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2023 Men’s Final Four: UConn wins big over San Diego State to capture national championship
Posted on · UConn rolled through March Madness to a title. It was the one constant in this year's unpredictable NCAA Tournament.
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2023 Men’s Final Four: San Diego State wins on buzzer beater, faces UConn in title game
Posted on · Lamont Butler made a jumper at the buzzer of the first national semifinal, sending the Aztecs to their first national championship game with a 72-71 win over FAU.
Houston Matters
Sportscaster Jim Nantz’s last Final Four is in Houston — for a reason
Posted on · The longtime sportscaster wanted to announce his last Final Four in the city where he went to college and started his career.
Houston Matters
Jim Nantz on his last Final Four (March 30, 2023)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Sportscaster and UH alum Jim Nantz is calling his last Final Four on CBS this weekend. We talk with the longtime broadcaster about his Houston connections and memories of college basketball tournaments past.
Houston Matters
UH Sweet 16 preview (March 24, 2023)
Posted on · On Friday's show: The UH Cougars take on Miami tonight in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men's tournament. We preview the matchup. And we discuss how to handle toxic positivity.
Houston Matters
The road to the Final Four runs through Houston — in more ways than one
Posted on · Unless UH wins it all, the winner of the NCAA men's basketball national title might have to go through the No. 1-seeded Cougars. And they'll have to win a pair of games in Houston, which is hosting this year's Final Four.
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Houston Baptist basketball star Darius Lee killed in NYC shooting
Posted on · Lee was recently named the university's Male Student-Athlete of the Year and was set to graduate in December.
Houston Matters
Previewing UH’s Final Four Matchup Against Baylor (April 2, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We preview the Final Four matchup between the UH Cougars and the Baylor Bears on Saturday and reflect on the so-called "Game of the Century" the Cougs played against UCLA in 1968 at the Astrodome.
Houston Matters
Coogs To Face Kentucky Friday In First Sweet 16 Appearance Since The ’80s
Posted on · The University of Houston Cougars beat Ohio State to move on to the third round of the NCAA tournament. Jeff Balke updates Houston Matters on that and other local sports stories.
Houston Matters
UH Men’s Basketball Scores First Top Ten Ranking Since 1980s
Posted on · The Cougars are ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press poll.
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UH Cougars Get Ready For March Madness
Posted on · Along with Texas Southern University, the University of Houston represents the Bayou City in the NCAA basketball tournament
Sports
Will The ‘NRG Effect’ Be A Factor At The NCAA Final Four In Houston?
Posted on · Some basketball statisticians have found that teams have lower shooting percentages here than when they play in other arenas.
Houston Matters
Houston Hosts The Final Four — Will The City Become The Next Big Events Destination?
Posted on · The NCAA men’s college basketball Final Four tournament takes place this weekend here in Houston. It’s, in many ways, a sort of dress rehearsal for next year’s Super Bowl. We talk with News 88.7’s Gail Delaughter about the final preparations for — and potential impact of — this weekend’s national championship. (Above: Houston Mayor Sylvester […]
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Pipeline Inspectors and The Game of the Century: Thursday’s Show (November 5, 2015)
Posted on · Two local lawmakers, Congressmen Gene Green and Pete Olsen, have introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives designed to hire and keep enough pipeline inspectors to cover the nation’s 2.6 million miles of pipeline infrastructure. On this edition of Houston Matters, we hear from Rep. Green about why he feels the additional inspectors […]
Houston Matters
Sports Monday: Poor Shooting Conditions at NRG and Howard Back for the Rockets
Posted on · Houston’s NRG Stadium played host to the NCAA Tournament’s South Regional over the weekend, where Duke punched its ticket to the Final Four with a 66-52 win over Gonzaga Sunday. But there were some concerns over how the setup at NRG Stadium might have adversely affected the players’ shooting performances. We look at how the […]