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Cougars Mine The Miners, Get The Win

When does a 45-35 win over a conference foe not feel like a win? The Houston Cougars weren't too happy about their 45-35 win over UTEP on Saturday night. The fans weren't too happy either. So the Cougars might now be 4-4 on the season. Their bowl hopes are still viable. But getting the win just didn ... More >>

Yes, The Rice Owls Will Play Basketball This Season

Ben Braun's tone is weary. His expression is resigned. His body language is tired. He's aware of the questions that he's about to face in the long day ahead of him, and he knows that if he's ever going to get a chance to talk about the future, he's going to have to first talk about the past. Braun, ... More >>

UH Releases Schedule for Last Season in Robertson Stadium & Conference USA

The UH Cougars will be ending some relationships after this season -- they'll be leaving Conference USA for the Big East, and demolition crews will begin working on Robertson Stadium in December 2012. The school isn't sure yet where the 2013 football team will play while a new stadium is being buil ... More >>

Cougars Ending Hoops Season On A High Note

It's been a tough season for senior Houston shooting guard Darian Thibodeaux. The team's been a disappointment. And coming into Wednesday's home finale against the Tulane Green Wave, he'd been mired in a slump that saw him having gone six games without hitting a field goal while having missed his la ... More >>

Guy V. Lewis Snubbed By The Basketball Hall of Fame Again

​The Houston Cougars defeated the SMU Mustangs 62-59 on Saturday night. The leading scorer, with 27 points, was Joseph Young, son of UH legend and current director of basketball operations Michael Young. The radio analyst for the game was former Cougar legend, all-time NBA great, and basketbal ... More >>

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 >>

9 Notable Texas Deaths of 2011: Football, Gay Rights & Fodder for JFK Conspiracists

Texas gives to the world, and eventually the people who do the giving die. Such was the case in 2011, when at least nine notable Texans joined the Choir Invisible, the Great Majority, the dead. Without them, there would no Weed-Eaters, and perhaps the greatest college football/politician scandal ev ... More >>

Houston and Rice Pray for a Miracle As C-USA Tournament Starts Today

John RoyalHouston Cougars coach James Dickey​The 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 >>

Owls Soar and Coogs Plunge As the Regular Season Ends

John RoyalThe Cougars and Owls tip off to begin Saturday's game​Maurice 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 >>

Owls De-Claw the Tigers, Get First-Ever Win Over Memphis

John RoyalConnor Frizzelle drives the baseline in the first half​The 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 >>

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 night​James 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 >>

James Dickey Ignores His Gut, Cougars Get the Win

John RoyalZamal Nixon works the offense in the second half against Tulane​Houston 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 >>

Egypt & Rice Basketball: You Say You Want a Revolution

John RoyalExcuse Omar Oraby if his mind is on something other than basketball​It'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 >>

Owls Basketball: Given the Second Chance, Owls Soar Over the Cougars

John RoyalRice guard Connor Frizzelle awaits a pass in the first half​The 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 >>

Houston Cougars Blow Away the Golden Hurricane

John RoyalKirk Van Slyke tips off against Tulsa to start the game​James 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 >>

Coogs' Kelvin Lewis Helps Rip The Mustangs

Photo courtesy UH​The Cougars shot only 32.2 percent from the field on Saturday afternoon while the SMU Mustangs shot 38.2 percent. Usually when the Cougars shooting percentage has been this bad this season, they have lost. But they got the 66-60 win on Saturday because the Cougars did have an inc ... More >>

UH's Tom Penders, Maybe On The Way Out The Door

Photo courtesy UH​The Tom Penders radio show has the potential to be rather interesting tonight. Interesting not so much because of the basketball team, but because of the rumors and turmoil currently swirling around the team, primarily those rumors surrounding the coaching staff.The known facts a ... More >>

At Least One Football Team In Town Is Supposed To Be Good This Year (Hint: They Don't Get Paid)

​Most of Houston's football focus is going to the Houston Texans, who are once again striving to produce an actual winning season. But there are several other football teams in Houston, and today, one of those teams officially reports for preseason camp.The team in question is the Houston Cougars, ... More >>

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The College Football Preview, Week Ten: Reality TV Bites

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The College Football Review, Week Eight: Rice Is Just as Good as Notre Dame

The College Football Preview, Week Eight: More Babes. And More Babes.

The College Football Preview, Week Six: The Red River Showdown, the Tears of Touchdown Jesus, the Glory of the Rice Owls

The College Football Preview, Week Five: No Wins for Notre Dame, No Arrests for Texas

Football U: Garden State Variety

Football U: Garden State Variety

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