College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, Oct 26 - Nov 1
Monday-Wednesday – Baseball at Blue-Gray World Series
Tuesday (7 pm CT) – W Basketball vs. Eastern New Mexico EXH
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Tulane ESPN+
Thursday-Sunday – W Tennis at HEB Invitational, Waco
Friday-Sunday – M Tennis at SMU Invitational, Dallas
Friday (12:30 pm CT) – Soccer vs. Charlotte ESPN+
Friday-Sunday – M Tennis at Baylor Invitational
Friday (7 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. South Florida ESPN+
Saturday – American Conference M/W XC Championships, New Orleans
Saturday-Sunday – M Golf at Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, Loxley AL
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week Oct 26 - Nov 1
Until December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Until October 31 – Sarofim Gallery: Off the Press/Off the Wall
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Seminar Lecture: Dr Marc Hansel
Mon (12:30 pm CT) – SRUW Seminar with Kathleen Canning LOCATION CHANGE: SRUW will be meeting (in person) at the Anderson-Clarke Center, Rm 115
Monday (4 pm CT) – Baker Event: The Future of US FIscal Policy
Monday (6 pm CT) – Jahi: An Interview with Dr. Anthony Pinn
Tuesday (1 pm CT) - Baker Event: Roberto Carlos
Tuesday (1:30 pm CT) – London l Alumni Social
Tuesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: International Rescue Committee
Tuesday (6:30 pm CT) – Haunted History: Old Haunts & Hidden Stories at Rice
Wednesday (11 am CT) – Wellness Wednesday: Eric George
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – Scott Solomon: Becoming Martian
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play that Funky Music, Woodson
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Vanzant Seminar Lecture: Dr James Rothman
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – “Revolution’s Daughter” Film Screening and Happy Hour
Thursday (11 am CT) – "Save Sammy the OWL” Escape Room Challenge
Thursday (5 pm CT) – Humanities NOW: The Impossible Will Be Televised
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Austin l Brains in a Bar: Dean Luay Nakhleh
Thursday (6 pm CT) – DFW l Grad Alumni Social
Friday (9 am CT) – Michelle McCoy: Mongol Empire (1206-1368)
Friday (12 pm CT) – Rice Anthropology Brown Bag Talk with Julie Livingston
Friday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Baker Event: Dr Maria Repnikova
Friday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: The Story of the Big Boys
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema l Buddy
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, Oct 26 - Nov 1
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Manning Award Honors Ochoa (Rice Owls)
College Football:
Yesterday, The Athletic re-ranked 138 college football teams for 2026 after week 8, with Rice slipping from 127 to 128. Read here (free content).
Professional Baseball News
Playoff Baseball:
Last night, the Brewers defeated the Dodgers, 6-4, to sweep the best-of-seven NL Championship Series, 4-0. Danny Lehmann is the Bench Coach for the Dodgers.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Reckling's Roost Upgraded to Club 37 (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
Rice Volleyball:
Seay Earns Fresman of the Week Honors (Rice Owls)
Rice W Basketball:
Owls Set for Exhibition Against Eastern New Mexico (Rice Owls)
Rice Basketball:
Women Selected for Two ESPN Linear Games (Rice Owls)
Three Men's Games Selected for National Television (Rice Owls)
Other News
Rice Faculty:
Highly Prestigious and Prestigious Award Winners Recognized (Rice News)
South Main Alliance:
South Main Alliance Celebrates its 50-Year History (Rice News)
Linda Smith Kidd (1944-2026):
On August 21, Linda Smith Kidd unexpectedly passed away. Born in Tennessee, she attended Rice (Brown, class of 1966) and earned a BS from Auburn in 1969. She was an early childhood Montessori teacher, a bookkeeper, tax preparer and a census worker. Also, she enjoyed many hobbies and interests including folk dancing, playing the piano and reading. Above all, her “love for her family was boundless”. She is survived by, among others, her four children, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
First, RIck Ngo (2) also correctly answered last Thursday's trivia question!
Name the Owl who holds the Rice football single-game rushing record in school history. For a bonus point, name the game in which he set the record. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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Corrections, comments and updates welcome