College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, October 19 - 25
Monday – W Golf at Jim West Challenge, San Marcos
Monday-Wedmesdau – M Golf at Abilene Christian Intercollegiate, Granbury
Thu-Sun – W/M Tennis at American Individual Tennis Championships, GRBTC
Thu-Sun – W Tennis at JAE Foundation Invite, Fort Worth
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Soccer at South Florida ESPN+
Friday-Saturday – Swimming at Rice Invite
Friday-Sunday – M Tennis at Baylor Invitational
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball at North Texas
Sat (11am CT) – Football at FAU Radio l ESPNU l Game Notes: Rice l FAU
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Baseball vs. McLennan CC EXH
Sunday (12 pm CT) – Volleyball at Florida Atlantic ESPN+
Sunday (1 pm CT) – Soccer vs. Tulsa ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week October 19 - 25
Until December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Until October 24 – Sarofim Gallery: Off the Press/Off the Wall
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Lecture: Dr Kelly Zamudio
Monday (12 pm CT) – Amplifying Asian American Voices: Dr Karen Siu
Monday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Mohammad Darawshe
Tuesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Paul Ryan
Tuesday (6:30 pm CT) – The Creative Journey of Hong Lin Tsai ‘26
Tuesday (7 pm CT) – Denver l A Reception with President Reginald DesRoches
Wednesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Susan Robertson
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play that Funky Music, Woodson
Wednesday (5:30 pm CT) – REA l Engineer Your Career Panel
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – CSWGS Gray/Wawro Lecture – Siri Suh
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Brains in a Bar with Angel Marti
Thursday (8 am CT) – Baker Event: Mexico Country Outlook 2027
Thursday (11 am CT) – "Save Sammy the OWL” Escape Room Challenge
Thursday (4:15 pm CT) – Engineers in the C-Suite: Leslie Duke
Thursday (6 pm CT) – RAM l DFW Social
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Moody Center: Opening Reception for Platform
Friday (11:30 am CT) – Asian American Studies: Dr Lok Siu
Friday (12 pm CT) – Mars and the Search for Life: Kirsten Siebach
Friday (2:30 pm CT) – Transnational Asia Speaker Series l Lok Siu
Friday (5 pm CT) – RAINS & REA l Behind the Scenes Tour: Brockman Hall
Friday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: The Fall
Friday (9 pm CT) – Bay Area l Recent Alumni Social
Saturday (11 am CT) – Mexico City l Coffee Social
Saturday (6 pm CT) – Boston l San Jose Sharks vs Boston Bruins
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema l OBEX
Sunday (9 am CT) – Boca Raton l Rice vs FAU Soccer Pregame Social
Shepherd School Events This Week, October 19 - 25
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Owls in NFL:
Week 6 Roundup (The Roost)
College Football:
Yesterday, The Athletic re-ranked 138 college football teams for 2026 after week 7, with Rice unchanged at 127. 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:
Three Owls Earn Honorable Mention (Rice Owls)
Jim West Challenge:
Day Two Recap (Rice Owls)
Abilene Christian Intercollegiate:
Day One Recap (Rice Owls)
Other News
Rice Science Department:
Career award showcase layers of excellence (Rice News)
Sue Kramer (1942-2026):
On September 16, Sue Kramer passed away. A native Texan, she earned a BA in Biology from Rice (Jones) in 1963 where she met her future husband Alfred Kramer ’63. Also, she earned a MD from Washington University in 1968. For more than forty-five years, she “was a pioneering American physician and one of the nation’s first prominent female pediatric radiologists”. “Through her dedication to children’s care and joyful mentorship, she inspired others to follow her path”. She is survived by, among others, Alfred (they were married for sixty-two years). Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Name the former head baseball coach at Second Baptist Church in Houston who has won a World Series championship. For a bonus point, name the former assistant baseball coach at Second Baptist Church in Houston who has won five World Series championships. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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Corrections, comments and updates welcome