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Providence's Duncan Powell pleads not guilty to charges stemming from altercations involving woman
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (341+ words) Powell, who just finished his fifth college season and was a backup forward in his only year with the Friars, was arraigned in Providence County District Court after a woman alleged her knee was injured when Powell threw a water…...
Florida hires Rhode Island's Tammi Reiss as its next women's basketball coach
1+ week, 5+ day ago (321+ words) Reiss, a three-time Atlantic 10 coach of the year, spent seven seasons with the Rams and led them to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time in 30 years earlier this month. Rhode Island lost to Alabama in the opening round....
Providence brings in Bryan Hodgson from South Florida as men's basketball coach
1+ week, 5+ day ago (394+ words) The Friars announced Hodgson as their 17th head coach on Sunday. He takes over for Kim English, whose three-year tenure with the program ended on March 13 after a loss to St. John's in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals and a 15-18 finish....
Rhode Island high school hockey team rallies to championship after fatal ice rink shooting
2+ week, 2+ day ago (797+ words) The high school senior's mother, brother and grandfather should have been there to celebrate one of the most exciting moments in his hockey career, but that opportunity was robbed when all three were killed in a shooting that erupted while…...
Providence ousted from Big East Tournament, expected to fire coach Kim English
3+ week, 1+ day ago (857+ words) With the 37-year-old coach expected to be fired soon, the Friars (15-18) were eliminated from the Big East Tournament when they lost 85-72 to No. 13 St. John's in the quarterfinals Thursday at Madison Square Garden. "I'm not a very emotional person. I…...
Hockey player who lost family in Rhode Island shooting scores winning goal in double overtime
3+ week, 1+ day ago (299+ words) Nearly a month after losing three family members in a Rhode Island ice rink shooting, Colin Dorgan scored a game-winning goal in double overtime that helped advance the Blackstone Valley Co-op out of the semifinals. "It was the greatest moment…...
Duquesne Dukes and Rhode Island Rams play in A-10 Tournament
3+ week, 2+ day ago (312+ words) Rhode Island Rams (16-15, 7-11 A-10) vs. Duquesne Dukes (17-14, 9-9 A-10) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 5 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dukes -1.5; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: Duquesne plays in the A-10 Tournament against Rhode Island. The Dukes are 9-9 against A-10 opponents and 8-5 in non-conference play. Duquesne is 8-3 when it has…...
What to know about the investigation into Catholic priests in Rhode Island and sexual abuse charges
4+ week, 2+ day ago (539+ words) The report was released by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, whose office has been investigating the diocese since 2019. According to Neronha, the church could be doing more to address child sexual abuse. Yet diocese leaders have pushed back at…...
Big East suspends Providence's Powell 2 games, giving him a 3-game penalty from fight-filled game
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (173+ words) Powell already faced an automatic one-game ban for fighting by NCAA rules, but the conference tacked on an additional penalty stemming from the 17th-ranked Red Storm's 79-69 victory Saturday that featured seven ejections. It started when Powell flagrantly fouled Bryce Hopkins…...
Fordham visits Cochran and Rhode Island
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) Fordham Rams (13-12, 4-8 A-10) at Rhode Island Rams (14-10, 5-6 A-10) Kingston, Rhode Island; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island hosts Fordham after Tyler Cochran scored 24 points in Rhode Island's 75-70 loss to the George Washington Revolutionaries. The Rhode Island Rams have gone 8-4 in home games....