Soccer

The 90-Minute Breakdown: Entering the home stretch

By Antonia Toro | April 16

Last week’s UCL quarter-final first-legs were full of surprises. Arsenal stunned Real Madrid 3–0 at home, with two incredible free-kick goals from Declan Rice (more on him later). Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa 3–1 in Paris, whileInter Milan edged Bayern Munich with an 88th-minute winner from Frattesi. Barcelona smashed Dortmund 4–0, and even with the second leg at Signal Iduna Park, a comeback was unlikely. Even though Dortmund triumphed 3–1 on Wednesday, Barcelona still progressed.

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Columns

The Intangibles: Disaster in Denver

By Jonah Cowan | April 15

Last Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets informed their championship coach Mike Malone and general manager Calvin Booth that they were both fired. Let me repeat that again, the Nuggets gutted the two most important decision-makers in their organization — the week before the playoffs. What is going on in Denver?

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Sports

Men’s lacrosse wins in top 10 NESCAC battle

By Tara Wirtschoreck | April 11

Being No. 1 means having a lot to defend every game, and men’s lacrosse pulled through with one of their closest wins yet. Tufts beat No. 7 Wesleyan 20–19 in a road win in overtime.

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Sports

Jumbos softball sweeps the weekend

By Jack Chapleski | April 11

Tufts softball took on Wesleyan in a two-game series this past weekend on Sunday, taking both games with epic offensive displays. The Jumbos went into the weekend undefeated in NESCAC play, and their opponents would stop at nothing to change that.

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Sports

Jumbos thrash Cardinals 15–4, move to 11–0 on the season in best start since 2019

By Riley Daniel | April 10

Tufts women’s lacrosse returned to Bello Field on Saturday, coming off their most difficult result of the season — a scrappy 10–8 win on the road at Williams on April 2 — for a matchup with Wesleyan, a team that had been their nemesis in the previous two seasons. When the final whistle blew, No. 2 Tufts had avenged the demon, blowing out No. 6 Wesleyan 15–4. The Jumbos handed the Cardinals their first double-digit loss since the 2022 NESCAC tournament. This victory held extra meaning for the Jumbos, who were playing “Scooter’s Game” in honor of their late teammate Madie Nicpon, whose number they wear on the shoulders of their jerseys.

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Baseball

Tufts baseball resets, responds, rolls over Amherst

By Luke Fredericks | April 10

For the Tufts baseball team, the weekend against Amherst was about doing the hard things well. No frills, no fireworks — just a group of players digging in, fighting back and finding something that had been missing in the early part of the season. A quiet Friday gave way to a spirited Sunday, and the Jumbos dropped the opener but roared back with a doubleheader sweep to take the series. It was a weekend that showed Tufts still has the fight — and the talent — to compete when the margins tighten.

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Tennis

Ready to rally, women’s tennis jumps into second half of spring season

By Josh Solomon | April 10

After a weekend of traveling, the women’s tennis team returned to Medford after taking down Hamilton College 5–2 and falling just short to Amherst 4–3.The team, composed of seven underclassmen and seven upperclassmen, is eager to dive into the final stretch of their regular season with a busy April season filled with NESCAC opponents. Matches are determined by six singles matches to the best of three sets that each count for one point and three doubles matches in a one set format where the team that takes at least two of them earns one point.

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Sports

Men’s golf braves harsh conditions in spring opener

By Bassil Chughtai | April 9

The Tufts men’s golf team was greeted by frigid temperatures, heavy rain and strong winds as they arrived at Tumble Brook Country Club in Connecticut this Saturday for the first invitational of their spring season. Despite the intense weather, they finished their first day in seventh place out of 16 teams and moved up to sixth place after a strong Sunday outing.

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Gymnastics

The Round-off Roundup: Jackie Bender and her handstands

By Sarah Firth | April 9

I remember watching a youtube video with my mom when I was young. I must have been in third grade, since this was 2011. We were in our old apartment, watching on my mom’s old white laptop. My mom’s old friend from gymnastics had sent her the video. There were no words or background noises in the video, only anonymous gymnasts performing daring and original balance beam mounts, all accompanied by the haunting strains of Ravel's Bolero. This video, titled “The Mount That Dare Not Speak Its Name”, went on to be one of the most well-known and captivating videos ever posted.

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Columns

The 90-Minute Breakdown: Retirements, upsets, and the road to European glory

By Antonia Toro | April 9

We start the week with the sad news that Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City’s longtime golden boy, is set to leave the team at the end of the season. “In 10 seasons at the Etihad Stadium, De Bruyne has won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, five EFL Cups, and a UEFA Champions League, and he could add another FA Cup to that before he goes,” journalist David Segar wrote on the Premier League website.

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Columns

Extra Innings: Extensions for everyone!

By Henry Blickenstaff | April 8

We’re just two weeks into the baseball season, and there have already been several big contract extensions handed out. These are my thoughts on the most notable extensions signed since the start of the year.

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Tennis

Tufts triumphs over Middlebury in rivalry men’s tennis matchup

By Thomas Leung | April 4

The No. 2 Tufts men’s tennis team delivered a statement win Saturday, dismantling longtime rival No. 12 Middlebury 6–1 in a clash brimming with postseason intensity. Fueled by relentless baseline precision and clinical doubles execution, the Jumbos avenged years of NESCAC heartbreak against the Panthers, sweeping all three doubles matches before securing decisive singles victories.

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Sports

Eight is great for men’s lacrosse, remaining unbeaten with a road win at Colby

By Keriann Slayton | April 4

Tufts men’s lacrosse made the trip to Waterville, Maine last weekend, on a mission to preserve their unbroken win streak in 2025 and secure another conference victory for the Jumbos.

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Columns

Full Court Press: In praise of losers

By Noah Goldstein | April 4

Sixty-eight teams made it to March Madness this year. After the championship game on Monday, there will only be one left standing. That team will not be Tom Izzo’s Michigan State Spartans, and maybe that’s okay.

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Columns

The Round-off Roundup: My kingdom for a hold

By Sarah Firth | April 4

There has recently been a lot of talk in men’s gymnastics about the new ‘scale’ requirement on floor exercise. This was an old requirement that has been brought back to increase the level of artistry in men’s gymnastics and make the exercise more fluid. Essentially, this means that the gymnasts have to show their range of movement and ‘lines’ through a standing balance. Jacob Harmon of Ohio State is currently winning best scale in my book, really demonstrating the qualities the scale requirement is meant to exemplify in men’s gymnastics.

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Baseball

Tufts baseball wins first NESCAC series over Bates

By Lauren Baker | April 3

Two consecutive wins for the Tufts baseball lifted them to a series win over Bates in their first NESCAC games of the season. After an eight-game tour of California and two games last week, the Jumbos had a record of 6–9.

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Sports

Tufts women’s softball on win streak after first conference games

By Eliza Warren | April 3

The Tufts softball team took on Bowdoin and Amherst over the weekend in their first games of NESCAC play. Prior to the games, the Jumbos held a season record of 4–10, but the team wasn’t going to let that affect them.

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