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February 2009 Archives
8:19 PM Fri, Feb 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson  Email
Whoever re-designed URI's beloved mascot, Rhody, should take, not a bow, but the next train out of Kingston. The "new" Rhody made his debut......
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1:51 PM Fri, Feb 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Paul Kenyon. Paul talks about URI's mind-set after Wednesday's......
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11:42 AM Fri, Feb 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Kevin McNamara. Kevin talks about where the Friars' victory......
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11:05 PM Thu, Feb 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
West Virginia's loss Thursday night at Cincinnati should help Providence College in its bid for an invitation to the NCAA tournament. The Mountaineers and......
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2:41 PM Thu, Feb 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the official game notes, from the PC athletic department.......
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11:35 AM Thu, Feb 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Two nights, two "instant classics." Cox has announced that it will replay Wednesday night's overtime victory by the Rams on Friday night at 9. Last......
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9:59 AM Thu, Feb 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson The game-winning drive to the hoop. I was reading the in-game thread from last night's URI-Dayton game, and parts of......
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9:30 AM Thu, Feb 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Marquis Jones' buzzer-beating shot to beat Dayton in overtime last night is the number-one play today in SportsCenter's Top 10. Click here to see the......
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9:26 AM Thu, Feb 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
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9:31 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
One night after the PC Friars beat the number-one team in the country, URI Rams fans got their chance to storm the court at the......
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9:30 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Dan Barbarisi Email
SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- The URI Rams beat Dayton 93-91 on a buzzer-beater layup from Marquis Jones in overtime, sending URI's fans onto the court and......
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9:05 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Dayton Flyers, down five points with just over a minute left to play, have shocked the Ryan Center crowd by tying the score at......
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8:45 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Dayton Flyers have turned up the defensive heat considerably in the second half, but although they managed to erase a 10-point deficit and tie......
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7:31 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The first half has ended at the Ryan Center, and it is a half that has been played the way Rhode Island wants to play......
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6:51 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
It is a busy night at the Ryan Center. It is ``Pink Out Night,'' to benefit the Gloria Gemma Cancer Resource Foundation. The building......
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1:55 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see a video of last night's postgame celebration from the floor of The Dunk, sent in by Ethan Gnepp. ****************************************************** Thanks to......
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1:19 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to hear the recorded comments of Jonathan Kale, Geoff McDermott, Randall Hanke, Jeff Xavier and Weyinmi Efejuku in the press room after last......
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10:16 AM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Cox 3 will rebroadcast Providence College's win over Pitt tonight at 9, after the URI-Dayton game.......
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8:53 AM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photo / Ruben W. Perez With just a couple minutes left last night in the PC Friars' tremendous victory over number-one Pittsburgh, the message......
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7:55 AM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
It was quite a night last night at The Dunk. If you have any video or still photos of the fans storming the court in......
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7:50 PM Tue, Feb 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA PROVIDENCE - Get this. Providence College is rolling after one half, 44-26, over the top-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers. The Friars have continually......
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4:02 PM Tue, Feb 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Kevin McNamara. Kevin talks about the emotion of Senior......
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1:01 PM Tue, Feb 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA Bob Cousy. Lew Alcindor. Bill Walton. David Thompson. Mike Gminski. Chris Mullin. Patrick Ewing. Chris Paul. Rudy Gay. These are the......
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9:51 AM Tue, Feb 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
While West Virginia guard Joe Mazzulla of Johnston and Hendricken recovers from season-ending shoulder surgery, he is using his time well, according to Mike Casazza......
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3:34 PM Mon, Feb 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the official game notes, from the PC athletic department.......
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12:34 PM Mon, Feb 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Brian Gregory, the Dayton coach, left no doubt today about the approach he is taking for his team's game at URI Wednesday. Speaking on......
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8:19 AM Sun, Feb 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA Number one is coming to town. The slumping Providence College Friars may need a win as badly as anyone in the......
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3:03 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The University of Rhode Island's Atlantic 10 surge continues, as the Rams rolled to an easy victory at Fordham on Saturday afternoon. See the box......
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2:53 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Despite a home loss that did severe harm to his team's NCAA Tournament hopes, PC Friars coach Keno Davis said his team has three meaningful......
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2:26 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
"When we came back from West Virginia, I told them we needed 95. And they gave me 103," said Notre Dame coach Mike Brey, speaking......
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2:03 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Notre Dame took control of the game in the opening minute and never let go, cruising to a 103-84 victory over Providence College Saturday afternoon......
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12:54 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are putting on a 3-point shooting clinic this afternoon at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, as they have nailed 11 of......
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11:46 AM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
John Egan Day has begun here in Providence. The Providence College community has just wrapped up a brunch in Egan's honor at the downtown......
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7:35 PM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
URI co-captain Kahiem Seawright was held out of this afternoon's practice as a precautionary measure. However, the sprained ankle Seawright suffered Wednesday at UMass......
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2:06 PM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Kevin McNamara. Kevin talks about PC's second-half collapse at......
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1:06 PM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the official game notes, from the PC athletic department.......
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10:24 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Lazare Adingono, a former University of Rhode Island basketball player who is now an assistant coach at Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y., was arrested by......
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12:09 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA The Big East just wrapped up its weekly conference call and UConn's Jim Calhoun used the call as a forum to......
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12:02 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the official game notes, from the Brown athletic department.......
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9:33 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
At halftime, they led by one. Early in the second half they led by three. Providence College was in position to notch the signature Big......
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8:52 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The University of Rhode Island's second-half surge continues, as the Rams broke a tie by going on a 14-2 run in the last 2 1/2......
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8:09 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Facing a program that they have never beaten in Big East play, and a team that gives up just 61 points per game, the Providence......
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7:50 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
URI just played 20 minutes of basketball in which Jimmy Baron and Kahiem Seawright went a combined 1-for-8. Baron had two points and Seawright......
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6:35 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
It's a blizzard! And a black out, too! Welcome to the Mullins Center for the 131st meeting between the URI and UMass basketball teams.......
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4:06 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Kevin McNamara. Kevin talks about Providence's formula for success......
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3:45 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Paul Kenyon. Paul talks about the importance of tonight's......
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8:49 AM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville's embarrassing loss at Notre Dame last week did more than cost the Cardinals an ounce or two of pride and......
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10:24 AM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA Providence College's hoop team is flying to Louisville this afternoon to get ready for Wednesday night's game against the Cardinals. While......
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8:25 AM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
For Tim O'Shea's Bryant Bulldogs, it has been a pretty successful first season of Division I play. The Bulldogs have earned the respect of some......
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8:13 AM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the official game notes, from the PC athletic department.......
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10:27 AM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Russ Permenter, a 6-9 junior college player from Temple, Texas, has verbally committed to Providence. Permenter was sitting behind the PC bench during Saturday night's......
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1:26 PM Sun, Feb 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA PROVIDENCE - There was a large, lanky recruit sitting behind the PC bench during last night's Rutgers game and it appears......
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9:11 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The Providence College Friars avoided an embarrassing -- and potential devastating -- defeat on Saturday night. PC jumped ahead by 20 in the first half,......
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7:59 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
The Friars are laying it on Rutgers at the half, building a 20-point lead and sitting on a 44-28 lead at the break. Rutgers,......
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6:48 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA The Friars and Rutgers are set to tip off tonight at the Dunk. PC is looking to grab a second straight......
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3:57 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The University of Rhode Island increased its Atlantic 10 record to 7-4 with a 69-61 victory over Saint Louis Saturday afternoon at the Ryan Center.......
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2:50 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
The defense has been better than the offense thus far for URI, enough to give the Rams a 32-25 lead over Saint Louis at......
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1:13 PM Sat, Feb 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Saint Louis will not have its head coach, Rick Majerus, on the sidelines today when the Billikens visit URI at the Ryan Center. The......
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11:42 AM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to listen to Keno Davis' interview yesterday with Kevin McNamara, in which he talks about the PC Friars' goals for the rest of......
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5:10 PM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
If you haven't had a chance to see the PC Friars this season, your chances are about over. PC has announced that fewer than......
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10:56 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Commissioner Michael Tranghese has announced that all tickets to the 2009 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Championship at Madison Square Garden have......
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10:34 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the official game notes, from the Brown athletic department.......
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7:54 AM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the official game notes, from the Rutgers athletic department.......
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8:58 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
The University of Rhode Island came back from 15 points down and defeated St. Bonaventure, 87-80, Wednesday night at the Ryan Center. More to come......
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7:59 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
St. Bonaventure has just abused URI as badly for a half as any team has all season. The Bonnies made nine shots in a......
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6:48 PM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Welcome to the Ryan Center for the St. Bonaventure-URI game. Both teams have good news regarding injuries. For URI, Jimmy Baron is on the......
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8:53 AM Wed, Feb 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Dominique Jones, the explosive South Florida guard once recruited by Providence, certainly did his part for the Bulls in their 77-62 loss to the Friars......
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9:03 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Jonathan Kale led a balanced scoring attack with 15 points as Providence College snapped its three-game losing streak with a 77-62 victory over South Florida......
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5:14 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA Mike Slive, the chair of the NCAA Basketball committee, held a conference call this afternoon and will meet with his group......
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3:18 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
The injury Jimmy Baron suffered in the Temple game Sunday has been diagnosed as a strained muscle in his back. The problem is not......
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2:42 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Kevin McNamara. Kevin talks about the challenge presented by......
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1:49 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA Is this a slump, a dip or a dose of reality for the Providence College Friars? We'll see. There is certainly......
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9:08 AM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the official game notes, from the PC athletic department.......
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4:23 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
A late rally fell short today for the URI basketball team as it fell to Temple 68-62. The Rams fell behind by as many......
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3:17 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
The URI basketball team just played its lowest scoring first half of the season, but that might not be its biggest problem. The Rams......
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1:33 PM Sun, Feb 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Welcome to the Liacouras Center, the building formerly known as the Apollo of Temple. Some of us liked the old name better. Anyway, Rhode......
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8:15 PM Sat, Feb 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
The URI basketball team just finished its practice at the Liacouras Center tonight and there is encouraging news on Keith Cothran. The starting guard,......
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5:59 PM Sat, Feb 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Providence College's four-game stretch against teams that have been ranked in the Top 25 this season ended on a down note, as they were routed......
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8:09 AM Sat, Feb 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA The Friars are in Morgantown, WV getting ready for yet another BIG game this afternoon. The game is just as BIG......
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2:41 PM Fri, Feb 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to see and hear our latest edition of projo SportsTalk with Kevin McNamara. Kevin updates us on Marshon Brooks' injury,......
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2:23 PM Fri, Feb 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the official game notes, from the Brown athletic department.......
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2:19 PM Fri, Feb 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click here to see the official game notes, from the PC athletic department........
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1:24 PM Fri, Feb 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Tuesday night's Providence College basketball game in Tampa against the University of South Florida won't be on cable or any of the TV networks. But......
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9:31 PM Thu, Feb 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Jimmy Baron led all scorers with 19 points and URI scored the game's last seven points in pulling away for a 71-64 victory Thursday night......
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8:25 PM Thu, Feb 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
The URI basketball team knew it had a later starting time than usual tonight, but the Rams still did not seem ready to play......
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7:04 PM Thu, Feb 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Welcome to Halton Arena for tonight's URI-Charlotte Atlantic 10 game. The teams are on the court and Charlotte has gotten its night off to......
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1:17 PM Thu, Feb 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Kevin McNamara: Hello everyone. Late night at The Dunk last night but we're up and ready to answer some of your hoop questions. We'll take......
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10:22 PM Wed, Feb 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The Providence College Friars roared back from a 20-point, second-half deficit, but their rally fell short as they dropped a 94-91 decision to Villanova on......
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9:04 PM Wed, Feb 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
PROVIDENCE - Not good. Not good at all. Villanova is too fast and much too quick for the Friars as the Wildcats have raced......
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8:03 PM Wed, Feb 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
URI co-captain Jimmy Baron has received perhaps his biggest honor yet. It was announced today that the senior guard is one of 10 finalists......
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7:55 PM Wed, Feb 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
PROVIDENCE - Big one for the Friars tonight as they prepare to take on the Villanova Wildcats here at the Dunk. There is a......
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7:35 PM Tue, Feb 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Just spoke to Jim Baron after URI finished practice this evening. His report on Keith Cothran was not encouraging for the Rams. ``He's still......
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5:10 PM Tue, Feb 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA Just got off the phone with Villanova coach Jay Wright. Not only is he one of the best interviews in the......
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5:06 PM Tue, Feb 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
Here's a PC release on tickets for tomorrow's Villanova game TICKETS REMAIN FOR PC VS. NO. 17 VILLANOVA MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY......
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11:30 AM Sun, Feb 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kevin McNamara Email
By KEVIN McNAMARA The Friars are taking Sunday off, watching the Super Bowl, Villanova-Cincinnati and trying to forget an ugly, late afternoon shakedown at......
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