Tag: NCAA
R.I. Sports Commission executive director dead at age 63
PROVIDENCE – John Gibbons, the longtime executive director of the Rhode Island Sports Commission, died at the age of 63, the Providence Warwick Convention...
PC hires English as new men’s basketball coach
PROVIDENCE – Goodbye, Ed Cooley. Hello, Kim English.
Providence College on Thursday confirmed that it has hired English as the next head coach of the...
2 Brown University basketball players sue Ivy League over no-scholarship policy
PROVIDENCE – Two Brown University basketball players, one former and one current, filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday accusing the eight Ivy League...
PC requires 500% larger donation for March Madness ticket eligibility
PROVIDENCE – If fans want to see the Providence College men’s basketball team compete in the NCAA Tournament in a couple of weeks, it...
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president
BOSTON -Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, the association announced Thursday, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of...
Cooley agrees to multiyear extension to remain as Providence College men’s...
PROVIDENCE – Ed Cooley will remain in charge of the Providence College men’s basketball team for years to come.
College President The Rev. Kenneth R....
Adamo: August Convention Center reopening will give state a boost
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday announced that the R.I. Convention Center can reopen for business in August, about 17 months after it...
Providence a loser under NCAA’s March Madness plans
PROVIDENCE – Businesses in and around Providence stand to lose out on as much as $4 million in spending by college basketball fans next...
NCAA in talks with Indianapolis to host all of March Madness
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The NCAA announced Monday it plans to hold the entire 2021 men’s college basketball tournament in one geographic location to mitigate...
NCAA’s ‘March Madness’ to return to Providence in 2025
PROVIDENCE – The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Wednesday that its Division I Men’s Basketball Committee has selected Providence as one of the host...
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