With a 73–56 loss to the top-seeded Polar Bears in the first round of the NESCAC tournament on Saturday, the Jumbos’ season came to an end.
Heading into this year’s NESCAC quarterfinals, the Jumbos were chomping at the bit. Their last games, victories against Bates and Hamilton, went 70–63 and 102–71, respectively. Coming off of these wins, spirits were high as guests packed into Cousens Gym on Saturday.
The 2025–26 season has been one of the most entertaining and competitive seasons of recent memory. It seems like every Saturday offers multiple marquee matchups. The one thing that hasn’t delivered is No. 1 recruit Darryn Peterson’s health. The Kansas first-year is facing lots of backlash for his unpredictable availability that has plagued the Jayhawks all season: It’s one of the biggest stories in sports right now.
Despite losing to last-place NESCAC Colby College in overtime on Friday, the Tufts men’s hockey team bounced back to defeat the Bowdoin Polar Bears on Saturday.
Rooting for the United States, whether it be in the Olympics, the World Cup or any other sporting event, almost always leads me to some degree of internal confusion. Sure, I’m as much of a red-blooded American as the next guy, but it’s often difficult to reconcile the instinct to root for the home team with the knowledge that its banner — so often touted as that of the ‘good guys’ — is emblematic of a nation flawed at its core.
In the Cousens Gymnasium on Sunday, Feb. 15, the Tufts women’s basketball team celebrated senior guard Annie Aspesi and senior forward Sarah Crossett before their last regular season contest. With playoff seeding on the line, the Jumbos ultimately fell to the Bates Bobcats in a 68–50 decision.
With 112 days until the World Cup, even the CVS in Davis Square is stocking tournament merchandise. I sat down with two Tufts students to hear what the tournament means to them.
The NBA Dunk Contest used to be a special showcase of the pinnacles of basketball athleticism: Michael Jordan’s free-throw line dunk in 1987 and Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine’s legendary duel in 2016 are the most famous examples.
As I write this article, the Winter Olympics in Italy are in full swing. Perhaps the two most prominent names from Team USA are Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn. If you have any knowledge of either of these athletes, you may know that luck has not been on their side when it comes to the current Olympics. Widely considered the GOAT athletes in ski racing, it would be expected for them to place very well in these prestigious games. GOAT swimmer Michael Phelps has a total of 28 Olympic medals. GOAT gymnast Simone Biles has 11 Olympic medals. Shiffrin and Vonn each have three Olympic medals, relatively few compared to their respective peers.
This past weekend, Los Angeles hosted the NBA’s annual All-Star weekend at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood. Sunday’s All-Star Game marked the league’s 75th edition of the event,but in recent years, the NBA has strayed from the traditional format fans once knew. While the league has made efforts to make the game — and the weekend as a whole — more entertaining, those changes may have pushed it further away from success, convoluting an event that was once very clear.
Tufts women’s basketball played two tough home games over the weekend, narrowly beating Amherst 49–44 and suffering an 81–64 loss to Hamilton. The results brought Tufts’ NESCAC record to 4–5, with one conference game remaining in the regular season.
Coming into the 2025–26 college basketball season, the Big East was projected to earn five to six bids in the NCAA Tournament. With about a month remaining until the conference tournament, the league is now projected to receive just three. Last year, the Big East had five teams in March Madness and appeared relatively strong compared to the rest of the Power Five. This year, however, the conference is rated comfortably last among the five in most metrics. What happened to the so-called ‘basketball-first’ conference?
“The Seattle Seahawks are your new world champions,” echoed through Levi’s Stadium late Sunday evening in Santa Clara, Calif. Sam Darnold, Kenneth Walker and — most importantly — the Seattle defense took care of business in Super Bowl LX, defeating the New England Patriots 29–13 to hoist the second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.
The Tufts men’s ice hockey team snapped its home losing streak dating back to November on Friday night at the Malden Valley Forum in the first of two games against Connecticut College.
Bringing the heat to Boston’s winter, track and field champions from around the world convened at the TRACK at New Balance on Saturday for the annual New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. This premier encounter commenced the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold and was the first meet of the season for many competitors. Energy was high, and fans filled up the stands. Two world records were set in distance events: the men’s indoor 2000-meter by American Hobbs Kessler, and the men’s 800 by American Josh Hoey. The meet culminated with a highly anticipated face-off between sprinting legends American Noah Lyles and Trinidadian Jereem Richards in the 300.
Last weekend, Tufts men’s basketball played their most consequential pair of games yet. Entering a back-to-back against two formidable NESCAC opponents: No. 19 Wesleyan and No.2 Trinity, the Jumbos brought with them a commanding 16-game win streak and an undefeated record in conference play.
In our last edition, we discussed a possible German boycott of the 2026 World Cup, proposed by a senior member of their football federation in response to President Donald Trump’s criticism of European alliances and his attempts to acquire Greenland.This past week, the German Football Federation met to discuss the boycott. The conclusion: A boycott will not happen.
Tufts edged out Trinity in Hartford, Conn., on Saturday to secure their third NESCAC win, and improved their overall record to 11–9. On Trinity’s Senior Day, the game was a hard-fought battle, with Tufts’ defense and composure proving to be pivotal in the win.
Despite a string of bad luck in home games this season,Tufts ice hockey came off the bench ready to take on Williams in Saturday’s home game.
On Sunday, the most anticipated sports event of the year will take place when the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots face off in Super Bowl 60. 11 years ago, it was Tom Brady and Russell Wilson battling for the Lombardi trophy — now it’s Drake Maye and Sam Darnold. The players are different, the coaches are different, but what remains is a rivalry that goes back to Super Bowl 49 and an unforgettable mistake that Seattle fans will certainly be hoping to get revenge for.
