Brown freshman Olivia Pichardo was representing last Wednesday at Fenway Park when she threw out the ceremonial first pitch of the game (not the best, but far from the worst). Fenway celebrated Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Day with pre-game festivities including Taiko Drumming, traditional dance performances, and food. Remind me to go next year. Olivia …
Today is opening day at Fenway Park: Corey Kluber (Cy Young twice) will be on the mound with McGuire catching, Verdugo in right field, Devers at third, Turner has come back after taking a pitch in the face and will be today’s designated hitter, Yoshida is out in left field, Duvall in center field, Casas …
(11.26) And the public is invited. Classical High alum and World Series MVP, Jeremy Peña, will be honored Saturday at 2pm for being so awesome and giving his hometown something to cheer about this season. You can join all the usual suspects (politicians, donors) at the Providence Career and Technical Academy (PCTA) on Fricker Street …
This is incredible. Providence native, and Classical High alum, Jeremy Peña has just added World Series MVP to his already stunning 2022 record. Since being named MVP of the American League Championship Series (following his game-winning homerun in the 18th inning of the division playoff game against Seattle) Astros infielder Peña became the first rookie …
Astros rookie shortstop, and Classical High alum, Jeremy Peña, has been named the Most Valuable Player of the American League Championship Series! CBS Sports reports that Peña . . . was named ALCS MVP after a dominant four-game series in which he went 6 for 18 (.333) with two doubles and two homers. He drove …
(9.18) Fans of the gargoyles and oracles they have consulted at WaterFire may not be aware of the wide range of figures that TEN31 Productions is capable of mounting. But nobody is going to ask a bowler to predict the future; you need a sibyl! For something different, head down to the river this Sunday …
[Update: While Kansas prevailed 66-61, the Friars turned it on in the second half and gave everyone a great game, taking the lead at one point. Well done Friars and thank you Coach Ed Cooley.] Congratulations to the Providence College Friars men’s basketball team for making it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament …
(12.4) It was a huge deal when last year’s game had to be canceled. Bill Koch writes in the ProJo, “The Friars and Rams failed to schedule a game for the first time since before World War II.” Do fans consider this a grudge match, a tradition, a rivalry? URI head coach David Cox put …
(1.24) At the intersection of hockey and art one finds The RISD Nads. Head downtown late tonight when the Nads take on the WIT Leopards in the Winter Classic. It’s being held at the newly-minted Providence Rink on Kennedy Plaza and it’s free. Hockey purists and young children may want to avert their eyes. And …
Perfect day for a round of golf. And yes, there is a public, 18-hole, par 72, golf course right here in Providence. Located in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, way out on Chalkstone Avenue, Triggs Memorial Golf Course has a practice range, learning center, carts, and a clubhouse bar and grill. Seen here, with flag flapping, …
(1.2) The Brown Bears (5-6) will host the URI Rams (8-3) tonight, Thursday, at the Pizzitola Center on Hope Street. Last year the Rams upset the favored Bears 71-51. This year it is the Rams who are favored. Bill Koch writes in the ProJo: Brown will need to secure its league’s automatic bid to the …
(2.16) Thayer Street will be hopping this weekend. The Brown men’s ice hockey team has two home games on tap: Friday night they face off against Cornell; Saturday they will host Colgate. Check out ECAC Goalie of the Week, Luke Kania. Luke Kania (Brown) picks up goalie of the week accolades after leading the red …
(9.30) The Brown Bears (1-1) will host the URI Rams (1-3) this Saturday in a night game. The stadium played host to its first ever night game on September 25th, 2011, when the Bears took on Harvard under temporarily installed lights. Brown defeated the Crimson in front of over 17,000 fans. The Brown University Stadium …
The Providence Downcity Bocce League (PDBL) kicks off its season opener with heart-pounding bocce action downtown at Grant’s Block Tuesday. Who will take the title this year? Bocce-licious? Chewbocce? The Rolling Stones? In case of rain the club rules indicate that players may reschedule. If your game looks like it might be rained out, get …
When Dennis Eckersley is doing color for a Red Sox game, I always leave it on. When Jerry Remy is in the booth? I usually end up switching it off. Last year, as the Red Sox organization was covering itself with glory with one bone-headed decision after another, team chairman Tom Werner decided that the …
(10.3) The Brown University Bears (0/2) and the University of Rhode Island Rams (0/4) face off at Brown Saturday in the 100th Governor’s Cup. WPRI ran a little thing. Brown and Rhode Island have met 99 times, dating back to 1909, with the Bears holding a 71-26-2 series advantage over the Rams. Last year, Brown …