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No. 7 Baylor football looks to keep its perfect season alive as it travels to Ames, Iowa in its first Big 12 conference game in 2014 to face Iowa State tomorrow. This game will be a big test for Baylor after outscoring its first three opponents 178-27 in non-conference play.

After a lackluster season in 2013, Iowa State parted ways with five position coaches and tragically lost defensive line coach Curtis Bray when he passed away after suffering a pulmonary embolism.

USA Basketball announced Tuesday night that former Baylor women’s basketball stars Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims made the final cut for the USA World Championship team roster.

Senior quarterback Bryce Petty came into the season with a Big 12 conference championship and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year award. After recovering from an early season injury scare, Bryce Petty is back in the saddle for No. 7 Baylor football, and playing better than ever.

Baylor football will be put to the test this weekend as it faces Iowa State on Saturday evening in Ames, Iowa. The game will be the first Big 12 game played by the Bears this season, and senior quarterback Bryce Petty said it’s not going to be easy for the team.

The Bears broke their two-game losing streak with a dominant 4-0 win over UTSA and extended their new undefeated streak to two matches after a 0-0 draw with Oral Roberts University.

Baylor volleyball dropped its final three non-conference games last weekend at the University of Texas at San Antonio Classic in San Antonio. The team was winless during the weekend, falling to Louisiana State University twice and host UTSA to wrap up the tournament.

When freshman outside hitter Katie Staiger suffered a torn ACL in her second collegiate volleyball match, it was tough not only for her, but for the whole team, head coach Jim Barnes said.

Baylor has become home to several families in athletics over the years. Baseball coach Steve Smith coached his two sons Ryan and Case last season; women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey did the same with her daughter, Makenzie Robertson, throughout her college career. But no other team has a husband and wife duo like Baylor soccer coaches Paul and Marci Jobson.

No. 7 Baylor football continued making progress on the brink of conference-play with another blowout performance against Buffalo on Friday, this time on the road. The Bears passed their first test away from home, leaving much promise for their upcoming two-week stretch of road games at Iowa State and Texas.

Robert Griffin III suffered yet another injury on Sunday, ruling him out for several months just two weeks into the regular season. Backup quarterback Kirk Cousins, who was drafted in the same draft by the Redskins after Griffin, will start for what may very well be the majority of the season.

Baylor volleyball took three wins at the Colonials Challenge last weekend to be the only undefeated team in Washington D.C. and come back to Waco as George Washington tournament champions.

Baylor soccer started and ended two streaks this weekend in Illinois. The Bears’ three-game win streak came to a halt after falling to No. 19 Notre Dame in a nip and tuck 1-0 road battle for the Bears on Friday night. The Bears (5-3-0) dropped their second match of the weekend to Illinois State in a 2-1 overtime shocker.

The Minnesota Vikings have seen the details. They have seen photos of the injuries that Adrian Peterson’s 4-year-old son suffered at the hands of the star running back. They have a history of punishing players who have run into trouble with the law.

On Buffalo’s first drive of Friday’s game down 7-0, quarterback Joe Licata caught sophomore Baylor cornerback Ryan Reid with a pump fake. The fake opened up Buffalo wide receiver Marcus McGill with a wide-open lane for an equalizing touchdown.