It’s coming down to the wire for men’s basketball in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and it was a week of clarifying which teams are legitimate. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff ranks the 15 teams in the conference. Here’s how the rankings turned out as of Feb. 24: 15th Place: Fordham University…
Sixth-year infielder DJ Perron discovered 14-year-old Brayden Cabral’s story last year through the Facebook group “Bray’s Fight is Our Fight,” and this year he is showing his support through his cleats. Cabral was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in February 2024. Perron felt a personal connection through their shared love of baseball and both growing…
The University of Rhode Island women’s swim and dive team competed in the Atlantic 10 Championship across four days this week, finishing in 10th place while posting its best score since 2017 with 189 points. “There is always a desire to place higher as a team, but we doubled the amount of finals appearances this…
The University of Rhode Island men’s golf team began its spring season with a top-five finish at the World Golf Village Collegiate in St. Augustine, Florida this week. Coming off a fall season where they had four wins in the span of five tournaments, the most overall wins for the program since the 2016-17 season,…
The University of Rhode Island women’s lacrosse team debuted on Feb. 17, culminating years of preparation and anticipation. “It certainly was a special week for us, to be able to actually finally play a game,” Rhode Island Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn said. First announced in December 2021, women’s lacrosse marks the 17th Division I…
The University of Rhode Island women’s club hockey team dropped two games this weekend to the University of Massachusetts. This was the third and fourth time these two clubs have faced off this season. The teams split a pair at the Mullins Center last time they battled. Friday night’s game was special for URI as…
Over the weekend, the University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team traveled back to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, winning both matches against Stonehill College on Saturday and Sacred Heart University on Sunday. The match started on Saturday against Stonehill with fourth-year Klara Nelander and third-year Sophie Hermann getting a 6-0 victory…
The University of Rhode Island men’s indoor track and field team utilized the Brown Invitational this weekend as a tune-up for an opportunity to make history at the Atlantic 10 Championship. It was a smaller group of Rams competing in Providence on Saturday, primarily field athletes. This small group scored 70 points, enough to place…
The University of Rhode Island women’s lacrosse team lost its first games of the season this week against Rider University and Bryant University. The Rams battled with Rider on Saturday afternoon, but a five-goal fourth quarter by the Broncs ultimately led to a 13-12 loss for the Rams. Rhode Island struck first in the opening…
The University of Rhode Island softball team traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to participate in the Lowcountry Classic this weekend. After having their previous tournament from Feb. 14-16 canceled due to weather issues, the Rams were finally able to start their season. The team played five games over the weekend, in which they finished with…