Daniel James

Wrestling fans have a lot to be excited about this weekend, when Royal Rumble Weekend makes it way to Phoenix, Arizona for five days of back-to-back action-packed events. The buzz of this event comes from a lineup of exciting matches as well as marking the first time Royal Rumble has been held at a...

After Providence got their first Big East win over Seton Hall, I felt comfortable with the prospect of them going 1-1 on their two game road trip to Wisconsin and Ohio, with a loss at Marquette being the most likely loss and a win at Xavier. Still a tall order, but manageable. It would...

Well, that didn't go as planned for the Providence Friars. After riding high momentum from the out of conference closeout, I thought the Friars had found their groove. Given their strong finish and the lineup of Big East opponents to start conference play, I didn't think it unreasonable for the Friars to start off with...

I've never been much of a New Year's resolution type person. Maybe it's the idea that making a promise to myself that I won't care about in two weeks seems like a waste of energy. Or it could be because, come January 1, I can never get a workout in at my gym because...

At one point during the Friday night matchup between the Providence Friars and UMass Minutemen, I grabbed my Nintendo Switch and started playing the new Super Smash Bros. game. It wasn't that I didn't want to watch the Friars - on the contrary, I'd been looking forward to this Friday night game since Providence took...

What makes a college basketball rivalry? I've thought about this question a lot in context of the rivalry between the Providence Friars and the Rhode Island Rams. I've thought about what makes this rivalry great. Is it the long history between these two programs? Is the rivalry made great because of the recent successes of...

After an offseason filled with speculation, optimism, and uncertainty, the Providence Friars officially returned to the court in a victory over Siena. The win was followed by a close loss to Wichita State, where the Friars couldn't regain control of the game after losing an early lead to the WuShock. In both victory and defeat,...

On St. Patrick's Day Weekend I did two things: watched the Chicago River turn from mud-green to Ninja Turtle toxic green, and I binge-watched the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. It was during this weekend that I saw two number one seeds go down. The first was the historic Virginia-UMBC upset that saw...

There have always been a few constants in life: death, taxes, and a 16-seed in the NCAA Tournament losing to a 1-seed. It was the bracket equivalent of a free space for every person. The first thing you did, automatically, advance your four 1-seed teams to the Round of 32. And then the University of...

In a season of extreme highs and lows, the one-and-done effort from the 2018 Providence Friars almost feels like an anti-climatic ending that the Friars didn't deserve. With 2:06 left in the game and the Friars down 10, Nate Watson was assessed with a Flagrant 1 foul. This was a call that caused fans of...