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GoLocalProv | Sports | O For Four – PC Goes to NIT, Brown Loses at Buzzer

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March 17, 2024

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Rhode Island’s four D-I teams are not going to the Big Dance.

Sunday was a day of disappointment for the four Division I men’s basketball teams in Rhode Island.

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

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Providence College, which lost on Friday night against Marquette, sealed its fate.

The Friars needed a run to the Big East tournament final to nab an NCAA bid.

PC now waits to learn who and where they play in the NIT.

BROWN UNIVERSITY

No one had a more painful Sunday than the Brown Bears, who were leading Yale in the Ivy League Championship by four with 15 seconds left, but failing to hit free throws in the final couple of minutes cost the Bears dearly.

Matt Knowling’s one-handed floater at the buzzer lifted Yale to a thrilling 62-61 victory over Brown in the championship game.

The shot and the win sends the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament as the Ivy League’s automatic qualifier. Yale is headed to March Madness for the third time in the last four seasons.

“I just wanted to put myself by the basket in case of a miss,” said Knowling, a senior. “We were trying to get a play for someone else, but they found me. I didn’t think I was going to be that open. I work on that shot every day. I didn’t overthink it, I just let it go and it went in.”

Yale trailed by six, 54-48, with three minutes remaining but rallied. August Mahoney hit a pair of three-pointers and Poulakidas drilled one to spark the comeback. Still, the Bulldogs were down six with 27 seconds remaining.

Brown finished 13-18 on the season.

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

It was painful for the URI Rams that #6 seed Duquesne, in the Atlantic 10 tournament, went on a run and won the conference championship.

URI finished 12-20 on the season

BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant had lost the semis of their conference playoff to the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

The Bulldogs finished 20-13 despite the coaching chaos, Jared Grasso’s resignation, and Phil Martelli, Jr.’s emergence.

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EG's RIM Best of Rhode Island Winners

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July 26, 2024

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Above: Corinne Steinbrenner, Elizabeth McNamara and Deron Murphy represented EG News at the RIM Best of celebration Aug. 25. That includes us this year! East Greenwich was well represented at Rhode Island Monthly’s annual Best of Rhode Island celebration Thursday night at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence, starting with none other than your friendly […]

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How to watch/stream: Rhode Island at the Little League Softball regional championship

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July 26, 2024

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How to watch/stream: Rhode Island at the Little League Softball regional championship

Cranston Western Little League Softball is on the doorstep of reaching the national tournament.

The Rhode Island state champions reached the New England regional finals with a 6-5 comeback win vs. Massachusetts on Wednesday. And now the Ocean State team plays in the winner-take-all championship in Bristol, Connecticut at noon.

If you can’t make the drive to see Rhode Island’s best, you can still watch from afar.

Stream links and television information for the championship vs. Connecticut is below.

How they got there: RI is off to the Little League Softball regional title game

How to watch the New England Little League Softball championship

Date: Friday, July 26

Time: Noon

Location: A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center in Bristol, Connecticut

Stream: ESPN

Previous matchup: Rhode Island topped Connecticut, 13-3, in the opening game of the New England tournament. The Ocean State tacked on eight runs in the bottom of the fourth that broke open a 5-3 game. RI piled up eight hits and 11 RBIs in the big win.

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NOAA, Biden-Harris Administration announce nearly $2 million for Rhode Island project as part of Investing in America Agenda

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July 26, 2024

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Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department of Commerce and NOAA have recommended nearly $2 million for a project in Rhode Island to make the state’s coast more resilient to climate change and other coastal hazards. The awards are being made under the Biden Administration’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, a competitive, $575 million program funded through the nearly $6 billion total investment under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act.

“As part of President Biden’s commitment to combating the climate crisis, we are investing $575 million to help make sure America’s coastal communities are more resilient to the effects of climate change,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “As part of this historic investment in our nation’s climate resilience the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $2 million to help underserved communities in Rhode Island develop and implement new strategies to protect themselves from increased flooding, storm surge, and extreme weather events.”

Administered by the Department of Commerce and NOAA, the Climate-Ready Coasts initiative is focused on investing in high-impact projects that create climate solutions by storing carbon; building resilience to coastal hazards such as extreme weather events, pollution and marine debris; restoring coastal habitats that help wildlife and humans thrive; building the capacity of underserved communities and support community-driven restoration; and providing employment opportunities.

“This historic funding is vital for helping Rhode Island communities confront the unique coastal challenges posed by a changing climate,” said NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. “The recommended project will empower Rhode Islanders to better prepare for climate change, fostering a more resilient, equitable future for these coastal communities.”

The recommended project in Rhode Island includes $1,999,777 for work with the Aquidneck Land Trust in partnership with the municipalities of Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth and Naval Station Newport. The project, Growing Regional Resilience Coordination on Aquidneck Island, capitalizes on the momentum of resilience initiatives already underway on the island. Committed to conserving the island’s open spaces and building on prior successful projects (including the conservation of over 2,800 acres), the land trust will use this opportunity to grow their island-wide approach to resilience, offering technical assistance, capacity building, and actionable strategies for responding to climate change. Implemented projects will include nature-based solutions to address threats from flooding, increasing storms, extreme temperatures, drought, sea level rise and water pollution.

“Coastal communities are on the front lines of climate change and face unique climate challenges – from flooding to water pollution to sea level rise. This federal funding will help the Aquidneck Land Trust and its partners work collaboratively to strengthen their collective resiliency to the impacts of climate change. I applaud their cooperative approach to mitigating the impacts of climate change for future generations and look forward to seeing the results of their work in these Rhode Island communities,” said Senator Jack Reed.

“Thanks to our Inflation Reduction Act, we’re accelerating climate resiliency across the Ocean State,” said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who helped shape major climate provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act. “This federal funding will provide a big boost to resiliency and conservation projects on Aquidneck Island and help strengthen our defenses against climate change.”

“As the Ocean State, coastal management is essential to protecting our communities and our way of life from the existential threat of climate change,” said Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01). “That is why I am proud to have joined my colleagues in supporting the Aquidneck Land Trust in their quest to receive more than $2 million in federal funding. This federal investment will help expand their island-wide approach to resilience and leverage nature-based solutions to fight the climate crisis.”

Additional information is available on the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge website.

Climate, weather, and water affect all life on our ocean planet. NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict our changing environment, from the deep sea to outer space, and to manage and conserve America’s coastal and marine resources.

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