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The stage was big and the spotlight a higher voltage. To a college freshman pitcher, this represented uncharted territory. There was Bobby Poyner, currently a left-handed reliever for the Pawtucket Red Sox, set to take the mound for the University of Florida before an announced crowd of 25,291 at Nebraska's TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. The...

URI's Jeff Dowtin only knows success since arriving in Kingston, making back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament. The 6-3 point guard wrapped up the 2017-18 campaign, his sophomore season, by averaging 9.6 points, 5.6 assists (2nd in the Atlantic 10) and 3.1 rebounds per game. With the graduation of several key performers in the backcourt,...

Perhaps no individual offers a more unique perspective on Loyola-Chicago's captivating run from 11-seed to Final Four participant than LSU head coach Will Wade. A key member on the coaching staff of the last 11-seed, VCU, to reach the Final Four, Wade now finds himself leading the program of the first 11-seed, LSU, to ever...

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...

When University of Rhode Island athletic director Thorr Bjorn stepped to the podium on Thursday at 2pm, it signified a turning of the page from the Dan Hurley era - no doubt a successful one by all accounts - to what will become the program's next chapter. Bjorn was poised, confident and clear in his...

Last week, before the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament, we previewed some likely characteristics of potential Cinderella stories. We warned of overlooked high-majors, teams that played at either unusually high or unusually low tempos, and those that were capable of getting hot from behind the three-point line. Then we watched Syracuse win three games in...

March Madness is upon us and as usual, New England is well represented in all four regions. So in the event you're calling out of work Thursday and Friday (reportedly the two most popular sick days of the year in the U.S. economy) here are the local products to watch for: South Bracket Kellan Grady, Davidson...

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...

Recently some people have asked me on Twitter how I’m able to stay positive and optimistic when the Providence Friars are playing their games. Sure, they struggle sometimes and it’s easy to get lost in negativity and despair, but maintaining a positive attitude is essential to enjoying the ride! So I took a few...

Things probably didn't go as planned for URI redshirt senior E.C. Matthews. A torn ACL just minutes into his junior season in 2015 and a fractured wrist in the second game of the 2017-18 season definitely were not on the horizon when Matthews arrived in Kingston in 2013. However, five years since his arrival,...