College Baseball This Week, May 25-31
Friday (May 29) – Monday (June 1) – Regionals
RICE UPDATE
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, May 25-31
Wednesday-Saturday – NCAA W/M Track West Prelims, Fayetteville
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, May 25-31
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Learn to Move with Zumba
Thursday (6 pm CT) – REA l Houston Puttery Social
Friday (6 pm CT) – Moody Center: Opening Reception for Masako Miki
Fri-August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Shepherd School Events This Week, May 25-31
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Bert Emanuel '94:
Former Rice star quarterback lands as softball coach at HCU (HCU News)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.242) hit a 2 run double and scored for the Twins. Trei Cruz (.200) walked for AAA Toledo.
Justin Long (2-2, 11.05) allowed 1 earned run in 1 inning in relief for Hi-A Rome.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Houston Baseball:
Will Davis Tabbed 9th Houston Baseball Head Coach (UH News)
Other Sports News
Rice M Golf:
Lukas Biondl Named PING All-Central Region (Rice Owls)
Mike Wilks '01:
Yesterday, San Antonio defeated Oklahoma City, 111-103, in decisive game 7 to win the Western Conference Finals and will face New York in the NBA Finals. Mike Wilks is an associate coach with the Thunder.
Other News
Don Glendenning '76:
Don Glendenning is the 97th annual Linz Award recipient. "The Linz Award is one of the oldest and most prestigious civic honors presented to individuals whose community and humanitarian efforts have created the greatest benefit to Dallas during the last decade." Read more.
Rice Trivia
Guest Trivia Answer:
Former Owl Mike Wilks won NBA championship rings in 2005 as a player with San Antonio and in 2025 as an assistant coach with Oklahoma City. The Western Conference finals series between the Spurs and the Thunder is tied 3-3, with decisive game 7 tomorrow. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Way to go, John Montana, Clarke Anderson, Bob Toone, Matt Moake, Paul Reese, Ted Richard, Steve Gilliland, Art Gottschalk, Andy Williams, Betty Bixby, Anne Eldredge, Greg Williams, George Wagner, Susan Zimmerman, Melinda Clark, Arthur Rogers, Boyd Harrison, Martha Proctor Gano, James Walker, Guy Rollins, Mike Ross, Ann Bixby, Bev Schorre and Bryant Wilkinson!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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