The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team saw its program-record 17-game winning streak snapped, being taken down by La Salle University on Wednesday after extending it over George Mason University on Saturday. Traveling to Fairfax, Va., for a matinee game with the Patriots, the Rams came in with only one win separating them in…
There are only a couple of weeks left before March Madness begins. But for some teams, it’s been over before it even starts. Each week, the Cigar Sports Staff votes on the rankings of teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Here’s how the rankings turned out as of Feb. 16: 14th Place: La Salle University…
There remains only one team that is undefeated in Atlantic 10 Conference play after an up-and-down week. Out of 14 teams, 11 have shifted their position from last week’s rankings. Each week, the Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff ranks every team in the A-10. This is how our rankings shaped up in week two…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team finished up its three-game homestand and stretched its record-breaking winning streak to 16 games with victories over Saint Louis University on Sunday and Virginia Commonwealth University on Wednesday. Following a program-best 14th straight win on Feb. 4 against Saint Joseph’s University, Rhody continued their winning streak on…
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:…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team dropped back below .500 in conference play with a 76-61 loss at the hands of Duquesne University on Sunday afternoon. Following the first three-game winning streak in conference play, the visiting Rams rolled into Pittsburgh as a 4-2 team on the road. Last year, the team finished…
Men’s Basketball: Fourth-year Jonah Hinton After a successful season with St. Bonaventure University last year, the guard has emerged as a consistent starter and contributor for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team. Although we’ve only seen Hinton play 11 games, it’s clear that his addition to the team was much-needed and he has…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team played in two road games over the last week, taking down the University of Maine 69-56 on Sunday before heading to Providence College and claiming a 57-51 victory on Wednesday. In Orono, Maine, the Rams took on the 3-6 Black Bears and engaged in a tight battle…
We’ve made it past the final week of the Coastal Athletic Association football regular season and into the beginning of the Football Championship Subdivision postseason. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff votes on and comes up with a ranking for all 14 teams in the conference. This is how the teams fared…
Brittney Miles has become the first woman to step into the role of athletic director at the University of Rhode Island, following her tenure as a former associate athletics director for internal operations. Former AD Thorr Bjorn, who took over in 2007, received an opportunity to join his alma mater, the University of Massachusetts Amherst,…