Las Vegas, the fight capital of the world, played host to Ultimate Fighting Championship 310 on Dec. 7, capping off a historic year of pay-per-view cards for the global leader in combat sports. In the main event, Brazilian marauder Alexandre Pantoja looked to defend his flyweight title for the third time against UFC debutant and…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team finished a weekend of debuts and personal bests as it traveled to Mechanicsville, Virginia to compete in the Atlantic 10 Championship. Highlighting URI’s success was fourth-year captain Sofia Piccone, who placed 25th and had her career-best 6,000-meter time, clocking in at 21:29.1. “I’m really happy…
Hearts were racing this weekend at Boss Ice Arena as the University of Rhode Island’s men’s ice hockey team faced the University of Pittsburgh in a competitive two-game stretch. The Rams would lose the first game, in a tightly-contested matchup that would favor Pittsburgh 3-2. Despite the two losses, these games showed a lot to…
Records were broken this weekend as the University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team traveled to Boston to compete in the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational. One of the five URI athletes featured in the invitational was Hanna O’Connor, a fifth-year student, who smashed her personal best mile time by six seconds….