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Brittney Griner became the seventh former Baylor women’s basketball player to have her jersey retired, as her No. 42 jersey was lifted to the rafters on Sunday.

Here’s your one-stop-shop for everything that happened with Baylor Athletics over the weekend.

Former Lady Bear Brittney Griner had her jersey retired before Baylor’s conference game against Texas Tech on Sunday in the Foster Pavilion.

Griner will make her first return to Waco at 3 p.m. on Sunday for No. 21 Baylor women’s basketball’s conference game against Texas Tech in the Foster Pavilion.

The senior catcher told head coach Glenn Moore “good luck finding somebody to fill my shoes,” when it comes to being the team loudmouth.

“We prepared, we’re excited, we’ve waited and now we’re getting ready to go compete,” McGraw said.

With a year under his belt, head coach Mitch Thompson enters year two with a new motto: “To be the best, you have to beat the best.” And the Bears will get a chance to do just that as the first month of their season features the most difficult schedule in Division I, based on last year’s win percentage and RPI.

Although Baylor football is in its offseason, the team has brought in some new additions with the transfer portal. In total, there are nine transfers joining the Bears, and they’re looking to help the team grow. Here’s a look at every transfer coming to Waco.

In the last few years, there have only been a select few performances that have featured sports or fitness as the main theme. However, they have all been rather unique and interesting performances, each with their own style.

The Bears have lost six of their last 10 contests dating back to Jan. 10.

The Bears cruised to their first double-digit win of conference play so far this season.

Baylor head coach Nicki Collen said the Sooners play with “great pace.”

The Bears are looking to get back in the win column after their three-game winning streak was snapped on Saturday.

The Bears secured their eighth win over a top-five foe under head coach Michael Woodson.

No. 1 Baylor acrobatics and tumbling took down No. 11 UMHB 279.870-272.465 — extending the Bears’ winning streak to 29 meets — on Sunday at the Ferrell Center.

Head coach Scott Drew and the Bears (17-6, 6-4 Big 12) endured their lowest-scoring game of the season while forfeiting a season-high 21 turnovers, and they knocked down just 19 shots. All four losses for Baylor in Big 12 play have come by four points or less, for a combined margin of 12 points.

The Bears got back in the win column with their first home victory since Jan. 20 on Saturday in the Foster Pavilion.

The Bears were on the cusp of an upset win in Game 1, but they ended up falling to the Lady Volunteers in both contests on Friday at Getterman Stadium.

With a three-game winning streak on the line, No. 13 Baylor men’s basketball will take on its third-straight AP Top 25 opponent in No. 4 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. The Phog is also the site of ESPN College Gameday, and the marquee matchup is set to tipoff at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

The Bears are starting the 2024 season at home for the first time since 2018.

Here are some of the Lariat Sports Desk’s predictions for the rematch between the San Francisco 49ers and the defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs.

Baylor men’s tennis freshman Devin Badenhorst is the youngest player on the roster, joining the team at the start of the spring semester, but the 6-foot-7-inch athlete from Pretoria, South Africa, has made an early impact.

The Bears shot a season-worst 34.8% from the field in a 12-point loss to the Cougars on Wednesday night in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.

Two games through a three-game stretch against ranked opponents, No. 13 Baylor men’s basketball extended its winning streak to three, knocking off No. 23 Texas Tech 79-73 on Tuesday night at Foster Pavilion.

As we’ve seen, the Big 12 may very well be the best conference in the country — but who will take the crown?

The fine comes three days after Rhoades called Saturday’s officiating job an “embarrassment” to the league.

Turning the page on another one-possession win, head coach Scott Drew and No. 13 Baylor men’s basketball will continue their stretch against AP Top-25 teams as they take on No. 23 Texas Tech at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Foster Pavilion.

Here’s a one-stop shop for all things Baylor Athletics from the weekend.

Six Bears scored in double figures on Sunday, the most in a Big 12 game this season for the program.

No. 1 Baylor acrobatics and tumbling defeated Texas Lutheran in its season opener 275.475-165.290 on Saturday afternoon in the Memorial Gym in Seguin.