By Giana Pirolli | Sports WriterThe Kardashians have always been at the foot of controversy, largely stemming from their reality TV series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” Kanye West, husband of Kim Kardashian, is not afraid of the spotlight either. Kanye has been critiqued for his music videos, getting into fights with paparazzi and for storming VMA Award Ceremonies.Recently though, there has been chatter about the Wests naming their third child, who was born on Jan. 15, Chicago West. Kim has made it clear Chicago’s nickname would be Chi, pronounced “Shy.”The Wests have two other children, North and Saint. Both…
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By Giana Pirolli | Sports Writer The Lady Bears honored former Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt on Jan. 20 before their matchup with Kansas State at the Ferrell Center. It was a small way of showing appreciation toward this inspiring former basketball coach. Summit died in 2016 after a hard-fought battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She certainly made a mark in the NCAA collegiate sports world, but her memory has brought awareness of Alzheimer’s to a younger generation as well.When Baylor played Kansas State on Saturday, both teams honored the legendary coach by wearing t-shirts in support. The shirts read “We…
Story by Giana Pirolli | Sports Writer, Video by Elisabeth Tharp | Broadcast Reporter Baylor (17-1, 7-0) cruised by Kansas State (11-8, 3-5) 75-50 on Saturday night at the Ferrell Center. The two teams played for the second time, with the Lady Bears taking the first matchup 88-58 on Dec. 28 in their conference opener. The Lady Bears played with the same ferocity in Saturday night’s game as they not only led in field goal percentage 42 to 31, but also out-rebounded KSU 69-24. This is the Lady Bears’ 14th straight win. Baylor is also now 7-0 in Big…
By Giana Pirolli | Sports Writer The Baylor family is praying for Andrew Jones and Chameka Scott, who have both been fighting an opponent that isn’t on the basketball court. On Jan. 10, the family of Texas sophomore guard Andrew Jones announced that he was diagnosed with leukemia. Andrew Jones’ sister is former Baylor guard Alexis Jones. Andrew has many accolades, including averaging 11.4 points per game as a freshman at Texas. Also as a freshman, Jones played in all 33 games and started 23 of them. He was a serious NBA prospect and went through the NBA Pre-Draft Combine…
Story by Giana Pirolli | Sports Writer, Video by Elisabeth Tharp | Broadcast Reporter After coming off a 75-65 loss to Iowa State, Baylor (12-6, 2-4) was able to grind out a Big 12 win against Oklahoma (12-6, 2-4), 76-60 Monday night at the Ferrell Center. The win was crucial considering the Bears 1-4 start in conference play and with road games against No. 10 Kansas, Florida and No. 4 Oklahoma in the next two weeks. Freshman forward Tristan Clark’s layup helped get the Bears on the scoreboard first against an aggressive Oklahoma State team, who would then hold the…
By Giana Pirolli | Sports WriterNo. 5 Baylor extended its winning streak to 12 straight, improving to 15-1, 5-0 with a 75-52 win at Oklahoma (8-9, 3-3). The win helps keep the Lady Bears atop the Big 12 standings with a half game lead over No. 7 Texas. The Sooners opened the scoring with graduate guard Maddie Manning’s three-pointer. Sophomore guard Natalie Chou’s free throw put Baylor on the board, however the Sooners led for the entire first quarter. Baylor senior guard Kristy Wallace’s would tie the game at 16 with a free throw with just over a minute left…
Baylor was unable to overcome a 30 point performance from Iowa State’s freshman guard Lindell Wiggington, as the Cyclones knocked off the Bears 75-65.
By Giana Pirolli | Sports Writer Twenty-two people, including 10 Baylor softball players and coaches as well as some of their family members, departed on a mission trip to Ghana in December. It was the second time the Baylor softball team had been to Ghana for a mission trip. The softball team has also taken trips to Thailand as well as other stateside trips. Ghana is located on West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea and as of 2016 has a population of about 28.2 million. Of that 28.2 million, 6.2 million are living in poverty. Baylor softball head coach Glenn Moore…
By Giana Pirolli | Sports WriterThe Big 12 is one of the most competitive basketball conferences in the country. Five teams are ranked in the AP Top 25, which includes No. 2 WVU, No. 8 Texas Tech, No. 9 Oklahoma, No. 12 Kansas and No. 16 TCU. In a Jan. 8 Sports Illustrated story by Dan Greene, ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla said he believes all teams in the Big 12 have incredible potential. “At this point in time, I don’t think there’s a legitimate Final Four team, but what we have in this league from one to 10 is easily…
Senior guard Manu Lecomte had a good look at a tying three pointer as time expired, but the shot missed long to the right.