As a general rule, I don't care too much for bowl games. They're similar to mayonnaise in that vein. If someone thrusts it in front of me and insists upon supplementing my healthy sandwich comprised of college basketball, NBA and NFL with some BCS condiment, so be it.
FIFA, the world's soccer governing body, on Thursday announced the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar, respectively. The announcement came as a shock to many observers, who expected the 2018 World Cup to go to more favored bids by Portugal/Spain, Belgium/Netherlands and England.
In an outstanding display of both offensive and defensive skills, the women's basketball team on Saturday afternoon extended its winning streak to three with a 70−36 blowout victory over out−of−conference opponent Colby−Sawyer at Cousens Gym. With three straight impressive wins under their belts, the Jumbos are starting to hit their stride.
If games were decided only in the final 20 minutes, the women's basketball team might be the best in the country.
After opening its season with three conference victories, the men's swimming and diving team hopes to keep the win train rolling today and tomorrow at the MIT Invitational.
A grueling start to the season left the women's swimming and diving team gasping for air when the Jumbos left campus for Thanksgiving last week. They returned well rested for Wednesday's home meet against Wellesley, and it showed in a 172−117 victory over the Blue.
Going from one extreme to the other is a hallmark of any Pakistani cricket team. After putting up a great fight against a strong South African team in the test matches — during which a player actually ran away from host city Abu Dhabi to London, citing some death threats made to him by unknown sources, without telling the team management about the "threats" — there are fresh match-fixing allegations against five more players in the team.
After finishing 1-5 against some of the top teams in the nation at the season-opening Boston Round Robin two weekends ago, the 22nd-ranked men's squash team will look to get back on track tomorrow evening in an away match against Wesleyan.
If it wasn't already clear that this men's basketball season was different from last year's, Tuesday's game made that fact impossible to miss.
The women's squash team, still ranked No. 23 nationally five matches into the season, will be tested once again this weekend in two matches, both against teams behind them in the standings: No. 28 Wellesley and No. 32 Boston College. A win in both match-ups will give the team a chance to leapfrog NESCAC rival No. 17 Wesleyan and move into the top 20.
The hundreds of Tufts students who sign up to play in winter intramural leagues will have to find another way to stay warm during the dreary New England winter.
The men's indoor track and field team this Saturday opens its season at the Husky Invitational hosted by Northeastern at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.
So I spent Thanksgiving week with a horde of Penn State college football homers — my mom's from Pennsylvania — and it reinforced a truth I've always known, but whose importance seems to have slipped my mind: No sports fans are more narrow-mindedly provincial than college football fans.
The women's track and field team will open its season this weekend with the Husky Invitational at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. The meet hosted by Northeastern is the only meet that the Jumbos will be competing in before January.
Each week it seems that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has a new fine to dispense, and throughout the whole season, the players have lashed back. So when Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan and Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson turned to fisticuffs Sunday afternoon, everyone waited to see the severity of the punishment that Finnegan and Johnson would inevitably face. While most predicted suspensions for both players, it turned out that each only had to ante up $25,000.
A month into the 2010-11 season, heat is being emitted from a place far from the beaches of Miami: the Southwest Division. Heading into Tuesday's action, the San Antonio Spurs (14-2), Dallas Mavericks (13-4) and New Orleans Hornets (12-5) have opened the season with a combined 39-11 record. To top it off, five of those losses have come at the hands of each other, showing just how dominant these three teams have been against the rest of the league.
At the quarter mark of the NHL season, we know a few truths about the league: The Devils are awful, the Bruins' goaltending has come down to earth, and the Penguins are finally living up to their talent. The Los Angeles Kings are proving how youth can be effective, and the Blue Jackets are surprisingly decent. And, perhaps most bafflingly, the Detroit Red Wings are yet again refusing to show their age.
After a tough loss in its home opener against Curry College on Nov. 23, the ice hockey team aimed to stabilize its play over Thanksgiving weekend at the Rutland Herald Invitational in Rutland, Vt. The Jumbos ended up with much to give thanks for, including a thrilling comeback against Brockport College (N.Y.) and a dominating 6-3 win over Becker College (Worcester).
In lieu of a full intramural sports program during the winter season, the athletics department will provide numerous open gym "play days," Intramural Director Cheryl Milligan said in an e-mail to the intramural sports community yesterday.
The reigning NCAA champion and national No. 1 Duke Blue Devils are at it again. With a dominating 82−68 win over No. 4 Kansas State on Nov. 23, the Blue Devils have forced the question upon NCAA basketball fans: Are they even better than last year's 35−5 team?
