After reaching the goal that was set when Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss accepted the job seven seasons ago, there is still work to be done for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team. For just the second time in program history, the Rams earned their spot in the NCAA Tournament as the…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team will hang two new banners in the rafters of the Ryan Center next season, but will do so without the head coach who led them there. On3’s Talia Goodman confirmed the news Monday afternoon after a morning of speculation that Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss will…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 11-seeded Atlantic 10 Conference champions took on the No. 6 seed University of Alabama and struggled to convert from the field in a 68-55 loss. “We just didn’t…
After 30 years, the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team is one sleep away from “The Big Dance,” beginning this weekend on Friday with practice and press conferences. “I thought we were playing today,” Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss said. “[The team was] like, Coach, we play Saturday. So we’re excited to be…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team finished up its season with a second-round loss to Duquesne University in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament on March 12. Held in Pittsburgh, URI earned a first-round bye in the tournament for the first time in five years as the No. 10 seed, facing off against the…
The Bakemas Ballers’ season came to a close on March 3, as they fell to the Eggpack by a final score of 44-36 in the first round of the intramural playoffs. “Here’s the bottom line: it hurts,” Ballers Head Coach Ryan Pelillo said. “I’m hurting for the guys, the girls, everybody. I mean, we all…
The University of Rhode Island’s club track and field team was abruptly forced to change its practice schedule by campus recreation on Sept. 30, 2025, to a selection of times and dates that were deemed “unreasonable,” according to a document provided to The Cigar by the club. According to the club, the first issue that…
Development has never been all about lowering his scores on the course for the University of Rhode Island third-year golfer Josiah Tong; it has also been about a constant change and improvement in his mentality and leadership. The third-year was newly named the assistant captain of the Rams golf team on March 1. Tong explained…
Aniekan Okon ’23 is a sports reporter for WPRI, but he got his start right here at the University of Rhode Island, where he developed the skills to turn him into a professional. “Looking back as a student, I always enjoyed when we had guest speakers,” Okon said. “I think getting something from their experience…
The Atlantic 10 Tournament begins Wednesday at PPG Arena in Pittsburgh as the University of Rhode Island enters, looking to build momentum and potentially make a run in a conference that has been closely contested throughout its regular season. The Rams enter the tournament needing a strong defensive performance to develop a potential run in…