SPORTS

WESTERLY, R.I. (WLNE) — On Saturday, former Miss Universe and Cranston native Olivia Culpo and NFL star Christian McCaffrey officially tied the knot at the Ocean House in Watch Hill, located in Westerly. Vogue shared photos and videos of her dress on social media, which was a traditional Dolce...

Traditionally when the boats are close together on the racecourse and at the finish, that’s mirrored in the overall standings. But that wasn’t the case in the 2024 Women’s Championship. While the New York Yacht Club team, skippered by Hannah Swett, won seven of the 13 races in the regatta and won the regatta by a very healthy margin, there was rarely a a lot of daylight between it and the competition.

NEWPORT — Three of the state’s emissaries to the golf world came home this weekend. Billy Andrade, Brad Faxon and Brett Quigley all spent the last few days on the grounds at Newport Country Club. Andrade and Quigley both played in the U.S. Senior Open and made the cut. Faxon served as lead analyst for the NBC coverage and was in the booth alongside the 18th green.

CENTRAL FALLS – The city’s first-ever tennis courts are now open to the public. Officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and moving bench dedication to gun violence victim Malcolm Sostre on June 26 at 1 Sacred Heart Ave. Open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, the new courts,...

NEWPORT — Mike Gilmartin moved with an air of bustling efficiency. He navigated Newport Country Club effortlessly, sheet pan in hand, to serve the latest dish at the U.S. Senior Open. He’s one of many that kept the course stocked and ready for the thousands that descended on the City by the Sea this week.

NEWPORT — The State of Rhode Island, Newport Country Club, the United States Golf Association and the Rhode Island Golf Association should be proud for successfully conducting an impressive 44th U.S. Senior Open Championship. It was an incredible week here and no one was disappointed. After COVID-19 forced the...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Richard Bland shot a 4-under 66 in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open, catching leader Hiroyuki Fujita after rain postponed the finish to Monday morning and then banging a chip shot off the pin to beat him on the fourth playoff hole and win his second straight senior major.

COVENTRY - Kole Kilduff worked himself out of a jam in the top of the seventh inning on Wednesday afternoon at Paine Field, helping the Coventry Connie Mack baseball team improve to 2-2 on the young season. Working with a 5-2 lead, the Coventry reliever managed to stifle a pending...

Providence landed its second commitment of the 2025 cycle on Monday, when four-star forward Jaylen Harrell committed to head coach Kim English’s friars over finalists Rutgers, Xavier, Kansas and Alabama. Below, Rivals explores what Providence is getting in the top-100 wing as well as what the news means for English's program.

Rhode Island two-way player Michael Anderson has committed to Arkansas, he announced in a post on Instagram on Sunday night. The Razorbacks baseball team now has 10 commits transferring in, including Kuhio Aloy, Charles Davalan, Carson Hansen, Maximus Martin, Logan Maxwell, Landon Beidelschies, Rocco Peppi, Aiden Jimenez and Carson Boles.

Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. On Saturday I headed over to Newport Country Club with the family to take in a couple of hours of the U.S. Senior Open. It was great to walk around the course and take in the scenes that are always closed to the general public. Although the names are big stars to them, my sons got a kick out of being so close to the pros as we watched them tee off on the 16th and 18th holes. Having spent the a good amount of time in Newport the past couple of years, it was great to see it on TV and watch patrons enjoy the course and as Journal columnist Joe McDonald notes, "it was an incredible week here and no one was disappointed." (Well, maybe Hiroyuki Fujita.)

John Kavanagh of Classical and Debra McMullen of East Greenwich won coach of the year awards for boys and girls teams, respectively, at the All-State Rhode Island High School Sports Awards this past Thursday at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium.  Other boys coach finalists were Bill Barrass of Barrington and Jeremy Wilner of Lincoln...

PAWTUCKET – Students at Slater Middle School have been playing in dirt on the front field facing Mineral Spring Avenue for quite some time, as one father told District 6 Councilor Marlena Martins Stachowiak two years ago at a community meeting. According to Mayor Donald Grebien, the issue stemmed...

The second annual Rhode Island Liquor Operators Collaborative (RILOC) Golf Classic was held at Cranston Country Club on June 3. The event, which brought together suppliers, wholesalers and retailers, featured more than 120 golfers who also enjoyed product tastings and a dinner awards ceremony in the club’s ballroom. RILOC Board Member Nicole Gasbarro and Executive Director Nick Fede Jr. hosted the event. “Since the COVID-19 pandemic, our industry has gotten away from our sense of community,” said Fede. “Hosting events like this brings us all together. It reminds us how wonderful this industry is and how many good people we have in all three tiers. All of us at RILOC are blessed with excellent relationships not only with one another, but with our supplier and wholesale partners. We could not do what we do without their support.” Sponsors included Diageo; Charles Jacquin et Cie., Inc.; Boston Beer Company; Pernod Ricard; Gallo; William Grant & Sons; Riboli Family Wines; Gin & Juice; Tito’s Handmade Vodka; Constellation Brands; Sazerac Company; Prestige Beverage Group; Mass Bay Brewing Company; Narragansett Beer; Anheuser-Busch; Beam Suntory; Heaven Hill Brands; Bacardi USA; Patrón; Jackson Family Wines; J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines; The Wine Group; Foley Family Wines; Molson-Coors; Brown-Forman; Delicato Family Vineyards; Palm Bay International; Rhode Island Beverage Journal; International Association of Fire Fighters; Star Waste Systems; and Dimitri Law Offices. Food was crafted throughout by the club’s food and beverage team helmed by Vin Martucci. The RILOC team works on behalf of package store owners on industry issues within each legislative session and offers industry meetings, conferences and events throughout the year.

Friends of Brown Soccer Head Coaching Chair in Men’s Soccer Chase Wileman has announced six newcomers to the program. The class includes first-years Timi Browne, Stefano DAgostini, Andre Romo and James Snaith, and transfers Mads Stistrup Petersen (Saint Louis) and Max Pfaffman (St. John’s). “Welcome Timi, Stefano, Mads,...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A total of 14 Bears picked up NIRA All-Academic honors and 13 earned NCR Scholastic All-American honors, announced by the two organizations in the last week. A student-athlete must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA and have sophomore or higher athletic eligibility to be selected for the...

NEWPORT — When the horn sounded at Newport Country Club on Sunday, players scurried off the course, trying to get inside before the impending weather hit. It also forced players and caddies to switch travel plans, finding arrangements to stay another night so they could get back to the club to finish up the final round of the U.S. Senior Open.

Taped just prior to the U.S. Senior Open at Fort Adams in Newport, GNRI’s Joe Calabro recaps one of the most exciting Northeast Amateur’s ever played. Also check out his chat with the top amateur in the world and much more.

There was a collective gasp heard amongst sports aficionados last November when the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport announced the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) would not be renewing the Infosys Hall of Fame Open after 2024. The organization’s premier tournament, a summertime stalwart since the late 1970s, brings the top male players directly from Wimbledon to Newport to play rousing singles and doubles matches for the only professional tournament played on grass courts outside of Europe. Thus, this year’s swan song tourney, happening July 14-21, will go out with a bang, punctuated by fierce competition, a festive atmosphere, a glamorous fashion-forward cocktail affair at one of the city’s most iconic mansions, and some of the best-known names in the game – including Andre Agassi, Kim Clijsters, Stan Smith, Tracy Austin, Rosie Casals, Gigi Fernández, Rick Draney, and Steve Flink – expected to be there to take it all in.