It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over: College Basketball Lives on in Rhode Island

            Selection Sunday has now passed. No Rhode Island teams are represented in this year’s NCAA tournament, unfortunately. That means that college basketball season is over in Rhode Island, right? Not a chance. This week will be an exciting one for college basketball in the ocean state, as the Rhode Island Rams participate in the [...]

Selection Sunday’s Here: Final Bracket Projection

The day has come, sports fans. It’s time for bracketologists around the country to put together their final bracket projections and then tune in to CBS at 6:00 tonight to watch the unveiling of our 2010 field of 65. Today marks the beginning of a three-week process that will end in one team winning the [...]

Sports Rundown- URI is IN, PC is OUT, Nomar retires with the Red Sox, and CRAZY recruitment efforts

This week on the one and only Sports Rundown, Gabe and JLoad tackle all sorts of ideas and interns, including:
1. PC is involved in the worst defensive game in the history of the Big East tournament, scores 106 points, and LOSES. What the what?
2. Jamine Peterson is a beast. What are the Friar’s chances next [...]

Big East Tournament Preview

Few college basketball tournaments can claim the same type of history that the Big East tournament has. It first took place at Providence’s own Civic Center in 1980, but every year since 1983, it has taken place in early March in Madison Square Garden, one of the most historic locations in all of American sports. [...]

Championship Week Begins — Who’s Still Looking for an NCAA berth?

Today is a big day. Not only is it exactly one week before Selection Sunday, but today also marks the beginning of Championship Week. The regular season will come to a close today as teams ready themselves for conference tournaments. This week will determine which 31 teams will have automatic bids to the tournament (Congratulations [...]

URI Pops Charlotte’s Bubble, 80-58.

Did you hear that? If you were listening closely, you just heard the light “pop” of Charlotte’s bubble. Thanks to a triumphant victory by the URI Rams, Charlotte’s chances at an NCAA tournament berth have drastically worsened and URI’s own are significantly increased.
The Ryan Center was rocking before the opening tip-off even occurred. Before the [...]

Sports Rundown- Spring training recap, some URI love and PC finger-pointing, and sex-hungry Olympians!

Note: This edition of the Sports Rundown originally ran on Saturday, February 26th.
Gabe and JLoad return from Red Sox spring training in time for another edition of the Sports Rundown. This week:
1. A recap of the top storylines and tidbits from Fort Myers. To start, Yamaico Navarro is a power-hitting shortstop. Who?
2. Top pitching prospect [...]

The Madness is Here: Another Look at the NCAA Tournament Bubble

March 1st. That’s right. It’s here. The month we’ve all been waiting for has arrived. Fans across the country remain glued to their respective seats as they hope to hear their teams’ names called on March 14th. Who will it be? Who won’t it be? Only time will tell, but I can forecast. This week [...]

Who’s In? Who’s Out? The NCAA Bubble Picture

Two and a half weeks. That’s all that’s left. Teams close their regular season schedules over the next week and change, and then all that’s left are the conference tournaments before the madness begins. Much has happened this week to both clarify and muddy the bubble picture. Some teams stepped up to challenges that they [...]

PC beat #1 Pitt: A lookback at college basketball in 2009

The highlight of RI College basketball was when PC upset then #1 Pitt, but there was a lot more to 2009.  Fred has the story.

This piece originally aired as part of the Year in Review, which aired on New Years Day at 11 am.