https://twitter.com/IanSteeleABC6/status/1354572147981758465?s=20 There is a new feel to football at Rhode Island for Jim Fleming, who is in his seventh season running the show for the Rams. With the team two days away from the start of preseason, everything about the…
About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They’ve helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five days for charitable organizations in Sanders’ home state of…
Providence College Press Release PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Hockey East Association announced today the following schedule for the upcoming weekend of Jan. 29-31: The Providence College men’s hockey team will face-off against New Hampshire in a home-and-home series beginning on Friday (7…
Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels, and the effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming an ever more urgent race between…
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 after missing five games because of COVID-19 protocols and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 119-103. Brown had another solid game…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — As soon as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC title game, Brian Pope went shopping for a Tom Brady jersey to wear when he watches them play in the Super Bowl. One problem: Pope lives…
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts plans to have 165 vaccination sites available by mid-February and has moved older adults ahead in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration said Monday that people age 75 and older will now be in…
An elite second-half defensive effort spurred Rhode Island to victory as it knocked off Fordham, 52-42, Sunday afternoon. Rhody (8-8, 5-4 Atlantic 10) trailed by five…
The Providence College men's basketball team was defeated by the No. 3 Villanova Wildcats, 71-56, on Saturday, Jan. 23 in Villanova, Pa. The Friars fall to 8-7 overall and 4-5 in BIG EAST play. Freshman Alyn Breed (Powder Springs,…
The No. 18 Providence College men's hockey team skated to a scoreless 0-0 tie against No. 8 UMass in game one of a home-and-home series…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to ongoing job cuts in a raging pandemic. The Labor Department’s report Thursday underscored that President Joe Biden has…
A cold stretch late did Rhode Island in as the Rams suffered a 71-69 loss at Duquesne Wednesday night. The Rams (7-8, 4-4 Atlantic 10) missed their…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Three Rhode Island Navy Veterans of World War II received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Providence VA Medical Center on Wednesday. 105-year-old Arthur Prisco of Warwick, and 100-year-olds Raymond Gannon of…
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets general manager Jared Porter was fired Tuesday after sending graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs in their front office. ESPN reported late…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, highly contagious variant is taking hold. As Americans observed a national…
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government plans to offer a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to every adult by September as the nation’s health service battles the worst crisis in its 72-year-history. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Sunday that the…
Rhode Island played its best half of the season and pulled away from George Mason late Saturday, grabbing an 80-60 victory Saturday. The…
BOSTON (AP) — Organizers of the Boston Marathon — postponed indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic — have launched a virtual Athletes’ Village to reproduce at least some of the camaraderie of the real thing. The Boston Athletic Association says…
Bryant University Press Release LORETTO, Pa. – Redshirt senior Peter Kiss posted his eighth 20-point game of the season and classmate Hall Elisias grabbed a DI program-record 20 rebounds to lead the Bryant University men's…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate the nation’s most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas instead of New York. The announcement came months after New…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that the House has impeached President Donald Trump for the second time, Speaker Nancy Pelosi must figure out the best strategy for arguing the case before the Senate. Senate rules say the trial must start soon…
https://twitter.com/NCoitABC6/status/1349549657253408773?s=20 (Photo courtesy: Drew Adames) University of Rhode Island Press Release Rhode Island Starters Russell, Sheppard, Walker, Martin, Makhel Mitchell Massachusetts Starters Fernandes, Pierre, DeGray III, Walker, Mitchell How it Happened Rhode Island battled back from a 15-point second-half deficit to…
Providence College Press Release PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence College men’s hockey’s game against UMass scheduled for later today (Jan. 13) has been postponed. The Friars will host Maine for a pair of games this upcoming weekend on NESN. Puck drops are slated…
