Providence Friars Rumors & News
Did Owls just burst Rams' bubble?
College Hoops Blog | Providence Journal — URI coach Jim Baron likes to reference the Rams' "body of work" when touting their credentials for an NCAA bid. But that "body" is...
8 hours agoTemple knocks out Rams, 57-44
College Hoops Blog | Providence Journal — The third time was anything but a charm for the URI basketball team. The Rams were eliminated from the Atlantic 10 Tournament Saturday by...
8 hours agoTommy Penders still coachin', quippin' -- and dancin'
College Hoops Blog | Providence Journal — Colorful and quotable -- and also successful -- Tom Penders had a quip ready when his Houston Cougars upset 25th-ranked Texas-El Paso today to...
8 hours agoBad news for Rams fans
College Hoops Blog | Providence Journal — The Houston Cougars, who needed to win their conference tournament to get into the NCAAs, have done so, upsetting No. 25 UTEP, 81-73, in the...
10 hours agoTemple dominating Rams, 34-17
College Hoops Blog | Providence Journal — Any hopes the URI basketball team had that it could change the way it played against Temple are fading away. Fast. Temple is doing...
10 hours agoRams, Owls ready for a third game
College Hoops Blog | Providence Journal — One of college basketballs great clichés will be tested this afternoon here at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Rhode Island will meet Temple for...
12 hours agoRIC falls to Brandeis in Division III Sweet 16
College Hoops Blog | Providence Journal — Kenny Small and Terrell Hollins each scored 20 points and reserve Vytas Kriskus scored 19 to lead Brandeis past RIC, 76-65, in the NCAA Division...
March 12, 2010Convincing (hopefully) win for URI
College Hoops Blog | Providence Journal — In a post-game television interview this afternoon, an understandably elated coach Jim Baron called his Rams' 63-47 victory over St. Louis in the A-10...
March 12, 2010Subs carry Rams to 28-19 halftime lead
College Hoops Blog | Providence Journal — The bench brigade, led by Akeem Richmond, has given Rhode Island the lead at halftime in its Atlantic 10 quarterfinal game against Saint Louis...
March 12, 2010Rams roll impressively, 63-47
College Hoops Blog | Providence Journal — The University of Rhode Island looked like a different team Friday as it easily turned back Saint Louis, 63-47, in an Atlantic 10 quarterfinal...
March 12, 2010
- Newark's Da'Sean Butler leads No. 7 West Virginia to first Big East title in 60-58 victory over No. 22 Georgetown Newark Star-Ledger Hits second game-winning basket in three days for Mountaineers
- Marquette's focus turns to NCAA tournament after lackluster showing Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Marquette left Madison Square Garden secure in the knowledge that Sunday it will earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the fifth consecutive year and confident it's not going to make the same mistakes it made in a loss to Georgetown moving forward.
- Monroe, Hoyas take Hilltop to the mountaintop Washington Post "I see no reason why Georgetown basketball can ever be as successful as it was. There's no evidence of that. I think they need a superstar. Why would a superstar go there?"
- Notre Dame men's basketball: Change by Brey all about survival South Bend Tribune Having lost six of its last nine games and an All-American to injury along the way, the Notre Dame men's basketball team had reached a crossroads on Feb. 15.
- Where will Marquette land? Golden Eagles Blog | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Now that Marquette is out of the Big East tournament all that is left is to wait until Selection Sunday to see what seed is given the Golden Eagles.
- Notre Dame gets on bus after NY flights washed out | More Chicago Tribune