For the final week this year, all 14 teams in the Coastal Athletic Association clashed in conference play. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff comes up with its cumulative ranking of CAA football teams. Here is how the CAA stacks up at the end of week 12: 14th Place: University at Albany…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team was busy with a three-game week, taking its first loss of the season on the road but bouncing back with two home victories. Rhode Island took a trip to Rutgers University on Thursday, Nov. 13, for a special 11 a.m. tipoff, falling 68-63 to the Scarlet Knights….
Fourth-year assistant captain Tim Crane is a crucial part of the men’s hockey program, but some of his biggest contributions have come off the ice. Crane took over running the team’s social media in his freshman year and has since become the marketing and communications manager. His role has grown past posting on Instagram to…
The University of Rhode Island football team found its fourth straight win on Saturday, taking down Elon University on the road, 34-20. Rhode Island scored 24 unanswered points in the first half, building a 21-point lead and coasting from there. “I was really pleased with the way we performed in all three phases,” Rhode Island…
Thorr Bjorn left the university community with more questions than answers after news broke on Nov. 5 that he would be stepping down as athletic director at the end of the month. Bjorn officially starts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in December, but his first appearance back with his alma mater came the day…
Six teams in the Coastal Athletic Association took the week off, but we did not. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff comes up with its cumulative ranking of CAA football teams. Here is how the CAA is looking at the end of week 10: 14th Place: University at Albany Great Danes (1-8,…
The University of Rhode Island swim and dive team fell on Saturday to the University of Connecticut before bouncing back against Providence College on Wednesday. UConn came out of the gate strong, securing 1-2-3 sweeps in the 400-yard medley relay and 1,000-yard freestyle. The Huskies took 11 of the 16 events, taking down URI 188-112….
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team opened its season Monday on the road against Manhattan University, with defensive dominance in the first half leading to a 56-38 win. Both teams took their time to get adjusted to game action in a combined 0-15 drought, going scoreless nearly five minutes into the first quarter…
The University of Rhode Island will launch a national search for its next athletics director as Thorr Bjorn is set to formally step down at the end of the month. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported the news Wednesday morning that Bjorn had been hired at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, returning to his alma mater to…
The following article is an opinionated preview of the upcoming men’s basketball season. Archie Miller was a darling at the University of Dayton, taking the Flyers to four NCAA Tournaments in six years before leaving to coach Indiana University Bloomington in the Big Ten Conference. After four seasons with the Hoosiers, he found himself fired….