It was a quiet week in the Coastal Athletic Association. With four teams on a bye, only two teams have moved up in this week’s power rankings as we enter the home stretch of the season. Each week, The Good 5 Cent Cigar Sports Staff comes up with its cumulative ranking of CAA football teams.... The post CAA Power Rankings – Week 8 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

A third-year Rhode Island native, Nick Martin has made an impact on both the University of Rhode Island cross country and track and field teams, most recently playing a vital role in bringing the New England Championship title back to URI. Growing up in East Greenwich, Martin did not think he’d end up at URI,... The post Martin continues to make mark with men’s cross country first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

The University of Rhode Island football team rushed for a total of 220 yards against the University of New Hampshire on Oct. 11 — over half of those yards came from fifth-year running back Brendon Barrow. Entering the game against New Hampshire, Barrow had 80 rushing yards in his entire collegiate career and zero touchdowns.... The post Barrow sets career highs in breakout game for football first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team swept fellow Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association opponent Lehigh University over the weekend as it stretched its winning streak to five games. On Friday, Rhody opened up the scoring early off of URI third-year forward Max Lockwood’s goal less than three minutes into the game. Four minutes... The post Men’s club hockey sweeps Lehigh to extend winning streak to five first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

KINGSTON, R.I. — Oct. 28, 2025 — How can your dog tell you what the letters on the buildings’ signs are? Why does your dog wear a special harness? Why do dogs poop and pee? University of Rhode Island graduate, actor, advocate, and newly published author Aria Mia Loberti ’20 patiently fielded myriad questions from […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 28, 2025 – Could global positioning systems become more precise and provide more accurate details on distances for users to get from point A to point B?  A study by University of Rhode Island assistant physics professor Wenchao Ge in collaboration with Kurt Jacobs, a physicist of quantum tech with the […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 27, 2025 – There is increasing workforce demand for community planners who are equipped to address complex environmental, social, and economic problems, and the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Landscape Architecture has designed a flexible new program to prepare both working professionals and current students to meet those needs. Offered […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct 27, 2025 – Two dozen University of Rhode Island faculty members, across a broad range of disciplines, have been recognized by Stanford/Elsevier as being among the world’s top scientists and most influential researchers. Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists list is considered the most prestigious in the world. The listing is based […]