Deb Weinreich

The Smith Twins first entered a swimming pool when they were just sixth months old. One twin has gone on to make a splash, earning All-State honors, has been part of three straight state championship teams and is likely to add another title this season. The other will never win a race. The Smith Twins - Ila...

Central head basketball coach Mike Reed readily admits he didn’t pay much attention to Kevin Negron at the start of last season. Reed had just taken over as the Knights interim head coach shortly before the season began. He inherited a team that hadn’t won a game in two years. The attitude was poor. A...

Nestor Bernabe remembers vividly the first time he met Moses Brown School senior Candice Ballarin. At the time, she was just nine years old and stood on the tennis court not quite sure which hand she should hold the racquet in. “When she first started she was awful,” said Bernabe, who runs Providence Tennis Academy. James...

Nate Lussier has yet to attend a class on campus or step on a football field at Brown University, but the Bears’ freshman and former La Salle star quarterback has no doubt that he has made the right collegiate choice. The prestigious Ivy League school’s academic and football programs weren't the only aspects that attracted...

JOE LENK LEADS HIS CRANSTON EAST SOCCER TEAM VS TOLL GATE HIGH SCHOOL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 LIVE AT 4PM ON COX'S YURVIEW CHANNEL 4 AND STREAMING HERE. Perhaps the most valuable advice Joe Lenk received from his grandfather came when he was just five years old and had stepped onto a tennis court. “My grandfather has...

Jamel Thomas’ personal struggles have been as well-documented as his basketball career. It is well known that the former Providence College star’s story began in Brooklyn where, as a boy, he faced hurdles and hardships before growing into a young man who found success on the basketball court. His journey from his painful youth to his...

Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready. With home gyms, virtual workouts and more, athletes country-wide have found ways to stay in shape during the Coronavirus pandemic. But how does a serious athlete actually complete in the middle of a pandemic? Trevor Knight got in his Audi Q5 every Friday afternoon and drove two plus...

Wearing a dark charcoal suit, pale blue tie and a wide smile, Matt Sewall is pictured among a small group of similarly attired professionals who comprise the Sewall Financial Team. Standing at the forefront is the leader of the group, Sewall’s older brother and mentor, Bobby, president of the wealth management firm Sewall Financial...

The same drive that fueled A.J. Kizekai as a former competitive athlete has powered him to his athletic career's next phase. The former St. Raphael and Bucknell football star’s competitive nature was evident throughout a grueling, extensive interview process that eventually led him to be chosen as Moses Brown's new Athletic Director. Throughout every step of...

The first time Willie Edwards applied for an apprenticeship in the National Football League he was rejected. While Edwards wasn’t 100 percent certain why he was turned down, the indication was that he didn’t have enough college coaching experience under his belt. When he applied, he had been an assistant at Brown University for just...