Football FINAL (12/6): University of California, Davis 47-26 URI UC Davis used 36 unanswered points to defeat Rhode Island 47-26 in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs on Saturday. Rhode Island led 20-11 in the second quarter after a 75-yard touchdown pass from fourth-year Devin Farrell to fellow fourth-year Marquis Buchanan. UC... The post This Week In Sports – 12/11 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

Men’s Basketball: Fourth-year Jonah Hinton After a successful season with St. Bonaventure University last year, the guard has emerged as a consistent starter and contributor for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team. Although we’ve only seen Hinton play 11 games, it’s clear that his addition to the team was much-needed and he has... The post Cigar sports MVPs: Fall/winter 2025 edition first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

In an era of college basketball so defined by the transfer portal, there may be no school in the country where that is more apparent than the University of Rhode Island, who returns just one player from last year’s rotation: fifth-year forward Drissa Traore. In a hectic offseason that epitomized the ever-changing nature of college... The post Traore provides experience for Rhody as lone returning rotational player first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.

KINGSTON, R.I. – Dec. 12, 2025 – Global human rights are in decline according to the findings of a recent study from researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. As governments around the world are increasingly using surveillance or legal pressure to discourage journalists and citizens from criticizing top […]

KINGSTON, R.I. — Dec. 12, 2025 — The University of Rhode Island Child Development Centers raised more than $1,000 and collected several boxes of non-perishable food items as it hosted its annual Art Exchange in the Memorial Union last week to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Students of the preschool, along with Director […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Dec. 11, 2025 – How do intermittent events like hurricanes impact natural selection? How do animals adapt to challenging weather? A University of Rhode Island professor has set out to track natural selection in the Anolis lizard over time to see how the species has weathered hurricanes in the southeastern United States. […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Dec. 11, 2025 – Hurricane Melissa has devastated Jamaica and its people in unimaginable ways resulting in the loss of lives, property, and livestock, among other disruptions. While the outpouring of aid nationally and internationally continues, two University of Rhode Island faculty members from the island nation say that support from their […]