Men’s Basketball: 3-4 (1-4) The Rams started winter break hot, picking up two home wins against Canisius College and Northeastern University. While Canisius went down fairly easily, Northeastern battled to the final minutes. With key Rhode Island players getting in foul trouble early, it was up to the second unit to put the Huskies away….
With midterm elections approaching, a University of Rhode Island project is working to give election workers the analytical skills needed to navigate an increasingly complex system through the Data Empowerment Project. Election offices generate vast amounts of information through voter registration systems, ballot processing technology and administrative workflows, according to URI PhD alum Nicholas Bernardo…
The University of Rhode Island administration put a halt to final exams for many students at the end of last semester following the tragedy at Brown University out of concern for students’ mental health and overall well being, according to Dean Libutti, the associate vice president for enrollment management and student success. Although the emergency…
Last fall, I took a whirlwind trip to see family in Puerto Rico for the first time in 12 years. It happened to be the same week as the last few nights of Bad Bunny’s residency, “No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí,” or in English, “I Don’t Want To Leave,” in San Juan. I did…
Sixth-year guard RJ Johnson is in his first and final year with the University of Rhode Island after three seasons at Charleston Southern University. Johnson’s contributions with Rhode Island surpass the stat sheet. His basketball IQ has earned praise from URI Head Coach Archie Miller, who considers him an extra coach on the court. “From…
The University of Rhode Island women’s lacrosse team is preparing to begin its second season in program history on Saturday against Fairfield University. The Rams had their inaugural season last year and debuted with an 11-10 win against Merrimack College. Rhode Island finished the season with an 8-8 overall record and went 4-6 in conference…
The University of Rhode Island began the search for its next athletic director following Thorr Bjorn’s departure for the University of Massachusetts Amherst in November 2025, but has yet to find his successor. URI appointed then-Associate Athletics Director of Internal Affairs Britney Miles to interim AD following Bjorn’s departure in November 2025. The school paired…
The push towards March continues as the mid-point has just passed in Atlantic 10 Conference play. The top three teams have separated themselves from the rest of the 14 teams, but almost every game seems to be must-watch as each team fights for an extra day off before playing in the A-10 Tournament in Henrico,…
Winter is in full force, snow has fallen and men’s college basketball in the Atlantic 10 Conference is well underway. Welcome back to the first ranking of the spring semester, voted on by the Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff. Here’s how all 14 teams in the A-10 ranked as of Feb. 2: 14th Place:…
Men’s Basketball FINAL (2/1): Duquesne University 76-61 URI Rhode Island played its last nationally televised game of the regular season on the USA Network and fell 76-61 on the road to Duquesne on Sunday. Rhode Island entered with a three-game winning streak. The Rams were down 37-27 at the half and battled back to trail…