The men's track and field team opened its outdoor season in a big way Saturday, clinching eight victories at the annual Snowflake Classic at Ding Dussault Track.
The men's tennis team has not been the most successful squad at Tufts in recent history; since conference records began to determine team standings in 2007, the team has failed to register a winning record against its NESCAC opponents, compiling a lackluster aggregate mark of 8-15.
The outdoor season is barely underway, but the women's track and field team appears to be in midseason form, at least considering its results from Saturday's Snowflake Classic.
A young softball squad was tested for the first time in conference play this weekend, hosting the Bowdoin Polar Bears in a three-game series. After a 5-4 loss on Friday, the Jumbos rebounded quickly, and on the back of dominant freshman pitching, swept the Saturday doubleheader.
The baseball team entered the NESCAC portion of its schedule on Friday with a record of 19-2 — a vast improvement over the 2-9 ledger it brought into conference play last season. But after averaging a terrific 9.1 runs per game over their first 11 contests, the Jumbos found runs a lot harder to come by during their weekend series against Bates (10-5 overall, 1-2 NESCAC) at Lewiston, Maine.
After losing its first two NESCAC games this season, the women's lacrosse team has turned its season around, having since won four straight contests. The latest was an 18-13 win over NESCAC opponent Wesleyan at home on Saturday.
In a span of just over four minutes on Saturday, the men's lacrosse team, ranked No.6 in the latest Div. III Coaches Poll, showed the kind of form that makes the Jumbos legitimate contenders for the national championship.
Revenge will be on the minds of the men's lacrosse team when it travels down to Wesleyan tomorrow in a rematch of last season's NESCAC title game. The Cardinals took the game by a score of 14−10, dashing Tufts' hopes of its first−ever conference title.
Editor's Note: Evan Cooper is a sophomore, a sports editor for the Daily and an aspiring professional cyclist. He races for the Tufts cycling team and for the elite amateur squad Team Ora presented by Independent Fabrication. This series will chronicle his season as he tries to make racing into more than just a hobby.
The New York Yankees are gunning to defend their 2009 World Series title, but there will be a host of contenders looking to dethrone them in 2010. Here is the Daily's preview of the upcoming MLB season, beginning Sunday with the Red Sox-Yankees game in Boston.
Every time I get depressed about how terribly one of my favorite teams is doing I just think about how awful it would be to be a fan of, oh, let's say the Washington Wizards. (Note: This also works with the Oakland Raiders, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Pittsburgh Pirates and did I mention the Oakland Raiders?).
For the last two weeks, the nation has watched the best talent in college basketball showcase its skills in the NCAA Tournament. Beyond the upsets, the busted brackets and the buzzer beaters, the tournament provides the public with a final look at the players who will become the future of the NBA.
After five grueling matches in as many days, the women's tennis team returned from its Florida spring break trip with confidence as it prepares to open NESCAC play over the weekend.
For the men's tennis team, the majority of spring break was spent in Puerto Rico, practicing and enjoying the sun. After a 6−3 victory over Div. II opponent Puerto Rico−Mayguez, Tufts ended its spring break back in Medford, where sunny triumph gave way to a disappointing defeat at the hands of Vassar and then an unfinished match against Stevens Institute of Technology that was cut short due to rain.
An inverse ratio between my age and my ability to correctly predict the outcome of college basketball games during the NCAA Tournament has developed over recent years. When I was eight, I was to March Madness bracket pools what T.J. Detweiler was to pranks. For five years in a row, I cruised through my mother's office pool, winning more than enough money to buy Crazy Bones for the next few months.
The legacy of the men's baseball program can be found in coach John Casey's 18−year streak of .500 or better seasons, a mark that nearly came to an end last spring when the Jumbos snatched back−to−back games in the conference tournament to avoid posting a losing record for the first time since 1991.
For senior Jesse Faller, the beginning of the outdoor track and field season simply marked the continuation of his already impressive final season for the Jumbos.
Instead of spending its spring break lounging on the beach and sunbathing, the men's lacrosse team swept a three-game slate against three tough opponents. The intense schedule began on March 20 in a game against a Colby squad that had lost to the Jumbos twice last season and ended with a crucial 10-9 squeaker at home versus Williams.
Nine men's swimmers and one diver capped off a grueling season with an impressive result at the Div. III National Championships, held this year at Minnesota University's Aquatic Center from March 17-20.
