Editor’s note: This is the first part of a three-part story highlighting Tufts athletic teams’ contributions to their community. Part 2 was published Nov. 28 and Part 3 was published Nov. 29..It is easy to lose sight of the things that matter in life in the small bubble of competitive collegiate ...
Tufts heads to the Final Four of the NCAA Div. III tournament after hosting Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games this weekend. The Jumbos (16–0–3) defeated the Amherst Mammoths (14–5–1) 3–0 Saturday, before rolling through the Montclair State Red Hawks (18–2–4) in a 4–0 romp Sunday, scoring ...
After 19 wins, a NESCAC championship game appearance and a dominant run through the NCAA tournament, Tufts fell just short of a national championship, losing 2–0 in the title game to a familiar foe, Middlebury.The stage was set on Saturday, when Tufts ousted Johns Hopkins in a convincing 3–1 ...
Money has invaded American youth sports more and more in recent years. According to a recent report by the Aspen Institute, youth sports have grown into a$17 billion industry. This money, however, hasn’t led to an increase in youth sports participation — rather, the opposite. Participation in ...
Tufts competed at the NCAA Regional Championship on Saturday, hosted by Bowdoin in Brunswick, Maine. The team excelled at the competition and finished in fifth place out of 58 teams, with a total of 160 points. Amherst finished first with 65 points, followed by Williams (86), Middlebury (142) and ...
The Jumbos' 2017–18 season was somewhat of a letdown. Tufts' final record of 5–16–4 was not what its members sought heading into last year, but the team saw some positives late last season which it will hope to build on this year, according to coach Patrick Norton. “From our goaltending ...
A long offseason of training and preparation is about to end for Tufts' men's and women's squash teams. Jumbos on both squads will pick up their rackets in the coming days for the start of their 2018–19 campaigns. The teams kick off their schedules against Wesleyan on Saturday and ...
The Jumbos open their season this weekend in the Courtyard by Marriott tournament at Roger Williams University (RWU). The team will play two matches, first against Saint Joseph's (Maine) on Friday night before taking on the winner of the Anna Maria-RWU matchup on Saturday. The team looks to build ...
On the heels of its thrilling shootout victory against Salisbury Sunday and a dominant performance against Smith Saturday, Tufts is heading to the Final Four for the fifth time in the program's history. Coach Tina Mattera's program has been a force to reckon with in Div. III field hockey since ...
Winter is coming for Tufts sports, and with the change of season comes the opening games of several of Tufts’ most successful sports teams. Sitting high among these is the Tufts women’s basketball team, currently ranked No. 6 in the country. The Jumbos have proven time and time again in recent ...
Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make bold predictions about your favorite professional sports.Let's look at how my predictions did in Week 10: PredictionOutcomeDid I get it right?Browns over FalconsBrowns 28–16 FalconsYes!Colts score 30+ on Jaguars29 points scored by ColtsNoNick Mullens 250+ ...
The Tufts men's and women's swimming and diving teams had an impressive performance last year and will look to begin their seasons on a strong note at home in a dual meet with Middlebury starting Sunday at 11 a.m.However, for the first time in 36 years, the Jumbos will compete without associate ...
When he was young, sophomore David Gelfand’s first prosthetist put covers on his prosthetic leg to make it appear more human-like. They didn’t stay for long, though. Gelfand was comfortable with his appearance and thought the metal of his prosthetic was cool. So cool, in fact, that he is now pursuing ...
Tufts placed fifth of the 57 schools participating in the NCAA Regional Championships at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on Saturday. The Jumbos' performance in the 6K event earned the team an at-large bid to the NCAA National Championship held in Winneconne, Wisc. on Nov. 17.Tufts' ...
The 2018 campaign for the Tufts women’s soccer team (11–6–2) came to an end after a second-round loss in the NCAA tournament to William Smith in double overtime. It was the second game of a back-to-back weekend, after Tufts defeated Penn State Behrend 2–0 in first-round action on Saturday ...
The illustrious careers of Drew Brees and Tom Brady are similar in many elements. Both make up for a lack of intrinsic athleticism with an eye for an open receiver, where they both nestle in dainty spirals in the smallest of windows against airtight coverage. They’ve both received individual accolades, ...
The Jumbos closed out their 2018 season with a dominant win on Saturday. They traveled to Middlebury, Vt. to take on the Middlebury Panthers, finishing the match with a commanding 35–13 advantage. The win brought the Jumbos to a final record of 7–2 for the season. That mark grants them sole possession ...
After Tufts' last two games of the regular season went into overtime, the team's focus against Stevens was to get on the board early and retain the lead.The Jumbos piled on the pressure early, with one of their best chances coming at the 4:44 mark.Junior midfielder/forward Gavin Tasker, in his usual spot on the left wing, fed junior forward Joe Braun who cut, unmarked, into the box, received the ball and fired a shot on target. However, senior goalkeeper Aaron Henry was there to make the save, his first of eight total.
Hot takes in sports are a reflection of hot takes in the world around us. We live in a polarized society. These days, foreign policy opinion leaders say that political polarization is the number one threat to the United States. More than nuclear programs and trade wars, it is our own polarization that ...
It has all come down to this for the Tufts football team, which will play its ninth and final game of the season in Middlebury, Vt. tomorrow.The Jumbos currently sit in third place in the NESCAC standings with a 6–2 record and will face off against the Middlebury Panthers (5–3), who are right behind ...
