Tale of the tape: Keys for UH, Oregon State for their Elite Eight matchup
The Houston Cougars are into the Elite 8, making history Saturday with a 62-46 thrashing of 11th-seed Syracuse. The Cougars are favorites to advance, but this Oregon State team wonโt be easy to knock off. Keys for the CougarsDefense is the name of the game for the University of Houston and theyโll need another stellar effort Monday night. UH has the best defensive field-goal percentage in the nation and has held opponents to just under 60 points per game. Ethan Thompson (15 ppg) has dominated on both ends and his physical play will be tested when he faces UH.
Jarreau, Grimes relationship strong since Day 1, Coogs ready for Sweet 16
The Houston Cougars are American Athletic Conference Champions for the second season in a row, clinching a tie at the top of the conference at 13-5. โOn my visit, I played with the guys and DeJon (Jarreau) and I were on the same squad. I really felt right at home pretty much right away,โ said Grimes on Thursday ahead of Saturdayโs Sweet 16 game with Syracuse. โNot really at all, we played on the same team that day and I tried to get him the ball,โ said Jarreau. AdFrom that day forward the bond between Grimes and Jarreau grew and hasnโt let up since.
Houston Cougars football game against North Texas canceled due to COVID-19 related issues, UH says
HOUSTON โ The Houston Cougars continue their wait for the football season to start after the fifth game, in four weeks, has been either canceled or postponed due to COVID-related issues, according to the university. North Texas University announced Wednesday the team cannot play Saturdayโs game against Houston due to four positive tests at North Texas, with contact tracing leaving the team unable to have enough players to compete. We will continue to work to adjust our schedule with the hopes of playing as soon as we can.โNorth Texas played Houston Baptist on Sept. 5 and coming off a game against SMU last weekend. Houstonโs third game, with Memphis, was set to be played before the Tigers had to postpone the conference game due to a slew of positive tests. Both North Texas and Tulane have played this season, each playing the previous week.
4 things to watch in Houston sports this week
HOUSTON โ Greetings from the Xfinity Sports Desk and KPRC 2 Sports. Things have really changed quickly in the wild world of sports over the past ten days. While the battle continues against COVID-19, the business of sports is getting back to a sense of normalcy. Hereโs whatโs on tap this week in Houston sports. Texans look to bounce backThe Houston Texans opened their season last week against the Kansas City Chiefs, and, just like it did in January, things did not go well for the Texans.