Imagine yourself on a futuristic bullet train, blazing through the countryside at 200 miles per hour. On the inside, you’re relaxing in a comfortable seat with Wi-Fi and a cold drink. The ticket was quite cheap, and the train isn’t very crowded. Sounds too good to be true?
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This is how the entire season has felt for Baylor, isn’t it?
Baylor had all the opportunity in the world. They brought the lead down to three with 12:56 left in the game. They had three free throws to bring it to three again, all of which they missed. But at the end of the day, the Bears (14-8, 2-7) could not capitalize on their chances in a 69-52 loss to No. 8 Kansas (17-5, 8-1) at home.
A Baylor freshman was in stable condition Monday after falling from Texas State Highway Loop 340 bridge onto the highway median of Interstate 35.
Lt. Tracy O’Connor, the Robinson Police Department spokesman, said a passing motorist called Robinson police at 7:22 a.m., alerting them of a stalled vehicle with emergency lights flashing on Loop 340 near Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. Police arrived at 7:25 a.m. and a man’s body was found below the bridge near where the vehicle was stalled.
By Rebecca Fiedler Staff Writer Baylor women who have had involvement in the military have expressed differing opinions following the opening of more jobs for women in the U.S. Army. On Jan. 24 the Army News Service announced the Army will open 33,000 positions to women that were previously exclusive to men. Women may now hold positions in direct ground combat units not under Army Special Operations. Col. Linda Sheimo, chief of the command programs and policy division at the Directorate of Military Personnel Management, said she expects the change to take place in April, according to the Army’s website.…
With opening day roughly seven months away, McLane Stadium is rapidly starting to take shape.
The athletic department hopes the new facility will improve the game day experience for players and fans, while leaving a smaller carbon footprint in the process.
CAIRO — Al-Qaida’s central leadership broke with one of its most powerful branch commanders in an apparent attempt to stem the deadly infighting that has erupted in Syria among the militant Islamic factions trying to bring down President Bashar Assad.
No. 7 Baylor men’s tennis took down Incarnate Word and No. 73 Purdue 7-0, 6-1, over the weekend.
The Bears (4-0) have extended their win streak to four with two wins over the weekend.
“We’re just trying to build some momentum for what’s coming up,” head coach Matt Knoll said. “We just have to continue to improve for what’s ahead of us down the road.”
By Jeffrey Swindoll Sports Writer Aside from the second half against Kansas, the Lady Bears have been disciplined on the road in Big 12 play against tough teams like West Virginia and Oklahoma State. The Lady Bears showed their discipline on the road once again, beating the Oklahoma Sooners 81-67 in Norman, Okla. This was Baylor’s fifth straight conference win, and ninth in all conference play, putting the Lady Bears even higher atop the league. The Lady Bears continued their success in one of their most consistent phases in basketball– free throws. Baylor received plenty of second chance points due…
On Sunday, February 2, Katherine Berg placed second in The Sun Circuit Shootout in Scottsdale, Ariz.
“I made a rookie mistake that ultimately cost me the win,” Berg said, “I was miserable and disappointed that I let my team down but more so because I didn’t even put up a fight.”
Josh Garrels, Common Grounds’ upcoming sold-out act for Friday, balances his music with his Christian beliefs to appeal to a wide audience.
The Year of the Horse might appear to be a curse for the Denver Broncos, but that will not stop students and residents of the Waco area from celebrating the Chinese New Year this week.
At 7:06 p.m. Monday evening, members of Alpha Phi Alpha hand-delivered a yellow rose to every woman in Barfield Drawing Room in Baylor’s Student Union Building to show their support for strong women.
The Texas Department of Transportation is conducting a study on the benefits of building a high-speed rail connecting Dallas, Waco, Austin and San Antonio. The plans for the rail include 16 trains a day that would run along a dedicated 100-foot right of way.
It’s hard to imagine the NBA without David Stern, isn’t it? For three decades, Stern has been arguably the most powerful individual in American sports, seemingly with a hand in every part of the game. With his departure, his legacy should be that of the best commissioner in the history of American sports.
On Family Night at the Ferrell Center, fans were treated to a tightly contested rivalry game that saw No. 7 Baylor (18-3, 8-1) earn its league-leading eighth win in conference play against the Texas Longhorns in a 87-73 contest.
Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey knew her team would be challenged by Texas on the boards more than any team has all season, saying the Longhorns (14-7, 5-4) are possibly “the best rebounding team in the league.” The Lady Bears stood their ground early in the rebound battle. Texas edged out Baylor by a narrow 24-22 rebounding margin in the first half.
In this episode of “Frankly, My Dear,” Taylor Griffin and Taylor Rexrode discuss the recently-release trailer for “The Fault in Our Stars” and debate Oscar nominations as well as potential outcomes of the award show.
The Hankamer School of Business has experienced a ‘Great Divide’ of its own, by splitting Business 1301 into Business 1201 and 1101.
By Jeffrey Swindoll Sports Writer The 2013-14 Lady Bears basketball team was referred to as “The Odyssey Sims Show” early in the season. The senior guard from Irving was the only returning starter from last year’s team. Sims clearly had a lot on her shoulders going into the 2013-14 season, playing with a lineup that did not have nearly as much experience as her past team that won a national championship two years ago in an undefeated 40-0 season. She has seen and lived the glory days of the Lady Bears basketball program. The constant cycle of players coming in…
We knew that the Big 12 had a chance to be improved, but no one thought it would be this good. Out of the 32 college basketball conferences in Division I, the Big 12 has the number one conference RPI thanks to impressive wins in nonconference play against the likes of Duke, Kentucky, Colorado and Michigan among others.
Waco Police Department officers are investigating a sexual assault and an act of public indecency that occurred this week at Cameron Park, said Sgt. Patrick Swanton, Waco police public information officer.
Aching feet, strained backs and a drone of unanimous ‘how long have you been here’s’ — it must be that time of the year again. Tickets for All-University Sing went on sale Thursday in the Bill Daniel Student Center.
By Rebecca Fiedler Staff Writer Pro-life Waco is boycotting the purchase of Girl Scout cookies in response to a Tweet from the Girl Scouts of the USA. The Tweet provides a link to the Huffington Post’s Women of the Year 2013 list, which honors politician Wendy Davis, known for her work to block abortion regulations in the Texas Senate. The boycott, which began Thursday, has been named “Cookiecott” and is being Tweeted as #Cookicott. Pro-life Waco director John Pisciotta said the boycott will last two to three weeks. The Girl Scouts of the USA released an apology on its website…
BOSTON — Federal prosecutors Thursday announced they will seek the death penalty against 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing, accusing him of betraying his adopted country by ruthlessly carrying out a terrorist attack calculated to cause maximum carnage.
On Saturday some of the best high school piano talent will perform on campus.
The Baylor/Waco Piano Competition will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the Glennis McCrary Music Building and Waco Hall. This year’s event will be the 34th annual competition, and it is sponsored by the School of Music.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s tiny movie industry may struggle with amateur actors and power outages, but at least it has a winning formula of which the producers never seem to tire: the heroics, from a Palestinian perspective, of those fighting Israeli occupation.
