Hail to the Providence College hockey Friars, NCAA Division I champions for the first time. PC rallied for a 4-3 victory over Boston University…
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PC And BU Will End The Long Hockey Season on Saturday
The beginning of the end of the long college hockey season occurred Thursday when Providence College defeated Nebraska-Omaha, 4-1, and Boston…
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Chafee’s Long-Shot Presidential Quest
Lincoln Chafee’s announcement that he is seriously considering a campaign for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination brings to mind sports…
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Opening Day For Some, Closing Day For Others
With apologies to the great rock band Chicago, “Does anybody really know what time it is . . . Does anybody really care?” Monday, April 6, was Opening…
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R.I. House to give PC Hockey team NCAA sendoff
The Providence College Hockey Friars haven’t been to the Frozen Four in 30 years. Now the team is headed to Boston next week as one of the nation’s top…
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Private Schools Have The Edge In High School Championships, But Only Slightly
Catholic schools won eight of 11 winter sports championships in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, proving once again that public schools do not…
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NCAA Division I Hockey Semifinals Play Out In Providence This Weekend
Friday marks the start of the NCAA Division 1 Men’s hockey tournament. Four tournaments will take place across this country this weekend. Providence…
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Attendance Up At RI Convention Center Despite Harsh Winter
Nearly 5,000 people are expected to attend a ceramics conference at the Rhode Island Convention Center through Saturday. The event is one of several…
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Elorza Administration has not Updated City Economic Development Web Site
Mayor Jorge Elorza has been in office at Providence City Hall for nearly three months now, but if you look at the city’s official economic development…
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35 Years Later, Miracle On Ice Still Evokes Emotional Chills
Thirty-five years later, I still get chills, a lump in my throat and, yes, a sentimental tear when I remember Feb. 22, 1980. For on that Friday in Lake…