Under Kelvin Sampson the Glory Days of Phi Slama Jama Are Back
The coaching legend has lifted the University of Houston men’s basketball team from irrelevance to greatness. Now all he wants is a national championship.
The coaching legend has lifted the University of Houston men’s basketball team from irrelevance to greatness. Now all he wants is a national championship.
The 19–2 Houston Cougars have looked outstanding in their debut season in the Big 12. Now bring on Kansas!
The California parent of a UT freshman wonders about Bevo’s ultimate fate when the final whistle blows.
The Cougars are nationally ranked and receive millions in university support—so why does UH consistently play in a half-empty home stadium?
The Cougars' move is great news for UH fans, but it shouldn't have required UT taking a sledgehammer to the conference to make it happen.
From Tom Herman to Houston Baptist to the Rose Bowl in North Texas, here's everything that made the 2020 season surprising and ridiculous.
A fixture of Texas political punditry, Richard Murray retired from teaching at the University of Houston this month.
In his new teaching role at the University of Houston, the straight-talking music mogul promises students a primer on success and celebrity.
The departure of the longtime Austin senator—for the greener pastures of higher education—will set off a fierce race for his seat.
The Panthers backup quarterback is only the second in NFL history to throw for six TDs and no interceptions in his first two games.
We watched a host of graduation speeches from the state’s hundreds of universities, and these are the ones we found most inspiring.
The University of Houston chancellor can’t stop, won’t stop.
With seven Texas teams in the field of 68 and the Final Four's location in San Antonio, this March Madness has a certain Texas flavor.
Why is the former University of Houston star suddenly playing like the best quarterback in the league in his seventh season?
After its Houston convention, the Green Party is aiming to gather the Bernie-or-Bust momentum.
More McConaughfacts for you to bring up at the next McConaissance Faire.
Chitra Divakaruni’s Houston libretto.
Mickey Herskowitz covered the Texas A&M "Junction Boy" and former Houston Gamblers, University of Houston and Houston Oilers coach at nearly every stop.
James Franco may have postponed his plans to attend the University of Houston, but he showed up at the University of Texas at Arlington's 2012 "graduation celebration."
A former professor at NYU claims he lost his job after giving the actor a "D" for skipping nearly every class.
Houston rappers Slim Thug, Bun B, and Paul Wall released a tribute to the Cougars before last week’s game. Let’s just say the song has fared better than the football team.
The undefeated University of Houston football team still isn't a part of the national championship conversation, but at least ESPN’s Lee Corso is catching Cougar f—king fever.
The University of Houston quarterback leads the nation in passing attempts, completions, and yardage, and he’s tied for the NCAA lead with 38 touchdown passes. But does he have what it takes to win the Heisman?
The only female university chancellor in Texas (and president of the University of Houston) on her quest for Tier One status.
It's official: James Franco will not be getting his creative writing PhD from the University of Houston.
Texas A&M head coach Mike Sherman marches on as gossip swirls about University of Texas’s Mack Brown’s departure and University of Houston’s Kevin Sumlin’s future.
ESPN “Game Day” puts Saturday’s Univeristy of Houston–Southern Methodist University game on the national stage as undefeated Cougars inch toward their first-ever BCS bowl.
After years of watching their fathers tear up the NBA,19-year-old Moses Malone, Jr., and 22-year-old George Gervin, Jr., have the ball in their court—at the University of Houston. Malone, who graduated from Friendswood High School in May, and Gervin, a San Antonio native who spent last year at San Jacinto
Governed by generosity.
All-star, MVP, and now champion.
Heat + pressure + yttrium + a politically savvy University of Houston physicist = a formula to change the world.
Okay, now, listen up. This story is about Bill Yeoman, a really good football coach. Read it or run three laps after practice.