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The Baylor soccer team played two games this weekend in Louisville, Ky., and returned to Waco with one win and one loss.

The Baylor men’s golf team won the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate tournament in Verona, N.Y., by 11 strokes Monday.

The Baylor Bears volleyball team powered their way through West Virginia University 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-20.)

Moving into the rankings were No. 20 Baylor, No. 22 South Florida, No. 23 Penn State and No. 24 Texas.

The Baylor Lady Bears dared to be different as they finished the Fairfield Inn North Baylor Classic undefeated as they battled Northern Colorado to a 3-2 finish (25-20, 22-25, 18-25, 25-18, 15-9.)

The Lady Bears took the Ferrell Center court for their second match of the Fairfield Inn North Baylor Classic against The University of Texas Pan-American and finished victoriously, sweeping UTPA 3-0 (25-9, 25-19, 25-19.)

Baylor never made it easy on their fans, but in the end they got it done, knocking off the 14th-ranked team in the nation on national television.

The Bears will try to break 14th-ranked TCU’s 25-game regular season winning streak tonight on ESPN in their first home game of the season.

Baylor soccer looks to keep its undefeated streak alive this weekend as it travels to Kentucky for two games. Baylor (3-0-1) will face Louisville (1-1-1) tonight and Kentucky (3-0-0) on Sunday. Both games will be played at Cardinal Park in Louisville, Ky. Coach Marci Jobson said this will be her team’s biggest test of the season so far, as it will have to face a speedy Louisville squad and a Kentucky team that has not lost as well.

Free-spirited, lively, team-oriented, intellectual, carefree and dominant were some of the words used to describe freshman midfielder Alexa Wilde by her head coach and teammates.

This year at the Lariat sports we are trying something new. We have created a Yahoo! fantasy football league of ten teams and have already completed a draft.

On Friday fans across the nation gladly welcome back college football for another year. As always, there’s plenty of potential and new possibilities, and everyone has something to prove. Here’s a preview of the new-look Big 12, who to watch and what to expect.

What do you get when you add two pro bowlers to an already ridiculously talented team?

The word different can sometimes hold a negative connotation, but for the Baylor volleyball team, it holds more of an inspiring challenge.

The NFL lockout scared many fans, myself included, into thinking we might not see a season this year.

It’s early in the 2011 Baylor volleyball season, but the Lady Bears already have an idea of what’s working and what isn’t.

Former Oregon running back and Temple native Lache Seastrunk enrolled at Baylor last week and has become a member of the Baylor football team.

Tied at 1-1, the Baylor soccer team jogged into the locker room disappointed in its first half of play.

The soccer team walked away from Betty Lou May Field Friday night with a win against Cal State Northridge 1-0 at the, making Baylor two for two at home with a season record of 2-0-1.

Running back Lache Seastrunk signed a financial aid contract and will enroll at Baylor Tuesday as well as join the Bears’ football team.

The Baylor board of regents has decided how much tuition and scholarships will rise in the next two years.

Baylor women’s basketball standout Melissa Jones has hung up her basketball shoes but stepped back on the Ferrell Center court in volleyball shoes.

Baylor’s defense has some holes to fill with a number of key seniors gone from the previous season.

Following a season filled with injuries and disappointment, Art Briles and the Bears returned for the 2010 season and hoisted Baylor football to a place it had not been in over a decade.

Coach Art Briles’ playbook features a passing offense, just not every single time. Therein lies the challenge.

The 2010-2011 Baylor Lady Bears softball team went further than any team that preceded them, finishing the season with a record of 47-15.

Last November, the Texas A&M Aggies were in town for the Battle of the Brazos. Running back Jay Finley had just run for a 69-yard touchdown, increasing the score in Baylor’s favor 30-21.

With Nebraska leaving the Big 12 for the Big 10, there is no set No. 1 for women’s volleyball.

Baylor President Ken Starr continues to declare Baylor’s commitment to the Big 12, but also expresses his desire for Texas A&M to remain in the conference.

Payments. Prostitutes. A booster gone wild. In a year about tomorrow’s hope, they’re blindsided by yesterday’s reported dopes. Allegations about basketball coaches. Football players. Maybe the university president, too.