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The Turf Monster: Outside-the-box NFL awards picks

By Aiden Herrod | October 22

The NFL is a team sport first, but the awards at the end of the season are where individual accomplishments are highlighted in the best and brightest players of the league. We’re almost halfway through the season at this point (wow), and I wanted to use some outside-the-box awards picks as a way to shine a spotlight on some of the most exciting or under-appreciated players in this bizarre NFL season.

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Fall Classic 2020: The culmination of a historic MLB season

By Jack Adgate | October 21

Action thus far in the postseason has been quite unpredictable, with teams owning losing records giving high-ranking clubs first-round scares, a team that lost over 100 games in 2019 winning their Wild Card series, and an infinite supply of 100 mile-per-hour fastballs. Despite the shortened season and abnormal postseason format, October has proven that baseball just continues to become more exciting with each passing year. 

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The Bubble has always counted

By Jenny Lu | October 21

Through the trials of the bubble, LeBron won his fourth championship with his third team as well as the Finals MVP just for thousands of basketball fans on Twitter to say that the 2020 NBA season came with an asterisk. But the bubble has always counted. 

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A surprising view: Teams performing in the Premier League

By Michael Wallace-Bruce | October 20

One of the most exhilarating leagues in the world has returned and has already produced potential goals of the season and video assistant referee drama within a month and a half. Sitting atop the league so far is Everton and although it is early to give a verdict on the end of the season standings, the dazzling performances of Everton, Aston Villa, and Leeds makes them the teams to keep an eye on.

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Sharp from the Sofa: A used mattress, pasta and the NCAA

By Alex Sharp | October 19

No players or coaches did anything wrong and nobody affiliated with the program or working at UMass knew anything incorrect had occurred, yet the NCAA cracked down and forced the team to vacate three years of wins. If a teacher, parent, boss, or any other authority figure acted this way it would leave us scratching our heads in disbelief. But this is the way the NCAA has governed for years.

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Nadal dominates French Open — again

By Alex Sharp | October 16

In 2005, a 19-year-old Rafael Nadal won his first French Open title. This past Sunday he won his 13th, defeating Novak Djokovic 6–0, 6–2, 7–5. It was Nadal’s 20th career Grand Slam title, moving him into a tie with Roger Federer for the all-time record. 

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Hoops Traveler: FC Barcelona, the basketball team?

By Arnav Sacheti | October 16

This week, my travels take me to Spain — provided that I successfully cross the language barrier. My lack of soccer knowledge is compensated by my fascination with international basketball. Lucky for me, I quickly discovered that behind the iconic soccer franchise logos of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid rests an unexpected — yet powerful — non-soccer legacy.

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The Turf Monster: The 14 NBA teams that can win a title in 2021

By Aiden Herrod | October 15

To fill some of that basketball void that’s been lingering since the finals wrapped up, I’ve decided to look ahead and evaluate what the basketball landscape will look like in 2021. There are some exciting narratives and teams to explore, as well as several key players coming back from prolonged absences.

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Wonder Women: Breanna Stewart

By Nicole Setow | October 14

In honor of the Seattle Storm’s thrilling Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Finals win on Oct. 6, this week’s spotlight is on two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Breanna “Stewie” Stewart. The forward brought home the hardware this season after a dominating run against the Las Vegas Aces.

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Sharp from the Sofa: Bean the Astros, what about the Patriots?

By Alex Sharp | October 12

It is often said that the Tufts community is a political echo chamber, but it also happens to be a sports echo chamber. Boston sports fans dominate the Medford Somerville campus like Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin dominate the Patriots in the Superbowl. This column is for the silent majority at Tufts, those who would rather go to class shirtless than in a Patriots jersey. 

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Hoops Traveler: The Canadian dream, a basketball nirvana

By Arnav Sacheti | October 9

In a league that is called the National Basketball Association, the Raptors effectively render this name false simply through their existence outside the United States. Therefore, not only has Canada longed to have success at the world’s biggest basketball stage, but on a national pride level, they have wanted respect. The Raptors gave them all of that with the 2019 title.

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