March Madness has hit Rhode Island. Providence hosts six games in the first and second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball championship this week. Eight…
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East Providence Rep. Wants NCAA Hoop Pools To Be Legal
Even though they are illegal, it’s the season of March Madness and gambling pools. Now, an East Providence state representative wants to make those…
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PC Will Play USC In East Regional Thursday Night
Providence College is going to the NCAA basketball tournament for the third consecutive year. That’s the good news. The eighth-seeded Friars (23-10) wil…
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March Madness On Hold for Providence College, Over For J&W
March Madness is on hold for Providence College and has ended for Johnson & Wales University. March Melancholy has set in at the University of Rhode…
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NCAA-Bound Johnson & Wales Reaping Basketball Honors
NCAA Tournament-bound Johnson & Wales is reaping the rewards of a record-breaking men’s basketball season. The 26-2 and 14th-ranked Wildcats boast t…
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Guess Who Is Going To the NCAA Tournament
They’re going to the NCAA Tournament. The Big Dance. March Madness. No, not Providence College or the University of Rhode Island, although each won…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The Rhode Islander Pushing Bernie Sanders Message
Rhode Islander Tad Devine is the chief messenger for insurgent Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay caught up with…
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Politics Was Buddy’s Sport, But He Led Cheers For Others
Buddy Cianci, the longest serving mayor in the history of Providence, 21 years, and one of the most colorful and controversial politicians in the histor…
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Bill Reynolds New Book About Basketball And The Shame of Inner City Schools
Billy Reynolds, the longtime Providence Journal columnist who is one of the nation’s very best basketball writers, has written a remarkable new book en…
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What To Watch Out For During PC’s Matchup Against Xaiver
The Providence College Friar’s men’s basketball team faces off Tuesday night against the Xavier University Musketeers. Rhode Island Public Radio…
