The University of Rhode Island swimming and diving team endured plenty of ups-and-downs over the weekend on route to a ninth place finish in the Atlantic 10 Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Eleven teams embarked on their quest for conference supremacy beginning on Thursday and concluding on Sunday afternoon. The Rams, despite…
The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s track and field teams finished in second and fourth place respectively this past weekend at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships at George Mason University’s EagleBank Arena. The men’s team was the only other track and field program that competed in the A-10 Championships that earned a final…
Wednesday was ’90s night at the Thomas M. Ryan Center, where the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team lost to Fordham University 53- 43 as they now look toward the Atlantic 10 Championships with only five games remaining. Rhode Island started off the first half of the game on a strong 7-2 run, but…
Tyler Wilson is entering his junior season as the ace of the University of Rhode Island baseball team’s rotation and as the season nears, he will to improve on an already superb, MLB-ready resume. Wilson was not highly recruited out of high school. Rhode Island and St. John’s University were the two schools that…
It can be easy for fans to overreact following a particularly devastating loss. The feelings of despair and rage only intensify when the heartbreak is compounded by more futility. Soon all of the emotions fester into downright madness. And thus the curse is born. It is unfathomable that a team, consistently on the cusp of…
The University of Dayton (19-5, 10-2 A-10) visited The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team for an epic conference battle (16-8, 8-4 A-10) on Friday night and Rhode Island came up just short on the last possession, losing 75-74. In the first half, the Rams never trailed the Flyers and at one point had…
The University of Rhode Island’s baseball and softball teams will both be beginning their seasons later this week, with the former looking to retain its position atop the conference, and the latter looks to continue climbing their way back into contention. It was a historic 2015-16 season for head coach Raphael Cerrato, and the URI…
Track and Field Share Great Performances at David Hemery Invitational The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s track and field teams visited Boston University for the David Hemery Valentine Invitational and had impressive showings with a handful of athletes earning personal, season and program bests. Although the David Hemery Invitational was a non-scoring event,…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team beat the University of Massachusetts Minutemen 70-62 at the Mullins Center in Amherst Tuesday night. The game marked the 150th time the Rams and Minutemen have squared off in the programs’ collective histories. URI was coming off their biggest road win of the season as they…
The Rams won their meet against Bryant in a thriller by a score of 138-123 last Saturday. The meet was at one point tied, and the Rams were trailing the Bulldogs with four events remaining. “Saturday we faced a challenge against Bryant with four athletes injured, but they have not stopped us from pursuing our…