It is really hard for us outsiders to relate to what student-athletes are going through this season. I was reminded of the exhaustion the 2020-21 collegiate athletic season is for everyone involved on Monday afternoon while helping with University of Rhode Island-sponsored COVID-19 testing. Testing is free for all students, faculty and staff at the…
Even though Division I sports at the University of Rhode Island only started eight days ago, the back pages of The Good Five-Cent Cigar have been covering sports and sport organizations from every angle for the last 13 weeks. As of Dec. 3, we will have published 59 stories over those 13 weeks, with a…
At least, that is what it seems like. Meade Stadium sat still last Saturday afternoon on what was the perfect October day in New England. The University of Rhode Island Soccer Complex didn’t need its lights flicked upwards for the nightcap, and Sunday afternoon saw no grass chunks turn out of the ground from a…
Football games will be missed this season. Photo by James McIntosh. Saturday was supposed to be Rhody football’s home opener vs. New Hampshire. The first few games of the new season always bring high attendance numbers through the gorgeous September weather and new students wanting to cheer on their de facto favorite team. It was…