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• The Rice women’s basketball team takes on fellow Texas program UT Arlington tomorrow before the men’s team plays Arkansas State on Saturday and Southwestern Christian on Wednesday.

• Head to CITYCENTRE for the 15th Annual Rudolph Fun Run this Saturday!

• The Houston Cougars men’s basketball team faces New Orleans this Saturday while the women’s team battles Montana on Tuesday.

• Race for some Christmas cookies on Saturday at the 2nd Annual Kingwood Christmas Cookie Dash!

• Relive Diego Maradona’s epic 1986 World Cup run at Discovery Green for the last installment of their Monday Night Futbol series. Get all the details here!

HOUSTON ROCKETS DECEMBER PREVIEWS

The Rockets are about to enter a jam-packed stretch of matchups this December as they face star players like Kawhi Leonard and Donovan Mitchell at home while battling the likes of Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic on the road. Check out previews for the rest of Houston’s December schedule with our awesome preview guide!

THIS WEEK

LOCALS ONLY

• The Houston Astros have sold three of their minor league teams, including the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, to Diamond Baseball Holdings. The teams will remain affiliates of the Astros and continue playing in their current venues.

• The Astros will be picking 17th in the upcoming MLB Draft after the draft lottery was held earlier this week.

• The Texans made two additions to the team’s depth this week, claiming defensive lineman Naquan Jones and running back Cody Schrader from waivers.

• The Rockets may also be receiving some reinforcements soon as Dorian Finney-Smith is “starting to ramp it up a little bit,” according to head coach Ime Udoka. Finney-Smith is still looking to make his season debut for Houston after undergoing ankle surgery.

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