Years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, Black players were on the field with white players in Providence, at Kinsley Park. The team that played there was the Providence Black Greys, which eventually became the Colored Giants.
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1998 Olympic medalists, 1973 hockey pioneers share anniversary date
The United States won the first women’s Olympic ice hockey gold medal 25 years ago. Brown and Colby played the first women’s intercollegiate hockey game 50 years ago.
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Christmas came early for Coach Leslie Caito-Jones
The Moses Brown field hockey team presented her with her seventh championship only two seasons after she un-retired.
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Pawtucket’s soccer dream may come at taxpayers expense
After the Pawtucket Red Sox were lured away to another city, some Rhode Island leaders saw an opportunity: they believed a soccer stadium complex would bring more business and people to the area. Originally, developers were going to foot the bill. Now, taxpayers are on the hook for millions.
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Reviving a lost tradition at Hazelwood Park
Our South Coast Bureau Reporter Ben Berke is a frequent visitor of Hazelwood Park, where volunteers are seeking to revive a lost tradition of playing croquet and lawn bowling in New Bedford’s South End. He stopped by last Friday for the grand re-opening of the park’s bowling greens.
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For many teams, it’s not holiday season it’s humbug season
Ho! Ho! Ho! is what I had planned to write in this space — after raiding the basket of red and green M&Ms in the front hall — but given the ongoing attack of the COVID omicron variant, I decided on BAH, HUMBUG! instead. COVID news worsens by the hour. Close to home, Georgetown has […]
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On Sports: Giving Thanks For Football, Kids Soccer And Much More
Even in 2021, there’s much to be thankful for.
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Raimondo restricts social gatherings to 10 people, in effort to curb the rise in coronavirus cases
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo said she is preparing to announce more restrictions next week, including limits on visiting nursing homes and hospitals and rules for religious gatherings.
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Large waves from Tropical Storm Isaias attract surfers to Newport beaches
Dozens of surfers speckled Newport’s beaches early Wednesday morning, hoping to take advantage of the waves that the storm left in its wake.