COOGSโ HOUSE: No. 13 Cinco Ranch will be deadly in 2023
A YEAR AGO, CINCO RANCH WAS ONE WIN AWAY FROM ADVANCING TO THE UIL STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT IN GARLAND. A loss to Tompkins ended the Cougarsโ season in the Region III-6A Championship match. Now, Cinco Ranch will try and get back and beyond in 2023.
Colts linebacker Grant Stuard sets example during his youth football camp at UH: โIโm an effort guy. Iโm a tenacity guyโ
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Grant Stuard, a former University of Houston standout and Oakridge graduate, passes on lessons about football and life at his annual youth football and alumni camp.
Mattress Mack to send several UH students to Final Four game this weekend
Mattress Mack gives out nearly 20,000 face masks FridayHOUSTON โ In true โMattress Mackโ fashion, the business owner will send several University of Houston students to the Final Four game against Baylor this Saturday. Jim McIngvale and Gallery Furniture will also host a Coogs Pep Rally at the Gallery Furniture on North Freeway on Thursday at 11 a.m.During the pep rally, several UH students will win a round-trip charter flight to Indianapolis, tickets to the game and hotel accommodations. The public is welcome to show their Cougar pride in the parking lot of the pep rally. The lucky Final Four trip winners will board a private jet on Friday with the families of the UH coaches to attend the game.
โI think weโre going all the way:โ Fans react to UH advancing to the Sweet 16
HOUSTON โ The University of Houston Cougarsโ late game win over Rutgers University had the campus buzzing Monday with talk of a sweet success. The Coogs advanced to the Sweet 16 to take on Syracuse Orange on Saturday. AdDutton also had the following message for Syracuse: โGet ready to lose.โOther students said they think the Coogs will make it all the way this year. โI think weโre going to go all the way. The University of Houston recently launched a retro line of gear in celebration of Phi Slama Jama.
Houston beats Cleveland State 87-56 as Sampson ties Wooden
(AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)(AP) โ Quentin Grimes scored 18 points and Houston coach Kelvin Sampson tied John Wooden on the career victories list as the Cougars beat 15th-seeded Cleveland State 87-56 in the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. 2 seed Houston has won eight straight and will face seventh-seeded Clemson or 10th-seeded Rutgers in the Midwest Region's second round on Sunday. AdD'Moi Hodge scored 11 points and Torrey Patton had eight points and eight rebounds for the Vikings (19-9). Cleveland State had won at least one game in each of its two previous tourney appearances, beating Indiana (1986) and Wake Forest (2009). โThatโs a one seed, I'm telling you,โ Vikings coach Dennis Gates said.
UH baseball prepares for unique season
University of Houstonโs head baseball coach Todd Whitting knows the COVID-19 pandemic will impact this season. โThereโs so many unknowns in this time, and we havenโt played a game, itโll be a year in March. โWeโll have Texas Southern at home for opening weekend,โ explained Whitting. Weโve never played TSU opening weekend. โThey want to know what weโre doing in practice.โThe Coogs season opener is set for Feb. 19.
3 things to watch in Houston sports this week
Hello from the Xfinity Sports Desk at KPRC 2 as we kick off this new week. Tom Brady is gone, but signal-caller Cam Newton has the Pats trending in the right direction, winning two in a row. The Patriots have a solid rushing attack which isnโt good for the Texans, who have been terrible against the run. High school footballThe high school football season continues this weekend. Itโs a busy week of sports ahead here in H-Town.
Cougars prepare for No. 6 ranked Cincinnati
Head coach Dana Holgorsen and the Coogs will take on the Cincinnati Bearcats on their home turf, Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats lead the American Athletic Conference, currently at 3-0 in conference and 5-0 on the season. โUpfront theyโre senior, senior, senior, junior," Holgorsen continued, as he listed the number of upperclassmen on UCโs roster. Theyโre athletic, they play with great effort and they play well together as a team," said Holgorsen. The Coogs and Bearcats play this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN.