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Bjorn steps down as URI athletics director

THORR BJORN announced Wednesday he is stepping down from his post as University of Rhode Island athletic director to accept a leadership position at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. His final day at URI will be Nov. 29. Above, he speaks during the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. plaque at Keaney Gymnasium in 2022. /COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – After nearly two decades, the University of Rhode Island is now searching for a new athletics director.  Thorr Bjorn announced Wednesday he is stepping down to accept a leadership position at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. His final day at URI will be Nov. 29.  Bjorn will serve as senior deputy

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