As expected, a thunderstorm of boos cascaded from every section of the Amica Mutual Pavilion when Ed Cooley strode into the arena at 12:26 last Saturday afternoon. The noisy, sold-out crowd of 12,580 resumed booing when Cooley was introduced with his Georgetown basketball team. Providence College students — 2,000 behind each basket — used more […]
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What a season for CCRI, Brown and PC women’s soccer!
All three qualified for postseason tournaments, CCRI just two years after not fielding a team.
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‘On the Wall’: A gallery for contemplation and reflection at Providence College
Edie Fake was first known for his work in comics and zines. Then in the mid-aughts he started creating architectural drawings of real and imagined LGBTQ spaces in Chicago featuring bright colors, crisp lines and geometric designs. Now you can see Fake’s “On The Wall,” an all-encompassing room at Providence College. Artscape Producer James Baumgartner talked with the exhibit’s curator, Jamilee Lacy.
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NIL and transfer portal challenge college administrators and coaches
College athletes are cashing in and changing schools like free agents, thanks to NIL and the transfer portal.
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Coach Ed Cooley leaves Providence College for Georgetown
The popular men’s basketball coach led the Friars to a Big East championship and seven NCAA tournament berths.
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An era ends in Rhode Island sports
Providence Journal columnist Bill Reynolds retires after a great four-decade run.
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March Madness In Indianapolis? Good Luck!
As COVID-19 surges, the NCAA pins its March Madness hopes on Indiana.
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Farewell to Bryant’s Ron Machtley and PC’s Brian Shanley
Eras ended with the departure of two prominent college presidents.
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It’s Thanksgiving, And I Am Grateful
We have much to be thankful for this day.
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The Name Game: Kraft, Belisle, Russell, Cooley, Cox
The Patriots owner is charged, a hockey legend is honored, an NBA icon turns 85, PC and URI coaches are rebuilding.