Rice University NCAA News

Sophomore Erin Atkinson won the weight throw for the fourth straight meet and Baylor collected a total of four victories at the Texas A&M Invitational on Saturday in College Station, Texas.

GAME NOTES: A pair of long-standing Conference-USA foes meet on the hardwood tonight in Houston, as the Rice Owls play host to the SMU Mustangs at Tudor Fieldhouse.

The Houston Cougars dashed off to a 13-0 lead against the Rice Owls on Wednesday night.

SMU Mustangs at RICE Owls Sat. Feb. 11 - 7 p.m. Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Radio: KAAM 770 AM Audio & Video: SMUMustangs.com SMU visits Rice for a Conference USA matchup on Saturday.

If you're looking for reasons why Houston dropped a 79-71 decision to crosstown rival Rice on Wednesday at Hofheinz Pavilion, coach James Dickey offered up several.

Rice University forward Jarelle Reischel looses control of the ball as University of Houston forward Kirk Van Slyke and the Cougars fill the paint during the second half of a NCAA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb.

At 7-2, Rice's Omar Oraby knows he's going to stand out on the court. Oraby just wishes he weren't as visible to the referees so he could avoid foul trouble.

Former Rice All-America punter Kyle Martens and defensive end Scott Solomon have been invited to participate in the NFL scouting combine, which will be held Feb.

Hakeem Nicks was a step slow as he got off the escalator and headed for the row of buses alongside... Wagner senior center Kelly Clark scored 15 points, including the 1,000th of her career, in a 77-60 loss to host Quinnipiac in women's basketball.

Through eight Conference USA games, Rice has been involved in four games decided in the closing seconds.

Louisville is ranked #24 in the AP Top 25 poll this week, and is one of two newcomers.

The cries from the Rice bench said Corvonn Gaines couldn't shoot. The voice in his head said he could.

FACTS & STATS: Site: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum -- Greenville, North Carolina.

East Carolina men's basketball coach Jeff Lebo is hoping that a long-awaited burst of success in Conference USA will lead to a sustained run.

Rice's Julian DeBose goes up for the winning basket in the final seconds against UTEP on Saturday night.

Houston, TX - Julian DeBose knocked down a jumper with 0.2 seconds left in regulation to give the Rice Owls a thrilling 77-75 win over the Miners of Texas-El Paso in Conference USA play at Tudor Fieldhouse.

The UTEP Miners will take on the Rice Owls tonight at 6 p.m. MT at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX.

Wednesday features five big games in Conference USA, but the biggest would be the battle for first place in C-USA as Memphis visits Southern Miss.

Like every college football program in the nation, Rice won't be able to determine the impact of its 2012 football signing class until years down the road.

Darrius Morrow from East Carolina has been selected for StatSheet's C-USA Player of the Week for January 30th.