Rice Baseball This Week, June 9-15
Friday (June 13) – Monday (June 23) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, December 1-7
Wednesday (5:30 pm CT) – W Basketball vs. Sam Houston TV: ESPN+
Wednesday (8 pm CT) – M Basketball vs. Texas State TV: ESPN+
Friday (2 pm CT) – Volleyball Send-Off, Doubletree at Campbell Center, Dallas
Friday (2:30 pm CT) – Volleyball Pre-Match Social, Milo Butterfingers, Dallas
Friday (3:30 pm CT) – Volleyball Watch Party, BPSPC
Friday (4 pm CT) – #7 RIce vs. Florida, NCAA Volleyball Championship, Dallas
Saturday (2 pm CT) – W Basketball vs. UNLV TV: ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, December 1-7
Until December 20 – Moody Center: Bio Morphe
Monday (12 pm CT) – SRUW l Field Trip to Sarofim Hall
Tuesday (8:30 am CT) – Baker Event: Beyond the Clinic
Tuesday (4:30 pm CT) – Revisiting Simple Living with Frank Levering
Tuesday (5 pm CT) – Rice360 Institute: Dr Queen Dube
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Guest Lecture with Ben Langmead
Wednesday (5 pm CT) – Fall 2025 D2K Showcase
Wednesday (5 pm CT) – Recent Alumni Run Club
Thu (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Washington DC l Holiday Party
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Houston l Happy Hour
Saturday (4:30 am CT) – Hong Kong l Holiday Party
Saturday (6 pm CT) – Boston l Holiday Party
Saturday (6 pm CT) – Moody Movie Night: Elemental
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, December 1-7
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Owls Add 18 on Signing Day (Rice Owls)
Scott Abell Inks Tremendous Signing Class (The Roost)
Owls sign 18 (Houston Chronicle)
Professional Baseball News
Anthony Rendon:
Source: Angels, Anthony Rendon in talks to buy out final year of deal (ESPN)
Trei Cruz:
Last week, Trei Cruz was added to Detroit’s 40-man roster which will lead to a Spring Training invitation for the upcoming season. Read more.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Owls Add Six for 2027 (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
Rice Athletics:
Owls in Action Week Delivers for Houston (Rice Owls)
Rice Basketball:
Strong Fourth Powers Women Past Sam Houston (Rice Owls)
Men Hold Off Texas State (Rice Owls)
Other News
Take Flight Scholars Program:
Take Flight branches out (Rice News)
Moody Center:
'Bio Morphe' inspires New Art / New Music (Rice News)"
Jim Cloutier (1947-2025):
On November 24, Jim Cloutier passed away after an extended illness. Born in Louisiana, he earned a BS in mathematics from the University at Lafayette in 1969 and a MA (1974) and a PhD (1975) in advanced mathematics (control theory) from Rice. He enjoyed a career as a distinguished civil servant and spent the last seventeen years of his career as a contractor, most recently with Torch Technologies until he retired in September 2024. Also, he was an avid golfer and was active in his church. He is survived by, among others, his wife of forty-nine years Joan. Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
First, Steve Lukingbeal also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question.
Name the former Rice cheerleader whose brother, a SMU alum, is an actor who has appeared in over 200 films and TV shows including Groundhog Day, Memento and Deadwood. For a bonus point, name the role that the brother played in Groundhog Day. Email your answer(s) here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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