Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee recently met with an investor who is interested in potentially purchasing the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun and moving them to Providence, according to WPRI. The meeting comes on the heels of reports that the Sun, who play at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., may be up for sale. Morning Host […]
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The last bits of PawSox trivia finally revealed
The PawSox disappeared to Worcester four years ago. McCoy Stadium has since been razed to the ground. But on Monday evening, a small crowd gathered in what used to be right field for one last event in what may be the longest goodbye in baseball history. Among them, Kevin Wildenhain in full PawSox regalia. His dad […]
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A parting shot from the PawSox
McCoy Stadium will soon be gone for good. But heartbroken fans of the PawSox have one last bit of trivia left to savor. Demolition workers have recovered not one, but two time capsules buried at the ballpark. Pawtucket officials plan to open them in June. “It’s the denouement of some tragic decisions by the state […]
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Centreville Bank acquires naming rights for soccer in Pawtucket
The new home of the Rhode Island FC soccer team in Pawtucket will be called Centreville Bank Stadium. The naming rights agreement was announced during a news conference Tuesday. “Centreville Bank Stadium will be the outdoor sports and entertainment epicenter of Rhode Island and beyond,” Rhode Island FC Co-Founder and Chairman Brett M. Johnson said […]
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Demolition won’t destroy memories at McCoy
As a bulldozer with a mechanical lobster claw latched hold of the base of a lamp post at McCoy Stadium, Steve Healy stood by documenting it all with his iPhone and a heavy heart. With a loud crunch, the aluminum post snapped like a twig, and fifty foot high lights toppled into the outfield like […]
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Girls flag football gaining steam in Rhode Island
TRANSCRIPT: This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Luis Hernandez: I recall in the late eighties, every year during homecoming, there was a girls flag football game and it was an event no one wanted to miss. The game was intense. It was competitive, but it’s taken decades for the sport to get […]
