Two student-athletes on the University of Rhode Island football team were arrested on Sunday about 2:50 a.m. at the Chi Phi fraternity house following an alleged fight between the fraternity and members of the football team. Freshmen Michael Lablanc, 20, from Charlestown, Massachusetts and Barret Lyons, 19, from Belmont, Massachusetts were both charged with disorderly…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team was swept by no. 1 Stony Brook University on the road this weekend, dropping them to 1-3 and digging themselves a hole early in the season. The Rams struggled to get in an offensive rhythm in both games. Their defense had to fend off the barrage…
The women’s soccer team lost twice this past week against Fordham University on Thursday and then the University of Saint Louis on Saturday. Thursday’s game against Fordham kicked off conference play. Junior goalkeeper Katie Nickles’s stood strong blocking the first four shots that she faced to keep the game tied until Fordham’s Jessica Widmann…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team tied 1-1 against No. 18 Saint Louis University on Saturday at the Rhode Island Soccer Complex to begin Atlantic 10 play. For the second consecutive match Rhode Island hosted a nationally ranked opponent, and held them to a 1-1 draw while trailing by a one-goal deficit. After…
Saturday night marked the 100th meeting of the Governor’s Cup, when URI and Brown’s football annually face off. The first game took place in 1909. Overall the Bears hold a 71-26-2 record against the Rams Needless to say, the series has not gone well for the Rams. Rhode Island didn’t beat Brown until 1935,…
The University of Rhode Island football team lost its fifth consecutive Governor’s Cup to Brown University, 41-31, at Brown Stadium on Saturday night. The Rams fall to 0-5 on the season and 72-26-2 in the 100-game series between the two teams that dates back to 1909. “It’s frustrating,†Rhode Island head coach Jim Fleming said….
Positives: The improved play of the football team has become a storyline here recently. After scoring just 24 points their first four games, the Rams put up 31 in their loss to Brown Saturday. After rushing for negative eight yards last week, running back Harold Cooper led the way with 109 yards on 14 carries….
The University of Rhode Island men’s golf team continued to build on their strong start to the season after finishing in second place on Monday at the Binghamton Fall Invitational in New York. The Rams were thrown into the tournament at the last minute, after the impending threat of Hurricane Joaquin forced them to…
Just two months before the beginning of the 2015 season, the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team looks ready to build off their 17-win season last year. The Rams are focused on making improvements, competing at a high level and changing the reputation of URI women’s basketball. “We are very excited about this upcoming…
With a majority of the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team returning and some key defections in the Atlantic 10, the Rams are poised for their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1999. Last season they finished with 23-10 record, falling just short of the NCAA tournament and ultimately accepting an invite to the NIT…