Rice Football:
LB Blaze Alldredge enters Transfer Portal (The Roost)

State of Texas High School Championship Games (Thanks, George Wagner!):
On Friday, Denton Ryan (Rice signee LB DJ Arkansas) defeated Cedar Park, 59-14, in the Class 5A Division I state championship game.  The win caps a perfect 15-0 season.  
Yesterday, Katy defeated Cedar Hill, 51-14, in the Class 6A Division II state championship game.  With a 15-yard pick six, a sack and 2 tackles for a loss, Rice signee DE Cal Varner III was voted defensive game MVP. 

Owls in NFL Playoffs:
NFL Divisional Round
Yesterday, #2 Buffalo defeated #5 Baltimore, 17-3.  Interestingly,  four-year Rice football letterman Corey Frazier ’13 (2009-10-11-13) works in the Ravens’ front office as a pro scout while his father Leslie Frazier is the Bills’ defensive coordinator.  Read more. 
And, four-year Rice football letterman OJ Brigance (1987-88-89-90) also works in the Ravens’ front office as Senior Advisor to Player Engagement.  Finally, the starting center for the Bills is Mitch Morse (Missouri ’14).  His mother Catherine Morse and Holly Jones Wright ‘88 were high school basketball teammates and his uncle is Joe Quoyeser ‘84.
Today at 2:05 pm CT – #6 Cleveland (Andrew Sendejo) at #1 Kansas City

State of Texas HIgh School Championship Games:
Yesterday, Denton Ryan (Rice signee LB DJ Arkansas) defeated Cedar Park, 59-14, in the Class 5A Division I state championship game.  The win caps a perfect 15-0 season.  
Today at 1 pm CT, Katy (Rice signee DE Cal Varner III) faces Cedar Hill in the Class 6A Division I state championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Owls in NFL Playoffs:
NFL Divisional Round
Today at 7:15 pm CT – #5 Ravens (OJ Brigance) at #2 Bills
Tomorrow at 2:05 pm CT – #6 Cleveland (Andrew Sendejo) at #1 Chiefs

Rice W Basketball:
Owls Pick Up Fifth Straight Win (RIce Owls)

Rice M Basketball:
Owls Pull Away to Defeat Old Dominion, 69-59 (Rice Owls)
Rice downs Old Dominion in C-USA matchup (Houston Chronicle)

Rice Tennis:
Women Face McNeese State in Dual Opener (RIce Owls)
Men Return to Courts with a Pair of Duals (RIce Owls)

Ford Proctor:
Yesterday, Ford Proctor (.227) went 0-for-2 with 2 walks and a strikeout as Perth defeated Brisbane, 5-1, in the Australian Baseball League.  He was behind the plate for the Heat.

Rice Engineering:
Carbon monoxide reduced to valuable chemical (RIce News)

Belinda Chang '95:
Belinda Chang on the Future of Virtual Events (Drinx)

State of Texas HIgh School Championship Games:
Tonight at 7 pm, Rice signee LB DJ Arkansas and Denton Ryan faces Cedar Park in the Class 5A Division I state championship game.  Tomorrow at 1 pm, Rice signee DE Cal Varner III and Katy faces Cedar Hill in the Class 6A Division I state championship game.  Both games take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.  

Ford Proctor:
Yesterday, Ford Proctor (.250) walked 4 times, scored once and drove in 1 run as Perth shut out Adelaide, 5-0, in the Australian Baseball League.  He played third base. 

Cormac Flanagan, PhD '98:
Computer scientist elected ACM Fellow (UC Santa Cruz News)

Matthew Baring:
Fermi space telescope offers 'best look ever' at giant flare (Rice News)

Rice Basketball:
Women Head to Old Dominion (Rice Owls)
Men Host Old Dominion in Battle of 3-1 Teams (Rice Owls)
Previews (The Roost)

Rice Volleyball:
Owls Picked to Win C-USA West Division (Rice Owls)

C-USA Football:
Postponements abound in 2020 (The Roost)

State of Texas HIgh School Championship Games:
Tomorrow night at 7 pm, Rice signee LB DJ Arkansas and Denton Ryan faces Cedar Park in the Class 5A Division I state championship game.  On Saturday at 1 pm, Rice signee DE Cal Varner III and Katy faces Cedar Hill in the Class 6A Division I state championship game.  Both games take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.