College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, August 24-30
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Soccer vs. Vanderbilt ESPN+
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. South Alabama, Mobile AL ESPN+
Saturday-Monday – M Tennis at HotelPlanner UTR, GRBTC
Saturday (2 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Georgia State, Mobile AL
Sunday (11 am CT) – Volleyball vs. Mississippi State, Mobile AL
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, August 24-30
Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Monday – First Day of Classes
Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Tom Hardin
Wednesday (8 am CT) – Wednesday Wellness: Whoo's Ready to Walk?
Wednesday (6:30 pm CT) – Houston l Welcome to the NeighboorHOOT
Thursday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown
Thursday (4 pm CT) – Triple Crown Celebration
Thursday (8:30 pm CT) – Lunar Eclipse: Campus Observatory Open House and Talk
Saturday (11 am CT) – Washington DC l Good Hope Community Day
Sunday (4 pm CT) – Bay Area l Welcome to the NeighboorHOOT
Shepherd School Events This Week, August 24-30
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Episode 235: 2026 Rice Football Offense Preview (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
Player Moves:
Yesterday, AA Montgomery transferred Roel Garcia to the Development List.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Trei Cruz (.231) singled and scored twice for AAA Toledo and Tristan Gray (.194) went 1-for-4 with a homer, 4 runs and 2 RBI for AAA St Paul.
Parker Smith (4-7, 7.23) was the losing pitcher for Hi-A Asheville.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Blaine Brown:
Blaine Brown undergoes elbow surgery (GoVOLS247)
Other Sports News
Rice Soccer:
Rice Opens Homestand Against Lamar (Rice Owls)
Mitchell Meissner '18:
After round 3 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner was T48 at -13 at the AdventHealth Championship in Kansas City MO on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.
Other News
Rice Researchers:
Rice researchers unlock new way to manufacture diamond composites (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Renée Elise Goldsberry originated the role of Angelica Schuyler in “Hamilton”, winning the 2016 Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical. Her mother, Betty Sanders, an industrial psychologist, earned her doctorate from Rice in 1984. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
On January 23, Renée Elise Goldsberry will perform at Rice. Read more.
Way to go, Andy Williams, Mike Ross, Paul Reese, Bob Toone, Ann Bixby, Ted Richard, Anne Eldredge, John Montana, Martha Proctor Gano, Nancy Bailey, Randy Schaffer, Arthur Rogers, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Brian Lattimer, Michelle Cash, Boyd Harrison, Chris Kohnhorst, Art Gottschalk, Susan Zimmerman, Greg Williams, Betty Bixby, Melinda Clark, Larry Nettles, James Walker and Clarke Anderson!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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Corrections, comments and updates welcome