For the second time in as many weekends, Rhode Island came within striking distance of a series victory, but just like the Rams trip to Maryland, a series win against Winthrop was not to be. Rhode Island (2-7) dropped their Friday and Sunday contests to Winthrop (7-5), while salvaging the middle game on the…
This past weekend saw the University of Rhode Island’s men’s and women’s track teams compete in the IC4A’s and the ECAC’s respectively, and was their last meet in the indoor season. These events gave the select athletes that competed a chance to focus on individual goals, rather than focusing on a team track meet….
The University of Rhode Island (17-14, 9-9) was in high spirits on senior night after trouncing the University of Massachusetts, 68-50, but failed to ride their recent momentum when they visited Fordham, losing 64-61 on Saturday in the regular season finale. The Rams returned to the Ryan Center confident after upending the Atlantic 10’s…
The University of Rhode Island’s softball team (5-7) split a four-game series at Norfolk State University this past weekend losing the opening two games 4-3 and 8-4, before winning the final two 3-2 and 9-6. Rhode Island began their weekend series on a sour note. They started the opener well, after a Kylie Shivery…
Under Armour recognized the University of Rhode Island’s Thorr Bjorn as the 2015-16 Athletic Director of the Year in an announcement on March 2 by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Bjorn’s continued efforts and determination since coming to URI in July of 2007 has paid off for the university’s athletics,…
Colin Howarth-Tune in today to catch Rhode Island I play the University of Massachusetts Amherst at 6:30 p.m. Or don’t. It will be a pretty boring game. UMass is bad. This is a team that went on a seven-game losing streak and lost to Fordham twice in the same season. TWICE. If you lose to…
Positives: The Rhode Island women’s softball team’s sweep of Norfolk State was a big boost for the team after they had just been swept in a doubleheader versus Norfolk State the day before. In sweeping Norfolk State in the Sunday doubleheader, the team was able climb within two games of .500. They also won two…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team (12-18) had their season end this past weekend in a quarter-final loss against Saint Louis University, 70-59 in the Atlantic-10 Championships, following an 81-76 second win versus Saint Joseph’s University the day before. Rhode Island won their first game in the Atlantic-10 Championship Tournament in the…
Over this past weekend the Rhode Island men’s and women’s track teams had athletes take part in the New England Championships, which were held at Boston University. The event saw the men’s team win the New England Championships, leading for both days while the women were able to take home second place.  In…
College basketball has long been synonymous with unpredictability and chaos, hence the name March Madness. It is then easy to overlook an upset as even the elite programs taste unforeseen defeat from time to time. The celebration is glorious, but often temporary as the feeling of triumph is soon displaced by the realization that…