65 teams + 3 teams = 68 teams

In news that may have surprised two or three people across the country, the NCAA publicly declared its intention to expand the NCAA tournament a few days ago. Yes, expansion has seemed inevitable for a while, but the number of teams to be included in next year’s tournament is a different one than what many [...]

The NCAA Tournament: Why Expansion Should be Exterminated

Hypocrisy. Greed. Arrogance. With recent events making the expansion of the NCAA tournament to 96 teams likely, it is clear that the National Collegiate Athletic Association possesses those three qualities by the armful.
The NCAA tournament is the most widely-appealing playoff system in the United States of America. A mock scientific field called “bracketology” has evolved [...]

Oh, So Close- Rams fall 68-67 in OT to North Carolina in NIT Semis

With a minute and forty-seven seconds left in the second half of URI’s semifinals matchup with the University of North Carolina Tarheels, Ben Eaves’ second free throw rimmed out, falling to the court.  However, all was well in the land of the Rams; Rhody led 59-54. 
However, that was the beginning of the end.  Larry Drew [...]

URI defeats Nevada, 85-83, advances to NIT Quarterfinal

Behind a dominating performance by Delroy James, URI narrowly squeezed out a victory over Nevada in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.  James scored a career high 34 points including five threes as the Rams put an end to Nevada’s season. James contributed his stellar performance to his hot start:

“The first one always [...]

URI tops Northwestern 76-64 in NIT opener

Behind a dominating performance from Akeem Richmond, Rhode Island cruised to a 76-64 win tonight over Northwestern at the Ryan Center.
On Monday night, the 2nd-seeded Rams will host a second-round game against 6th-seeded Nevada, which beat Wichita State earlier today.
Northwestern led 22-20 early when Richmond went on a tear, dropping 14 consecutive points [...]

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 [...]