The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team had a jam-packed weekend, which featured three different events to begin its indoor season. The inaugural event of the indoor season for the Rams was the 30th annual URI Pentathlon on Thursday, Dec. 4. In the event, second-year Lily MacDonald finished fourth overall, totalling 3,448…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team played in two road games over the last week, taking down the University of Maine 69-56 on Sunday before heading to Providence College and claiming a 57-51 victory on Wednesday. In Orono, Maine, the Rams took on the 3-6 Black Bears and engaged in a tight battle…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team dropped consecutive games for the first time all season this week, falling 90-71 to Providence College on Saturday and suffering a heartbreaking 66-64 loss to McNeese State University on Tuesday. The Rams traveled to Providence for the latest edition of the Ocean State Rivalry on Saturday, as…
The University of Rhode Island football team’s season came to a close on Saturday in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, falling to the University of California, Davis, 47-26. After scoring 20 points, all in the second quarter, the Rams led by nine. The Aggies responded with 36 unanswered points to put…
Football FINAL (11/29): University of Rhode Island 27-19 Central Connecticut State University Rhode Island pushed past Central Connecticut State on Saturday, winning its first round game in the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs 27-19. Fourth-year Devin Farrell threw for two touchdowns and 365 yards. The scores came from fifth-year Connor Finer, who got things going early…
We’ve made it past the final week of the Coastal Athletic Association football regular season and into the beginning of the Football Championship Subdivision postseason. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff votes on and comes up with a ranking for all 14 teams in the conference. This is how the teams fared…
In just his second collegiate season, second-year Maddox Jordan has already made his mark on the University of Rhode Island men’s cross country team. On Oct. 10, Jordan became the fourth-highest Rhody finisher at the New England Championship, when he placed 17th as the Rams won their second NEC in the past three seasons. Just…
Brittney Miles has become the first woman to step into the role of athletic director at the University of Rhode Island, following her tenure as a former associate athletics director for internal operations. Former AD Thorr Bjorn, who took over in 2007, received an opportunity to join his alma mater, the University of Massachusetts Amherst,…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team opened conference play on Wednesday with a road win over Saint Joseph’s University, never trailing in a 59-52 victory. “You never want to see St. Joe’s first [in conference play] at Hawk Hill,” Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss said. “We’ve had the best wars with them….
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team took its first win over Brown University since 2018 on Tuesday, taking down the Bears 66-56. For Rhode Island Head Coach Archie Miller, it was his first victory over Brown during his tenure after losses in the last three seasons. “I’ve got a lot of respect for…