College Baseball This Week, June 1-7
Friday (June 5) – Monday (June 8) – Super Regionals
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, June 8-14
Wednesday-Saturday – NCAA Outdoor W Track Championships, Eugene
Wednesday-Saturday – NCAA Outdoor M Track Championships, Eugene
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, June 8-14
Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Renessa Boley Layne
Wed (5 pm CT) – Baker Event: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy
Wed (7 pm CT) – Rice Alumni Virtual Book Club: Michael Finkel
Thursday (5 pm CT) – Washington DC l Intern Reception and Panel
Thursday (5 pm CT) – Moody Center: Annual Pride Happy Hour
Friday (12 pm CT) – Moody Center: Wellness at the Moody Series
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Moody Center: Art Lab: Felted Charms
Saturday (1 pm CT – Los Angeles l Rice Alumni Beach Day
Shepherd School Events This Week, June 8-14
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Episode 226: Rice Opponent Preview: ECU (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
Scott Powers:
Study: What MLB Swing Data Reveals About Two-Strike Hitting (Rice News)
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
No Owls in action.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), the following Owl has also entered the transfer portal: Cole Green (on June 5).
Other Sports News
Rice M Basketball:
Jalen Smith Signs Pro Contract with BC Prievidza (Rice Owls)
Other News
Caleb McDaniel:
Rice historian uncovers origins of Juneteenth celebrations (Rice News)
Haast Autonomous:
Rice student startup raises $1.85M (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Name the former West Virginia Phi Beta Kappa quarterback married to a Rice alum. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome