College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Monday, September 7, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, September 7-13
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Soccer vs. UL-Monroe ESPN+
Friday-Sunday – M Tennis at Midland Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
Friday – WXC/MXC at Rice Invitational
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. #6 Louisville ESPN+
Sat (2:30 pm CT) – Football vs. #4 Notre Dame Radio l ESPN+ l GN: Rice l ND
Saturday (4 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. UNI ESPN+
Sunday (12 pm CT) – Soccer at South Alabama
Sunday (2:30 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. #10 Creighton ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, September 7-13
Until December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Tuesday (2:30 pm) – Moody Center: Natalia Montoya Lecaros
Wednesday (8:20 am CT) – Baker Event: The Age of Depopulation
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker Series: Dr Bianca Murillo
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – Revisiting the Task Force l Mellon Sawyer Seminar
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play That Funky Music, Woodson
Wednesday (7 pm CT) – Rice Alumni September Virtual Book Club: Colin Cotterill
Thursday (1 pm CT) – Transnational Asia Speaker Series: Marta E Hanson
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Books that Shaped My World with Anne Chao ’05 Sold Out
Thursday (6 pm CT) – SCOPE Science Café: Volcanologist Dr Julia Morgan
Thursday (6:30 pm CT) – Brains in a Bar: Susannah Wright ’18 and Scott McGill
Friday (4:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: A Conversation with Dr Robert George
Friday (6 pm CT) – Chicago l A Reception with President Reginald DesRoches
Sunday (9 am CT) – Houston l Bills vs Texans Field Experience and Game
Sunday (10 am CT) – Washington DC l Welcome to the NeighborHOOT
Sunday (9 am CT) – Denver l Welcome to the NeighborHOOT
Shepherd School Events This Week, September 7-13
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Episode 237: Rice Routs HCU (The Roost)
Preview: Notre Dame (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.269) went 2-for-4 with a double, 3 runs and a walk for the Reds.
Trei Cruz (.250) homered for AAA Toledo and Tristan Gray (.235) went 1-for-3 with a run and a walk for AAA St Paul.
Justin Long (2-4, 7.44) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for Hi-A Rome.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Pierce Adds 11 to Roster (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
Rice Soccer:
Owls Earn Historic Draw At Defending Champion No. 15 FSU (Rice Owls)
Rice Volleyball:
Owls Fall to Illinois in Rice Invitational I Finale (Rice Owls)
Other News
Herbert Simon s (1935-2026):
On August 19, Herbert Simons passed away. A native Houstonian, he earned a BA in Economics from Rice in 1957 and a JD from Harvard Law in 1960. He enjoyed “a long and distinguished career in law and was a nationally recognized expert in taxation” with Butler & Binion and Winstead. Also, he was a “noted genealogist and family historian”.
He “will be remembered for his kindness, wit, boundless energy, the breadth of his intellect, his successful professional career, his devotion to the institutions and community of Houston, and his lifelong interest in the history of his family and the families of early America.” He is predeceased by, among others, his longtime partner, Douglas Colin. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Florida State alum Dick Howser ‘58 won three World Series titles, twice as a coach with the Yankees (1977-78) and once as a manager with the Royals (1985). The Dick Howser Trophy is bestowed annually to the national college baseball player of the year. In 2010, the Trophy was awarded to Anthony Rendon.
On Sunday, the #15 Seminoles soccer team hosts the Owls in Tallahassee.
Way to go, Ted Richard, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Andy Williams, Bob Toone, Robert Gilmer, Ty Buthod, Martha Proctor Gano, Ann Bixby, Betty Bixby, Anne Eldredge, John Montana, Clarke Anderson, Paul Reese, Chris Kohnhorst, Boyd Harrison, Greg Williams, Ben Mayberry, James Walker, Brian Lattimer, Mike Ross, Steve Brown, Arthur Rogers, Melinda Clark and Russell Henderson!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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