In 2003, Houston was named as the 2011 host of the NCAA Final Four and today they were awarded as the host city for the 2016 Final Four. This will be Houston's third Final Four; the first was in 1971 at the Astrodome which saw UCLA win its seventh national title with a defeat of Villanova 68-62. Houston has been a hot-bed as a sports host recently. The Bayou City has hosted the 2004 MLB......

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......

Houstonist interviewed the darling of the Bayou City last week, Taucha Hogue, as she was in the quarterfinals for the College Cheerleader of Year Award. Now, after a convincing win over Mississippi St., Taucha has advanced into the Final Four against Kansas. Houstonist will continue to follow Taucha as she looks to capture the coveted crown as Cheerleader of the Year. Congrats on moving on to the Final Four. Do you find yourself doing......

University of Houston basketball legend Guy V. Lewis was voted into the newly created National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Lewis, who will be inducted in November in Kansas City, Missouri, will be part of the second ever induction class that also includes ten other inductees and featuring UCLA all-time great Kareem Abul-Jabbar. . When it came to college basketball, Lewis' ideas were always Texas big. He was the first person to put a......