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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.

The impressive part about Baylor soccer’s 3-0 win over Sam Houston State Friday night wasn’t the final score. It was that somehow, the Bears actually managed to dominate the game even more than the final tally.

Baylor men’s basketball found a way to beat the Central Texas heat. They’re leaving for a while.

Baylor football went back to work Thursday, and it was hot outside. Big deal.

Baylor receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended indefinitely from the football program for violation of team rules.

Instead of rebuilding, the Bears are reloading for 2011-2012.

Like his fellow classmates, nobody is forcing freshman forward Perry Jones III to return to Baylor for another semester. But chances are good he’s the only student at the university turning down millions of dollars to do so.

Coming off a school-record 34 wins and just three losses, the Lady Bears had a 2010-11 season to remember.

At 5 feet, 91 pounds, freshman hurdler and sprinter Tiffani McReynolds and her tiny frame reel in curious glances at every track meet. But the back of her extra-small jersey burns in the minds of her opponents as she shoots out of the block past the rest of the pack.

After Baylor football’s spring scrimmage, head coach Art Briles admitted the play-calling was “vanilla” and not truly indicative of the Bears’ full offensive or defensive arsenal.

Freshman Dallas Escobedo threw a five-hit shutout, Mandy Urfer hit a two-run homer and top-seeded Arizona State beat Baylor 4-0 on Sunday to reach the finals of the Women’s College World Series.

Holly Holl lined a shot over the left-field fence with two outs in the 13th inning, lifting Baylor to a 1-0 victory over Big 12 rival Missouri on Saturday night in the Women’s College World Series.

Baylor starter Josh Turley had his fans’ hearts racing in the latter stages of the Bears’ 3-2 win over Rice on Saturday, but he escaped every jam to help his team move closer to a super regional berth.

Baylor baseball coach Steve Smith likened the Bears’ NCAA tournament-opening game against California on Friday to Thursday’s NBA Finals matchup between Dallas and Miami.

Kelsi Kettler hit a game-ending home run just inside the left-field foul pole in the eighth inning, and Baylor beat Big 12 rival Oklahoma State 1-0 on Thursday at the Women’s College World Series.

Baylor baseball coach Steve Smith said he sent a text message to one of his players at 3 a.m. Saturday morning, unable to sleep after Friday’s heartbreaking, 5-4 loss to Oklahoma.

Baylor sophomore Josh Turley turned in a strong performance on the mound Friday night, but it was not enough following Oklahoma’s ninth-inning comeback as the Sooners topped the Bears, 5-4.

Behind another strong outing from junior pitcher Logan Verrett and a game-changing home run from sophomore Jake Miller, Baylor baseball opened its final regular season Big 12 series with a 4-2 win over No. 13 ranked Oklahoma Thursday night.

Fresh off a Big 12 series win at Oklahoma State last weekend, Baylor returned home Tuesday night and blasted past Dallas Baptist, 7-1.

Baylor, along with two other schools, united the movement to rename the sport formerly known as competitive cheer. Acrobatics and tumbling is currently supported by six inaugural members in its bid for recognition by the NCAA as an emerging sport.

Sophomore center Dragan Sekelja and freshman guard Stargell Love will transfer from Baylor before next season begins.