https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/sports Sports en-US Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:53:00 GMT https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/sports/a-world-cup-summer-rhode-island-will-never-forget The Tartan Army drank New England dry, Cabo Verde made history and Providence threw one spectacular soccer party Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:53:00 GMT https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/sports/a-world-cup-summer-rhode-island-will-never-forget https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/history/the-red-sox-busing-and-the-making-of-new-englands-sports-identity URI professor David Faflik’s new book explores how race, sports fandom and the making of Red Sox Nation collided in 1970s Boston Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/history/the-red-sox-busing-and-the-making-of-new-englands-sports-identity https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/sports/new-englands-cabo-verdeans-living-a-world-cup-fairytale A date with defending champion Argentina doesn’t scare the region’s sizable Cabo Verdean population, whose soccer team has already made history Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:12:48 GMT https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/sports/new-englands-cabo-verdeans-living-a-world-cup-fairytale