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February 8, 2024

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Fresh pot of events at 193 Coffeehouse

Maia Hembruff2 years ago04 mins

As February brings in the swing of the spring semester, the University of Rhode Island is coming alive once again and with it the campus hotspot that is 193 Coffeehouse. 193 Coffeehouse, aside from its nonprofit cheap coffee, is known for the various free events it hosts for students each semester. This spring, the coffeehouse…

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A-10 Power Rankings – WBB: Week of 2/5

David Okula2 years ago010 mins

With just about a month left in the 2023-24 women’s college basketball regular season, teams are starting to gear up for potential runs in March. Every week, the Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will vote and rank the 15 teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Here’s where the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball…

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A-10 Power Rankings – MBB: Week of 2/5

Aidan Garvey2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

The Atlantic 10: a conference filled to the brim with buzzer beater finishes, high intensity play and paradoxical upsets. Every week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will vote on these teams to generate a power ranking of the conference’s basketball programs. Here are the men’s basketball rankings as of Feb. 5: 15th Place:…

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Men’s basketball bounces back, tennis struggles to start season

Hannah Tillson2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

Men’s Basketball: FINAL (2/3): Duquesne 85-71 URI FINAL (2/6): URI 88-65 George Washington University It was a tough weekend for the University of Rhode Island as they suffered a loss against Duquesne University. During the Atlantic 10 matchup on Saturday, fourth-year Dae Dae Grant led Duquesne to victory, dropping 31 points to take the win…

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Hockey sweeps Stony Brook in fierce rivalry battle, takes first place

Matt Dimech2 years ago05 mins

The University of Rhode Island’s men’s club ice hockey team swept Stony Brook University in a weekend series, winning 4-1 on Friday night and 4-3 in overtime on Saturday. Rhody improved to a record of 17-11 with the pair of wins, moving them up to first place in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League. In…

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Women’s track and field returns to Boston for second straight week

Johnny Ochsenfeld2 years ago03 mins

Records were broken this weekend as the University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team traveled to Boston to compete in the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational. One of the five URI athletes featured in the invitational was Hanna O’Connor, a fifth-year student, who smashed her personal best mile time by six seconds….

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Super Bowl (Taylor’s version)

John Moran2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

Don’t let all of the narratives fool you; the Chiefs are the true underdogs next Sunday. Says who? Says the Vegas odds which has the 49ers at a 2.00 spread. Not only are the Chiefs statistical underdogs for the Super Bowl but in many ways, they have been underdogs nearly the entire season. They started…

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Men’s track and field compete Harvard Elite

Gerard Villemenay2 years ago04 mins

After competing in the Harvard Elite this past weekend, the University of Rhode Island’s men’s track and field team reflected on their performance and work to improve themselves as the championships draw near. The field team sent three throwers, second-year Alexander Baez, third-year Christopher Tavarone and first-year Theo Puterbaugh, to Harvard over this past weekend…

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Tennis swept in first weekend series of spring season

Sam Chozick2 years ago03 mins

Over the weekend, the University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team hosted Boston University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. This marked Rhode Island’s second and third consecutive home matches to start the season at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in Newport, Rhode Island. The result – back to back losses for URI….

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Women’s basketball’s offense sputters in pair of losses

Brandon Lajoie2 years ago04 mins

An injury-stricken backcourt resulted in a pair of losses for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team this week. First, Rhode Island took a trip down to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where they fell to Duquesne University before returning home to Kingston where they suffered their second loss to the University of Richmond. On Saturday, the…

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