May 6, 2026
Dr Lesa Tran (Thanks, Mike Ross '70/'74!):
The best brownie recipe, according to science (Popular Science)
Fondren Fellows Program:
Rice students uncover Houston's hidden histories (RIce News)
Deborah Nelson-Campbell:
May 6, 2026
Rice M Track:
O’Connor Named to Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Rice Owls)
Rice M Golf:
Two Owls Earn American All-Conference Honors (Rice Owls)
Rice W Basketball:
May 6, 2026
Trivia Answer:
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg was the Rice commencement speaker in 2018. Commencement ceremonies take place this weekend. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
May 5, 2026
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Complete Owls stats are here.
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OWLS IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
2021 MLB/MiLB Daily Stats: 5/1/21
| BATTING | TEAM | LEAGUE | AB | R | H | BI | W | K | AVE | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Holt | TEX | MLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | x |
| Anthony Rendon | LAA | MLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | x |
| PITCHING | TEAM | LEAGUE | IP | H | R | ER | W | K | ERA | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Duffey | MIN | MLB | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | x |
| Lucas Luetge | NYY | MLB | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | x |
May 5, 2026
Rice Baseball:
Davis Earns American Player of the Week Honors (Rice Owls)
American Conference Baseball:
Early May Roundup (The Roost)
May 5, 2026
Night of Flight:
Night of Flight Celebrates Rice Athletics (Rice News)
May 5, 2026
Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase:
Team UroVac wins top engineering prize (Rice News)
Houston Newsroom:
Chris Evans launches new class at Rice (Rice News)
May 5, 2026
Trivia Question:
Name the New York City mayor who was a Rice commencement speaker. For a bonus point, what was the year? Email your answer here.
May 4, 2026
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Hayden Durke (2-1, 6.35) allowed 1 unearned run in 1 inning in relief for the loss in game 2 for AA Amarillo, Roel Garcia (0-0, 11.17) allowed 3 earned runs in 1 inning in relief for AA Montgomery, Justin Long (2-2, 15.00) allowed 3 earned runs in .2 inning in relief for Hi-A Rome and Garrett Stratton (0-0, 2.92) pitched a scoreless 1.1 innings in relief for Hi-A Brooklyn.