Sixth-year infielder DJ Perron discovered 14-year-old Brayden Cabral’s story last year through the Facebook group “Bray’s Fight is Our Fight,” and this year he is showing his support through his cleats. Cabral was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in February 2024. Perron felt a personal connection through their shared love of baseball and both growing…
The University of Rhode Island women’s swim and dive team competed in the Atlantic 10 Championship across four days this week, finishing in 10th place while posting its best score since 2017 with 189 points. “There is always a desire to place higher as a team, but we doubled the amount of finals appearances this…
The University of Rhode Island women’s lacrosse team debuted on Feb. 17, culminating years of preparation and anticipation. “It certainly was a special week for us, to be able to actually finally play a game,” Rhode Island Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn said. First announced in December 2021, women’s lacrosse marks the 17th Division I…
Just under three weekends from now, the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament will be underway in Washington D.C. There is not much separation in the men’s basketball standings. However, there is still time for teams to control their destiny. It’s the push to get hot (or stay hot) at the right time before playoffs. Each week,…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team opened its season over the weekend with a series win and historic finale in Virginia against the College of William & Mary. Heading into the weekend, William & Mary hadn’t lost to URI since 2012, sweeping the Rams in 2017 and 2022. The weekend series began on Friday…
Women’s basketball in the Atlantic 10 Conference is in the midst of a stretch of streaks. Teams are getting hot – and some cold – at a critical point in the season. Each week, the Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff ranks the 15 teams in the conference. Here is how the A-10 is shaping…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team earned another crucial 57-36 conference win over the University of Dayton on Saturday, before falling to George Mason University on Wednesday. “We knew what this team was capable of,” Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss said after Saturday’s win. “We’re coming together at the right time.” Defense…
The men’s college basketball landscape approaches crucial weeks as teams have found their footing and can start to imagine what March might look like. Conference play is a harsh reality check that some teams rise past while others are exposed, and the Atlantic 10 Conference is no different. Each week, the Good Five Cent Cigar…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team hit the road as they returned to Atlantic 10 Conference action on Wednesday after a week-long hiatus, falling to Fordham University 80-79. Rhody continued to come up short in its pursuit of back-to-back wins in conference play this season, failing to build off of an 88-82 victory…
The University of Rhode Island women’s swim and dive team competed in a tri-meet against two Atlantic 10 opponents on Saturday, splitting the competition with a 153-106 win over the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a 137-122 loss to La Salle University. “They are going to be teams that we swim against at our conference…