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Defense once again fails Rhode Island basketball in home loss to A-10 contender Richmond
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — The rising tension in the Ryan Center was akin to an elastic being stretched.
Its inevitable snapping came late in the second half Wednesday night, with Richmond pushing the University of Rhode Island out of reach.
The men’s basketball contender in the Atlantic 10 standings eventually took command against a middler. It’s a script that’s played out multiple times against the Rams in this dwindling season.
Jordan King caught fire from the field while the Spiders asserted themselves. His perimeter touch was the key in this 85-77 victory, as the hosts dropped their third straight.
Richmond used a 9-0 run that took barely a minute to assume command. What was a 62-57 lead swelled to 14 points with 6:44 to play, and there was no real way back for URI. The Rams pulled within two possessions twice inside the final 1:29 but came no closer.
“It’s not all on them,” URI coach Archie Miller said. “The coach has to sit here and look himself in the mirror and say, ‘Where did you let this group down?’ I haven’t been able to connect with this group — the ability to be able to make us better defensively.
“It’s a first.”
It was the sixth time this season URI has allowed at least an adjusted 1.20 points per possession. The Rams surrender 1.11 on the season – that’s 277th nationally and the worst performance to date among Miller’s 12 seasons at Dayton, Indiana and here. The Spiders shot 55%, committed just nine turnovers and put five players in double figures while keeping pace with Loyola Chicago atop the league standings.
“If you’re at home and the opponent comes into your building and gets 85 points, you’ve got no chance,” Miller said. “In your building, when the opponent can come in and get 85, you better be real good to get 86.
“It’s hard to get 86. Where we’re at, the evolution of our program, this is new to me.”
Luis Kortright’s conventional three-point play with 7:57 left had URI within striking distance. The Spiders took off from there behind King, who followed a layup with a pullup 3-pointer from the left wing. The Rams used a timeout with 7:19 to play that didn’t stop the momentum – Isaiah Bigelow and Dji Bailey both scored at the rim to make it a 71-57 game.
“I thought they executed pretty well offensively tonight,” Miller said. “Defensively it’s just not college basketball standard that I’m used to. There’s nowhere to go. Got to wake back up tomorrow. Got to get to work.”
The Ramblers controlled the glass while easing past URI here on Sunday – it was a different story through the opening 20 minutes against Richmond. The Rams owned a 20-13 advantage on the boards, including nine offensive rebounds. Those extra opportunities led to an 11-5 edge on second-chance points.
“We played well enough to beat Richmond on offense tonight,” Miller said. “We just can’t guard anyone. We couldn’t at any point through the 40 minutes get consistent stops.”
URI also forced five first-half turnovers – a modest number by normal standards, but noteworthy against the Spiders. They entered as the most sure-handed offensive team in the nation, giving the ball away on just 12.2% of possessions. The Rams built an 11-1 scoring margin off those mistakes to help take the halftime lead.
“I wouldn’t say in this game our guys didn’t compete and play to win,” Miller said. “I thought we played a good team. I thought we played sharp at times on offense – that helped us.”
King netted 20 of his game-high 25 points in the second half and was 4-for-5 from 3-point range. He added seven assists against just one turnover in 38 minutes. Bigelow finished with 14 points and Bailey added 13 for Richmond (19-7, 11-2 Atlantic 10), which collected its sixth straight win in the series.
“They didn’t stop scoring all game,” Miller said. “Consistently, they were scoring. If we weren’t going to be able to get stops at some point, the first team that had a lull on offense was going to kind of go down.”
David Fuchs netted 17 of his career-high 23 points in the first half for URI (11-15, 5-8), which is on a second three-game losing streak in league play. Fuchs added 12 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season. Kortright finished with 11 and a team-high five assists.
“If you get 23 and 12 as a freshman in February in this league you’re a good player,” Miller said. “At the end of the day, what we’re asking him to do and how we’re asking him to do it, you hope he has some (players) around him who can help.”
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RICHMOND (85): Bigelow 5-9 2-2 14, Quinn 3-6 1-2 7, Bailey 6-8 1-5 13, Hunt 3-6 3-5 10, King 9-21 2-2 25, Harris 2-3 0-0 5, Walz 5-6 0-0 10, Tyne 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 33-60 10-18 85. RHODE ISLAND (77): Fuchs 9-12 4-6 23, Green 4-13 3-3 12, House 5-11 0-1 13, Kortright 3-9 3-3 11, Weston 1-4 2-3 4, Montgomery 2-4 0-0 5, Wright 0-1 0-0 0, Estevez 1-3 0-0 3, Brown 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 27-59 14-18 77.
Halftime_Rhode Island 42-40. 3-Point Goals_Richmond 9-21 (King 5-10, Bigelow 2-5, Harris 1-1, Hunt 1-3, Tyne 0-1, Walz 0-1), Rhode Island 9-19 (House 3-5, Kortright 2-4, Estevez 1-1, Fuchs 1-1, Montgomery 1-1, Green 1-6, Weston 0-1). Rebounds_Richmond 30 (Bailey 6), Rhode Island 29 (Fuchs 12). Assists_Richmond 21 (Quinn, King 7), Rhode Island 17 (Kortright 5). Total Fouls_Richmond 17, Rhode Island 17.
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Republican candidate for lieutenant governor John Loughlin wants the office to become the Rhode Island inspector general his party has been seeking in vain for years.
Loughlin, a former state representative, said on May 11 that, if elected, he would staff the underutilized office with people who would help him expose “fraud, waste, abuse, and government corruption.”
“Rhode Islanders are sick and tired of watching their tax dollars disappear into a black hole of inefficiency, cronyism, and outright corruption while the General Assembly talks a big game but delivers nothing − year after year after year,” Loughlin said in a news release. “For more than two decades, the legislature has failed to create a true Inspector General with real investigative power. Enough is enough. If they won’t do it, the Lieutenant Governor’s Office will − starting on day one.”
Why turn the lieutenant governor into an inspector general?
The Rhode Island Constitution gives the lieutenant governor little to no authority beyond being available in case the governor is unable to finish their term. That’s prompted some to call it a “do nothing” office and others to propose abolishing it.
“Frankly, the current workload of the office leaves ample time and resources to do far more for taxpayers than ceremonial appearances and ribbon-cuttings,” Loughlin said in his news release. “Rhode Islanders deserve a Lieutenant Governor’s Office that works every day to protect their money and hold government accountable.”
The lieutenant governor’s office has a budget of $1.4 million, which Loughlin said is enough to staff and run an effective investigative team made up of “certified auditors, investigators, and compliance professionals” to review state agency spending and contracts.
He acknowledged that the lieutenant governor does not have subpoena power, but believes that investigations can be completed utilizing public records requests and gathering publicly-available data.
Loughlin, who ended his talk radio show earlier this year when he announced his campaign for governor, said he would communicate his findings through “RI Report” publications, news briefings and podcasts.
He said he would also make the office’s resources available to city and town leaders.
Republicans have been fighting for an inspector general
Rhode Island Republicans have for years promised to lower state spending by rooting out government waste, fraud and abuse. The last GOP Rhode Island governor, Donald Carcieri, launched a “Fiscal Fitness” program that aimed to save money and find efficiencies.
Democrats criticized Carcieri’s tenure for featuring exorbitant privatization and outsourcing.
Since Carcieri, the idea of creating an independent inspector general similar to those in other states has become a holy grail for Rhode Island Republicans, but the Democratic General Assembly has had little interest in it.
“If our office saves just 1% from Rhode Island’s bloated state budget, the savings would return more than ten times the entire cost of the Lieutenant Governor’s Office to taxpayers – and that’s only the beginning,” Loughlin said in the news release.
The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at May 10, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Numbers numbers from May 10 drawing
Midday: 9-9-9-0
Evening: 5-5-0-9
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Winning Wild Money numbers from May 10 drawing
01-13-14-16-32, Extra: 02
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from May 10 drawing
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any Rhode Island Lottery Retailer. Prizes of $600 and above must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920.
- Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize. The annuitized prize shall be paid in 30 graduated annual installments.
- Winners of the Millionaire for Life top prize of $1,000,000 a year for life and second prize of $100,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment.
When are the Rhode Island Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Midday): 1:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Evening): 7:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Wild Money: 7:29 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor. You can send feedback using this form.
Watch: Khano Smith speaks with media after RIFC drew Tampa Bay
Watch as Khano Smith speaks with media after RIFC drew Tampa Bay
PAWTUCKET — JJ Williams finally had his space and rose to the opportunity.
The Rhode Island FC striker, deep in the attacking zone, came back to a cross and headed Nick Scardina’s service to the near post to salvage the night for Rhode Island. Williams’ goal landed in the 86th minute to draw Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1-1, in rain-soaked Pawtucket.
It’s the third draw in USL Championship play for Rhode Island at Centreville Bank Stadium this season. RIFC was turning in a familiar performance before snagging the tie against the league-leading Rowdies as Williams supplied his third regular-season goal of the year. The draw is the first time RIFC has earned a result after the opposition opened the scoring since its 1-1 tie vs. Birmingham Legion FC on July 5, 2025.
Rhode Island now travels to USL League One side Portland Hearts of Pine for its second game of the 2026 Prinx Tires USL Cup group stage on Saturday, May 16 at 4 p.m. The club returns to Pawtucket on May 23 against Brooklyn FC.
“All night they made it tough because they were doubling,” Williams said of Tampa Bay. “And wherever I went to, they were going contact first, especially in this league with no [Video Assistant Referee] … but on that one, the ball was so good that they spun around, and then I was able to make good contact.”
Rhode Island had a string of missed chances in the first 15 minutes that fed into a goal for Tampa Bay and then a triple substitution in the second half that provided little spark. Max Schneider’s cross from right of the box found Pedro Dolabella at the far post for a clinical header in the 29th minute in front of an announced attendance of 6,790.
The game’s first score came just 10 minutes after attempts from Hugo Bacharach and Jojea Kwizera were saved and Williams sailed an open shot past the bar.
“We tried to correct some of those things that we struggled with last week,” Williams said. “Getting to the ball, making tackles, making a stick, I think that we weren’t as clean in possession as we would have been, especially as we won the ball and played forward. We had a lot of turnovers in the first half where we could have seen more chances, but we did well to weather the storm early and create some. But for me, I [have] to bury that first one.”
Rhode Island creates plenty of chances — it is tied for fourth with 112 attempts — but has just 12 goals this season. If it had finished one of the early chances against Tampa Bay, it would’ve shifted the tenor of the match and forced the visitors to play outside of its form. But the final scoring sequence is still missing with the summer months coming soon.
“Happy with the spirit, happy with the effort, happy with the fight,” RIFC coach Khano Smith said. “You’ve seen that a lot with our team. They just fought to the end, never gave up, kept pushing. Ultimately, it’s two more points dropped at home, and we need to find a way to stop doing that. We need to be ruthless – just ruthless in front of the goal.”
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