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In the Paint: Paige Bueckers is the future

By Jenny Lu | March 11

Paige Bueckers, a first-year on the University of Connecticut women's basketball team, has been an internet sensation since her days in high school and it’s easy to see why. On the court, Bueckers is an electric player whose playmaking abilities are really what makes her stand out. Although there is no shortage of talent and excitement in the WNBA, the internet fame that follows the new generation of athletes like Bueckers could bring more viewers to women’s basketball. 

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3-Point Play: All-Star announcements, the return of fans, COVID-19 woes

By Matt Chen | March 4

As we near the NBA All-Star break, event participants have officially been announced, along with replacements for a couple hobbled stars. With COVID-19 numbers beginning to decline in some states, teams have begun allowing fans back to their arenas or increasing the number of fans allowed at games.

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Cleaning up the Mess: The Top 10 NBA Teams After Free Agency, Draft

By Isaac Karp | December 4

Take a look at where the top teams in the league stand as the next season approaches.

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LeBron won his fourth ring: What does that mean for his basketball legacy?

By Isaac Karp | November 9

Now that James has helped to defeat Trump in the 2020 presidential election by working to stop voter suppression — closely following his fourth championship win in the same year — it’s time to reevaluate his basketball 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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Recapping the impact of COVID-19 on the NBA

By Sharan Bhansali | March 25

On March 12, the National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended its season until further notice, after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. There are 259 games left to be played this regular season, but nobody knows if things will resume.After Gobert’s test came back ...

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The Turf Monster: Your 2021 NBA champions... the Golden State Warriors

By Aiden Herrod | March 4

Leading up to this year’s hectic NBA season, we saw a major reshuffling of the league’s power dynamics. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard and many more notable players all switched teams, leaving fans skeptical of the approaching season. The only real constant that people predicted ...

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The Turf Monster: Los Angeles basketball is overhyped

By Aiden Herrod | February 19

The seat of power in the NBA is out west. No, not in San Francisco anymore. 2019’s injury-riddled season finale for the Warriors made sure of that. Instead, the throne of NBA brilliance lies in Staples Center, at the heart of Los Angeles, split between two teams. After the summer of 2019 brought Kawhi ...

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Shades of Gray: Kobe Bryant and how to remember our fallen heroes

By Riya Matta | February 11

When Kobe Bryant passed away on Jan. 26, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter accident, it seemed as if the whole world was mourning. In the hours, days and even weeks following his death, social media platforms were flooded with posts paying tribute — painting ...

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Postgame Press: Be a good sport

By David Meyer | December 3

“Be a good sport." I think that is a line from "The Great Gatsby" (1925), but I may have heard it somewhere else. All I know is that in sports, good sportsmanship is a standard for players and teams to uphold, even at professional levels when all the players are grown-up. One of those ...

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Club basketball jumps through hoops to gain official status

By Josh Steinfink and Alex Viveros | February 8

Tufts club basketball has got game, and the team finally has games on its schedule. Founded just two years ago as a small group of students sitting around a table discussing NBA and NCAA current events, the team has grown into a powerhouse of capable players, finally recognized by the university as ...

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Weidner's Words: Changing perceptions

By Sam Weidner | December 3

Luka Dončić has had a breakout rookie year thus far, revitalizing a Dallas Mavericks fan base that hasn’t had this level of excitement since Dirk Nowitzki willed his team to the 2011 NBA championship with a performance for the ages. Dončićhas created a highlight reel full of lobs to DeAndre Jordan ...

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Women's Basketball welcomes Ashanti Sturgis, a teen fighting sickle cell anemia

By Seohyun Shim | January 24

Ashanti Sturgis, a 15-year-old teen fighting sickle cell anemia, was drafted by the Tufts Women's Basketball team, according to Shelby Carney, marketing and communications coordinator at Team IMPACT. Team IMPACT is a national organization that drafts chronically ill teens to local college teams, ...

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The Coin Toss: Beasts of the East

By Bradley Schussel | April 19

Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold and unlikely predictions about your favorite professional sports.Last week, I predicted two first-round NBA playoff match-ups from the Western Conference. I had the Jazz advancing over the Clippers and the Rockets winning their series against the Thunder. ...

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The Coin Toss: It's the final (NBA) countdown!

By Bradley Schussel | April 12

Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold, unlikely predictions about some of your favorite professional sports.Last week, I did some MLB season award predictions. We'll have to wait until the end of the MLB season to see which picks (if any) were correct. Hopefully, I'll still be predicting ...

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The Coin Toss: Time to "boogie" in New Orleans

By Bradley Schussel | February 22

Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold, unlikely predictions about your favorite professional sports.Last week, I predicted two of four All-Star event winners correctly. I learned not to doubt "Porzingod" as the 7-foot-3-inch Porzingis won the skills challenge over my pick of Isaiah ...

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Cheerleading Club reconstituted after two years of disbandment

By Minna Trinh | November 14

Tufts Cheerleading held its first practice of the year on Nov. 9, making its return to campus this fall after two years of disbandment. According to first-year Allie Webster, the team was disbanded because it had no coach and no one to lead the team. Webster, who said she who enjoyed cheerleading ...

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Under the Lights: Pettiness lives

By Nicky Shapiro | November 8

We knew Thursday’s matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors, pitting ex-superstar teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant against each other, was going to be epic. We couldn’t have imagined, though, that it would be so delightfully petty.Durant and Westbrook ...

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Tufts men's basketball lends a hand at Medford High basketball clinic

By Catherine Perloff | October 17

The Tufts men’s basketball team helped kindergarten through eighth graders learn basketball fundamentals at a clinic hosted by Medford High School on Oct. 15. This was the team’s first collaboration with the high school and part of an ongoing effort to connect the team with the neighborhoods surrounding Tufts, ...

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Jersey Over Apron: Lowering the rim lowers the game

By Nicole Brooks | April 5

Sports have always been a male-dominated enterprise. From the beginnings of sports, male bodies have always been considered to be the pinnacle of athletic accomplishment. Male athletes then and now are typically valued based on stereotypically masculine attributes like physicality, toughness and having ...

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