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Inside MLB | After eight years, Francona leaves Red Sox

October 2

A year ago, then−Boston Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell was viewed as the eventual successor to manager Terry Francona. But that future seemed unfathomable, as Francona's job was among the safest in the league. So, when offered a chance to become the skipper of the Toronto Blue Jays, Farrell jumped at the opportunity, passing up the position he had coveted since coming to Boston in 2006.

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Insided NFL | Detroit Lions roar to 3-0 season start

September 29

Only three teams in the NFL have a perfect record intact through three weeks. The defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers and the breakout Buffalo Bills are two. The third, and probably the most unexpected of the three, is the Detroit Lions. Detroit has been abysmal in recent years, winning only eight games over the past three seasons, but the Lions are definitely the NFL's biggest surprise story of 2011.

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David McIntyre | The Beautiful Game

September 29

Frankly, a lot of strange things happened in the soccer world this week, from Barcelona complaining about their sweaty jerseys to Carlos Tevez acting like a five-year-old to Arsenal being the only English team to win in the Champions League. But amid all the chaos and Twilight Zone moments, one thing happened this week that should be cause for celebration among soccer fans everywhere: the release of FIFA '12.

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Football | Jumbos look for first win of the season

September 29

When the Tufts football team takes the field Saturday at Bates, they hope to pick up where they left off against Hamilton.

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Inside AL | Texas two-step

September 29

In October baseball, it is all about momentum. Its momentum that has driven Wild Card teams — such as the '02 Angels, '04 Red Sox and '07 Rockies — to glory, and it was momentum that catapulted the Giants from obscurity to a World Series title in 2010.

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Inside NL | Get your Phil

September 29

October is upon us, and that can only mean one thing — the MLB playoffs have arrived. With both wild card races decided on the last day of the regular season, this year's matchups should make the 2010 playoffs as exciting as any in recent memory, as four squads in the National League look to take over the pennant from the San Francisco Giants.

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Field Hockey | Early goals propel Jumbos to victory over Wellesley

September 28

On Tuesday evening, the No. 9 field hockey team traveled to Wellesley, beating the host Blue 2−1. The result marked the Jumbos' second straight victory on the road and their fifth consecutive win this season.

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Football | One quarter, two quarter, three quarter, floor

September 27

The change won't occur overnight, but the football team is clearly heading in the right direction.

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Sailing | Jumbos take New England Sloop Championship

September 27

This weekend, the co−ed sailing team dominated the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association's Sloop Championship, capturing the regatta's White Trophy in a performance that earned the team a spot in November's Sloop Nationals, which will be held in San Francisco.

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Men's Cross Country | Men's cross country takes seventh at Codfish Bowl

September 26

The men's cross country team captured a seventh place finish among 24 teams at the Codfish Bowl this Saturday, despite missing most of its varsity squad.

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Men's Soccer | Jumbos top Mules with early penalty kick goal

September 26

Senior midfielder Matt Blumenthal has experienced the immense pressure of taking a penalty kick during a match many times throughout his soccer career. A tri−captain and perennial starter in the center of the midfield, Blumenthal called on this experience on Saturday when he stepped up to the penalty spot in the 22nd minute of a scoreless match against NESCAC rival Colby.

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Women's Cross Country | Jumbos place fourth at Codfish Bowl

September 26

The women's cross country team traveled to Franklin Park for the Codfish Bowl 5k this weekend, where they competed against teams of all divisions and ages. Tufts took fourth place overall with 101 points and were the top finishing Div. III team. NESCAC rival Bates was fifth with 155 points. Taking the team title was Boston University. The Terriers earned it with 47 points, besting the Greater Boston Track Club by three points.

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Games of the Week

September 26

Looking Back (Sept. 25) | Bills give patriots Fitz, Improve to 3-0

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Alex Prewitt | Live from Mudville

September 26

I'm calling a committee, a meeting of the airhead jocks, if you will. Because it's time to draft a petition, one that, despite being ground−breaking and landscape−changing, would help make the National Football League (NFL) a better place.

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Volleyball | Tufts goes 3-1 at MIT Invitational

September 25

Heading into the MIT Invitational, the volleyball team had two main goals: stay undefeated, and keep its early-season momentum going before a trio of NESCAC games this weekend. While the Jumbos' flawless record was broken after a 3-1 loss to Springfield, wins over Endicott, Smith and MIT helped them finish third in the tournament and improve to 9-1 on the year.

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Women's Soccer | Jumbos stomp Mules, remain undefeated

September 25

If there were any lingering doubts about the Tufts' offensive prowess, they were answered definitively on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Waterville, Maine. The Jumbos thoroughly dominated an overmatched Colby side, scoring early and often and bringing home a 3-0 victory from their first road trip of the season.

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Field Hockey | Tufts dodges upset-minded Colby

September 25

Before the No. 9 field hockey team traveled to Colby Saturday, no one thought the 0-3 Mules would be much of a challenge for the Jumbos. But after a scoreless first half, it was Colby that struck first and, suddenly, Tufts found itself on the wrong side of a 1-0 game.

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Football | Notebook: Jumbos give it a shot, come up short

September 25

The nerves quickly disappeared for Johnny Lindquist. After that, it was business time.

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Zach Drucker | The Loser

September 25

rom an early age, my passion was football… and Gushers. Those things are delicious. My dad and his dad before him have owned season tickets to the Jets since the '70s, when the Jets played in Shea Stadium. That's right: There was a time when America's worst baseball stadium was also America's worst football arena. I would accompany my dad and my grandpa to every home game, back in the good ol' days when you could carry a tin of homemade cookies and a metal thermos of hot chocolate into a stadium without security concluding you had a bomb.

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Football | Tufts kicks off hopeful season on Saturday at Hamilton

September 22

Heading into Saturday afternoon's season opener, the football team would like nothing more than a repeat of last year's first game, when Tufts cruised to a 21-10 victory over the Hamilton Continentals on Ellis Oval. In that game, quarterback Anthony Fucillo (LA '11) threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns, and then-sophomore cornerback Sam Diss provided the highlight of the defense's season with a 74-yard interception return for a touchdown. However, the game proved to be just the start of a long, tough season for both squads, as Hamilton and Tufts were the only teams to finish 1-7 in the NESCAC last year.

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