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Keeping up with the 617: Analysis on every Patriots draft pick
By Matt Goguen | April 27The New England Patriots headed into the 2020 virtual draft beginning a new era under the reign of Bill Belichick, as Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski have fled south for the warmer weather in Tampa Bay. Their list of draft needs was relatively long, and they hoped to rebuild through this deep draft class.
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The Anti-Bostonian Redux: Boston-Gronk party down in Tampa
By Jeremy Goldstein | April 23Gronkshell warning!
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Missed seasons and opportunities: How student-athletes are faring at home
By Brigitte Wilson | April 21While universities' abrupt closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have brought about feelings of instability and sadness to many college students across America, student-athletes face the unique challenge of staying in shape with no gyms, trainers or practices.
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NBA goes back to basketball's roots
By Arnav Sacheti | April 21As ESPN NBA commentator Mark Jones best put it, the NBA HORSE Challenge was the NBA’s well-intentioned attempt to continue “keeping score” during the sports hiatus caused by the coronavirus. Jones was also a commentator for this challenge, mediating over a select group of eight seasoned professional basketball players playing a traditional playground game on the nights of April 12 and 16.
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Keeping up with the 617: 3-round Patriots mock draft
By Matt Goguen | April 21The New England Patriots head into the 2020 NFL Draft in a novel situation regarding its current roster, as Tom Brady and many key defensive cogs no longer remain with the organization. Known for being very conservative with their draft choices, the Patriots just can't afford to keep trading down and receiving middling picks. This is a draft where the Patriots need to focus on rebuilding a solid roster and reviving a sunken fan base.
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Off the Gridiron: NFL mock draft
By Henry Gorelik | April 17With the 2020 NFL Draft beginning on April 23, months of speculation will soon come to a close. Until then, here is my final mock draft projection for the first round.
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Keeping up with the 617: Top 5 Celtics Games of the 2019–20 season (so far)
By Matt Goguen | April 13Amid the suspension of NBA activities due to the COVID-19 outbreak, I thought it was best to revisit some of the best Celtics games so far this season.
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Off the Gridiron: 'Difficult, reasonable, likely' NFL draft edition
By Henry Gorelik | April 10As the Class of 2024 is currently making choices about where to go to college, it reminded me of an exercise that I did with my college counselors during the beginning of my college selection process. I came into the meeting with a list of schools, and we placed them into categories “difficult," “reasonable" and “likely."
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Little Londoner: A mini-history of Liverpool-City
By Jeremy Goldstein | April 9A HISTORY: Liverpool vs. Manchester City. Man City is the runaway winner of the Premier League, and Liverpool cannot buy a solid defense — aside from big Virgil Van Dijk. Expect a heaping of goals with a side of heartbreak.
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The Turf Monster: 3 hot takes to come out of free agency
By Aiden Herrod | April 8I know, I know, I’m late on this. Most of the big ticket free agents have been signed, save for a few notable holdouts (here’s looking at you, Jadeveon Clowney). But now that the dust has settled, and we’ve all more or less processed the absence of sports right now, it’s time to spit the hot takes. I’m going bold with these, because what’s free agency without a little mayhem and overreaction? Without further ado, here are my three big statements on this year’s free agency period.
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Keeping Up with the 617: The effect of Chris Sale's injury
By Matt Goguen | April 6Amid the suspension of the MLB due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chris Sale underwent Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow and is slated to miss the remainder of the season. Since the Red Sox blew up the offseason by trading Mookie Betts and David Price to the Dodgers, this current season seemed like a re-tooling year. Sale, who missed a portion of last season due to elbow soreness, seemed to suffer a minor setback in spring training.
Sports
'Coronanomics' and basketball
By Arnav Sacheti | April 3Congratulations! You are now three weeks into the unprecedented no sports era, and are still alive and thriving. At least that’s what we hope. For the average sports consumer like you and I, the coronavirus has rocked the athletically oriented side of us into a frenzy. We suddenly have no idea what to do with our time, but we can still take solace in watching highlights, game reruns and even online versions of the games, like the Phoenix Suns of the NBA are doing, all while maintaining optimism for play to resume.
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Off the Gridiron: The sneaky winners of NFL free agency
By Henry Gorelik | April 3While the headlines of free agency were stolen by Tom Brady signing with the Buccaneers, the Cardinals robbing the Texans by landing DeAndre Hopkins, the Eagles rescuing Darius Slay from the Lions and the Dolphins making Byron Jones the league’s highest paid corner, several teams made quieter moves that will pay serious dividends during the season.
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Game Day: Remembering a classic
By Alex Sharp | April 3With temperatures increasing, the grass slowly becoming greener and the sun staying up later, spring is officially upon us.
Football
From Jumbo to Ram: Waldron takes experience from Tufts to NFL
By Aiden Herrod | April 2When the stadium lights shut off and the players hang up their cleats for the offseason, there are still plenty of coaches and executives working tirelessly to deliver the fine-tuned product that is the NFL.
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Dezotell hired as men’s soccer coach
By Jake Freudberg | March 30The men’s soccer team has a new coach at the helm, as Kyle Dezotell was recently hired as the head coach of one of the country’s top Div. III teams and the reigning national champions.Dezotell comes to Tufts with 16 years of experience as a head coach at the Div. III level, with stints at Johnson ...
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Keeping up with the 617: Examining Tuukka Rask's hazy future
By Matt Goguen | March 30The bad news continues to pile up for Boston sports fans. First reported by the Boston Globe's Matt Porter, Tuukka Rask has hinted at a retirement following the termination of his current contract, which ends after the 2020–21 season.When asked about his future workload, Rask said: "I have ...
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The Little Londoner: COVID-19 and English football
By Jeremy Goldstein | March 26This is a column that no one wants to write — my hand is almost forced simply due to the utter lack of content. However, a bevy of swirling topics of conversation looms in a football world that seems to have no long term answers to (or any lasting longer than a week). Consider this a primer on such ...
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The Turf Monster: A heartbreaking, powerful silence
By Aiden Herrod | March 26As a sportswriter, college student and resident of the United States and the world, all I can say is: wow. You’ve likely read a thousand times how chaotic and unprecedented these times are. I’m not here to add any sort of exclamation mark to that. I’m here to deliver a sportswriter’s perspective, ...
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