Former Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon has been named amongst the 15 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Arguably the face of Houston sports, the Dream has been synonymous with the Bayou City since first emigrating from Nigeria in 1980 as a skinny prospect with a world of potential. Local sports fans know all about Olajuwon’s storied career, which commenced at the University of Houston and progressed onwards to the Houston......

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This has been making the rounds on the sports blogs this week, and we were a little hesitant to show it here lest we rile up any University of Houston grads. But we're feeling sassy today at Houstonist, so here's a clip from the sidelines at U of H's opener at Oregon: Um, when you get your legwarmer-wearing ass kicked by someone dressed like a refugee from Disney World, it's time to reconsider the importance......

A couple of University of Houston stories for your Friday, so listen up Coogs. First, back on August 13th, Cougar offensive lineman Jarrod Butler collapsed while lifting weights in an on-campus weight room. It was later determined that he had suffered a heart attack as a result of an electrical abnormality in his heart. After spending the past two weeks under observation and treatment at The Methodist Hospital, Butler is being released today to return......

Today’s Photos of the Day comes from flickr users, baseball enthusiasts and Houstonist photo contributors sulla55, mrp1001, Jeff Balke, slight clutter and eschipul who have all, at one time or another, contributed these baseball photos to the group. Submit your sports images to our Flickr group as our theme this week is sports. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining over 270 of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr......