College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Monday, September 28, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, September 28 - October 4
Thursday-Sunday – M Tennis at Torreon MX College Invite
Thursday (7 pm CT) – Soccer at UTSA ESPN+
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball at South Florida ESPN+
Saturday-Sunday – W Golf at Blessing Collegiate Invitational, Fayetteville AR
Saturday (8 am CT) – WXC at SU Showdown, Georgetown TX
Sat (6 pm CT) – Football vs. UTSA Radio l ESPN+ l Game Notes: Rice l UTSA
Sunday – M Golf at Trinity Forest Invitational, Dallas
Sunday (1 pm CT) – Volleyball at FAU ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, September 28-October 4
Until December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Until October 3 – Sarofim Gallery: Off the Press/Off the Wall
Monday (12 pm) – Vanzant Lecture Series: Dr Cory Evans
Monday (12:30 pm) – SRUW l Seminar with Mark Jones
Tuesday (10 am) – Baker Event: The State of the USCMA
Tuesday (11 am) – ContinuOWL Learning: Neal Schore
Tuesday (5 pm CT) – Rice 360 Global Health Technologies Seminar
Tuesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Aiding Autocrats
Wednesday (11 am CT) – Wellness on the Mat: Owls on the Mat
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play That Funky Music, Woodson
Wednesday (5:30 pm CT) – Online Cooking Class
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Oscar Tuazon / Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Be a Positive Pivoter: Wendy-Kay Logan
Friday-Sunday – Families Weekend
Friday-Sunday – Rice Theatre: Our Town
Friday (4:30 pm CT) – Research Relays: New Social Sciences Faculty (ll)
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, September 28 - October 4
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Fresno State 38, Rice 24:
Episode 240: Rice Football Drops Third Straight (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday.
No Owls in action.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Pierce Adds 11 to Roster (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
RIce Invite:
Two Owls Claim Flight Titles (Rice Owls)
Rice Volleyball:
Owls Secure First Conference Win in Thriller (Rice Owls)
Rice Soccer:
Owls Fall at Home to Tulsa (Rice Owls)
Other News
John Lee Blagg (1953-2026):
On September 22, John Lee Blagg passed away. A native Texan, he graduated from Rice (Sid Richardson) in 1976 with degrees in History and Economics and earned a JD from St. Mary’s School of Law in 1991. He enjoyed a legal career as a solo practitioner in Brownwood until he retired in 2024. Also, he was active in the community and in his church. “He lived his life in service to others”. Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Brooke Rollins (Texas A&M, ’94) is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. She is Security of Agriculture. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst, Guy Rollins and Mike Ross!
Last night, the #16 Aggie volleyball team swept the Owls, 3-0.
Way to go, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Joe Quoyeser, Betty Bixby, Andy Williams, Bob Toone, John Montana, James Walker, Arthur Rogers, Ann Bixby, Martha Proctor Gano, Anne Eldredge, Susan Zimmerman, George Wagner, Paul Reese, Guy Rollins, Ted Richard, Walt Greenberg, Kirwin Drouet, Chris Kohnhorst, Art Gottschalk, Melinda Clark, Boyd Harrison, Clarke Anderson, Steve Brown, Ben Mayberry, Brian Lattimer, Russell Henderson, Mike Ross and Sallie Schwall!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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