Sports
Houston ranked No. 3 in 2022-23 preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll
Posted on · The Cougars have their highest preseason ranking since 1983, when Phi Slama Jama was making Final Four appearances.
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Houston Matters
Texas Teams Have A Shot At Both Men’s And Women’s College Basketball Titles
Posted on · Texas Tech plays tonight for the men's title, while Baylor won its third overall women's title Sunday night.
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Cost Of A Border Shutdown, And Houston’s Future Climate (April 1, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: How a border shutdown could affect the Texas economy, what Houston's climate will feel like in 60 years, and the latest on Houston sports.
Full Show
Final Four, Port of Houston, and Spelling Bee: Friday’s Show (April 1, 2016)
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. On this edition of Houston Matters, we talk with News 88.7’s Gail Delaughter about the final preparations for — and potential impact of — this weekend’s […]
Houston Matters
Stage is Set for Final Four in Houston
Posted on · The stage is set for the Final Four in Houston this weekend. On Saturday (April 2, 2016) at NRG Stadium, Villanova will face Oklahoma and Syracuse will face North Carolina, with the winners facing off for the NCAA men’s college basketball national championship on Monday, April 4. The focus of the basketball world will be […]
Houston Matters
The Game Of The Century: How UH Helped Integrate College Sports — And Won Doing It
Posted on · In what was known as The Game of the Century, the University of Houston men's basketball team upset UCLA in 1968. But, as writer Robert Jacobus tells us, the win was about more than just basketball.