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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.

In 704 career games at the helm, No. 18 Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew had never been ejected. That changed in game No. 705 as Drew was awarded his second technical foul for stepping out of the coach’s box and asking for clarification on a previous call. Clarification he never received.

Mack Rhoades, Baylor Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, said “tonight was an embarrassment for this league,” regarding the Big 12 officiating.

Baylor’s top-ranked acrobatics and tumbling team is set for its season-opening meet against Texas Lutheran on Saturday in the Memorial Gym in Seguin.

After eight-straight NCATA National Championships, No. 1 Baylor acrobatics and tumbling is looking to continue its success in 2024. In particular, the athletes, both newcomers and veterans, are anticipating the way they will compete this year.

The Bears and Longhorns met for the final time as conference foes, as Texas is moving to the SEC following this season.

No. 18 Baylor men’s basketball battled UCF for the first time ever, and behind redshirt sophomore guard Langston Love’s career-high 24 points, the Bears snapped their three-game skid with a 77-69 win on Wednesday in the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Fla.

The Bears and Longhorns will meet for the 111th time at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Foster Pavilion.

Baylor track and field is off and running this spring. With two meets under its belt, the team is looking to build on previous successes in hopes of replicating that level of performance.

The most exciting news for the Big 12 in recent years has been the addition of new teams to the conference. Despite the loss of Texas and Oklahoma, a massive introduction of eight other teams makes up for it. However, the question is, how has conference realignment affected Big 12 sports, big and small?

In his second year at the helm, head coach Mitch Thompson is back on the Brazos River looking to defy expectations as Baylor baseball kicks off spring practice.

Brittney Griner, who’s in her 10th season with the Phoenix Mercury, will make her first return to Baylor’s campus on Feb. 18.