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The former NAIA Men’s and Women’s National Coach of the Year has an optimistic outlook for a squad that has suffered two straight losing seasons. McGuyre will bring his expertise and attempt to lead the Bears to a successful season.

What was Robert Griffin III thinking? Those words probably best describe most sports fans’ reactions after getting caught up in the media frenzy caused by the outspoken Washington Redskins quarterback for his exceedingly bold assertion during an interview with WJLA-TV.

Football, volleyball, women’s soccer, and preseason basketball all provide great and exciting match ups for students to come support their Baylor Bears. Let’s take a look at the games across the Baylor landscape.

Baylor responded to claims of wrongdoing by releasing a statement and the original transfer request form on Friday.

Three pitchers who became dominant after trades and a rock-solid catcher-turned-second baseman have a new moniker — Hall of Famer. Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

A monumental season for the second-ranked Baylor Bears has finally come to an end with a 4-2 loss to three-seed Virginia in the 2015 NCAA semifinals on Monday afternoon. As much as the loss hurts for the Bears, the fact that it was on their home courts make it that much more bittersweet.

Baylor failed to capitalize on an early doubles point and several weakened Cavaliers as the No. 2 Bears fell 4-2 to No. 3 Virginia to end their season in the Final Four at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco.

Eight-seed Baylor women’s tennis was unable to pull off a massive upset at Sunday afternoon’s NCAA quarterfinal matchup, dropping a 4-1 decision to top-ranked USC at the Hurd Tennis Center.

For the first time since 2007, the second-ranked Baylor men’s tennis team will advance to the NCAA semifinals after the Bears posted a 4-2 win over defending national champion USC on Saturday afternoon at the Hurd Tennis Center.

James-Baker’s 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-1 win over Skylar Morton helped Baylor advance to its first Elite Eight appearance since 2011 and avenged a 4-1 loss to Virginia last year in the Sweet 16.

Two-seed Baylor men’s tennis posted a gritty 4-1 win over South Florida on Thursday evening to advance the NCAA quarterfinals on Saturday. It was not as easy as the score dictated though.

Two-seed Baylor men’s tennis earned a spot in the NCAA Round of 16 for the 14th-straight year after sweeping both No. 29 LSU and unranked Bryant in the regional championships Friday and Saturday in Waco. Eight-seed Baylor women’s tennis edged Rice 4-2 after a grueling three-and-a-half-hour match.

Native Wacoan Bilal Siddiq is a personal trainer, a Group X abs class instructor and a fitness model. On top of all these things, Siddiq still finds time for his degree in pre-med health science studies.

Sophomore men’s tennis player Maxime Tchoutakian not only experiences the common college problems, but also a language barrier, different customs, and a culture shock since arriving in Waco in January.

A number of issues hit Baylor baseball this season. This debilitated head coach Steve Smith from stopping the recent decline in form for the Bears.

Six games remain in the regular season for No. 17 Baylor softball, and the Bears are trying to make the final push in order to have a chance to host first and second rounds in Waco.

Baylor athletics garnered a program-best eight Big 12 titles in the 2014-2015 season, and Baylor volleyball looks to join the elite ranks next season under first-year head coach Ryan McGuyre.

The Baylor men’s basketball team experienced a much different offseason training over the past month. The Bears cross-trained with seven other teams, which included football, rowing, gymnastics, tennis, lacrosse, soccer and baseball.

In 2013, Baylor football took a big step toward national prominence by winning the Big 12 for the first time in program history. In 2014, the Bears proved they are here to stay with a second straight conference crown.

Not even a full year ago, Baylor welcomed a new head coach to the acrobatics and tumbling program. With four consecutive national titles at the University of Oregon, Fee Mulkey’s resume spoke for itself when the school hired her.

Soccer ready for anticipated 2015 season

Park Ridge, Ill., junior Colin McGuire remembers the first time he ever met Greenwood Village, Colo., sophomore Hunter Noon. It was on the volleyball court

No. 17 Baylor softball had 10 hits in its final non-conference matchup against in-state opponent UTSA, but the Bears were unable to score two runs in the ninth inning, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Roadrunners on Wednesday evening at Getterman Stadium.

IRVING — There is a good chance the Big 12 championship game will be making a comeback as soon as 2016.

Baylor football has signed a home-and-home series to play Pac-12 opponent Utah in the 2023 and 2024 seasons according to a release from Baylor athletics Wednesday afternoon.

Baylor tennis will host the first and second rounds of the 2015 NCAA Tennis Championships on May 8-10 at the Hurd Tennis Center after both programs received top 10 tournament bids on Tuesday afternoon.

The Roadrunners blasted Baylor in the fifth inning with a whopping six runs. It was the only inning the Roadrunners scored. The Bears never recovered from the devastating fifth inning.

The Bears were all smiles after capturing the team’s eighth Big 12 tournament title Sunday afternoon. Baylor blanked No. 16 Texas Tech 4-0 at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center to cap off a successful run in the conference championships.

No. 16 Baylor softball captured a series win over Iowa State last weekend as the team blanked ISU twice at Getterman Stadium.

With the win on court six, No. 1 Oklahoma edged No. 2 Baylor men’s tennis 4-3 at the Hurd Tennis Center to take the tournament title.