College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, July 20 - 26
No events
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, July 20 - 26
Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Monday (12 pm CT) – Control What You Can: Career Strategy Panel
Monday (1 pm CT) – Traveling Owls l Travel Insurance Webinar
Saturday (2 pm CT) – Santa Fe l Rice Alumni and Community Reception
Sunday (7:30 pm CT) – Denver l Colorado Shakespeare's Festival "Twelfth Night"
Shepherd School Events This Week, July 20 - 26
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Florida State Football:
Florida State is hiring Tom Herman as an assistant to head football coach Mike Norvell. He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Rice football from 2007 to 2008.
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Trei Cruz (.208) singled twice and scored for AAA Toledo and Tristan Gray (.250) doubled for AAA St Paul.
Garrett Stratton (1-2, 1.93) allowed 1 earned run in 1 inning in relief for the loss for AA Binghamton.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), RF Mason Ashlock is transferring from Rice to Incarnate Word.
Other Sports News
Rice W Track:
19 Owls Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors (Rice Owls)
Rice M Golf:
Owls Announce 2026-27 Schedule (Rice Owls)
Rice Swimming:
Owls Announce 2026-27 Meet Schedule (Rice Owls)
Other News
Paris Summer Program:
Rice students encounter Gothic world where it still stands (Rice News)
Milton Soward (1936-2026):
On July 13, Milton Soward passed away. A native Texan, he graduated from Rice (Baker College) in 1960. He enjoyed a career in real estate as a self-employed businessman. Also, his “family was one of the great joys of his life” and he was “a man of great faith”. He is survived by, among others, his wife Irene (they were married for over sixty-nine years). Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Ty Buthod and Tom Stallings for the guest trivia question!
The late Wilbur Wood, the father of former Rice tennis player Wendy Wood (Yang) was a three-time MLB All-Star (1971, 1972 and 1974). (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Ted Richard, Betty Bixby, James Walker, Jimmy Disch, Arthur Gottschalk, Martha Proctor Gano, Ann Bixby, John Montana, Paul Reese, Anne Eldredge, Boyd Harrison, Russell Henderson, Melinda Clark, Mike Ross, Brian Lattimer, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Clarke Anderson and Arthur Rogers!
Next trivia question tomorrow!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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