Las Vegas, the fight capital of the world, played host to Ultimate Fighting Championship 310 on Dec. 7, capping off a historic year of pay-per-view cards for the global leader in combat sports. In the main event, Brazilian marauder Alexandre Pantoja looked to defend his flyweight title for the third time against UFC debutant and…
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD URI Heptathlon (12/5-12/6) Boston University Season Opener (12/7) Brown Alden Invitational (12/7) University of Rhode Island fourth-year Matt Santy was victorious in the URI Heptathlon with the 4,900 points he earned over the two-day event. He came in seventh place in the 60-meter dash, fourth in pole vault, fourth in the…
During the 2010s, the University of Rhode Island football team had a combined record of 26-84, with two single-win seasons and a winless campaign in 2012; this season the Rams put together their best season since 1985 and claimed 11 wins for the first time in program history. There were rumors of a complete shutdown…
For the first time since 1947, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team moved to 8-0 this week with a pair of close wins over the University of Texas at Arlington on Thursday, then Yale University on Monday. Rhode Island wrapped up a two-game slate at the Jacksonville Classic on Thanksgiving by taking down…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team failed to enjoy the beginning of the holiday season, getting blanked on a three-game stretch against the University of Iowa, Idaho State University and Providence College. The week began in paradise, as the Rams went to Mexico to compete in the Cancún Challenge. The first game in…
Rhody Excellence and Rhody Sports Properties, operating under Name, Image and Likeness initiatives to benefit University of Rhode Island athletes, have partnered to help create two URI Athletics-branded beers that will be sold throughout the state of Rhode Island. Taking the steps to compete with larger schools throughout the country, the URI-themed drinks aim to…
Jackson Stepanian, a third-year student manager for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, has played an integral role in the storybook 8-0 start to the season for the Rams, a role he dedicates to his late mother. “My mom was my only parent,” Stepaninan said. “My mom was my everything, she continues to…
From being a kinesiology major to creative producer for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, fourth-year Josh Paiva has navigated roadblocks and turned passion into a career in just a few short years. Growing up, Paiva described himself as a big fan of Rhode Island basketball. Now, he describes his relationship with the…
Men’s Basketball FINAL (11/28): University of Rhode Island 83-78 University of Texas Arlington FINAL (12/2): URI 84-78 Yale University URI finished off a sweep of the Jacksonville Classic with an 83-78 victory over UT Arlington to move to 7-0 on the season on Thanksgiving. The Mavericks brought the game within two points at 77-75 with…
With four teams making the postseason, the Coastal Athletic Association displayed why it’s one of the most highly-regarded conferences at the Football Championship Subdivision level this season. Every week throughout the year, the Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff has come up with a ranking of all 16 teams within the conference. As the postseason…