CRANSTON — This was not a vintage performance for the Chariho High girls basketball team.
The Rhode Island Interscholastic League received the green light from state officials on Thursday for a football season this spring. Games are expected to begin in late March.
WESTERLY — Melanie Burke, Jenna Burke and Jessica Burke each won two individual events as Westerly High downed South Kingstown, 64-30, in the Division II girls swimming quarterfinals Friday night at the Ocean Community YMCA.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Aaron Clarke had 16 points as Sacred Heart defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 70-64 on Friday night.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Michael Green III had 14 points to lead five Bryant players in double figures as the Bulldogs edged past Long Island 63-60 on Friday.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Stephane Ayangma had a career-high 20 points as Central Connecticut beat Wagner 83-77 on Friday.
Lawyers for several school districts and the organization that oversees high school sports in Connecticut went before a federal judge Friday seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit that would prevent transgender girls in the state from competing in girls' sports.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Friends and relatives of players will be allowed to attend the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball tournament in limited numbers next month, but no tickets will be sold to the public, the organization said Friday.
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Lake Monsters will be sold and join a different league, the Burlington baseball club has announced.
Fairleigh Dickinson (9-14, 8-9) vs. Sacred Heart (8-8, 8-7)
Wagner (11-5, 11-4) vs. Central Connecticut (4-16, 4-13)
Rhode Island (10-13, 7-9) vs. Duquesne (7-8, 6-7)
Long Island-Brooklyn (9-8, 9-8) vs. Bryant (13-5, 9-4)
Boston Bruins (11-4-2, first in the East Division) vs. New York Rangers (6-8-3, seventh in the East Division)
WESTERLY — Westerly High will travel to Cumberland for a play-in game in the Division I boys basketball tournament on Sunday at 1 p.m.
PROVIDENCE — Football is a sport where preparation is everything. That’s why it was paramount for the state’s high school football sector to avoid the wait-and-see approach to play games that hovered over winter sports for a few weeks.
NORTH STONINGTON — For longtime Wheeler High boys basketball coach Neal Cobleigh, the decision to hire a woman, Keyokah Mars-Garrick, as an assistant coach was an easy one.
WESTERLY — Luke Donato won two races and swam on two winning relays as the Westerly High boys swim team defeated Classical, 57-30, in the Division II quarterfinals Thursday at the Ocean Community YMCA.
STONINGTON — Stonington High's Lila Rich posted an all-around score of 33.95 in a solo gymnastics meet Thursday night.
WESTERLY — Westerly High is the top seed from Division II-South East and has received a bye in the divisional tournament.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High will travel to Cranston East on Friday at 7 p.m. for a play-in game in the Division II girls basketball tournament.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High hurt itself with turnovers at the wrong time and Coventry hit some big shots in the fourth quarter to turn back the Chargers, 65-51, in a Division II boys basketball game Wednesday night.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Juliana Voisinet scored 12 points, dished out three assists and had five steals as Westerly Middle beat Chariho, 42-22, in a girls basketball game on Thursday.
WESTERLY — Westerly High led for the majority of the game, but Classical rallied in the fourth quarter and beat the Bulldogs, 44-37, in a Division I boys basketball game Wednesday night at Federico Gym.
WESTERLY — Tyler Brayman scored 10 points and the Westerly Middle boys basketball team edged Chariho, 35-31, on Thursday.
The stretch run is here and the Providence College men's basketball team is out to make sure there’s a meaningful aura in the time remaining before the start of the Big East Tournament.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Peter Kiss scored 22 points and Michael Green III added 20 more as Bryant stretched its home win streak to eight games, getting past Long Island-Brooklyn 87-80 on Thursday night.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Jahlil Jenkins had 19 points as Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Sacred Heart 82-69 on Thursday night.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Alex Morales had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Wagner won its 10th straight game, romping past Central Connecticut 83-63 on Thursday night.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Geno Auriemma doesn't profess to be hip, so even he wasn't exactly sure what he meant when he disclosed his new term of endearment for Nika Muhl.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is again planning to ease some of its coronavirus restrictions as the number of hospitalizations and new infections decline and vaccinations climb, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday. That includes allowing a limited number of fans back into Fenway Park and Gillette…
Marquette (11-12, 6-10) vs. UConn (11-6, 8-6)
Indiana Pacers (15-15, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (15-17, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
How should we size up the Providence College men's basketball team that enters the home stretch of the regular season with a .500 overall record (11-11) and a 7-9 mark in Big East play?
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Noah Horchler had a season-high 20 points as Providence defeated Xavier 83-68 on Wednesday night.
NBC will air coverage of the Paralympics during prime time for the first time this summer.
Fairfield (6-15, 6-10) vs. Monmouth (10-7, 10-6)
Billie Jean King and the other members of the Original 9 who laid the groundwork for the women’s professional tour are the first group elected together to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, joining Lleyton Hewitt and Dennis Van der Meer in the Class of 2021.
The latest federal bill related to college sports would allow athletes to earn money from endorsements, loosen restrictions around transfers and permit players to return to school after entering a professional league’s draft.
BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts high school head football coach has filed a federal lawsuit against three school administrators claiming that his termination was a violation of his First Amendment rights after he expressed concerns about the suitability of “coursework on politics, race,…
Fairleigh Dickinson (8-14, 7-9) vs. Sacred Heart (8-7, 8-6)
Wagner (10-5, 10-4) vs. Central Connecticut (4-15, 4-12)
Long Island-Brooklyn (9-7, 9-7) vs. Bryant (12-5, 8-4)
Boston Bruins (11-3-2, first in the East Division) vs. New York Islanders (9-6-3, fourth in the East Division)
Boston Celtics (15-16, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (13-18, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
The Biden administration has withdrawn government support for a federal lawsuit in Connecticut that seeks to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' high school sports.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High's Spencer Shiels made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points, but the Chargers fell to Division I Johnston, 59-50, in overtime in a nonleague girls basketball game Tuesday.
STONINGTON — Stonington High fell behind early and could not overcome the deficit in a 55-47 loss to Fitch on Tuesday night in an ECC South Division boys basketball game.
GROTON — Fitch limited Stonington High to six points in the second half and defeated the Bears, 39-25, in an ECC South Division girls basketball game Tuesday night.
Head coach: Dan McClure (second season). Assistant coach: Vanessa Kobyluck.
NORTH KINGSTOWN — Davisville turned back Westerly Middle, 40-28, in a girls basketball game on Tuesday.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Toll Gate put together a 19-0 run that traversed the first and second quarters and defeated Chariho High, 56-49, in a Division II boys basketball game Monday night.
An additional team will be added from each subdivision for the boys and girls divisional basketball tournaments after a virtual vote by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League's Board of Control on Sunday night.
WASHINGTON (AP) — James Bouknight had 20 points and 10 rebounds as UConn topped Georgetown 70-57 on Tuesday night.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is looking to another stretch of solitary confinement after this year's postseason.