Ja Morant put the ball behind his back and hit the layup. He caught alley-oops. He assisted from underneath the basket. He soared for dunks. The Memphis Grizzlies won 107–106 over the Utah Jazz on Friday and Morant finished with 25 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and a nice highlight reel. This was ...
In the first game of the 2019–20 season, the men’s basketball team defeated Emerson College 103–82, as senior guard and co-captain Eric Savage led the day tying a personal record of 27 points. The non-conference matchup was also Emerson’s first loss of the season, now 2–1.The Jumbos got off ...
Who knew a trip to the barbershop could be so disheartening.Well, I must qualify this by saying that it is not a reflection of the barbershop itself but a cliché staple of barbershops that reminds me just how different the Tufts University realm can be from city life.Settling into the chair with my ...
The women's basketball team will start their season this Friday under the guidance of a new coach with a familiar face. Jill Pace will make her Tufts coaching debut against Roger Williams, who won its season opener Tuesday against Wheaton College 73–57. And as the Jumbos look to kick off their ...
On Nov. 2, the women’s cross country team competed at the NESCAC Championship held at Mount Greylock High School in Williamstown, Mass. The team consistently performed at a high level throughout the course of the season, and that translated to a second-place finish at the NESCAC Championship. Along ...
Joy to the baseball gods! The Red Sox have officially signed the latest hot shotchief baseball officerin Chaim Bloom who expects to undergo a "soft rebuild" this offseason. As an extremely passionate Boston Red Sox supporter, I am currently not a fan of Bloom's blueprint; instead of looking ...
Over the weekend, while the winter season began to hit our own Tufts University, the volleyball team only began to warm up as they won their first NESCAC championship in over 20 years to cap off a historic season, setting them up for a long road in the postseason.As holders of the NESCAC's best ...
After advancing through the quarterfinal round last week with a double-overtime win against Bowdoin, the No. 1 seed women’s soccer team was upset 3–0 by No. 4 seed Amherst in the NESCAC tournament semifinal.Tufts hosted both the NESCAC semifinals on Saturday and the following day's championship ...
The NFL regular season is a little more than half over, and with that always comes some of the most decisive, exciting football games of the year. We saw it on Monday night in the game between the 49ers and the Seahawks, a game that came down to the wire and felt every bit like a playoff game in terms ...
With 28 varsity teams on campus, Tufts athletes constitute a sizable portion of the student body. They make their presence known through Instagram stories announcing games, rowdy post-practice Dewick meals and showing up to class in athletic gear straight from lift, among other things. However, the ...
Taking the field at Ellis Oval versus Middlebury on Saturday, the football team was looking for a win in order to secure a winning season. The clash against Middlebury was also the last home game for 19 Tufts seniors, all of whom were honored before kickoff.Coach Jay Civetti reflected on this particular ...
In the most anticipated match of the season, the Premier League’s elite met on Sunday for their first encounter of the year. Liverpool stood unbeaten at the top of the table with 10 wins and just one draw in their first 11 games, while Manchester City trailed six points behind.The matchup was eerily ...
On NESCAC championship weekend, Tufts' sports teams once again proved why it feels good to be on top.On Sunday, three of Tufts' most prolific fall sports teams competed in their respective NESCAC championship games. The volleyball and men's soccer team came out of the weekend as champions ...
The Tufts men’s soccer team brought home the 2019 NESCAC Championship title on Sunday after competing in Amherst, Mass., all weekend. The Jumbos defeated the Middlebury Panthers 2–1 on Sunday after shutting out the Williams Ephs 1–0 in overtime of Saturday’s semifinal contest. This victory marks ...
Despite the superstition, it seems like touching the Western Conference trophy in the NHL is not actually a curse. Whether or not that is true, the truth behind the superstition is that the Western Conference trophy is not the one that players are playing for. Players want championship trophies and ...
The Jumbos aim for their biggest win of the season when they host the undefeated Middlebury Panthers at the Ellis Oval this Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The Jumbos are coming off a 35–10 victory over the Colby Mules, a game in which graduate wide receiver Frank Roche set the school’s single-season receiving ...
It’s on its last legs, but I’ll always remember a scene from the satirical comedy “Silicon Valley” (2014–).“Sesame seeds rely on particular microclimates ... predominantly in Myanmar, Brazil and Indonesia,” a Peter Thiel-inspired character pretentiously tells a group of desperate entrepreneurs.“Next ...
On Saturday, the Jumbos travel to Amherst, Mass. where the 2019 NESCAC men’s soccer semifinals are being hosted. With a win on Saturday, the Jumbos would advance to the NESCAC Championship game on Sunday. The second-seeded Jumbos are matched up against the fourth-seeded Williams Ephs.Williams earned ...
The Tufts men’s cross country team placed eighth out of 11 teams at the NESCAC Championship on Saturday, hosted by Williams at Mount Greylock High School in Williamstown, Mass.Williams dominated the race, with seven runners finishing in the top 11 overall. With a successive score of 22 points, Williams ...
If you root for the Miami Dolphins, odds are that you’re watching the rest of the NFL more than your own team. No one can blame you. The Dolphins have comically achieved a points differential of -153, with only a single win against the near-winless Jets to show for it.There’s a company in this misery ...
