The Jumbos will look to secure consecutive wins for the first time this season when they host the Hamilton Continentals this Saturday on Parents and Family Weekend.The Jumbos shined last week during their Homecoming game against the winless Bowdoin Polar Bears, running up a 49–0 scoreline to even ...
As week eight approaches, I've taken a step back and done my best to assess the state of the league. There's a lot of parity and unanswered questions which will make for an exciting second half of the season.AFC Playoffs PatriotsThe Patriots, like always, feel like a lock for the playoffs and ...
The Jumbos have been on a rollercoaster ride of a season. After sending a resounding message heard loud and clear across the NESCAC following their week one win over three-time defending champion Trinity, Tufts has struggled to consistently back up its early dominance. Following losses to Williams ...
The Jumbos will look to earn back-to-back wins for the first time this season as they travel up to Middletown, Conn., to face the undefeated Wesleyan Cardinals. With wins over the Colby Mules, Hamilton Continentals, Bates Bobcats and Bowdoin Polar Bears to start their season, the 4–0 Cardinals will ...
The NFL is a little over a month into the season, and we have a good sense of the contenders and the pretenders. With that in mind, here are my power rankings for the divisions. 1. NFC West: The 49ers are the only undefeated team in the NFC at 4–0. They have the stifling defense and creative offense ...
In what has been a wild season for NESCAC football thus far, no team has established itself as a clear favorite. Similarly, not a single school appears out of the running for the division crown, as even the winless teams still pose a threat to conference powerhouses. The Tufts Jumbos (1–2) will look ...
He probably saw it coming. It had happened last year, too. But not to him. In an away match to Cagliari, Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku stepped up for a penalty at the death. The Belgian international paused. He lost focus of the ball, distracted by a noise all too familiar to black players in Europe: ...
The National Football League (NFL) is a massive, convoluted beast of a sport. Wealthy executives, drama-laden locker rooms and problematic players dominate countless headlines every week. And yet, at the end of it all, when the televisions fire up, the pirated Reddit streams are launched and the game ...
Football is a sport beloved by many. Players, coaches, executives and fans are all drawn together by the oftentimes inescapable allure of one of the most physically demanding and strategy-driven team sports in the world. Unifying it at the highest level is the NFL, a corporate entity massive in influence ...
The bulk of the NFL’s wild free agency period has come and gone. Many fans have plenty to look forward to, as plenty of teams signed on or traded for shiny new players to bolster their rosters. This is a list of some of the most significant signings so you can make sense of the chaotic off season ...
Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make bold predictions about your favorite professional sports.First, a look back at my Week 13 predictions, which went one-for-three: PredictionOutcomeDid I get it right?Jets beat (+9.5) spread against TitansTitans 26–22 JetsYes!Lamar Jackson makes 250+ passing yards, ...
Thanksgiving is a holiday about food, family and --since 1876 -- football. Those three things are great and all, but sometimes numbers one and two are lacking in appeal. I am lucky enough to have had all three be good this year, but there is often one that is not up to par. I give thanks that the other ...
The Jumbos traveled to Pratt Field in Amherst, Mass. on Saturday, with hopes of spoiling the Mammoths' undefeated record. They came out on the losing end in a hard fought defensive battle, falling 19–13, as their opponent remained undefeated. This loss dropped Tufts’ overall record to a still-stellar ...
We, the managing board of the Daily, believe that our editorials this semester were outstanding. We strive to maintain a fair perspective on all issues. This piece, however, featured insufficient details on the nature of Tufts' actions and input from the Athletics Department. Football is a complicated ...
Researchers at Boston University recently found a biomarker that can help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in living patients. CTE results from regular blows in the head and concussions in particular. Up until now, CTE was only diagnosable and examinable postmortem. According to an ...
Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make bold, unlikely predictions about your favorite professional sports. This will be the last edition of the semester. Sad, I know.Over the past couple of weeks, I predicted four NBA playoff series winners. I had the Jazz over the Clippers, the Rockets over the Thunder, ...
This week, about ten mock drafts came out, so I’ll spare you from hearing my predictions for a little bit. Opening day for baseball was this week, and after reading my friend and fellow columnist Max's article, I was inspired to talk about baseball myself.Ever since I was a little kid, baseball ...
After a second straight comeback win on home turf, the football team (2-0) is ready to take its show on the road. On Saturday, the Jumbos will travel to Brunswick, Maine to square off against the Bowdoin Polar Bears (0-2). The 12-7 Homecoming victory over the Bates Bobcats (0-2) may have been closer ...
After rallying from behind in the fourth quarter last weekend to overcome a two touchdown deficit and defeat Wesleyan (0-1) under the lights during the team's first ever night game, Tufts is now 1-0 and preparing for a matchup against Bates (0-1) on Saturday.Last year, Tufts eked out a 17-16 ...
For the first time in nearly 10 years, Tufts football celebrated a winning season last year. This year, the team expects to once again compete for a NESCAC Championship“Everyone here is focused, both in terms of what we want and what we expect,” coach Jay Civetti said. “We should be able to compete ...
