The American Athletic Conference will host their Summer Kickoff and Media Day at the Hyatt Regency Newport on August 3rd and 4th. 33 student-athletes will join The American’s 12 head coaches for the first formal event of the 2015 football season. The American’s contingent includes 15 players who were named to the 2014 all-conference team, including […]
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Newport Gulls to Host Playoffs Starting Monday at Cardines Field
Photo & Game Report via Newport Gulls After spending the morning clinching the NECBL Southern Division with a 3-1, 12-inning victory over the Ocean State Waves in the conclusion of a rain-suspended game, the Newport Gulls could not pick up a second victory in western Massachusetts in the nightcap. The Gulls (27-15) dropped their final […]
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Newport Gulls Fall To Mystic Schooners on Friday
Photo & Game Report via Newport Gulls Needing just two wins entering the week to clinch the Southern Division, the Newport Gulls were confident they’d have home field advantage come August. Instead, the Gulls (26-14) dropped their third game in a row, this one to the Mystic Schooners, 12-6. The Gulls scored first on a […]
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Newport Gulls Lose to Plymouth Pilgrims on Wednesday Night
Photo & Game Report via Newport Gulls Riding an eight-game winning streak, the Newport Gulls returned home for one of their last five games of the regular season Wednesday night. But the Gulls (26-12) could not capitalize on several scoring opportunities, falling to the Plymouth Pilgrims 3-2 at Cardines Field. The Pilgrims got on the […]
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Newport Daily News: ‘It’s Never Too Early for Kraft to Down a Few Martinis”
Immediately following a press conference on Wednesday morning where Robert Kraft stated he regrets not appealing NFL penalties (from “deflategate”) against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, the official Twitter account for Newport Daily News Sports shared an interesting tweet. At 10:13 a.m. on July 29th @SportsNDN tweeted “It’s never too early for #Kraft to down […]
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Rajeev Ram Wins 2015 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Photo by Kate Whitney Lucey Rajeev Ram claimed the title at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Sunday, overcoming No. 2 seed Ivo Karlovic 7-6(5), 5-7, 7-6(2). It is Ram’s second ATP World Tour title, having also won the Newport title in 2009. Ram started the week off with a bang, saving one match point to […]
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Video: Billie Jean King presented official International Tennis Hall of Fame Ring
Billie Jean King, ITHF Secretary Peggy Woolard, ITHF Chairman Christopher Clouser. All photos by Kate Whitney Lucey. Tennis legend Billie Jean King was among the honored guests at today’s International Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, during which she was presented with her official Hall of Fame ring. King, a 39-time Grand Slam champion and […]
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Horse Severely Injured at Saturday’s Newport Polo Match
Just moments after the horse was injured | Photo via Mike McDonald USA vs Ireland, the most anticipated face-off yet this season in the Newport International Polo Series, saw tragedy on Saturday afternoon. Just after Ireland had one of the quickest scores possible and just minutes into the match, there was commotion on the field […]