Newport Girls' Polo Team Win Third Place at Nationals

The Newport Girls’ Interscholastic Polo Team competed at the national championship held recently in Storrs, CT.

[CHAT] RIHS Basketball Titles Up For Grabs

Follow along with our live blog all of Sunday for play-by-play and results from the girls’ D-I, II and III title games, and the boys’ state championship.

Looking for live coverage of the Rhode Island High School basketball title games on Sunday? Patch has you covered! Narragansett Local Editor Stephen Greenwell will be on press row, providing play-by-play and live chat. Simply use the Cover It Live applet provided in this story, or download the free app from their website or the iTunes / iPhone store. The lineup of games is as follows: All games will be played at the Ryan Center on the Kingston campus of the University of Rhode Island.

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Song Remains The Same – Rams Fade in Second Half

The Rams’ first half efficiency gets wore down by a more talented UMass squad, as URI loses 75-66 in its season finale.

KINGSTON – For seemingly the 100th time this year, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team saw a close game slip away in the second half, as the Rams couldn’t keep pace with a more talented opponent. For Senior Day on Saturday afternoon, the cast of characters changed, as the University of Massachusetts Minutemen played the role of past squads like La Salle, St. Bonaventure and VCU. However, the ending was the same, as the Rams lost 75-66. As usual, the Rams were within striking distance at the half, trailing by just a single point with about four seconds left. In a play that epitomized URI’s season, UMass point guard Chaz Williams got the ball in the backcourt, shook off light contact from 60 feet away, and then launched a …

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Red Sox Prospect, Portsmouth Grad Retires From Baseball At Age 22

A well-known Portsmouth resident and athlete announced his retirement from baseball Wednesday.

Boston Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland, 22, announced his retirement from baseball on Wednesday, reports The Providence Journal.  In an e-mail sent to media outlets, Westmoreland called his announcement a "difficult decision."  "Although it is a very difficult decision for me, it has become clear that the neurological damage caused by the most recent cavernous malformation and surgery leaves me with physical challenges that make it impossible to play the game at such a high level," wrote the Portsmouth native.  Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the sixth round of the 2008 first-year player draft out of Portsmouth High School, Westmoreland missed his second straight season in 2011 due to brain surgery. He underwent another surgery this …

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Newport Girls Interscholastic Team To Head To Nationals

The Newport Girls' interscholastic team is heading to nationals for the second year in a row! The team's national ranking has earned a trip to the US National Championship as a Wild Card to face Maui, Culver, Maryland and UConn next month in Storrs, CT.

Patriots Cheerleaders Holding Open Auditions on March 2

Auditions will be held in Gillette Stadium's Dana Farber Field House. Registration begins at 10 a.m.

The New England Patriots' cheerleaders will hold an open audition for the 2013 squad on Saturday, March 2.   Women who are at least 18-years-old, and have a high school diploma or GED are invited to audition. The auditions will take place in Gillette Stadium’s Dana Farber Field House. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Candidates will perform two designated routines and a freestyle combination. They will be judged on dance ability, showmanship, overall appearance and level of physical fitness. Judges will narrow the field to up to 65 participants to be invited back for final auditions on Saturday, March 16. For more information on the audition process can, click here.   The 2013 Patriots Cheerleading Squad will be comprised of approximately 24…

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[CHAT] Rams Look To Play Spoiler vs. La Salle

With a win against La Salle today, URI can hurt the Explorers’ conference tournament seeding and postseason chances.

The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team will look for its ninth win of the season, and fourth conference win, as it hosts the La Salle Explorers at 2 p.m. at the Ryan Center. The usual script for the two teams has flipped a bit this year, as the Rams are rebuilding while La Salle (18-7, 8-4 Atlantic 10) is in contention for postseason play. The Rams (8-17, 3-9 Atlantic 10) are hoping to play spoiler as a result. To win, URI will have to shake off one of its worst shooting performances ever. The Rams lost 55-42 to Xavier on Wednesday night, shooting 24.1 percent from the field in the process. Shooting below 30 percent will almost surely result in another loss. Following today’s game, URI has just three games left, with the …

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Beach Polo Returns to Newport Winter Festival This Weekend!

Polo matches will be played Saturday and Sunday at noon at Easton's Beach in Newport.

Back by popular demand, beach polo returns to the Newport Winter Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 and 24, at noon at Easton's Beach for an exciting exhibition match of equine polo each day, weather permitting.  The event is free and open to the public. For directions, click here. Call the 24-hour information line at 401-846-0200 for status updates and weather changes, including cancellations.  Beach polo, organized by Newport Polo Inc., will feature two teams competing each day in a match composed of four periods of play, seven minutes per period.  In between periods, the players change to fresh horses. In total, each match will have duration of about one hour during low tide. Spectators are encouraged to witness the fast-paced …

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