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No. 25 Baylor vies for better start in tussle vs. TCU
Injuries will force coaches at TCU and No. 25 Baylor to come up with creative game plans on Sunday when the Big 12 rivals meet in Waco, Texas.,Both teams lost in their previous contests. ,The Horned Frogs (9-7, 2-3) dropped their first home game of the season with a 73-65 setback to Utah on Wednesda...
No. 25 Baylor braces for battle vs. No. 3 Iowa State
Baylor coach Scott Drew felt a sense of familiarity as he scouted Iowa State.,The Cyclones had depth, Drew easily could see. They had skill and toughness, too.,"I think they're similar to us -- a lot of players in double figures, a lot of guys capable of scoring 20," Drew said. "Really good teams ha...
Utah makes Big 12 debut at No. 25 Baylor
Utah will play its first-ever Big 12 Conference game when it visits No. 25 Baylor on Tuesday in Waco, Texas.,Despite that -- and the fact the Utes (8-3) and Bears (8-3) haven't met since 1960 -- there will be a bit of familiarity between the two programs. Utah relies on two ex-Baylor athletes in poi...
No. 25 Baylor aims to shake off rust vs. Arlington Baptist
Baylor is back in the Associated Press Top 25 after a two-week hiatus -- checking in at No. 25 -- and will return to action after more than two-week break when the Bears host Arlington Baptist on Friday night in Waco, Texas.,By all accounts, this should be a tuneup as Baylor prepares for Big 12 play...
Norchad Omier, Baylor too strong for Norfolk State
Norchad Omier poured in 19 points and Robert Wright III had 16 points and 13 assists for his first career double-double, lifting Baylor to a 94-69 win over Norfolk State on Wednesday in Waco, Texas.,Baylor (7-3) trailed by three points late in the first half before rallying to take a six-point lead ...
Surging Baylor looks to continue winning ways in clash vs. Kansas
Baylor and Kansas, two of the hottest teams in the nation, will square off with plenty still on the line Saturday afternoon in their Big 12 Conference clash in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (7-4, 5-3 Big 12) mathematically are alive for a chance to play in the Big 12 championship game but would need to bea...
New Orleans awaits as another test for No. 17 Baylor
No. 17 Baylor has played four ranked teams in its first six games of the season, balancing their pre-Big 12 Conference schedule between ranked opponents and opponents from non-power conferences.,After beating then-No. 22 St. John's 99-98 in double overtime, followed by a 77-62 loss to then-No. 11 Te...
No. 13 Baylor looks to test mettle vs. No. 22 St. John's in Bahamas
No. 13 Baylor has put it all together after a sluggish start to the season. ,The Bears will have an even better gauge of their progress on Thursday night when they face No. 22 St. John's in the first round of the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, The Bahamas.,The winner of Thursday's game will play t...
Bryson Washington racks up 4 TDs as Baylor outscores West Virginia
Bryson Washington's four-touchdown day led the Baylor Bears past the West Virginia Mountaineers 49-35 on Saturday night in Morgantown, W.Va.,The sophomore running back amassed 123 rushing yards and three touchdowns, including a 51-yard scoring burst in the second quarter He also had five catches for...
No. 8 Baylor's balanced attack sinks No. 16 Arkansas
Jayden Nunn scored 16 points and Norchad Omier added 15 and 12 rebounds as No. 8 Baylor beat No. 16 Arkansas 72-67 on a neutral court in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday night. ,Jeremy Roach added 13 points, V.J. Edgecombe had 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists and Robert Wright added 10 points fo...
Sawyer Robertson, Baylor bid to subdue TCU
Something has to give when longtime rivals Baylor and TCU square off on Saturday evening in a Big 12 Conference game in Waco, Texas.,Both the Bears (4-4, 2-3) and Horned Frogs (5-3, 3-2) carry two-game winning streaks into the clash. ,Saturday's meeting will be the 120th all-time in the series, maki...
Baylor faces tough test vs. No. 16 Iowa State's methodical style
Baylor head coach Dave Aranda has watched enough film of No. 16 Iowa State to know what to expect on Saturday night in Ames, Iowa., ,But just because the Bears know what to expect doesn't guarantee they can overcome it., ,"They ball control offensively and just eat up clock," Aranda said this week. ...
After being 'cut wide open,' Baylor takes on No. 22 BYU
Baylor must go from a "heart-wrenching loss," according to coach Dave Aranda, at Colorado last week to facing unbeaten and No. 22-ranked BYU in Waco, Texas, on Saturday.,The Bears (2-2, 0-1 Big 12) lost 38-31 in overtime to Colorado after Shedeur Sanders connected with LaJohntay Wester on a 43-yard ...
Baylor's No. 1 pass defense to test Colorado's Shedeur Sanders
Baylor's top-ranked passing defense will try to slow down a potent Colorado aerial attack in Saturday's Big 12 Conference opener for both teams in Boulder, Colo.,Baylor coach Dave Aranda assumed defensive play calls this season and the Bears (2-1) have allowed just 75.7 passing yards per game.,Color...
Baylor, Air Force looking to open up their offenses
When Baylor hosts Air Force on Saturday night in Waco, Texas, both teams will be on a mission to invigorate anemic offenses.,Last weekend, the Bears (1-1) and the Falcons (1-1) lost and scored just one touchdown each.,In its 23-12 loss at then-No. 11 Utah, Baylor gained 223 yards. While falling behi...
What Art Briles Brought To The Town That Never Asked For Him
MOUNT VERNON, Texas – There had never been a line like this before. Not here, at least. It was ridiculous, obscene. The first people in line queued up just before 4:30 p.m. They stood there, up against the closed ticket window, huddling underneath the small awning as it poured rain, and then, when t...
Donald Trump Threw A Real Grandpa Party For Baylor's Women's Basketball Team
Philly had boxed or maybe promoted boxers, or possibly just wanted to be thought of as someone who was associated with boxing and boxing promoters in some sort of way. He remains the only person ever to produce a quarter from behind my ear, a magic trick that once defined the absolute outer boundary...
Intentionally Missing Free Throws Is Harder Than It Looks
After a clutch layup from Maryland native Chloe Jackson put Baylor up 83-81 in the NCAA Women’s Championship, Notre Dame advanced the ball past midcourt to set up an out-of-bounds play from a timeout. It didn’t matter if the Fighting Irish intended on going for the win or overtime, because everyone ...
Former Baylor Star Shawn Oakman Found Not Guilty Of Sexual Assault
Almost three years after being indicted on second-degree sexual assault charges, former Baylor defensive end Shawn Oakman was acquitted by jurors in Waco’s 19th State District Court yesterday. Oakman was accused of raping a Baylor graduate student on April 3, 2016, at his apartment, an encounter he ...
Former Baylor Star Shawn Oakman Found Not Guilty Of Sexual Assault
Almost three years after being indicted on second-degree sexual assault charges, former Baylor defensive end Shawn Oakman was acquitted by jurors in Waco’s 19th State District Court yesterday. Oakman was accused of raping a Baylor graduate student on April 3, 2016, at his apartment, an encounter he ...