In part of what may or may not be an on-going column, this week we have decided to ask two people who know almost nothing about sports for fantasy football advice, mainly just for the sweet, sweet taste of irony.
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Baylor fans have plenty to follow this weekend as several teams are in action: men’s tennis will be home Friday, Saturday and Sunday for their season opener in the HEB Invitational, women’s cross country competes Friday at the Toledo Inter-Regional Bubble Buster meet in Toledo, Ohio, and on Sunday and Monday, women’s golf will be at the Dick Maguire Invitational tournament in Albuquerque, N.M.
My love relationship with sports began when I was little, dressed in a Michael Jordan jersey seated on my dad’s lap. It has grown over the years as my dad has introduced me to different ones. I remember watching the Cowboys in the late 90’s, sharing the frustrations of my dad with the lack of athletic ability on the field. I remember fighting off sleep as I watched the Dallas Stars win the Stanley Cup in 1999. I remember my first Texas Rangers’ game and the excitement the atmosphere brought.
The Longhorns and the Wildcats are the matchups the Bears will be granted this weekend. Baylor soccer (7-2-1) will continue Big 12 play on the road when it faces the University of Texas Longhorns (6-2) at 7 p.m. today in Austin. Then they will travel back up I-35 to play host to the Weber State Wildcats (2-6) at 1 p.m. Sunday on Betty Lou Mays Field.
Despite their efforts, the Lady Bears’ volleyball team could not keep #25 Oklahoma from their first Big 12 win; however Baylor gave them a run for their money with a 3-1 match (25-22, 24-26, 26-24, 25-18.)
Baylor is mostly known for its offensive threat, led by Heisman-candidate quarterback Robert Griffin III.
Drive down Interstate 35 heading southbound and you will see an interesting new billboard. It’s in the ugliest strangest color too: maroon.
Lightning stopped the game but not the Bears, as they defeated Stephen F. Austin 48-0 after three quarters.
What happens in Vegas won’t be staying in Vegas but coming back to Waco for the rest of the 2011 season. Over the weekend, Baylor volleyball (10-3) won the UNLV Classic while three Bears brought home individual awards.
It was a weekend of firsts for the Baylor soccer team, which was victorious on Sunday after falling on Friday. In Sunday’s home win versus the Utah Valley Wolverines (3-6) the Bears improved to 7-2-1, and two players scored their first goal of the season.
The Baylor men’s team finished second and the women’s team finished fourth on Saturday as the cross country team hosted the Baylor Invitational.
Senior Zac Flowers ran his personal best for the season with a time of 19:27.6 in the 6,000-meter course. Flowers led the men’s team and gained a 12th-place finish.
Lightning stopped the game but not the Bears, as they defeated Stephen F. Austin 48-0 after three quarters.
Baylor leads Stephen F. Austin 31-0 at the end of the half.
Over two weeks after Baylor’s epic 50-48 victory over TCU, the Bears finally return to the football field to face Stephen F. Austin at 6 p.m. Saturday in Floyd Casey Stadium.
Baylor athletics will compete against Texas A&M tonight for the first time since the conference realignment soap opera began last week.
The Baylor volleyball team is off to Vegas for the weekend as they wrap up nonconference play in the UNLV Classic.
The men’s cross country team has started off with a bang, taking first at the UTA Season Opener last Saturday and second place at the Bear Twilight Invitational Sept. 1.
The College Gameday setup is down at Florida State, where the Seminoles have been talking about this game all summer long. The big question is: has Oklahoma been talking about this game all summer long?
Let it be said upfront that I am a Houston Texans fan and, therefore, I love seeing the Cowboys fall apart on opening night yet again.
Boasting seven freshmen out of 29 players, the class of 2015 is well represented on the Baylor soccer team.
Despite their efforts, the Bears’ volleyball team couldn’t hand TCU its first loss of the season, as Baylor got swept 3-0 (19-25, 20-25, 24-26.)
Junior Ryan O’Rear led the Baylor men’s team to his career-best performance with a fourth-place finish at 4-under-par, and freshman Hayley Davis led the Baylor women’s team at second-place in her first collegiate tournament with a 2-under-par.
Baylor soccer improved to 6-1-1 over the weekend behind two home 2-0 victories, increasing the Bears’ home winning streak to six games with a 5-0 home record this season.
Baylor men’s cross country finished first overall at the UTA Season Opener for the second year in a row, and the women finished third.
Baylor volleyball went 2-1 on the weekend at the MCM Elegante’ Invitational in Beaumont.
Baylor University received the following awards: – Ranked No. 20 in the nation by the Associated Press -Named the Tostitos…
Senior Kendall Wright broke yet another Baylor football record Friday against TCU, grabbing his 11th 100-yard receiving game of his career.
Watching the game from the press box has its many perks, but few experiences in athletics are quite like viewing an exhilarating, dramatic game from the stands.
Amid an unstable conference and a doubting nation, the Bears chose the opportune time to show the nation who they are, not who they were.
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 Friday night.
