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Tufts athletics gears up for packed spring break

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 ...


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Columns

King James

Before he had ever played in a professional game, Sports Illustrated christened him the “Chosen One,” and he had the moniker tattooed across his upper back. Before he had graduated from high school, his games were nationally televised spectacles with him as the preternaturally gifted focal point. ...


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Columns

Jersey Over Apron: Why Tufts?

“Why Tufts?” That essay prompt is what brought me to Medford/Somerville. It’s the prompt that countless current members of the Class of 2016 had to answer through the Common App to seal our deal into Tufts. Even though I’ve been asked that several times I’ve never really had a concise answer. ...


The Setonian
Basketball

Sweet 16s and NCAAs: Jumbos on the national stage

In an exciting weekend for Tufts athletics, five winter sports teams are still in action and will be competing in NCAA championships and tournaments.Men's basketball, ranked at No. 20 in the nation, makes history as the team hosts an NCAA Div. III Sectional this weekend — just one of four teams ...


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Columns

March Madness

This month, 68 Div. I basketball teams will enter a single elimination tournament. Sixty-seven of these teams' seasons will end in a loss. Sixty-seven separate times, senior students that have dedicated an incomprehensible amount of their life to the sport will weep when the clock hits zero. Just ...






The Setonian
Hockey

NESCAC Postseason Updates

Tufts ice hockey repeated last year's David-taking-down-Goliath feat this weekend to stay alive in the NESCAC hockey tournament. Going into the tournament as the eighth seed, Tufts played top-seeded Williams on Saturday and upset the favorites 2-1 in the quarterfinals once again, despite being ...


The Setonian
Hockey

Tufts Sports Weekend Preview

Though several teams have already wrapped up their seasons, the winter season — and more importantly, the championship season — isn't over yet. Several teams are still battling their ways through the postseason, with their targets set on NESCAC crowns or even bigger prizes, and the Daily is ...




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Tufts wins at Williams ahead of playoff rematch

Men's basketball ended its regular season run with a 77-73 win over Williams on Friday night, coming out with a 7-3 conference record and securing the third seed and a first-round home game going into the NESCAC tournament. The game was close throughout, with the Jumbos capitalizing on enough ...


The Setonian
Columns

Jersey Over Apron: I'm sorry

I’m sorry. It may be for some one of the hardest things to say or admit especially in the sports world. But this sorry isn’t so hard; it's actually one of the easiest sorrys I’ve ever had to say. This column is going to be an apology to a player who didn’t deserve the immediate backlash ...


The Setonian
Columns

Flashes of Brilliance: Curry, for 3

Basketball is a game that demands a degree of physical dominance of its transcendent players. The enduring memory of Shaquille O’Neal, a dominant force in the NBA for many years, is a dunk of intense ferocity. For Michael Jordan, the image that sticks in the mind is his effortless glide from the free ...


The Setonian
Column

Jersey Over Apron: Pop's Old Secret Recipe

Within the first half of the season, media coverage of the NBA has largely focused attention on headlines and stories involving a relatively small group of teams. Whether it is the returning world champion Golden State Warriors, the healthy Cleveland Cavaliers or struggling large-market-city teams ...


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Inside the NBA | All-Star Game Selections

With the NBA season heading into February, the All-Star Game is quickly approaching and rosters for both the Western and Eastern Conferences have already been released. The Daily enters the fray with its own picks for the all-star teams, each with five starters, two guards and three forwards, along ...


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Basketball

Fast-paced offense gives Tufts strong start

Tufts (2-0) came out firing on all cylinders to start their season, beating Emerson (1-3) 86-83 on Friday and then thrashing the Wentworth Institute of Technology (1-3) 86-62 Saturday in Tufts’ home opener at Cousens Gym. The high tempo of the offense has already increased scoring numbers from last ...


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Experience will be key to Tufts' success this season

Of the 13 years that coach Carla Berube has led the Tufts women's basketball team, the 2014-15 season may have been the most decorated. Back-to-back NESCAC championships, back-to-back NCAA Div. III semifinal appearances, the United States Marine Corps/Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) ...