Basketball
Cleaning up the Mess: The Top 10 NBA Teams After Free Agency, Draft
By Isaac Karp | December 4Take a look at where the top teams in the league stand as the next season approaches.
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Hoops Traveler: Morality or expediency?
By Arnav Sacheti | December 4On the one hand, basketball’s ability to derive equal passion from people of different cultures and creeds is its single most powerful gift, something that I have shown repeatedly in this column. At what point do you need to stay firm in your values and take a stand?
Sports
NFL Week 12 Recap: Patriots, Chiefs survive NFC opponents in league's strangest week in recent memory
By Ethan Grubelich | December 3As the world has begun to feel the impact of the third wave of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, so too has the NFL in Week 12.
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The Turf Monster: Sports, holidays, an NBA Christmas present
By Aiden Herrod | December 3Christmas belongs completely to basketball. Whatever your family’s preference may be, you’ve likely caught a glimpse of one of these marquee games at a holiday gathering. For some, it’s background noise for prepping the turkey. For others, it’s an intensive three hour-plus ritual, orchestrated to the minute.
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Major League Soccer approaches conference finals
By Michael Wallace-Bruce | December 2The Major League Soccer playoffs began on Nov. 21, 2020. The first game of the playoff featured Orlando City SC and New York City FC.
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In the Paint: What the NBA can learn from the NFL season
By Jenny Lu | December 2As of week 12 in the NFL, there has been a significant spike in COVID-19 cases and teams like the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens are without key players. The NBA is going to have a similar plan come December, but what they really should do is learn from the mistakes of the current NFL season. It’s unacceptable for the NBA to hold playoffs and finals in a bubble back in July but have any other plan for the 2020–21 season, a season that will start amidst the holidays when COVID-19 is worse than ever before.
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Tufts suspends athletic practices through the calendar year to combat rising COVID-19 cases
By Sruthi Kocherlakota and Ananda Kao | December 1The update disclosed that effective immediately, athletic practices will be discontinued for the remainder of the year. As indicated in the email, there is no evidence that the rise in COVID-19 cases is linked to athletics practices, but the cancellation of practices will be a precaution that the university will take in effort to reduce contact among students.
Columns
Keeping up with the 617: A Red Sox Christmas List
By Matt Goguen | December 1It's Christmastime in Boston, which means that MLB free agency is in full swing. With a surplus of salary cap due to the Mookie Betts trade, the Red Sox are equipped to make some major moves this offseason, which they probably won't end up doing. Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom believes in developing a contender through minor moves and rookie development.
Football
The Washington Football Team deserves more credit
By Luke Ito | November 30Watching the Patriots has become significantly harder recently, so fans might need a way to get some sort of winning feeling every week. Something about watching the Washington team, which is currently tied for the lead in the NFC East despite its 4–7 record, is exciting. Let’s talk about why.
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Patriots' struggles continue in Week 11
By Brigitte Wilson | November 24Unfortunately, Sunday brought the Houston Texans and another loss for the Patriots in Week 11, as the final score was 27–20, leaving New England 4–6 for the season. While wide receiver Damiere Byrd had a surprisingly good game with 132 yards on six receptions, he was not enough to edge out Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Furthermore, New England's reliable running back Rex Burkhead was carted off the field with a torn ACL during the game, making their already slim chances of making the postseason even smaller.
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Keeping up with the 617: The ballad of a lost Patriots season
By Matt Goguen | November 24What stings the most about this season is that the Patriots are essentially stuck between two identities: either tank for a good draft pick, or be a playoff contender. Being completely unbiased, the Patriots will most likely finish between 9–7 or 7–9 and fail to make the playoffs and receive a mediocre draft pick.
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An unlikely path to the NBA for former Jumbo Sonia Raman
By Jake Freudberg | November 23One of the NBA’s newest female assistant coaches was once a Jumbo.
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Grading the top 5 NBA draft picks
By David Cooperman | November 20Breaking down the top NBA picks from the 2020 draft.
Soccer
Lost Little Magician: How Barcelona stunted Philippe Coutinho, part 1
By Jeremy Goldstein | November 20The post-Neymar vacuum at Barcelona has swallowed up more souls than even Leonel Messi could save.
Columns
Hoops Traveler: The case for Australia
By Arnav Sacheti | November 20The opportunity for American players to get out of their comfort zone while still playing in an English-speaking country with a high standard of living is a perfect mix.
Sports
NFC Week 10 Recap: Brees, Brady, a bonanza
By Arpan Barua | November 19With some teams cementing their consistency and others in free-fall, Sunday helped us see with even more clarity the playoff picture for this expanded playoff season.
Columns
The Turf Monster: A symbiotic Suns-Thunder trade
By Aiden Herrod | November 19Aiden Herrod breaks down the trade between the Phoenix Suns and the Oklahoma City Thunder that sent star point guard Chris Paul to Phoenix.
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AFC Week 10 Recap: Colts, Patriots upset conference heavyweights in crucial playoff race matchups
By Ethan Grubelich | November 18Let’s look at some of the matchups from Week 10 that appear to make the AFC playoff race more interesting.
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In the Paint: Honoring Mr. Celtic
By Jenny Lu | November 18Last Monday, the NBA and the Boston Celtics came together to mourn the loss of Tommy Heinsohn, who died at 86. Tommy dedicated his entire professional career to the league, specifically the city of Boston, as a player, coach, and broadcaster — earning himself the title of Mr. Celtic.
Columns
Wonder Women: Ashima Shiraishi
By Nicole Setow | November 17If you’ve bought a CLIF BAR recently, you may have noticed that the iconic brand has released limited packaging featuring six world-class women athletes. One of those athletes is Ashima Shiraishi, a remarkable 19-year old Japanese American rock-climber who many refer to as the future of the sport.
