The University of Rhode Island’s non-conference slate – complete with dramatics, comebacks and an 11-1 start to the 2024-25 season. URI marked its 11th tally in the win column against longtime foe Temple University on Saturday night, in a back-and-forth battle at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. “[This is] such a tough time of…
It took five years for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team to defeat Providence College again, but the 69-63 victory on Saturday was well worth the wait for Rhody fans. In front of a sold-out crowd, the Rams put together one of their most notable wins since the hiring of head coach Archie…
There are not many places or people I trust like I do The Good Five Cent Cigar office and its staff. Memorial Union Room 125 shaped me as a leader, reporter and most importantly a person. In what can be described as the two most stressful and tiring four-month periods of my life, I wouldn’t…
During the 2010s, the University of Rhode Island football team had a combined record of 26-84, with two single-win seasons and a winless campaign in 2012; this season the Rams put together their best season since 1985 and claimed 11 wins for the first time in program history. There were rumors of a complete shutdown…
With the five-year anniversary of Jarad Anthony Higgins’ passing, who is better known as Juice WRLD, coming up in just a few days, I listened to his newly-released and third posthumous album, “The Party Never Ends.” I’ve been listening to Juice ever since he released his first studio album, “Goodbye and Good Riddance,” in 2018,…
Monday marked the first time since March 6 that college basketball was played at the Ryan Center, with new faces all over the hardwood in a 68-45 win for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team. Despite a close opening first quarter, a 23-point second quarter powered the Rams to a convincing win over…
In most cases, a regional rivalry would raise tension, but for the University of Rhode Island and the University of Connecticut men’s basketball teams, there were nothing but nice things to say following Monday’s charity exhibition. “I love Rhode Island, I f—ing love Rhode Island man,” UConn and former URI Head Coach Dan Hurley said…
Over 100 years into the historic series between the University of Rhode Island and Brown University football programs, the Rams took a record sixth-straight win against the Bears in the 42nd Governor’s Cup over the weekend with a 31-21 victory. Rhode Island defeated Brown 31-21 on Saturday, concluding with a seven-point comeback victory in the…
Sean Sposato’s career has consisted of four full seasons, 50 appearances and 178 total innings pitched up to this point, with all of those statistics coming in front of his family. Sposato, a fifth-year starting pitcher on the University of Rhode Island’s baseball team and native of Ashaway, Rhode Island, has been the backbone of…
The bright lights of the Barclays Center shined down on the University of Rhode Island and Saint Louis University men’s basketball programs as they faced off in the first round of the 2024 Atlantic 10 championship on Tuesday. Saint Louis defeated Rhode Island by a score of 74-71 in Brooklyn, New York, marking the end…