Women’s hockey wins 2018 ECWHL Championship

Photos by Autumn Walter | CIGAR | Women’s ice hockey wins ECWHL Championship against Penn State last Saturday. The University of Rhode Island’s Women’s ice hockey team won the 2018 ECWHL Championship this weekend after back-to-back shutouts against Penn State University. It is the Rams first conference championship since 2014. The nationally ranked No. 12 Rams defeated…

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The Rollin’ Rams

Men’s basketball extends winning streak to 13 games Top: Jared Terrell soars to the baskest against Duquesne. Bottom: Rams “dog- pile” on Stan Robinson following his game-winning three as time expired on Saturday afternoon. Photos courtesy of Photo by Friday. The No. 22 University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team recorded their 12th and 13th…

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Life before the Patriots dynasty

I imagine it was a picture-perfect New England, Sunday afternoon in Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the fall of sometime in the 1970s. There is a man in his backyard raking leaves, listening to the booming voice of Gil Santos play through his radio. It’s Patriots gameday. Quarterback Jim Plunkett, a former number one overall pick…

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