The air is getting chillier, the sun is setting earlier and grills across the United States are getting fired up. Ladies, gentlemen and enbies, football is back as conference play is underway in the Coastal Athletic Association. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff ranks the 13 CAA teams and breaks down each…
The University of Rhode Island has seen major changes happening to its athletic facilities over the last few months. Renovations began in October 2025 with a complete overhaul of URI’s outdoor track and field facility. Three months later, in January, renovations began at Meade Stadium. Now, almost a month into the 2026 academic year, Meade…
Consecutive Coastal Athletic Association titles have given the University of Rhode Island football team more playoff experience than the previous four decades combined, but the chances of a three-peat rest on a transfer quarterback who only made his first collegiate start on Aug. 28. Fifth-year signal caller Devin Farrell, a First Team All-CAA selection a…
Third-year libero Dakota Henry has become a standout for the University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team, but her journey to success goes beyond her production on the hardwood. Growing up in Loveland, Ohio, adjusting to life on the East Coast, and ending up at URI encompasses more than the mechanical engineering program for Henry….
The University of Rhode Island men’s rugby team dropped their 2026 home opener 25-20 to Columbia on Saturday, but being back on the pitch was a win in itself. The team, more commonly known as “Rhody Rugby,” is coming off a year-long suspension that shut down the club for the 2025-26 academic year. “It’s been…
The University of Rhode Island’s men’s golf team left North Carolina with a 10th-place finish in a field of 13 at the River Run Collegiate, continuing to struggle early in the fall season. Rhode Island looked to bounce back from last week’s performance at Bethpage State Park Golf Course in New York by heading down…
On Saturday, the University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team opened Atlantic 10 Conference play against Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, falling 2-1 after a late penalty kick. The Rams’ third-year midfielder Kyra Samalonis struck first, rebounding her own shot into the net at the 20th minute. The goal was Samalonis’ first of the season, giving…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team fell short this week, losing to Brown University, Duquesne University and Stony Brook University. The Rams fell 2-1 on the road in Providence on Sept. 15. It was a thriller where the Rams started down 2-0. Brown set the tone early, scoring one minute and 33 seconds…
The University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team finished its non-conference schedule 5-7 after going 1-2 at the University of Connecticut’s For The White & Blue Tournament this past weekend. Rhode Island broke out the brooms to kick off the tournament on Friday; the Rams swept Merrimack College in dominant fashion, 25-16, 25-11 and 25-17….
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team started its fall slate by competing at the University of Connecticut Invitational over the weekend. A team without last year’s graduating class of Ava Grnja, Sophie Herrman and URI all-time doubles winner Nikki Fernando, URI head coach Jonas Brobeck recruited three players to the Rams. Having been…