College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Friday, August 7, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, August 3-9
Thursday (7 pm CT) – Soccer vs. UH (EXH)
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, August 3-9
Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Wednesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Jane Chen
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Austin l Welcome to the NeighborHOOT
Sunday (1 pm CT) – Seattle l Welcome to the NeighborHOOT
Sunday (3 pm – Denver l New Student Social
Shepherd School Events This Week, August 3-9
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Episode 234: 2026 Rice Opponent Preview: Tulsa (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.225) walked for the Twins and Dane Myers (.263) drove in a run with a walk for the Reds.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), P Grant Nicholson is transferring from Wake Forest to Rice.
Other Sports News
Rice M Golf:
Owls Earn PLATFORM Golf President’s Special Recognition Award (Rice Owls)
Mitchell Meissner '18:
After round 1 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner was T37 at -3 at the Pinnacle Bank Championship in Omaha on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.
Other News
Rice Emerging Scholars Program:
Program gives incoming STEM students a head start – and a community (Rice News)
Paul Gilliam (1953-2026):
On July 30, Paul Gilliam passed away. A native Texan, he earned a BA in History from Rice (Baker College) in 1976 and a JD from UT Law in 1979. He served in the Navy JAG Corps and then enjoyed a career with Ramey & Flock in Tyler from 1984 until his retirement in 2022. Also, he held a deep love for Texas heritage, was an avid reader and was a lifetime member of the Texas Stampede.
He was a “man of profound brilliance, deep faith, and enduring love”. He is survived by, among others, his wife of eighteen years, Rosanna. Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
In fact, there are 2 four-year Rice letterwinners who are 2026 Distinguished Owl Club Awards honorees, namely women’s tennis letter winner Elle Lewis Anderson (1997-98-99-2000) and men’s basketball letter winner Willis Wilson (1979-80-81-82). “An Evening for Rice’s Honour” will take place Wednesday, September 30 at the River Oaks Country Club. Read more and/or register here. (Thanks, Clarke Anderson, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Ted Richard, Nancy Bailey, Ann Bixby, Anne Eldredge, Betty Bixby, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Walt Greenberg, Andy Williams, Kirkwood Johnston, John Montana, Arthur Rogers, Paul Reese, Gloria Tarpley, Art Gottschalk, Chris Kohnhorst, Melinda Clark, Greg Williams, Clarke Anderson, James Walker, Larry Nettles, Bob Toone and Mike Ross!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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Corrections, comments and updates welcome