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Men's Soccer | Jumbos unable to find net in three periods
October 26The men's soccer team knew it had to win its third straight game in order to break free from the logjam at the bottom of the NESCAC standings and ensure an easier road to the playoffs. The Jumbos didn't help their cause Saturday against the 9-3 Trinity Bantams, dropping the game 1-0 in overtime.
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Volleyball | Jumbos drop second match of the season at Hall of Fame tourney
October 26The volleyball team emerged from this weekend's Hall of Fame Tournament with just its second loss of the season, falling to Springfield in the finals and moving to 24-2 overall with wins over host Smith and conference rival Amherst.
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Women's Soccer | Tufts can't hold on against Trinity
October 26After 90 minutes of competitive play Saturday against the Trinity Bantams, the Jumbos found themselves on the wrong end of a 2-1 result, marking their fifth loss in the last seven games.
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Football | Airing it out: Fucillo forced to pass in loss
October 26It might be called the Will Forde disappearing act. Or perhaps the football team simply couldn't find a way to combat a stout Amherst defense.
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Field Hockey | Perfect fifths: No. 5 Tufts hands Trinity first loss in five games with overtime goal
October 26The field hockey team has made a habit of defeating its rivals in record-breaking fashion.
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Gideon Jacobs | Baseball, Football and Poop Jokes
October 23I'm not a religious man. I was raised culturally Jewish, but I thought synagogue was pronounced synaGOD until I reached high school (an understandable mistake). The most spiritual I've ever gotten was that one time I listened to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973) while watching the Wizard of Oz (1939). I don't believe in fate or karma. I scoff at superstition and laugh at the idea of divine intervention. I am a man of reason and science. The only person I pray to is his Holiness, Bill Nye.
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Editors Challenge | Week 8
October 23After a year and seven weeks of clawing at first place, she's finally there. Sapna "Battering Ram" Bansil pushed away the competition harder than a basement door, forcefully taking control of the top of the Eds' Challenge standings. Well, sort of forcefully. For perhaps the first time in Daily history (perhaps — let's face it, it's a Thursday night and we were pretty lazy historians to begin with), the top of the standings consists of five editors each separated by one game. No ties: After Bansil's 64 wins, it goes 63-62-61-60. The 63 belongs to Phil "MY PICKS WERE SOUND!" Dear, whose gradual descent from an early lead finally leaves him out of the top spot. (Sorry, Phil, it was bound to happen.) Dear now sits one game ahead of Carly "The Glove" Helfand, who can't spell five-letter words but can pick a hell of a football game. Rachel "Mediocre Melinda" Dolin lost a game on Helfand, going 7-7 (how is she actually 20 over .500?) to just barely stay in fourth. Right behind her, Evans "Wrong Already" Clinchy has quit his day job of baseball picks, but at least he one-upped nemesis David "Hamels-Worshipper" Heck in one respect — that would be football picks. 5-9, Heck. Weak. For another dose of Daily history, Tom "Trendsetter" Eager has earned a unique distinction — he's the first editor to make two uniquely correct picks in one week. By outsmarting everyone with his Carolina and St. Louis picks, Eager went 9-5, moving into a tie with Heck for sixth. Still chasing them are Noah "Nicknames Left" Schumer and Scott "Dick and" Janes. Caryn "Grammar Guru" Horowitz offers her guest picks.
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Football Preview | Jumbos need upset over Lord Jeffs in order to keep title hopes alive
October 23The football team will certainly have a hard act to follow when it travels to Amherst to take on the 4-1 Lord Jeffs tomorrow.
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Inside NHL | Blackhawks say welcome to new coach Quenneville following Savard's exit
October 23Denis Savard had to know his days as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks were numbered.
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Field Hockey | Jumbos prepare for high noon shootout with Bantams tomorrow
October 23With the undefeated field hockey squad going against a one loss Trinity team, it's obvious that the stakes are high in this conference showdown.
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Football | Forde tough: Running back given Gold Helmet Award for performance in Div. III
October 22News around the Jumbo football locker room only got better this week as senior running back Will Forde, who led the Jumbos to their third victory on Saturday -- a 17-7 win over Williams -- was named the recipient of the Boston Globe's Gold Helmet Award yesterday.
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Men's Soccer | Cardinal sin: Wesleyan squanders lead, Jumbos take advantage with two in second
October 22It's been a while since the men's soccer team has felt comfortable with its NESCAC postseason chances. But after having started their conference slate 1-4-0, the Jumbos scored a key 3-1 victory over Williams on Saturday and came into Tuesday night's home match against Wesleyan hungry to continue the upward trend in their final regular season home contest.
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Inside the NFL | Titans rip Chiefs to remain unbeaten; Cassel leads Patriots to convincing victory
October 22Believe it. After the first seven weeks of the 2008-09 NFL season, the Tennessee Titans are the only squad without a loss on its record. And they're showing very little signs of letting up for anyone, either.
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Jumbos end season with modest showing
October 22The golf team ended its fall season on a bittersweet note, finishing 26th out of 44 teams at the 77th annual New England Championships earlier this week in Brewster, Mass.
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Women's Volleyball | Tufts clears NESCAC hump, sweeps Camels in conference showdown
October 22The volleyball team is one NESCAC win away from a program first.
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Evans Clinchy | Dirty Water
October 21This article is the first in a 17-part series chronicling the unbearable pain caused by being a Red Sox fan in light of recent events that occurred in St. Petersburg, Fla. The words that follow will likely be self-deprecating, self-loathing and self-pitying. The author will likely ignore the fact that 29 other teams in major league baseball have fans and that those fans are human beings with real emotions and real feelings and all that stuff. If you are a fan of one of those 29 teams, you should probably not read any further. In fact, just turn the page right now. Go on, do it. Read a gallery review or something. Seriously. Go.
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Phils-Rays: The Daily goes around the horn
October 21Intangibles: The Rays survived the greatest single-game comeback in postseason history and still managed to knock off the defending World Series champions, all with a roster filled with inexperienced youth. With all eyes focused on the MLB's Cinderella story, the Phillies' lineup of seasoned veterans will be able to sit back and lend more time to the task at hand rather than getting caught up in the national spotlight. Edge: Phillies
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Men's Soccer
October 21The men's soccer team engineered a dramatic second-half comeback last night to beat Wesleyan, scoring twice in four minutes to sneak away with a 2-1 win. Jumbo senior tri-captain Peter DeGregorio, seen here clashing with Cardinals junior Woody Redpath, scored unassisted at the 56:06 mark, tying the game with his second goal of the year. Sophomore Alex Lach assisted junior Dan Schoening with the eventual game-winner 59:49 into the match. With their third NESCAC win under their belts, the Jumbos are now in position to contend for a spot in the conference tournament. See tomorrow's Daily for more coverage.
