KINGSTON — If all goes according to plan for the University of Rhode Island men's basketball team, fans will notice changes across the board this winter.
WESTERLY — Westerly High moved up a spot to No. 12 in the most recent Rhode Island Sports Media Football Poll, which was released Thursday.
Chariho's Abby Cole earned wins on Sept. 30 against North Kingstown and Westerly to cap an undefeated season in the Southern Division
WESTERLY — Andy Tetlow doubled and drove in four runs as the Westerly National 10-11 B Division team defeated North Kingstown, 7-5, on Tuesday in the District 3 baseball tournament.
BOSTON (AP) — A California real estate developer was sentenced Friday to one month in prison for paying $75,000 to cheat on his daughter's college entrance exam.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn's former mascot is recovering from a health scare.
Practice is over and Boston Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson is still working.
WESTERLY — Chariho High coach Brittney Godbout insists she warned her team that Westerly High would be ready to play when the two teams met in a Division II girls soccer game Wednesday afternoon at Augeri Field.
WATERFORD — Olivia Monte scored the game's only goal in the first half as Stonington High defeated Waterford, 1-0, in an ECC field hockey match Wednesday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High scored three goals in the first half and shut out winless Tourtellotte, 3-0, in an ECC Division IV boys soccer game Wednesday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High notched its first girls soccer victory in almost two years, scoring two-second half goals to defeat Putnam, 2-1, in an ECC Division IV game Wednesday.
WATERFORD — Waterford scored with about 15 minutes to go in the second half and went on to defeat Stonington High, 1-0, in an ECC out-of-division girls soccer game Wednesday.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — East Greenwich scored the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick midway through the second half and held on to defeat Chariho, 3-2, in a Division II boys soccer game Wednesday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High fell to Windham, 3-2, in an ECC Division IV girls volleyball match Wednesday.
SMITHFIELD — Smithfield won three singles matches and beat Westerly High, 5-2, in a Division I girls tennis contest Wednesday.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High rallied from a two-goal deficit, but lost to Mt. Hope, 3-2, when the Huskies scored in the final two minutes in a Division II boys soccer game Tuesday.
EAST GREENWICH — Westerly High placed four runners in the top 10 and won the Avenger Invite boys cross country meet Tuesday.
EAST GREENWICH — Westerly High's Kaya West finished a close second in the Avenger Invite girls cross country race Tuesday.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Kate Powers had eight kills and seven digs as the Chariho High girls volleyball team swept Woonsocket, 3-0, in a Division II match Tuesday.
WESTERLY — Mt. Pleasant scored three goals in the first half and topped Westerly High, 3-2, in a Division II boys soccer match Tuesday.
WESTERLY — Westerly High swept all three doubles matches and edged Toll Gate, 4-3, in a Division I girls tennis match Tuesday at Rotary Park.
PUTNAM — Putnam swept Wheeler High, 3-0, in an ECC Division IV girls volleyball match Tuesday.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Megan Dickerman earned a three-set win at No. 2 singles as Chariho High defeated South Kingstown, 4-3, in a Division II girls tennis match Tuesday.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — South Kingstown scored two goals in the second half and beat Chariho High, 2-0, in a Division II field hockey match Tuesday.
GROTON — Stonington High's Delaney Reck won two races and swan a leg on a winning relay as the Fitch-Stonington-New London co-op girls swim team edged Waterford, 86-84, in an ECC meet Tuesday at UConn-Avery Point.
BOSTON (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning overcame a slow start to win their second straight game and gain some much-needed momentum.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada will host Dayton and VCU will host UNLV next year in the inaugural Mountain West-Atlantic 10 Challenge Series.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are still rolling right along with a high-powered offense and a stingy defense that has their record blemish-free.
NEW ENGLAND (6-0) at NEW YORK JETS (1-4)
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Tampa Bay Lightning (3-2-1, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (5-1-0, second in the Atlantic Division)
A diversity report shows the WNBA remains the leader among all professional sports leagues in hiring women and minorities for coaching and front-office positions.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman — aka inmate No. 77806-112 — reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal that underscored the lengths some wealthy parents will go to get their children into …
DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — Representative for Felicity Huffman says she has reported to prison to serve sentence in college admissions scandal.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Devon Toews scored at 1:13 of overtime to complete a stunning late-game comeback by the New York Islanders as they downed the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Monday.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High scored two second-half goals and topped Exeter-West Greenwich, 3-1, in a Division II girls soccer game Tuesday.
STONINGTON — Stonington High scored a goal in each half and defeated Fitch, 2-0, in an ECC field hockey match Monday.
WESTERLY — Eighteen swimmers won two individual races each as the Ocean Community YMCA Dolphins swim team defeated Cranston and East Side in a tri-match on Saturday.
NORTH STONINGTON — Wheeler High's six-match unbeaten streak came to an end with a loss to Ledyard, 3-1, in an ECC out-of-division boys soccer match Monday.
WESTERLY — West Warwick scored two goals in the first half and shut out Westerly High, 2-0, in a Division II girls soccer game Monday.
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins' top line is rolling, pushing aside any talk of a Stanley Cup hangover.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For the seventh and final time Geno Auriemma and UConn were the unanimous choice to win the American Athletic Conference in the preseason poll.
Anaheim Ducks (4-1-0, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (4-1-0, second in the Atlantic Division)
WESTERLY — Based on unforeseen circumstances, the annual World Masters Weightlifting Championships in August has recently not been an enjoyable experience for Pawcatuck resident Jared Coon.
WESTERLY — Drew Bozek kicked a 25-yard field goal with just over two minutes remaining to lift the Westerly Seniors past Killingly, 9-6, Sunday in a Southern New England Youth Football Conference game.
WESTERLY — Colton Urso and Sam Nicholson combined to pitch Westerly 2 to a win against Warwick North, 2-1, in the District 3 Fall Ball baseball tournament Saturday.
SMITHFIELD — Chariho High quarterback Zoot Boschwitz might just have the most unusual first name in Rhode Island football.
STONINGTON — Steven deCastro finished first in the St. Michael School 5K road race on Saturday.
GROTON — Stonington High's Sam Montalto scored three times, all on assists from Tyler Fidrych, and the Bears shut out Fitch, 3-0, in an ECC out-of-division boys soccer game Saturday.
RUMFORD — The Shoreline Surfers, a Westerly based 10u AAU baseball team, earned their first victory against the Jaguars, 6-4, in game two of a double header on Sunday.
STONINGTON — Stonington High put up five goals in the first half and cruised past Killingly, 5-2, in an ECC field hockey match Saturday.
NEW YORK — Chariho High's Sullivan Cummins placed fifth in the Varsity B race at the Manhattan College Invitational boys cross country race at Van Cortlandt Park on Saturday.
MANCHESTER, Conn. — Stonington High's Ryan Gruczka placed 30th in the boys unseeded race at the Wickham Park Invitational cross country meet Saturday.