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October 18, 2021

Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; UCLA, Kansas next

Gonzaga carried a No. 1 ranking all last season before falling a win short of becoming college basketball’s first unbeaten national champion in 45 years.

October 8, 2021

Tune rallies Houston past Tulane 40-22, throws for 3 TDs

Clayton Tune passed for 288 yards and three touchdowns, including a go-ahead score late in the third quarter to Jeremy Singleton as Houston rallied past Tulane 40-22 on Thursday night.

October 2, 2021

McCaskill with 3 TDs as Houston dominates Tulsa 45-10

Freshman Alton McCaskill scored a career-best three touchdowns — all in the first half — and Clayton Tune passed for 241 yards and a pair of scores as Houston defeated Tulsa 45-10 on Friday night.

September 10, 2021

Big 12 Conference offers membership to 4 schools

The Big 12 voted to invite BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston to the conference.

September 4, 2021

Big 12 moving quickly to add 4 new members

The Big 12 is moving quickly on an expansion plan that could have the conference at 12 schools after Texas and Oklahoma leave, with BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston as the “most intriguing” candidates.

April 4, 2021

Gonzaga tops UCLA in OT on Jalen Suggs buzzer beater, heads to NCAA title game

Gonzaga becomes the first team since Indiana State in 1979 to carry an undefeated record into the national title game

April 3, 2021

Baylor tops Houston in Final Four round to advance to NCAA Tournament championship game

The top-seeded Baylor Bears defeated the Houston Cougars 78-59 in the semifinal round of the NCAA March Madness tournament on Friday night to advance to the championship game for the first time since 1948.

April 1, 2021

Baylor, Houston a matchup of programs on the rebound

The redemption journeys involving Houston coach Kelvin Sampson and the Baylor program he faces at the Final Four on Saturday have roots in far-from-comforting places — courtrooms, prison cells, the NCAA compliance office.

April 1, 2021

NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four will feature father-son coaching matchup

Baylor and Houston will play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four on Saturday and for at least two people involved in the game, it will mean more than just a chance to play for a title.

March 29, 2021

Houston tops Oregon State, reaches 1st Final Four since '84

Houston overcame a blown 17-point lead to hold off Oregon State 67-61 on Monday night in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Final Four for the first time in 37 years.