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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...

Senior Hahnville quarterback Andrew Robison is the most talked about high school football player in Louisiana and he's only played in two games this season. Prior to the start of the 2018 season, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association ruled Robison ineligible for the year, because of recruiting violations. Robison transferred in May to Hahnville...

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,...

As the Providence Friars embark on a new season and strive to advance to their sixth straight NCAA tournament, they find themselves more reliant on freshmen than perhaps they've ever been under Ed Cooley. David Duke, A.J. Reeves, Kris Monroe, and Jimmy Nichols Jr. combined to form a top 25 national recruiting class last year,...

With two weeks left in the regular season, let's look at who the contenders, the Cinderellas and the bubble teams are to make the Louisiana High School Athletic Association playoffs. Here's a rundown involving the schools in southern Louisiana. CLASS 5A Contenders Acadiana: It's been a successful season for first year head coach Matt McCullough. He replaced...

“Friday Night Lights” may be just another TV show for some folks around the country. But in Louisiana, stadium lights are the ubiquitous and instantly-recognizable bat-signal summoning families, friends and neighbors to coalesce around a shared passion. Where high school football may be a detached afterthought in some American cities—an event primarily attended by cool...

The 2018 Atlantic 10 Tournament tips off later today from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., as the bottom four seeds - GW, La Salle, Massachusetts, and Fordham - battle for entry to the second round on Thursday. Top-seeded Rhode Island (23-6, 15-3) earned one of the four double-byes and the Rams need not...

By Jennifer Marshall Imagine being diagnosed with cancer. Imagine facing a long road of treatment and therapies. Imagine being in-and-out of the hospital where your normal life with family and friends is severely disrupted and often restricted. Now, imagine facing all these obstacles as a child. Everyday, the patients at Phoenix Children's Hospital face and conquer...

By Shana Fischer Every 40 seconds in the United States, someone has a heart attack. Knowing your risk factors and how to live a heart-healthy life can help ensure you don't become a statistic. Knowledge is power and it's the catalyst behind a free educational event for the community led by nationally-recognized Scottsdale Interventional cardiologist, Dr....

It was almost ten years ago that I first started covering college basketball and recruiting in the state of Rhode Island. One of my first observations, candidly, was what I considered somewhat unrealistic expectations of the collective local fan base. Rhode Island won 20 or more games for four consecutive seasons and 19 or more...