The national No. 5 women's tennis team (9−2, 3−0 NESCAC) continued its stellar performance this weekend, pummeling a pair of NESCAC opponents to keep its perfect conference record intact. The Jumbos beat No. 12 Bowdoin 8−1 at home Friday before crushing Trinity 9−0 on the road Saturday in Hartford, Conn.
When Eddie Guardado served as the Minnesota Twins closer during the late 1990s and early 2000s, the lefty was known for his willingness to work two or even three days in a row, earning the moniker "Everyday Eddie" in the process.
After qualifying for the USTA National Campus Championship for the first time in its history, the club tennis team took full advantage of its long weekend of play in Cary, N.C., by competing and winning matches against Div. I and Div. II opponents.
Going into Saturday's matchup against the No. 4 Trinity, the women's lacrosse team expected that a battle between two evenly matched teams. One or two plays would likely make the difference.
Charl Schwartzel of South Africa won the 2011 Masters yesterday after posting a final round 66 that included birdies on each of the final four holes. After entering Sunday at 8 under par, four shots behind leader Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, Schwartzel held off Australia's Adam Scott down the stretch to win the green jacket with a final score of 14 under par. Schwartzel, 26, became the third South African to win the Masters, joining Gary Player and Trevor Immelman, previous winners of the annual tournament.
There may be a "D" for defense next to Alec Bialosky's name on the 2011 men's lacrosse roster, but on Saturday the former attackman−turned−longstick midfielder proved that he can still score.
Heading into Friday's contest at Campus Field in Hartford, Conn., the baseball team sits in a tie with Trinity atop the NESCAC East standings. But by the time the last out is recorded on Sunday, only one of these squads will retain first place.
Tufts and Trinity both own undefeated 8-0 overall records and 5-0 records in the NESCAC, but a closer look at the scores in each team's contests this season leaves no question that the Jumbos are the favorites tomorrow afternoon, when the two teams will face off in Hartford, Conn.
Jo Clair is on fire. After hitting her 10th home run on Tuesday against Wellesley, the freshman catcher was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference's (ECAC) Div. III New England Player of the Week. She also earned NESCAC Player of the Week honors.
The world's second-most popular sport sometimes seems to be nearly invisible at Tufts. Last Saturday morning, more than 2 billion people from 220 countries worldwide tuned in to watch the Cricket World Cup Final that pitted India against Sri Lanka, marking the first final between two Asian nations. Yet the sport's popularity has yet to firmly entrench itself in America's — and Tufts' — sports scene.
As the 2010-11 regular season heads into its final week, numerous debates rage across the league: Is Derrick Rose really the MVP over Dwight Howard or LeBron James? Tom Thibodeau, Gregg Popovich or George Karl for Coach of the Year? Does any part of Shaq's body remain healthy? But while these theoretical and statistical queries occupy our minds, there is still a week's worth of games to be played and there are also playoff implications aplenty.
When Ben Ferris arrives on campus next fall, he will be bringing lofty expectations — and some shiny hardware — along with him.
All 30 National Hockey League (NHL) teams began the season last October with visions of hoisting the Stanley Cup at its conclusion in June. With just a handful of games remaining in the regular season, only 19 can still lay claim to that dream for this year.
Last Saturday, an unexpected and disappointing event occurred. No, I'm not talking about the announcement of The Roots as the Spring Fling band (seriously, no Wiz Khalifa?), but instead about an event that last happened over nine years ago: Jose Mourinho lost a league match at home.
Just four years after the club tennis team was recognized by the Athletics Department, it has made its way to the sport's biggest stage.
The men's and women's crew teams began their respective spring seasons this past weekend with a regatta at home on the Malden River, competing in head-to-head races in varsity eights, varsity fours and novice eights.
So we recently had this little event in the sports world called Opening Weekend. I was treated to the sight of a Jon Garland (White Sox-style) jersey and Barry Zito (Giants) jersey for three days straight and couldn't have been happier. Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford were written on the same lineup card, and all was right in the world.
Neither stormy conditions nor a jam-packed schedule could stop the No. 12 coed sailing team from building upon its recent success: The Jumbos rolled to three top-five finishes this past weekend, including a first-place at the Mystic Lake Team Race Invitational.
