 and the Eagles and Steelers are a combined 3-5.
NBC showed its promos for Sunday night's Baltimore Ravens versus New York Jets football game throughout the previous week. The ads featured the two quarterbacks — the bushy−browed Joe Flacco of the Ravens and the smug−faced Mark Sanchez of the Jets throwing a variety of passes, followed by a few fist−pumps and chest−bumps with their respective offensive linemen. The buildup could not have been more deceiving.
On Saturday, the men's soccer, women's soccer and field hockey teams all traveled to Amherst, Mass., for NESCAC showdowns with the Lord Jeffs. All three teams lost.
