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Sports Editor James LaCombe picked No. 1 seed Gonzaga to win the 2021 men’s basketball tournament, and sports reporter Keenan Betz picked No. 2 seed Houston to win it all.
Bebe Galloway, a freshman from Galveston, led the Cardinals to a 2-0 week as the Big Red secured the fourth seed in the 2021 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament in Katy.
The Houston Cougars defeated the Memphis Tigers 67-64 in their final home game Sunday afternoon on a buzzer-beater by Dickinson graduate Tramon Mark. The win secures the second seed in the upcoming American Athletic Conference tournament.
The Houston Cougars started slow before working to a dominating 90-52 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats on Sunday in the Fertitta Center.
The University of Houston Cougars started hot, jumping to an early lead they would never relinquish, as they avenged their only loss of the season with a 86-59 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Wednesday night at the Fertitta Center.
The University of Houston Cougars dominated the UCF Knights from the opening tipoff on their way to a 75-58 win at home in the Fertitta Center on Sunday afternoon.
The Houston Cougars returned home Wednesday night for a hard-fought 70-63 victory over the Wichita State Shockers in the Fertitta Center.
The Houston Cougars opened American Athletic Conference play on Tuesday night with a 76-50 win over the Temple Owls inside the Fertitta Center.
The University of Houston dominated the University of South Florida in a 56-21 victory on Saturday.
The University of Houston Cougars fell to the UCF Knights 44-21 on Saturday afternoon.
The University of Houston Cougars squandered a 12 point third quarter lead and allowed BYU to storm back and score 29 unanswered points on their way to a 43-26 victory on Friday night.
After five cancelled games due to COVID-19 related issues, the University of Houston Cougars opened their season with a 49-31 win over the Tulane Green Wave on Thursday night.
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The University of Houston made the decision "out of an abundance of caution."
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With games being canceled, Ball High alumna Sheridan Hopkins saw her college basketball career ended with business unfinished.
Galveston College on Tuesday unveiled a new athletic logo and mascot ahead of the spring 2020 baseball and softball seasons.
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Ball High alumna Sheridan Hopkins’ made 2-point shot early in the second quarter last Sunday against Southwestern gave her points Nos. 6 and 7 in the game, and Nos. 1,680 and 1,681 in her University of St. Thomas career — making her the UST women’s basketball program’s all-time leading scorer.
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Clear Falls alumna Ashlynn Dunbar is now showing her well-rounded athleticism at the Division I college level with the Oklahoma Sooners.
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Playing high school football with his 6-foot-5 frame, Dickinson Gators alum Jalen Wydermyer was frequently the proverbial big fish in a small pond, but playing Division I college football with the Texas A&M Aggies this past season in the deep waters of the SEC, everyone was a big fish.
The Texas A&M Aggies scored 24 unanswered points to log a minor upset over the No. 25-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys, 24-21, in the 2019 Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on Friday.
Sheridan Hopkins, a guard on the University of St. Thomas women's basketball team and Ball High alum, was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's Player of the Week for her sport in games played from Nov. 25 through Dec. 1.
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