When Pat Lyons left Seton Hall University in July 2025 to move closer to his family, he couldn’t have found a better way to remain in Division I athletics than at the University of Rhode Island. On March 10, Lyons was hired as the new vice president and director of athletics at the university. Lyons…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team was swept over the weekend by St. Bonaventure University, also dropping a game on Tuesday against the University of Connecticut for a fifth-straight loss. The Rams took a weekend trip to New York to take on the Bonnies in a three-game series with a doubleheader on Friday and…
First-year Kajsa Helgesen has been consistently winning for the University of Rhode Island tennis team all season and is making an impact both on and off the court. Helgesen is originally from Stavanger, Norway, and URI head coach Jonas Brobeck is originally from Sweden. Several other players on the team are also international. Helgesen was…
The University of Rhode Island golf team was back in action at Galloway National Golf Club in Galloway, N.J., competing in the Wildcat Spring Invitational. The Wildcat Invitational, hosted by Villanova University, featured 12 teams. The Wildcats finished first overall in the tournament, beating out Georgetown University by two strokes. URI shot 24-over par as…
There has been no shortage of star power, great games or signature moments in this year’s NCAA Tournament, so what could be missing? For the second year in a row, only one double-digit seed made the Sweet 16. Last year, it was the No. 10 seed University of Arkansas, and this year it was the…
The 2026 World Baseball Classic features some of the best baseball players in the world representing their countries on one of the biggest stages, and it ended with Venezuela winning it all. The World Baseball Classic is a tournament that happens every three years and began in 2006. The WBC is split into two phases:…
The University of Rhode Island softball team got swept by Saint Joseph’s University to drop to 3-6 on the season and extend its losing streak to four games. After the last two games on Rhody’s schedule got canceled, URI was back on the field for its first Atlantic 10 Conference series of the season. St….
Men’s Basketball FINAL (2/26): St. Bonaventure University 94-76 URI FINAL (2/28): Saint Joseph’s University 61-55 URI FINAL (3/4): URI 64-52 Duquesne University Rhode Island dropped two games before bouncing back with a win over Duquesne University. With the win, URI secured a first-round bye in the Atlantic 10 tournament. The Rams will look to close…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team picked up two victories over the weekend against Le Moyne College and Siena University to improve to 6-3 on the season. The Rams started the weekend on Saturday by winning all three matches in doubles play to take a 1-0 lead over Le Moyne. Fourth-year Nikki Fernando…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team was swept in a three-game series against the University of Alabama over the weekend and remains winless, at 0-7. URI traveled to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to take on the Crimson Tide in the second series of the season. After getting swept in a four-game series against Jacksonville University, Rhody…