Fourth-year linebacker A.J. Pena broke the University of Rhode Island football program’s career sacks record on Oct. 18, while also smashing his single-game career high that he set in his freshman year. Pena put up four sacks against the University at Albany in URI’s 58-17 blowout win, tying the Rams’ record for sacks in a…
It was a quiet week in the Coastal Athletic Association. With four teams on a bye, only two teams have moved up in this week’s power rankings as we enter the home stretch of the season. Each week, The Good 5 Cent Cigar Sports Staff comes up with its cumulative ranking of CAA football teams….
The University of Rhode Island swim and dive team took a tight 156-143 defeat against Northeastern University on Saturday. Northeastern has finished in the top half of the Coastal Athletic Association in each of the last three seasons and beat the Rams by 45 points a year ago. That margin was slashed to just 13…
The search to find the newest assistant athletic director for media relations at the University of Rhode Island finished at the top of campus. Stone Freeman ’19, M.A. ’21, has become a name synonymous with Rhody Athletics since his arrival as a freshman in 2015. After spending six months working on Upper College Road with…
The University of Rhode Island swim and dive team opened its season on Saturday, sweeping its tri-meet against Siena College and Stonehill College. Rhode Island had a dominant day, winning 11 of the 16 events and scoring over 200 points for the first time since 2021. The Rams surpassed the mark in both results, taking…
Third-year linebacker Moses Meus managed something that the University of Rhode Island football team hasn’t seen in over a decade when he collected 19 tackles on Sept. 27, building on his breakout season. On a night the Rams suffered a 47-14 loss to Western Michigan University, Meus recorded his career high in tackles. It was…
Mike Flanagan bounced around coaching position groups for a decade with the University of Rhode Island football team, but has settled in quickly this year as the Rams’ offensive coordinator. Following the firing of former OC Patrick Murphy in December 2024, URI Head Coach Jim Fleming immediately promoted Flanagan to take over the offense. “He’s…
The University of Rhode Island football team stayed undefeated on Saturday, grinding out a defensive dogfight to defeat the College of the Holy Cross 9-7. The win marks the first time since 2015 that the Rams have started a season with three straight wins. Rhode Island entered the weekend ranked as high as fifth nationally…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team swept its way through the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship in Tysons, Virginia last week, securing the third conference title in program history. Following a 22-8 record in conference play, Rhode Island entered as the regular season champion and top seed in the tournament. Pitching led the way in…
Baseball: Fourth-year Anthony DePino The University of Rhode Island home run king has shaped himself into a true five-tool player this season in his fourth year. DePino’s power has always been there, with all four of his seasons having home run totals inside the top five in program history. Hitting for average has been huge…