Monday Morning Sports Roundup: Pats’ Streak Over, PC’s Chaos, URI's Inconsistency

Monday Morning Sports Roundup: Pats’ Streak Over, PC’s Chaos, URI's Inconsistency

Some key takeaways from this weekend in sports:

- The Patriots’ 11 season streak of winning the AFC East is over. The Bills now reign.

- Cam Newton has the 31st best QB rating in the NFL.

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- Tom Brady is 14th.

 

Celtics - Better or Worse?

- Celtics play the opening pre-season game on Tuesday at 7:30 PM against our good friend Kyrie Irving.

- Irving refused to answer reporters' questions last week and when fined by the NBA, “I do not talk to pawns.”

- The Celtic's first regular-season game is December 23 v. the Bucks.

- Is this team better than last year?

 

The Unofficial PC v. URI Rivalry Game, No Bowls, MLB, and More

- The Friars beat Davidson by one-point earlier this season (after leading by 19). And URI plays Davidson Friday. If the Rams can beat the Wildcats by more than one, then URI is the state Champ. Seems fair.

- BC is one of a growing number of college football teams opting out of playing in a bowl due to the pandemic.

- The Cleveland MLB team will drop “Indians” from its official name according to the New York Times. No word on the new name.

- Fatt's Russell has been inconsistent all year, every game and every half. Thus, the Rams too.

- URI lost 2, then won three, and now have lost two. The Rams could easily be 7-0. 

- URI's four losses - two to top 25 teams - are by a combined 25 points.

- PC Friars have had multiple games cancelled or postponed -- the latest were against UConn and Xavier.

 

RI D-III All-Decade Teams

The sports site Noontime Sports, which focuses on D-III sports has named its all-decade teams in college basketball. Check out the men's and women's all-decade teams. 

Noontime’s Rhode Island Men’s Basketball First Team - All-Decade Team

    •    Tom Garrick (Johnson & Wales) | Seekonk, Mass.

    •    Quarry Greenaway (Johnson & Wales) | Westchester, N.Y.

    •    Lamonte Thomas (Johnson & Wales) | Providence, R.I.

    •    Tahrike A. Carter (Rhode Island College) | Brooklyn, N.Y.

    •    Austin Coene (Roger Williams) | Tyngsborough, Mass

 

Noontime’s Rhode Island Women’s Basketball First Team -  - All-Decade Team

    •    Meaghan Harden (Salve Regina) | Sandwich, Mass.

    •    Erin Phillips (Salve Regina) | Morristown, N.J.

    •    Vandell Andrade (Rhode Island College) | Cranston, R.I.

    •    Stephanie Coro (Rhode Island College) | North Providence, R.I.

    •    Rachel Riley-Schafer (Rhode Island College) | Coventry, R.I.