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SPORTS 2/14/18 7:48am

Women’s basketball topples conference-leading ‘Toppers; UAB awaits

By Andrew Grottkau

The Rice women’s basketball team captured a signature win Saturday at Tudor Fieldhouse when it defeated conference leader Western Kentucky University 73-58. But the Owls have a quick turnaround.

SPORTS 2/14/18 7:21am

Immortality: An Oral History of the 2003 Rice baseball team

By Andrew Grottkau

It has been 15 years since Rice baseball claimed the school’s first and only national championship. The image of the team’s dogpile on the Rosenblatt Stadium mound is still etched in the memories of Rice fans a decade and a half later. But the season itself is memorable for far more than its finish.

SPORTS 2/14/18 7:19am

Wayne's World: Rice Thresher baseball preview

By Thresher Sports Staff

Twenty-six years ago, the movie “Wayne’s World” debuted in theaters. The day of the premiere, Feb. 14, 1992, Rice baseball lost 9-1 to the University of Texas, Austin to drop new 55-year-old head coach Wayne Graham’s career Division I record to 5-3.

SPORTS 2/7/18 11:08pm

Bloomgren completes his first recruiting class by signing 17 players

By Andrew Grottkau

Head coach Mike Bloomgren completed his first recruiting class at Rice on Wednesday by signing 17 players to National Letters of Intent, a binding commitment to play football for Rice.

SPORTS 1/30/18 11:57pm

Baseball Intrasquad photo gallery

By Martin Zhang

The Rice baseball team began its spring practices this past weekend with a series of intrasquad games. The Thresher's Martin Zhang captured some of the action from Sunday's game.

SPORTS 1/30/18 11:52pm

Ups and downs: Men's and women's tennis in brief

By Michael Price

The men’s team will face the Louisiana State University Tigers this Sunday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center at 12 pm. The women’s team is on the road again, and will play University of Texas, Arlington on their courts on Feb. 9.

SPORTS 1/30/18 11:45pm

FAU’s buzzer-beater shocks Rice

By Michael Byrnes

Moments away from registering its first winning streak of the year, Rice’s men’s basketball team saw its hopes dashed on a heart-breaking, buzzer-beating heave by Florida Atlantic University’s Justin Massey.

SPORTS 1/30/18 11:44pm

Riddle, Jackson shine at UH

By Joshua Anil

Last weekend, the Owls competed in their second meet of the year, the Houston Invitational, hosted by the University of Houston.

SPORTS 1/30/18 11:35pm

Huston forging her own path

By Spencer Moffat

A versatile swimmer in the pool, a kinesiology major in the classroom and an avid volunteer in the city of Houston: Junior swimmer Hanna Huston has all three covered.

SPORTS 1/30/18 11:10pm

Baseball’s Wayne Graham prepares to face the unknown

By Andrew Grottkau

Graham is in the final year of his contract. He expressed a desire to continue coaching beyond 2018 at the end of last season, but first Rice must renew his contract. Rice Athletics has yet to comment on whether this season will be Graham’s last.

SPORTS 1/23/18 11:44pm

Erica Ogwumike continues family legacy of basketball success

By Michael Byrnes

She’s helped lead the Owls to a 14-3 start, their best in over a decade, and leads the team in scoring, rebounds and steals, with her performance in each of the three categories placing her among the top five in Conference USA.

SPORTS 1/23/18 11:12pm

Men's Tennis feature photos

By Andrew Grottkau

Despite victories from sophomore Eric Rutledge and freshman Conrad Russell, Rice lost three singles matches to drop to 1-2 on the season.

SPORTS 1/23/18 11:08pm

Women's basketball in brief

By Spencer Moffat

The Rice women’s basketball team has now won nine of its last 10 games after Saturday’s victory over the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

SPORTS 1/23/18 11:06pm

Rice Athletics to open merchandise store in Rice Village

By Joshua Anil

Though it may not have come into the public sphere with great fanfare, the store, which will be called Shop Rice Owls, was an effort by members of the Rice athletic department to expand Rice’s reach beyond campus.

SPORTS 1/23/18 10:50pm

The Final Kauntdown: A midwinter airing of grievances

By Andrew Grottkau

Something is missing from Rice Athletics these days. It’s not the fans. They were hardly ever here in the first place. And it’s not winning. Honestly, there’s almost been too much of that lately.

SPORTS 1/17/18 4:47pm

Where are the Owls now? Feature on former Rice athletes.

By Andrew Grottkau

The Thresher catches up with former Rice athletes.

SPORTS 1/17/18 9:51am

McGuffie headed to Olympics

By Michael Byrnes

Former Rice football player Sam McGuffie (Class of 2013) was named to the 2018 U.S. Olympic men’s bobsled team on Monday. He will compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

SPORTS 1/17/18 9:50am

Tennis teams begin 2018 spring seasons

By Michael Price

Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams opened up their 2018 season with competitions over the weekend.

SPORTS 1/17/18 9:48am

Men's basketball struggling to find footing

By Spencer Moffat

Despite a career-high 30 points from junior guard Connor Cashaw, the Rice men’s basketball team dropped the seventh game of their last eight as the University of North Texas defeated Rice on Saturday, 85-78.

SPORTS 1/10/18 12:11am

Sports in Brief: Men's basketball

By Andrew Grottkau

Rice men’s basketball continued to struggle over winter break, losing six games in a row before picking up a win on Saturday to push its record to 4-13.

Sports

Women’s basketball topples conference-leading ‘Toppers; UAB awaits

Immortality: An Oral History of the 2003 Rice baseball team

Wayne's World: Rice Thresher baseball preview

Bloomgren completes his first recruiting class by signing 17 players

Baseball Intrasquad photo gallery

Ups and downs: Men's and women's tennis in brief

FAU’s buzzer-beater shocks Rice

Riddle, Jackson shine at UH

Huston forging her own path

Baseball’s Wayne Graham prepares to face the unknown

Erica Ogwumike continues family legacy of basketball success

Men's Tennis feature photos

Women's basketball in brief

Rice Athletics to open merchandise store in Rice Village

The Final Kauntdown: A midwinter airing of grievances

Where are the Owls now? Feature on former Rice athletes.

McGuffie headed to Olympics

Tennis teams begin 2018 spring seasons

Men's basketball struggling to find footing

Sports in Brief: Men's basketball

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