The Super Bowl has passed, and it’s nearing time for March Madness to take center stage to the public once again. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff ranks the 15 teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Here is how the men’s rankings turned out as of Feb. 10: 15th Place: University of…
In August 2024, the University of Rhode Island softball team decided that it was time for a change – after a disappointing 2024 season, the team brought in Mike Coutts as its new head coach in hopes to turn things around. Coutts has over two decades of coaching experience at the collegiate level. He has…
Sophia Vital, aka “Big Soph,” the seemingly ironic nickname given to the 5-foot-5-inch second-year guard, is in the midst of her breakout season for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team as the Atlantic 10 Tournament is quickly approaching. “I think I’m playing with a lot more confidence in myself and my teammates,” Vital…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team took on the United States Naval Academy over the weekend, winning both games and sweeping the two-game set. Rhode Island and the Naval Academy went to battle for the fourth time this year, as the teams split a pair in the first matchup on Navy’s home…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team hosted a meet at Mackal Field House on Saturday afternoon for the final time this season. In the URI Coaches Invitational, URI won two field events and two running events, with fifth-year Megan Wood and second-year Abigail Colella each earning top finishes in their respective…
The University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team honored 11 seniors on Saturday before dominating the competition at its final meet at Mackal Field House this season. The Rams won five of the 17 events, including a sweep of the 500-meter, and had a total of 10 athletes reach the podium. It was…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team earned another crucial 57-36 conference win over the University of Dayton on Saturday, before falling to George Mason University on Wednesday. “We knew what this team was capable of,” Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss said after Saturday’s win. “We’re coming together at the right time.” Defense…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team split games with George Mason University and St. Bonaventure University, putting itself at 5-7 in Atlantic 10 Conference play with six games remaining before the postseason. URI had its work cut out to try and take down the A-10’s first-place team on their court. A dry second…
The “art of war” is something that the modern American citizen requires a proxy to understand. For many of us, sports give us a taste of battle. The 2024-2025 Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs understood this art. Both teams overcame the attrition of an National Football League regular season to go on crazy…
Men’s Basketball FInal (2/5): Fordham University 80-79 University of Rhode Island On Wednesday, Rhode Island faced off against Fordham University. Despite being down 15 points in the first half, Rhode Island was able to fight back to take a lead in the second half. Unfortunately for Rhode Island they were unable to hold that lead….