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NBA's Summer League will have lots of Rhode Island connections
Games are obviously in short supply when July rolls around, but the business of college basketball remains alive and well throughout the year. NBA Summer League invitations, offseason team trips, coaching changes and transfers are still ongoing. It’s been three months since the Final Four and it’s still four months until opening night in November but that matters little. ...
Will Dickson Fires Final Round 65 to Finish 3rd at Providence Open
Rhode Island’s Will Dickson fired a final round 65 (7-under) on Friday at Triggs Memorial Golf Course to finish in a tie for third at the Providence Open. Dickson finished the tournament at eight under for the tournament, one shot out of a playoff. “I felt like I left...
MetLinks Golf Course hasn't replaced Metacomet Country Club - but it has kept its spirit alive
EAST PROVIDENCE — I was ready to play MetLinks Golf Course, but I wasn’t ready for the emotional journey. Metacomet Country Club is dead, never to return. MetLinks will never be able to replicate it, but it does a great job encapsulating what the course was and keeps its spirit very much alive.
Rhode Island FC battles back, earns 3-3 draw with Indy Eleven
Following two decisive wins in its last two matches — and the club’s first win at home in its most recent match — Rhode Island FC looked to continue that momentum when the Indy Eleven came to town on Friday night at the midway point of the teams’ inaugural season. However, the Indy Eleven set the tone early and scored two goals within 10 minutes, as it tried to turn the page from a 1-0 loss to...
Bryant Basketball: In-depth look at star senior wing Earl Timberlake
Fourth of July is over and summer workouts have started for most of the teams in the country. That means that the season is getting closer. It has been an eventful offseason, especially with the sheer amount of players in the transfer portal and the ever changing NIL view. It was honestly hard to follow all of the moves that occurred. Now that the rosters are set its time to bring back the mid major player spotlight articles.
MY HOMECOURT’S SYNERGY OF PLAY: ART AND BASKETBALL TEAM UP IN PROVIDENCE
Amateur pick-up games of basketball are a part of the DNA of summer. And with the recent rise in popularity of the WNBA as well as New England’s excitement about the Boston Celtics 2024 NBA Championship win, the timing is apropos to discuss Providence College Art Galleries’ initiative over the past five years to enrich basketball courts in Providence with world-class art.
Women's Swimming & Diving Earns Team Scholar All-American, Nine Receive Individual Honors
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown women's swimming and diving had nine student-athletes named Second Team Scholar All-American by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) earlier this week. Last week, the Bears received Spring Scholar All-America honors for their team accolades in the classroom. Below is the...
Teen Wiffle Ball Tourney Raises Money for EG Special Olympics
Above: Wiffle ball tourney organizers Ryan Fay and Sean Giannelli. Submitted photo. Sean Giannelli and Ryan Fay started playing wiffle ball as kids. However, as they got older, they took their love of the sport to the next level. In eighth grade the two started their own wiffle ball league, the Backyard Wiffle League, where players could compete on teams. Eventually they got rid of the league and established a tournament instead to help fund the field and other expenses. This year’s tournament took place June 21-22 and for the second year in a row, they donated profits to the relatively new East Greenwich Special Olympics team.
Field Hockey’s McMullen Named Coach of the Year
Above: Celebrating 40 years of field hockey on Carcieri Field in June. The coaching legend will lead the Avengers this fall for a final season. There are coaches and there is Deb McMullen. McMullen has forged the East Greenwich High School Field Hockey program into a powerhouse winning machine through talent, sure, but also through a rigorous practice schedule and team bonding traditions that invoke in her players a belief that they can win.
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