Not every team gets a storybook ending. For those who do, there may not even be a logical explanation as to why the basketball gods have chosen them to be the emblem of hope everywhere. They receive their grim prognosis, are encouraged to make plans for the NIT Tournament, which essentially is like coffin shopping…
“Lamar Odom wins it for Rhode Island! Rhody’s going to the NCAA Tournament!” Those are the words uttered by broadcaster Dave Sims in the 1999 Atlantic 10 Championship game, as he fervidly conveyed a scene of pandemonium and raw emotion following a buzzer beater by future NBA champion Lamar Odom that clichéd URI’s first conference…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team won the Atlantic 10 Championship topping Virginia Commonwealth University 70-63 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was Rhode Island’s second A-10 title in program history and first since 1999. The championship victory gave URI an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Junior Jared Terrell…
PITTSBURGH – The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team is moving onto the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship game tomorrow at noon after their 84-60 win over Davidson College on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. The Rams won 74-63 on Friday afternoon versus St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinal to give them a spot in the…
When head coach Dan Hurley first arrived in Kingston, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball program had certainly seen better days. The Rams enjoyed much regular season success under previous head coach Jim Barron, but were still waiting on a trip to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1999. As Hurley…
The NCAA Tournament is often referred to as “The Big Dance,” but it is more like a lavish and highly lucrative ball. The NCAA spares no expense to hold its annual extravaganza, or what has rather become a cultural ritual of skipping work or feigning illness to consume more than twelve hours straight of college…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team (5-6) visited No. six nationally ranked North Carolina State University last Friday and for the second time in 11 games defeated a top 10 opponent 5-2, before going 1-2 in the USA Baseball-Irish Classic. The Rams junior ace pitcher Tyler Wilson took the mound at Doak Field in…
Taylor Ross is more than a junior student athlete excelling on the women’s soccer team, she is a philanthropist with her mind set on using her platform to help bring positivity to the lives of others with her non-profit organization, Cleats Count. The junior Mapleville, Rhode Island native and Burrillville High School graduate had a…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team concluded their regular season with their NCAA Tournament aspirations still intact following a dramatic overtime victory over Davidson College on Senior Night. Emotions were running high in the boisterous Ryan Center Saturday evening. The home crowd showed their appreciation for the departing Kuran Iverson and Hassan Martin,…
The University of Rhode Island softball team competed in the Grand Canyon Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona last weekend where they lost all five games in the Six-team invitational. The first game for the Rams (1-9) took place on Friday against San Jose State University. They lost a close one with a score of 4-3. San…