Baseball America: Rendon is freshman of year

Anthony Rendon was expecting five home runs in his freshman year at Rice, hopefully 10. He ended up with 20. Rendon's power at the plate and his passion for playing make him Baseball America's Freshman of the Year.

Lawsuit settled in death of Rice football player

The family of a former Rice University football player who died during a workout has settled its lawsuit with the school and the NCAA.

...June 6, 2009; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers pitcher Louis Coleman (29) pitches against the Rice Owls in the first inning during game two of the Super Regional at Alex Box Stadium in...

June 6, 2009; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers pitcher Louis Coleman (29) pitches against the Rice Owls in the first inning during game two of the Super Regional at Alex Box Stadium in...

...33) of LSU in action during a 5-3 victory by the LSU Tigers over the Rice Owls in game two of the NCAA baseball College World Series, Super Regional played at Alex Box...

...in the second inning to the give the Tar Heels a 1-0 lead over the Rice Owls in Game 13 of the NCAA College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium on June 21, 2007...

Cameron Nwosu

Cameron Nwosu

Texas Football's magazine release tells us the season beckons

...his copy of Texas Football Magazine. The story and pictures of the guys from Texas, Baylor and Rice were so different than anything I came across in the Southeastern Conference. I wanted mine, too. My...

...5) of LSU at bat during a 5-3 victory by the LSU Tigers over the Rice Owls in game two of the NCAA baseball College World Series, Super Regional played at Alex Box...

...The Oregon State Beavers take the field to warm up as they prepared to face the Rice Owls during NCAA College World Series Baseball at Rosenblatt Stadium on June 22, 2006 in Omaha, Nebraska...

...3) of LSU in action during a 12-9 victory by the LSU Tigers over the Rice Owls in game one of the NCAA baseball College World Series, Super Regional played at Alex Box...

Schlabach: Ranking the hardest, easiest nonconference schedules

Which teams are taking the nonconference hard road this season? Which ones have a soft landing? Mark Schlabach examines the schedules.

...bat during game one of the NCAA baseball College World Series, Super Regional game between the Rice Owls and the LSU Tigers at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

...pitcher, Louis Coleman (29) throws during a 5-3 victory by the LSU Tigers over the Rice Owls in game two of the NCAA baseball College World Series, Super Regional played at Alex Box...

Ranking the best and worst of Big 12 nonconference schedules

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin Big 12 teams should be seldom tested before conference play begins as most teams again are opting to compete with...