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URI Holds Strong, Topples Campbell 21-9 in CAA Opener – Newport Buzz
The University of Rhode Island Rams made a statement in their CAA Football opener Saturday night at Meade Stadium, taking down Campbell 21-9 in a game defined by defensive grit. From start to finish, the Rams (2-1, 1-0 CAA Football) controlled the tempo, never trailing as they leaned on a relentless defense and timely offensive execution.
The game’s defining moment came in the second quarter, as Rhode Island held Campbell (1-2, 0-1 CAA Football) to a thrilling four-play goal-line stand, preserving a narrow 7-3 lead going into halftime. Defensive lineman Westley Neal Jr. was key during the stand, coming up with a solo stop and assisting on another to stymie the Camels’ momentum. That stand proved to be the turning point, galvanizing the Rams on both sides of the ball.
The Rams’ lone score of the first half came early when quarterback Devin Farrell found wide receiver Greg Gaines III for a nine-yard touchdown pass. Campbell responded with a field goal just before halftime, but Rhode Island’s defense refused to let them get any closer.
In the second half, Rhode Island’s offense came to life. Farrell orchestrated an eight-play, 77-yard drive to open the third quarter, capping it off with his first career rushing touchdown. The Rams’ defense immediately followed up by forcing a Campbell punt, setting up Farrell’s second touchdown pass of the night—a 25-yard strike to Marquis Buchanan, giving Rhode Island a commanding 21-3 lead.
Campbell tried to claw back into the game in the fourth quarter, scoring on an eight-yard pass from Mike Chandler II to Sinecere Brown. But Rhode Island’s defense stiffened once again, stopping a two-point conversion attempt that would have made it a one-possession game. From there, the Rams controlled the clock, forcing the Camels into a turnover on downs in their final possession and sealing the victory with 1:18 remaining.
Linebacker A.J. Pena was a force all game, racking up eight tackles and two sacks to pass the 100-tackle milestone for his career. Pena now has 17.5 sacks, moving him into eighth place on URI’s all-time list. Defensive back Fredrick Mallay added a career-high 11 tackles, while the Rams as a whole racked up nine tackles for loss, shutting down any hopes of a Campbell comeback.
On offense, Farrell was efficient, completing 14 of 21 passes for 128 yards while adding another 34 yards on the ground. He accounted for all three of Rhode Island’s touchdowns, throwing two and rushing for one. Buchanan, meanwhile, continued his streak of reliability, catching four passes for 48 yards and extending his streak of games with a reception to 10.
The Rams now shift their focus to a non-conference road game against LIU next Saturday, with kickoff set for noon.
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As the birthplace of celebrities like Olivia Culpo and Debra Messing, Rhode Island is known to breed talent. But it also attracts it — Rhode Island’s real estate market is historically known for its A-list buyers.
Many big names have moved to Rhode Island over the years. Perhaps most notably, singer Taylor Swift bought a $17 million waterfront mansion in Westerly in 2013, which she later wrote the song “the last great american dynasty” about.
And of course, the state was home to a swath of rich and famous families who moved to Newport during the Gilded Age.
Here’s what to know about this year’s biggest celebrity real estate stories in Rhode Island.
Comedian Matt Rife buys 80-acre property in Rhode Island
Earlier this year, comedian Matt Rife bought an 80-acre property in Rhode Island, he said on a podcast in August.
In an interview with comedians H. Foley and Kevin Ryan on their “Are You Garbage?” podcast, Rife said he wasn’t initially considering buying a home in Rhode Island – “it wasn’t even in the top 10 states I looked at,” he said – but ended up finding a property that matched what he was looking for.
Rife said he chose the Ocean State in part due to its convenience for traveling, and also because he was looking for a home in an area near a good comedy scene.
“I got all that for probably the price of a 2 bedroom with no yard in LA,” Rife said.
Other celebrities who own homes in Rhode Island
While there weren’t any other celebrities reported to have bought homes in Rhode Island this year, several other big names already call the state home.
Here’s a list of some of the celebrities who already own homes in Rhode Island:
- Taylor Swift owns a mansion dubbed “Holiday House” in Westerly’s Watch Hill neighborhood.
- Christopher Walken has owned a home on Block Island since 1999.
- Conan O’Brien owns a vacation home in Westerly, which his family bought in 1997.
- Jay Leno has a mansion on Ocean Drive in Newport that dates back to the Gilded Age.
- Judge Judy Sheindlin owns a Newport mansion dubbed “Bird House.”
We likely won’t see much of the sun for the remainder on 2024, certainly not the final weekend of the year!
Clouds are increasing tonight ahead of the next storm system. As temperatures fall below freezing overnight, we’ll be watching for the possibility of freezing rain early Saturday morning.
This could lead to a glaze of ice on roads, driveways and sidewalks. Areas north and west of 295 are the most likely trouble spots, but we could even see areas south and east of this get some.
Temperatures will quickly rise well-above freezing by 10am and will see just plain rain showers, with otherwise cloudy skies.
Sunday morning will be showery as well. We catch a small break Sunday afternoon, but late Sunday night, rain returns and gets heavier into Monday.
The sun makes its final appearance of 2024 on New Year’s Eve Tuesday before yet another round of rain shortly after ball drop into New Year’s Day.
Colder air then builds in for the end of the week, as the beginning of January looks very cold across the Northeast.
Two people were killed and another injured in a head-on crash in Foster, Rhode Island, on Christmas Eve.
Police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that they responded to the crash around 3:10 p.m. Tuesday on Hartford Pike and found two vehicles in the eastbound lane with heavy front-end damage, as well as three people with serious injuries.
An investigation shows one vehicle was traveling westbound when it crossed over into the eastbound lane in an attempt to pass several other cars, and struck another vehicle head-on, according to WJAR.
The driver of the first vehicle — identified as Aaron McCrory, of Danielson, Connecticut — was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead, WJAR reports. A passenger in the second vehicle — identified as Sandi Brooks, of Vernon, Conn. — was also taken to Rhode Island Hospital where she died from her injuries.
The driver of the second vehicle was injured in the crash and taken to Rhode Island Hospital where they are in stable condition, police tell WJAR.
Further details about the crash have not been released.
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