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SPORTS 4/23/17 5:45pm

Double double: Men's and women's tennis both win C-USA titles for second straight year

By Andrew Grottkau

Rice's athletic teams have now won three conference championships this academic year. Two of those titles came on Sunday.

SPORTS 4/19/17 10:39am

Dear Rice University: Thank you

By Mike Rhoades

Dear Rice, It has been a whirlwind few weeks for Rice Basketball and the Rhoades family but I wanted to reach out to so many great students and people on campus.

SPORTS 4/17/17 9:37pm

Baseball wins Silver Glove Series but drops series to Southern Miss

By Jackson Dooling

After a win to clinch the Silver Glove Series against the University of Houston on Tuesday, Rice baseball went 1-2 over the weekend against Conference USA-leading University of Southern Mississippi.

SPORTS 4/17/17 9:36pm

Women's tennis looking for fifth straight conference title as No. 1 seed

By Andrew Grottkau

Rice women’s tennis rode a 15-5 record this season to the top seed in the Conference-USA Tournament.

SPORTS 4/17/17 9:35pm

Men's tennis earns No. 1 seed in C-USA tournament

By Madison Buzzard

One year removed from a 23-9 overall record, a Conference USA tournament championship and a first-round loss to Louisiana State University in the NCAA tournament, the Rice Owls men’s tennis team enters the Conference USA tournament at 20-7 with 10 wins in its last 12 matches.

SPORTS 4/11/17 6:27pm

Quarterback competition heats up in spring game

By Ben Rieden

As spring practices came to an end, the Rice football team had their annual Blue-Gray scrimmage Friday night at Rice Stadium.

SPORTS 4/11/17 12:45pm

Rice Athletics releases new logos as part of rebranding initiative

By Michael Kidd

From its founding in 1912, Rice Institute, later changed to Rice University, has featured the owl.

SPORTS 4/10/17 10:14pm

Canterino coming up aces in freshman season

By Andrew Grottkau

Heading into the season, Rice baseball head coach Wayne Graham knew he was going to have to replace talent on the pitching staff.

SPORTS 4/10/17 10:10pm

Fans see reasons for optimism despite men's basketball overhaul

By Jackson Dooling

It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. The day after the Rice men’s basketball team concluded its first 23-win season in over 60 years, the news broke: Head coach Mike Rhoades was leaving to take over the reins at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he had served as an assistant under Shaka Smart from 2009-2014.

SPORTS 4/10/17 8:11pm

OwlNation Podcast: April 10th

By Andrew Grottkau and Madison Buzzard

Sports Editor Andrew Grottkau and Staff Writer Madison Buzzard step up to the mic for the inaugural episode of OwlNation.

SPORTS 4/3/17 8:36pm

The Final Kauntdown: After this season, Rice baseball may never be the same

By Andrew Grottkau

It’s just not the same this year. As the calendar turns past Beer Bike, normally the focus of Rice fans turns from the end of basketball season to the heart of the baseball season.

SPORTS 4/3/17 8:35pm

Women's tennis shines during three-match road swing

By Craig Broadman

No. 47 Rice women’s tennis went 3-0 to finish off its road trip last week to move to 12-5 on the season.

SPORTS 4/3/17 8:34pm

Baseball loses third straight series to open C-USA play

By Craig Broadman

With a win and two losses to Florida Atlantic University (18-8-1, 7-2 Conference-USA) this weekend, Rice baseball fell to 9-21 (2-7 C-USA). Rice is now 3-11 in its last 14 games, with the majority of losses coming from a brutal seven-game losing streak in mid-March.

SPORTS 4/3/17 8:33pm

MVP Hawkins closes her career on top

By Andrew Grottkau

Senior guard Maya Hawkins left the Tudor Fieldhouse floor for the final time to a standing ovation and a hug from her head coach Tina Langley.

SPORTS 3/29/17 3:17pm

Meet the dynamic duo of Rice tennis

By Juan Saldaña

Senior Tommy Bennett arrived at the car slightly late for the tennis team’s six-hour road trip to Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

SPORTS 3/28/17 4:04am

The Final Kauntdown: Don't blame Rhoades for leaving

By Andrew Grottkau

One moment, Rice men’s basketball was celebrating its best season in over a decade. The next, it was lost.

SPORTS 3/27/17 9:07pm

Four men's basketball players announce plans to leave Rice including Evans, Koulechov

By Andrew Grottkau

Rice men’s basketball lost two of its top players Monday when both sophomore guard Marcus Evans and junior guard Marcus Jackson announced they are planning to transfer after this school year.

SPORTS 3/27/17 9:06pm

Pera era begins for men's basketball

By Andrew Grottkau

Two days after Mike Rhoades left Rice men’s basketball, a new age began. Call it the Pera era. Last Thursday, Rice announced it will hire former associate head coach Scott Pera as its new head coach for next season.

SPORTS 3/27/17 9:03pm

Baseball still optimistic despite 7-19 start

By Ben Rieden

After losing two out of three games in a Conference USA series against Florida International University this past weekend, the Rice baseball team has now lost nine of its last 10 games and has a 7-19 record for the season.

SPORTS 3/27/17 9:02pm

Champs! Women's basketball captures WBI title

By Madison Buzzard

Senior point guard Maya Hawkins and senior forward Jasmine Goodwine delivered clutch performances in their last game and the Rice Owls women’s basketball team captured its first Women’s Basketball Invitational title with a 74-62 win over the University of North Carolina, Greensboro at an electric Tudor Fieldhouse.

Sports

Double double: Men's and women's tennis both win C-USA titles for second straight year

Dear Rice University: Thank you

Baseball wins Silver Glove Series but drops series to Southern Miss

Women's tennis looking for fifth straight conference title as No. 1 seed

Men's tennis earns No. 1 seed in C-USA tournament

Quarterback competition heats up in spring game

Rice Athletics releases new logos as part of rebranding initiative

Canterino coming up aces in freshman season

Fans see reasons for optimism despite men's basketball overhaul

OwlNation Podcast: April 10th

The Final Kauntdown: After this season, Rice baseball may never be the same

Women's tennis shines during three-match road swing

Baseball loses third straight series to open C-USA play

MVP Hawkins closes her career on top

Meet the dynamic duo of Rice tennis

The Final Kauntdown: Don't blame Rhoades for leaving

Four men's basketball players announce plans to leave Rice including Evans, Koulechov

Pera era begins for men's basketball

Baseball still optimistic despite 7-19 start

Champs! Women's basketball captures WBI title

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