Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| The University of Rhode Island announced on Wednesday, April 4 that David Cox, the associate head coach for the men’s basketball team, was promoted to the head coach. The announcement resulted in mostly positive reactions from students on the Kingston campus. The opening for the head coach position was created…
The University of Rhode Island will welcome the addition of a new Division 1 cornhole team this upcoming fall. Athletic Director Thorr Bjorn was pleased to formally announce the new team in his press conference this Wednesday. Reporters and fans alike were confused as they expected the conference to be about the announcement of men’s…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| The men’s baseball team is ready to play their next home stretch. The University of Rhode Island baseball team opened up a seven-game home stand with a win Tuesday afternoon over Quinnipiac, rebounding off of a weekend of losses at Virginia Commonwealth University, but fell on Wednesday afternoon to Northeastern….
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| It’s said that all great things must come to an end, truer words have never been spoken when it comes to the Dan Hurley era at URI. It became official on Thursday morning that Hurley won’t be stomping up and down the court next season for the Rams, instead he…
Photo courtesy of GoRhody The Rhode Island softball team began conference play over the weekend at George Mason University. Despite the Rams 4-18 record entering the series, they played at a high level against their Atlantic 10 opponent. After Rhode Island lost the first game, they came back with two wins to take the opening…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Over the past six years, URI has had an emotional ride with Dan Hurley as head coach. We all knew it was coming. The tough reality that the University of Rhode Island is not a destination job on the college basketball map resulted in former Rams head coach Dan Hurley…
Photo courtesy of the office of Lt. Governor Dan McKee. Throughout the course of the memorable 2017-18 season for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, URI had some support coming from the State House in Providence. Rhode Island’s Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee was cheering on his home state’s university throughout the course of…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Baseball season starts up again with win on Tuesday and a scheduled five games next week. After 18 games on the road, the University of Rhode Island’s baseball team recorded a 5-2 win over Sacred Heart in its home opener on Tuesday afternoon. “It’s nice to play a home game,” Coach…
|CIGAR| Autumn Walter, Stone Freeman, Margeaux Gagnon, Jack O’Marra and Ben Kinch from the Good Five Cent Cigar and the 5 Cent Cigar Newscast spent their spring break covering the breaking news from the A-10 and NCAA’s. Spring break has come and gone at the University of Rhode Island. While students escaped the frozen tundra…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| Seniors on the men’s basketball team being honored on their senior night. Nothing competes with the joy and sorrow that comes with cheering on your high school and collegiate sports teams. It’s a special emotional attachment you create with the players throughout the years. You jump up for joy when your…