(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 […]
The Providence Downcity Bocce League (PDBL) meets Mondays (and during the week) at Grant’s Block. Today’s match pits the Bocce Job against the second-place Rolling Stones. The bocce court has received a new coat of paint and some resurfacing for the new season. Team Fahgetabocce at 3/0 is currently in first place. From wiki. Bocce
And this is the place to be. Ocean State Tackle is staying open all day and all night long. The shop is normally open seven days from 5am to 9pm, but they will not be closing up tonight. From the Facebook page, Trout fishing Opening Day is spring ritual, RI opening day of trout season
Just slow the f*#k down everybody!!! This is a big decision and requires some calm reflection. The new PawSox owners have announced that they will be moving the team out of Pawtucket and are eying the newly opened up I-195 land on Dyer Street, right on the river, for a new stadium and, of course,
Local sports fans who did not go into full cardiac arrest yesterday may be reaching for the nitroglycerin once again this morning. Details are thin on the ground but rumors are swirling that the PawSox are to be sold to members of the Boston Red Sox ownership group and, according to an editorial in the
Pinsetters?! This place looks pretty much perfect. BreakTime Bowl & Bar in the Hope Artiste building had a soft opening last night. From their Facebook page. Come get relieve that Holiday hangover and be the first to experience BreakTime Bowl and Bar, Rhode Island’s most unique 1920’s style duck pin bowling and bar. Relax and
(12.5) We don’t send you out of town often but this looks like fun and we like Downtown Boys and we like Lang’s Bowlarama. And it’s free. Lang’s was opened in 1960 by Ed Lang and is run today by his grandchildren. They have been updating the look of the place inside and out, including
(9.27) Tickets still available for the Saturday Brown vs. Harvard game under the lights, although Lot A is sold out. Stick around for the 250th Anniversary Fall Celebration post-game fireworks (or watch from the sidewalk or the steps at Nathan Bishop). [Results: 22-14 Harvard.] Tickets here: $20 in advance, $22 day of game. 6pm, Saturday,
(9.17) PawSox fans are invited to a Victory Celebration at McCoy Stadium today, Wednesday, September 17, at 12:30pm to honor the 2014 Governors’ Cup Champion Pawtucket Red Sox. The team is scheduled to arrive back at McCoy via bus from T.F. Green Airport at approximately 12:45 pm. Several players, manager Kevin Boles, coaches, front office
(9.10) Tickets still available at the time of this writing for Game Two of the Governors’ Cup Championship tonight at McCoy. Pawtucket took a 1-0 series lead last night in their 3/2 win over the Durham Bulls. ProJo writer Tim Britton notes Edwin Escobar’s solid pitching, Escobar’s performance, and the continued success of Pawtucket’s pitching
Take a walk and check out the bocce at Grant’s Block on Westminster Street. Founded in 2010, Providence Downcity Bocce League runs from April to September on the Grant’s Block bocce court at the corner of Westminster and Union Street. Matches are played Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings at 5:30pm and 6:30pm. Spectators welcome. Learn
(7.3) McCoy Stadium will have fireworks following the games July 2nd and 3rd. On the mound tonight is Matt Barnes, 3-5 with an ERA 4.52. From Sox Prospects, Tall right-hander with projectable body. Easy repeatable delivery. Heavy fastball sits 91-95 mph. Can reach back to 98 mph in tight situations. Shows excellent downward finish in
Okay! . . . okay, okay, okay. We don’t write about sports often. And soccer? Never. But this is kind of an event; it certainly seems likely to disrupt the workday across the country for a few hours. Also, U.S. defender Geoff Cameron is a URI alum! Go Rams. (Bill Reynolds has more on his
I can hardly make sense of this picture and I took it. Discovered today on Hope Street — artist Michael Macaulay. What this work will look like by tomorrow is anybody’s guess, but you’ll have to play in traffic to get a good look. Macauley, a New York transplant, employs different media on various surfaces
So there are several reasons for not wanting to watch the Red Sox this season, but one of them can be fixed. Having color analyst Jerry Remy, father of confessed murderer Jared Remy, in the booth is unsettling and unpleasant, and watching baseball is supposed to be fun. It may have been a little harder
(5.26) At the time of this writing tickets are still available for Memorial Day Monday at McCoy Stadium when the PawSox will host the Gwinnett Braves. After the game, fans will be treated to a spectacular fireworks show. And it’s Dollar Menu Monday. The PawSox need some love right now (ProJo 5.23.14) go cheer them