Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| It’s less than two weeks removed from the lowest point that Rhode Island men’s basketball has found themselves in this season. After clinching their first Atlantic 10 regular season title and celebrating a night that was supposed an emotional but proud senior night send-off, the St. Joseph’s Hawks came into…
Photo by Autumn Walter|CIGAR WASHINGTON D.C. – What a difference a year makes. Last year the 2017 Atlantic 10 final featured the University of Rhode Island Rams vs. the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams. This year those two same teams met up again at the A-10 tournament except in the quarterfinals. It was the No. 25…
Stock Photo by Daniel Goldmen |CIGAR 1998| Preston Murphy helped bring the Rams basketball team to the ‘Elite Eight’ in 1998 It’s been 20 years since the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team has made it to the Sweet Sixteen but that drought might be coming to a close in a matter of weeks….
The University of Rhode Island baseball team was swept by the Jacksonville University Dolphins in a three game series in Florida this past weekend. The Rams struggled to hit with runners on base leaving 30 total runners aboard over the course of the three game set. In the Friday night opener against the Dolphins, the…
Photo courtesy of PhotobyFriday | The Rhode Island men’s basketball team will pack their bags and head down to Washington D.C for the 2018 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament, looking to become the first team to repeat as champions since Temple University did in 2009 and 2010. However, after starting 13-0 in conference play, the…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team saw their season come to a close last Tuesday after falling 75-53 to the Fordham Rams in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. The Rams finished 3-27 overall and 1-15 in conference play, picking up their one victory against…
Photo courtesy of Mike Scott | URI Track & Field, Sorlien Invitational, Casey Burley won in the triple jump with a 50-foot jump. University of Rhode Island men’s track and field senior triple jumper Casey Burley jumped 50 feet at the New England and Atlantic 10 Championships this past season. Burley is a four-year senior who…
Photo by Margo Gagnon |CIGAR| The Rhode Island men’s hockey team finished their season last Friday with a 2-1 loss to New York University in game one of the ESCHL playoffs. Rhode Island was outshot for most of the game and after being down 2-0 early in the third period, freshman Patrick Creamer scored Rhode…
Autumn Walter |CIGAR| John “JV” Vanner Jr. calls it a career after 10-seasons as URI basketball hype-man. URI hype-man calls it a career Somethings have changed over the past ten years surrounding the University of the Rhode Island men’s basketball team. The team has seen a head coaching change, another Atlantic 10 Championship and another trip…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Senior players Jared Terrell, EC Matthews, and Senior Manager Owen Sammarone sit on the side line frustrated with the loss of their final game at the Ryan Center. By: Stone Freedman & Nick Cardi A regular season championship and senior night celebration, along with the second worst loss in the history…