On Saturday, something of an annual tradition took place on a field in Chicago: Clayton Kershaw got rocked in a playoff game. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ ace pitcher gave up four earned runs over five innings pitched in Game Six of the team’s 5-0 elimination loss to the World Series-bound Chicago ...
Tomorrow the Cleveland Indians will take on the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the World Series. This marks the first World Series for Cleveland since 1997 and gives the team a chance to win its first title since 1948. The Cubs’ last World Series appearance was in 1945 and I don’t know if you’ve ...
It’s taken me a while to organize my thoughts on this. Better writers have written better tributes and mine merely echoes their sentiments, but I thought it was important to write my tribute to José Fernández.
Coming off a NESCAC title and a deep run in the NCAA Div. III tournament, the Jumbos are looking for continuity this season. Tufts is historically a reliable force in NESCAC baseball, with strong showings expected every year.“I think for me what defines Tufts baseball is perseverance,” coach ...
It was my 13th birthday. I woke up to the sound and sight of steady rain. I figured that my scheduled Little League game would be cancelled, and the sinking depression of a possible postponement crept into my mind. In those days, I would go to bed laughably early the night before games because sleep ...
Tufts baseball recovered from its fourth loss of the season last week to belt out five straight wins at home over a four-day span, including a sweep of a three-game NESCAC series against Trinity. The Jumbos came out on top against the Trinity Bantams 7-4 in a game on Friday afternoon before winning ...
Every time the Colorado Rockies play baseball, I find myself following their games closely, waiting for the batting order to turn over. I have never been to Denver, and I do not root for the team. Ten days ago, I had never heard the name Trevor Story. Today, I will wait anxiously for Story to come up ...
Billed as a follow-up to “Dazed and Confused” (1993) and “Boyhood” (2014), “Everybody Wants Some!!," released March 30, is writer-director Richard Linklater’s latest entry into his genre of films that are more experiences than stories. Whether that experience is worth the price of admission ...
Coming off a 6-3 road trip through the south over spring, the baseball team returned to New England with a bang in a crushing 21-3 victory over Massachusetts Maritime Academy last Wednesday before sweeping a doubleheader against Bates on Saturday to move to 2-0 in NESCAC East play.The Jumbos are off ...
Fresh off a spring break that saw the Jumbos go 6-3 on their annual road trip through the South, the baseball team is back in New England preparing to face off against Mass. Maritime Wednesday in addition to its first NESCAC series this weekend against Bates.“We go down [to the South] to try and ...
For 75 seconds, no words were spoken. The crowd roared, the stadium shook and the players jumped around in the pure and unfiltered joy that only accompanies the occurrence of the impossible. For the second consecutive night, in that city, in that ballpark, the dynasty refused to go peacefully; in the ...
As most Tufts students leave campus for spring break, Tufts sports teams will be busy preparing for the spring season over the next week.Women's basketball headlines this weekend as the team made it back to the NCAA Div. III Championship Final Four for the third straight year. The Jumbos are in ...
On the verge of a new season, the baseball team is ready to shake off last year's disappointing performance in the NESCAC tournament as it sits in a strong position to get back to the postseason and claim its first NESCAC title since 2011. The Jumbos are about to kick off the season in full swing ...
Baseball is boring. Most of the time, the players are stationary: waiting around as the pitcher rubs the ball, removes and replaces his hat, tugs on his belt and peers in towards the catcher’s calloused fingers for a sign. There are too many commercials, too many pitching changes, too many strikeouts. ...
Tufts moved one step closer to the postseason this weekend with a strong series against Colby and a convincing win at home over UMass Dartmouth on Monday. The Jumbos pounded the Mules 9-0 on Friday in Waterville, Maine before dropping the second game on Saturday 6-4. They bounced back Saturday night ...
With more than a month of baseball now in the books, the Jumbos are in the midst of another stellar season. Tufts won four of five over the past week, improving its overall record to 19-5 and taking sole possession of first place in the NESCAC East.Tufts trounced Keene State 18-6 in its most recent ...
Continuing its strong first half of the season into April, Tufts swept a doubleheader against Brandeis in Waltham on Saturday to extend its winning streak to six games — its longest of the season so far. The Jumbos held on against a Judges comeback to take game one 5-4 before lighting up multiple ...
The baseball team continued to roll after storming out to an 8-3 start over spring break, improving its record to 13-4 on the year with wins over Keene State yesterday and Plymouth State on Wednesday.The Tufts offense, which averaged nearly 11 runs per game during its torrid swing through North Carolina ...
Baseball is a beautiful game, but the beginning of baseball season is never pretty. Hitters are still finding their timing, pitchers are still searching for their command and defense tends to be sloppy. That's why major league baseball teams -- made up of the best ballplayers on the planet -- need ...
