It goes without saying that every athlete strives for excellence. They hone their skills so that they can one day reach the top in their respective sport. But they also acknowledge that there are things simply bigger than the game. Donning the colors of their country and representing them on an international stage would…
The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s track and field teams have been preparing in the offseason to return to their conference dominance this season. The men’s team finished second in both the A-10 and New England Championships last season.  However, they lost some key athletes since then, including senior sprinters Jalen Young…
Last year, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team was two wins away from an Atlantic 10 Championship. But they suffered a disappointing loss against the University of Dayton, preventing them from making the NCAA tournament. The 2015-2016 schedule was released earlier this month, marking the start to a new season filled with high…
In the fall semester of 2014, a former University of Rhode Island student-athlete and graduate student Keith Labelle (2000-03) started a student organization to increase awareness of relationship violence. The organization, URi-STANDers, is part of the Office of Community, Equity & Diversity on campus. Students are trained and chosen to serve as interns under Labelle…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team lost their third straight match on Sunday, falling 3-2 at home to Vermont. The Rams came out of the gate aggressive. In the seventh minute, senior Ari Stanton took a pass from redshirt sophomore Megan Tracewell on the right side of the field and netted her fourth…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team were held scoreless this week, losing both games and dropping them to 4-4 on the season They lost 1-0 on Saturday at the University of Connecticut and on Wednesday, they fell 2-0 when St. Francis Brooklyn came to Kingston. Â Â On Saturday, Rhode Island was unable to…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team lost their third straight match on Sunday, falling 3-2 at home to Vermont. The Rams came out of the gate aggressive. In the seventh minute, senior Ari Stanton took a pass from redshirt sophomore Megan Tracewell on the right side of the field and netted her fourth…
Despite losing the opening three games of the year, the University of Rhode Island football team’s sophomore running back Harold Cooper has been a spark for the Rams. This season he has totaled 160 rushing yards on 46 carries in the Rams’ first three games. On Saturday, the offense recorded 327 yards, the most of the…
The University of Rhode Island football team lost their home opener on Saturday, 41-10, against No. 25 Harvard University to give them their third consecutive loss to start the season. Harvard set the pace early, going end-to-end in less than four minutes. The drive culminated in a 45-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Scott Hosch…
For the last two seasons University of Rhode Island senior Franki Darnold has been at the top of her game as an outside-hitter for the women’s volleyball team and this season has set up to be no different. Earlier this month, she reached her 1000th career kill. “She is a go-to-player for us,†Rhode Island…