11/22/2009

Explosive Rams run past Holy Cross, 92-75
SOUTH KINGSTOWN –– The Holy Cross basketball team knew what was coming Sunday when it visited the Ryan Center to play URI, but still could not stop it.

URI Journal: Malesevic, Richmond bring shooting touch off the bench
SOUTH KINGSTOWN –– If he wanted to, Jim Baron could have said, “I told you so” after his team beat Holy Cross, 92-75, Sunday at the Ryan Center.

11/21/2009

URI trying to shake 25 years of football futility
The Rams concluded their eighth consecutive losing season Saturday with a 33-27 loss to Northeastern at Meade Stadium. They finished with a 1-10 record, their worst since the 1999 team went 1-10. And they finished with a 10-game losing streak, their longest since the 1992 team dropped 10 straight. Their record in the last 24 years is 81-185.

Facilities are a big reason URI struggles in football
An 0-11 season is about the only depth the University of Rhode Island football program has yet to plumb.

URI football by the numbers

Football: URI suffers 10th loss, at hands of Northeastern
Senior wide receiver Shawn Leonard tied a career-high with three touchdown receptions, but Rhode Island (1-10; 0-8 CAA) came up short as it dropped a 33-27 decision at home against Northeastern.

Basketball: URI must improve halfcourt offense against Holy Cross
Rhody has many strengths, but its halfcourt offense needs improvement

Capsule preview: Holy Cross at URI

11/22/2009

Kevin McNamara: How about an all-R.I. college hoops tournament to start the season?
Dave Gavitt, as usual, had the creative idea in his mind before anyone else.

11/21/2009

College football: Brown hoping to share second in Ivy League
They arrived for training camp three months ago brimming with optimism and eager to show what they could do.

11/19/2009

College basketball: URI 78, Brown 57
PROVIDENCE –– Jamal Wilson and Orion Outerbridge are the latest guys to demonstrate that college basketball players often make the biggest improvement from their freshman to sophomore seasons.

11/18/2009

College hoops journal: URI players happy to be playing
Early this week, the URI basketball players felt left out.

College basketball: URI to meet a winning Brown team Wednesday
PROVIDENCE –– A year ago, when Brown and URI met in basketball, the game produced all kinds of surprises. When the teams renew their rivalry Wednesday night at the Pizzitola Center, the game figures to difficult to predict once again.

11/15/2009

College football: URI drubbed by Maine, 41-17
ORONO, Maine — Senior wide receiver Shawn Leonard caught a team-high six passes for 102 yards and one touchdown, but it was not enough as the University of Rhode Island (1-9 overall; 0-7 CAA) fell, 41-17, to Maine Saturday at Alfond Stadium.

11/14/2009

College football: Bryant looks for win in home finale; URI to face Maine
Struggling URI hopes a long trip to Orono, Maine, won’t be in vain

11/11/2009

University of Rhode Island basketball preview: Rams have talent, but also questions
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — There is a new fad on a number of online sites for making predictions for college basketball conference action. Rather than simply listing the order of finish, the new trend is to list the possible range of finish for each team.

University of Rhode Island basketball at a glance
Coach: Jim Baron, 336-321 in 23 seasons, 130-119 at URI

11/10/2009

Rhode Island’s basketball teams in the midst of a lengthy NCAA Tournament drought
There will be good news – great news, in fact – this March when the NCAA Tournament makes its annual ascension to the top of the nation’s sporting consciousness.

11/11/2009

Bill Reynolds: URI basketball suffers from fans’ unrealistic tournament dreams
OK, here’s the question:

11/10/2009

In exhibition victory over RIC, URI Rams show they are still a work in progress
SOUTH KINGSTOWN –– The good news for the URI basketball team is that the three guys who are expected to carry the scoring burden this season all looked good and ready to begin the season. The bad news is that the Rams will enter regular-season action still very much searching for ways to fill roles around the big three.

College basketball: RIC-URI meeting is positive for both sides
SOUTH KINGSTOWN –– Bob Walsh is not sure what is going to happen on the Ryan Center court Tuesday night when his Rhode Island College basketball team takes on URI, but he is pretty certain it is going to be a good night for both schools.

11/08/2009

For Rooney, coaching is still a thrill, win or lose
PROVIDENCE — The irony is that Mickey Rooney had figured his American experience would last only a few months.

UNH 55, URI 42: Rams’ Paul-Etienne throws 4 TD passes
DURHAM, N.H. — Chad Kackert rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns as eighth-ranked New Hampshire defeated Rhode Island, 55-42, on Saturday.

11/07/2009

College basketball: URI 93, Concordia 54
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Akeem Richmond does not fit the profile of a bigtime shooting guard, which is one reason it took him so long to make a decision on a college.

11/06/2009

College basketball: Rams get ready for Concordia
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — It is easy for anyone who attends a URI basketball practice to pick up on Jim Baron’s focus for this season.

11/02/2009

College basketball: Unsettled URI requires decisions on the depth chart
SOUTH KINGSTOWN –– Jim Baron has more decisions to make this year than in recent seasons, at least when it comes to setting his rotation.

11/01/2009

College Football: William and Mary 39, URI 14
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Senior wide receiver Shawn Leonard caught a pair of touchdown passes, but it was not enough as the University of Rhode Island was defeated, 39-14, by William and Mary Saturday at Meade Stadium.

10/31/2009

Bob Griffin is a link to the glory days of URI football
Forty-six years after coaching his first football team, Bob Griffin is still at it, still standing on the visitors sideline in the pouring rain at Brown Stadium, still sloshing through puddles in the pouring rain on the practice field at the University of Rhode Island, and, occasionally, still basking in sunshine and victory.

URI’s schedule designed for NCAA Tournament bid, assistant coach says
SOUTH KINGSTOWN –– Pat Clarke understands the reaction some URI basketball fans had when this season’s schedule was released. He just does not agree with it.

R.I. college football weekend: URI to honor ’84 heroes before William & Mary game
The fifth-ranked team in the Football Championship Division will be on the field Saturday at Meade Stadium, and the heroes of 1984 will take another bow at halftime. Is there a better reason to catch the University of Rhode Island football?

10/29/2009

College basketball: URI schedule soft on conference side
George Washington faces the toughest schedule in Atlantic 10 play this season, and Richmond the easiest, while URI also has a relatively soft slate in conference play.

10/28/2009

College hoop newcomers
Local colleges have added height and scoring ability to their rosters

College hoop newcomers
Local colleges have added height and scoring ability to their rosters.

10/25/2009

College football: Villanova defeats URI, 26-7
VILLANOVA, Pa. — The University of Rhode Island managed only 151 yards of total offense and was routed, 36-7, by Villanova on Saturday.