Here are the Cigar’s picks for the fall sports MVPs. Football: Kasim Hill This fall, the University of Rhode Island Rams put together their best season since 2001 and a big reason why was the play of redshirt junior quarterback Kasim Hill. Whether it was through the air or on the ground, the signal caller…
The URI Athletics Program and URI family mourns the passing of former student-athlete, Ryan Preston at the age of 24. PHOTO CREDIT: Providence Journal Last month, the University of Rhode Island community mourned the tragic loss of one of its own –– former men’s basketball player Ryan Preston. Preston ‘19, who played for the Rams…
After a one-year hiatus, URI and Providence College will battle for in-state bragging rights this Saturday in Providence. PHOTO CREDIT: Autumn Walter Come 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, the clock will strike and the moment that many basketball fans in the state of Rhode Island have waited 729 days for will have begun. After…
Guard Ishmael Leggett going up for a layup on BC’s Makai Ashton-Langford in Wednesday’s win. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark The University of Rhode Island Men’s Basketball team are off to their best start in the David Cox era after moving to 3-0 this past week. Strong defensive performances allowed the Rams to pull out victories…
Ishmael Leggett picked up where he left off late last season with a team-high 18 points in Tuesday night’s win. PHOTO CREDIT: Matt Golarnick For the first time in 615 days, fans were back inside of the Ryan Center for a meaningful men’s basketball game, and they were rewarded with a 71-62 victory against the…
Lab Manager Lisa Vincent making impact on all-woman, tackle football team Lisa Vincent (right) celebrating a championship win with a teammate on the Patriots team plane. PHOTO CREDIT: Lisa Vincent By day, you may see her managing the kinesiology lab inside Independence Square, but at night, she is tackling opponents and roughing up receivers as…
The Rams explosive offense went quiet in Saturday’s blowout loss against Villanova. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com (Shane Donaldson) From one streak to another. After starting the season 5-0, the University of Rhode Island Football team has now dropped two games in a row after a blowout, 44-0 loss at No. 5 Villanova University on Saturday. The…