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October 20, 2010
UH Basketball Tries Once Again To Resurrect Phi Slama Jama (And Our List Of The Five Best Basketball Coogs)
While the University of Houston tries to resurrect its basketball program, we reflect on the glory days. Bryan Williams, who was a part of the University of Houston's Phi Slama Jama teams, took pictures for this week's cover story in the Houston Press about the incredible decline of the universit ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Owls Basketball Prepares To Fly
It's no secret that Rice's men's basketball program has not been very successful in recent seasons. Last year's team finished the season with a woeful 8-23 record, and with many of the same players returning this season, there shouldn't be much hope for this season.Yet, strangely, there is th ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Believe It Or Not, It's Time For College Basketball
John Royal Cougars prepare to play basketballThey were just exhibition games, and they tell us that exhibition games are meaningless. They don't count in the standings. They're a chance to test game conditioning. To see how well everyone understands the offense. To see what improvements ne ... More >>
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November 16, 2010
Phi Slama Dickey Kicks Off The Season
It's basketball time at the University of HoustonThe Houston Cougars officially opened up the basketball season this weekend, and though it wasn't always pretty, especially on Friday night, the team came away with two victories. And while head coach James Dickey and his players weren't alwa ... More >>
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November 22, 2010
Rice Basketball: Owls Slay Cavaliers
How about some Rice basketball?The Rice Owls shouldn't have to struggle against a team like the St. Gregory's Cavaliers. St. Gregory's is one of those NAIA teams brought in to boost records and help with the confidence. And a final score of 75-58 makes it appear that Rice didn't have that m ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
Rice Forward Calls Teammates "Scared" After Arizona Loss
Arizona unloaded on RiceThe Rice Owls are in a tough stretch of games. They've been on the road, and they're running up against the end of the semester, which means finals and tests and papers and no sleep. So maybe their 84-57 loss to the Arizona Wildcats can be explained away by going wit ... More >>
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December 7, 2010
Rice A Hotbed Of Wild-Eyed Liberalism That Undermines Family Values, Group Says
The Rice Owl, swooping in to take your your AmericaIf you dare to step onto the campus of Rice University -- and we don't suggest it, after reading the most recent report from CampusReform.org -- be prepared to experience rampant liberalism dedicated to undermining family values. Not to ment ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
Roadrunners Speed Past Cougars
The Coogs were missing the Slama and the Jama against UTSAThat the Houston Cougars (6-4) played a basketball game on Saturday night was not too surprising. That none of the so-called Cougar fans could be bothered to come by Hofheinz Pavilion for the game was not too surprising either. In ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
Rice Owls Hit The Jackpot, And A Three-Pointer Or Two
The Owls are heading to Vegas, babyThe Rice Owls played the first game of the Las Vegas Hoops Classic last night, and the Owls improved their record to 5-4 as they defeated the (6-5) UALR Trojans 65-55. But though the game was part of a Las Vegas basketball tournament, the game was played a ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Cougar Beats Bearkat, Thus UH Beats Sam Houston State
The Cougars head into Christmas with the winThe Houston Cougars (7-5) don't play very good basketball in the first half. At 12 games into the season, that can be established as a fact. The players know it and admit it. The coaches know it and it admit it. It's something they say they're wor ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Rice Basketball: What's New, Pussycat?
The Owls turned the LSU Tigers into pussycatsThere are droughts, and there are droughts. And fittingly, on a day when the city of Houston was submerged under a continuous downpour of rain that may have helped to end a drought that's been dragging down the city, the Rice Owls found a way&nbs ... More >>
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December 31, 2010
Cougar Basketball: Thanks for Playing Hillcats, Now Bring On Conference USA
No. I said Hillcats, not Top CatRogers State University is located just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. They've only been playing basketball for four years. They're part of the NAIA, not the NCAA. They've yet to defeat a Division I NCAA program in their history, and coming into last night's gam ... More >>
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January 3, 2011
Rice Owls De-Horn The Frogs, Prepare For C-USA
John Royal Trey Stanton with a big first half shot blockThe Rice Owls won eight basketball games all of last season. But things change, and yesterday, after defeating the TCU Horned Frogs 70-61, the Rice Owls have win number eight and they've yet to reach conference play. The game didn't p ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
Rice Owls Overwhelmed by a Barrage of Three-Pointers
John RoyalArsalan Kazemi makes a jumper in the first halfRice Owls head coach Ben Braun was worried about the Tulane Green Wave last week. Even as the Owls were defeating LSU and TCU for some impressive out-of-conference wins, Braun was worried about a Tulane team he thought might be the most i ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
Cougar Basketball: Happy Birthday, Mr. Nixon
John Royal Maurice McNeil goes strong to the bucketHave you ever had one of those moments? A flash that this is your day, your time, and that nothing can change that? Houston Cougar point guard Zamal Nixon had one of those moments on Saturday. And when he had that flash, he just knew that ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Owls Basketball: Just One or Two Plays Away, Again
John RoyalBen Braun questions a call in the first halfRice Owls head coach Ben Braun says that his team is close. One or two plays away close. One or two plays away from winning those close games and being a good basketball team. But all that actually matters is that the Owls are still a f ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
Houston Cougars Blow Away the Golden Hurricane
John RoyalKirk Van Slyke tips off against Tulsa to start the gameJames Dickey preaches the importance of defense to his players. If the Houston Cougars can't score, the thinking goes, they can still win the game by shutting down the offense of the other team. So when the Tulsa Golden Hurric ... More >>
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January 21, 2011
Owls Basketball Searching for a Reason to Believe
John RoyalRice cheerleaders need a reason to cheerThe Rice Owls were heading high come the start of conference play. They'd already won eight games, matching their total from all of last season. They'd played a difficult non-conference schedule against such college powers as Arizona, Texas ... More >>
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January 24, 2011
Cougar Basketball: Miners De-Claw the Cougars
John RoyalAdam Brown prepares to make his moveThe largest crowd of the season showed up at Hofheinz Pavilion Saturday night for Houston's game against the UTEP Miners. And what they witnessed was perhaps the most physical game played by the Cougars in several seasons. But the largest crowd ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
Owls Basketball: Given the Second Chance, Owls Soar Over the Cougars
John RoyalRice guard Connor Frizzelle awaits a pass in the first halfThe Houston Cougars were 11-6 and tied for first place in Conference USA this time last week. The Rice Owls were 8-10 and floundering in last place in C-USA. What a difference a week makes. Now it's the Cougars who are fl ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
It's a Brand-New Day for Cougar Baseball
John RoyalCodey Morehouse throws a pitch during Friday's practiceThe sun was bright and high Friday afternoon. The temperature warm. The breeze slight. It was one of those absolutely beautiful days that make one happy to be alive. It was, quite fittingly, the first practice under a new co ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
Egypt & Rice Basketball: You Say You Want a Revolution
John RoyalExcuse Omar Oraby if his mind is on something other than basketballIt's easy to forget that basketball is just a game. Particularly on the college level where, for the most part, it's played mostly by kids who are a long way from home. And as much as fans might want the team to wi ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Cougars Come Close, But Close Isn't Good Enough
John RoyalZamal Nixon looks for the open guy in the first halfBasketball teams don't win games they let the opponent shoot 50 percent from the floor. They also don't win basketball games when they miss 12 of 31 free throw shots. Or take ill-advised three-point shots when hanging on to a one ... More >>
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February 7, 2011
UTEP Mines Another Win Against the Owls
John RoyalBen Braun argues a call made against the Owls on SaturdayIt's becoming a rather common story for the Rice Owls. Fall behind. Make a big comeback. Fall short in the closing minutes. Lose the game. It's one that happened again on Saturday as the Owls lost to the UTEP Miners by th ... More >>
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February 8, 2011
The Rice Owls Set Aim on Omaha
John RoyalHolt McNair tosses a pitch during practiceIf Rice Owls athletics exceed at any one thing, it's producing an exceptional baseball squad year after year. Things are supposedly no different this year as the Owls are ranked in the top 25 of every one of the seemingly 5,000 college base ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
James Dickey Ignores His Gut, Cougars Get the Win
John RoyalZamal Nixon works the offense in the second half against TulaneHouston Cougars head coach James Dickey tends to coach by his gut. And when point guard Zamal Nixon tried to hit forward Maurice McNeil for the alley-oop late in the second half on Saturday afternoon, Dickey's gut told ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Meet Anthony Rendon, Rice Baseball's Newest Whiz Kid
John RoyalMeet Anthony RendonHis name is Anthony Rendon. You might have heard of him if you're a fan of Rice Owls baseball, or if you follow college baseball. You might also have heard of him if you're one of those people who follow Houston-area high school baseball. If you're a fan of the ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
James Dickey Offers Up an Apology As SMU Smacks Down the Coogs
John RoyalThe Cougar Dolls were about the only things worth cheering at Hofheinz Pavilion last nightJames Dickey was not a happy man last night. He prowled the Houston Cougars sidelines like a caged animal, scowling, barking commands, pleading to his players. Shouting out at them to play de ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
Owls De-Claw the Tigers, Get First-Ever Win Over Memphis
John RoyalConnor Frizzelle drives the baseline in the first halfThe Memphis Tigers were the number one team in Conference USA Saturday afternoon. In a conference guaranteed only one team in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the Tigers were primed to be that team. They just forgot one th ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
Cougars and Owls: Hey, What Do You Know? At Least Some Houston Teams Can Win Baseball Games
John RoyalHouston's Caleb Ramsey knocks a first-inning two-run triple on Friday nightThe expectations for the Houston Cougars baseball team are almost nonexistent. Hustle. Stay competitive. Aim toward being better next season. The expectations for the Rice Owls are high. Win Conference U ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
UH and Rice Attempt to Salvage Their Seasons This Weekend
John RoyalMaurice McNeil hopes to lead the Cougars out to three more winsThe Houston Cougars and Rice Owls looked to be moving in different directions as the men's basketball season got underway. The Cougars had a new head coach, James Dickey, who hadn't been a head coach since the 1990s. T ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
College Basketball: Owls Lose a Heartbreaker While Coogs Appear to Give Up
John RoyalRice's Arsalan Kazemi battles for position under the Rice basketNo coach wants to have to draw up a play with 2.3 seconds left that, if it works, merely ties the score and sends the game to overtime. But such was the position Rice Owls coach Ben Braun was in last night, his Owls do ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
College Baseball: Rice Sweeps the Trojans While UH Struggles Against the Rebs
John RoyalRice's Michael Ratterree tags out USC's Matt Foat trying to advance on a sac flyIn the first weekend of the college baseball season, it was the Houston Cougars pulling off the home sweep of UT-Arlington while the Rice Owls were losing two of three to visiting Stanford. The competit ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Rice Basketball: Farce? Fiasco? Either Way, the Owls Lose Another
John RoyalThe malfunctioning shot clock displays Rice's chances of advancing to the NCAA TournamentWhat if they played a basketball game and nobody cared? What if it was senior night, but the school was on spring break and not even the band or cheerleaders could be bothered to make even a to ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Owls Soar and Coogs Plunge As the Regular Season Ends
John RoyalThe Cougars and Owls tip off to begin Saturday's gameMaurice McNeil made a lay-up 34 seconds into Houston's Saturday game against the Rice Owls. This shot put the Cougars up 2-0. The Cougars never again led in the game, and except for one brief shining moment when they tied the ga ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Looking Back at This Weekend's Houston College Classic
John RoyalRice's Michael Ratterree slides across the plate to score a run yesterday against BaylorThe 11th Houston College Classic was played at Minute Maid Park this weekend, and though it's only March, it's probably safe to say that the best baseball to be played in Minute Maid Park this se ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
Houston and Rice Pray for a Miracle As C-USA Tournament Starts Today
John RoyalHouston Cougars coach James DickeyThe Houston Cougars and Rice Owls men's basketball teams take to the court again today. Possibly for the last time. Possibly for the start of a miracle run. And while the Owls eagerly look for such a run to happen, using the Cougars of last year ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Why Is Everybody Hating on UAB?
Seth Greenberg wants to know why no one likes him"It makes you wonder if someone in that room has their own agenda, and it does not include Virginia Tech, unfortunately," Coach Seth Greenberg said Sunday night. "You'd hate to think there's politics involved, but it makes you wonder." I've ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Owls Baseball: Pitching Is A Beautiful Thing
John RoyalShortstop Derek Hamilton charges in to make the play on Saturday afternoonIt's been a tough season for the Rice Owls baseball squad - far tougher than they bargained for. Anthony Rendon has spent much of the season at DH because of shoulder issues. Outfielder Michael Fuda has been ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Mark Taylor, UH Swimming Coach (1961-2011)
Mark TaylorMark Taylor, who helmed University of Houston's swimming program for nearly a decade, died Friday evening of an apparent heart attack in Austin, according to the University of Houston Athletics Department. He was 50 years old. "This is a sad and difficult day. We lost a family me ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Owls Soar Over The Cougars And Continue To Dominate Cross-Town Series
John RoyalHouston Cougar Ryan Still leaps high for an overthrown ball on a first inning Rice sacrifice buntThe Houston Cougars (11-11) grabbed the 1-0 lead from the Rice Owls (15-9) in the top of the first inning last night. The Owls scored two runs in the bottom of the first, and the game w ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Owls Baseball Falling Prey To Injuries
John RoyalMichael Ratterree makes the throw to first for an early out on SaturdayThe Rice Owls are not in a good place. One could sense that on Saturday afternoon when the Owls took the field only to find that day's scheduled DH, Shane Hoelscher, taking throws at third base instead of Anthon ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Comment of the Day: Oh, SNAP
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Rice Thunders Past Marshall, Sweeps the Herd
John RoyalRice pitcher Austin Kubitza with another dominating performance on Friday.The Final Four dominated the attention of the sports media this weekend, rightly or wrongly. But while that whole NCAA exercise, especially UConn and Kentucky, was making a mockery of the concept of amateur a ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
UH Baseball: Cougars Engulfed By The Blazers
John RoyalCodey Morehouse trots home after hitting a home run on FridayThe Houston Cougar baseball team has been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride this season. They weren't supposed to be very good, not with the new coach, roster turnover, and a near non-existent pitching staff devastated by ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
UH Football Announces Two More Start Times for 2011 Season
Today, the University of Houston announced two more start times for the football team's highly anticipated run at a Conference USA championship. The September 24 match-up against the Bill Curry-led Georgia State Panthers, which is entering just its second season of competitive football, will ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Owls and Coogs Disappointing Basketball Fans, Dammit
These guys are turrible!The Rice Owls (11-8, 2-2) lost a basketball game they should have won on Wednesday night. The Houston Cougars (9-9, 1-4) were blown out yet again. It's turning into another disappointing men's basketball season in Houston, Texas. It's not supposed to have been this ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
The Cougars Would Like You to Meet Jimmie Jones
Jimmie Jones doesn't yet have his name on the back of his jersey. He's just a walk-on. His stat sheet doesn't look that impressive, and he's played in less than half of the Houston Cougars' basketball games this season. But if Saturday night was any indication, then Jimmie Jones could well ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Deontay Greenberry: UH Sticks It to Notre Dame By Stealing Top Recruit
Deontay Greenberry: UH beats the Irish.We know we said National Signing Day is an overhyped mess, but don't tell that to the keening and wailing Notre Dame fans who are screaming pogue mahone to the UH Cougars. UH swooped in at the last second and stole the coveted wide receiver from the Iri ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Owls Stage The Comeback And Stun The Coogs In Game That Epitomized Both Teams
The Owls pulled off quite the comeback in defeating UH on Wednesday nightThe Houston Cougars dashed off to a 13-0 lead against the Rice Owls on Wednesday night. The offense worked to perfection. There was some decent defense being played. But as the teams went into a timeout only 7:45 into th ... More >>
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