Jamie Padgett:
Jamie Padgett wins Texas academy's O'Donnell Award (Rice News)

William Broyles '66:
How To Create A Great Magazine Out Of Thin Air (Texas Monthly)

Steve Kean:

Rice W Tennis:
Season Opens Early as Owls Host Cardinals Today (Rice Owls)

Rice Basketball:
Preview: Women Host UNT (Rice Owls)

Rice Swimming:
Dyson Third Owl to Win AAC Honor (Rice Owls)
Owls sweep SMU Meet (The Rice Thresher)

Rice Basketball:

Brian Armstrong '05/'06:
Coinbase Leaders Sharply Slow Their Stock Sales (WSJ)

Met Opera Laffont Competition (Thanks, Michelle Smith '79):

D1Baseball Preseason Poll:
In its preseason Top 25 poll released yesterday, top ranked by D1Baseball were LSU (#1), Tennessee (#2), Stanford (#3), Ole Miss (#4) and Texas A&M (#5).  This season, Rice is scheduled to play a total of 8 games against Stanford (#3), Texas A&M (#5), TCU (#15) and Texas Tech (#24).

Owls in NFL Playoffs:
Wild Card Round Recap (The Roost)

Owls in NFL Playoffs:
Last night, Dallas defeated Tampa Bay, 31-14.  Will McClay is VP of Player Personnel for the Cowboys.  Nick Leverett and Kyle Trask, the son of Orville Trask, are on the roster of the Buccaneers.

Moody Center:
Free, tactile fiber art exhibit opens (Houston Chronicle)

Vikas Mittal:
Study: Social media is a major distraction for students (Rice News)

Rice M Tennis:
Gauchos Rally Past Owls (Rice Owls)

Rice Basketball:
Crosthwait's Career Night Lifts Rice Past UTSA (Rice Owls)

Owls in NFL Playoffs:
On Saturday, San Francisco defeated Seattle (Myles Adams), 41-23, and Jacksonville defeated the Los Angeles Chargers (Bryce Callahan and Christian Covington), 31-30.