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No. 8 seed Baylor soccer suffered an early exit in the 2023 Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship. The Bears fell to No. 9 seed Cincinnati 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock.

The men’s team finished 12th and the women finished 14th.

Baylor football is still seeking a home win over an FBS opponent, as the last one came during the 2022 season.

Seventeen Baylor runners will compete on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.

Second chances don’t come often. That’s what makes those moments bigger. With the opportunity to right a wrong, No. 8-seeded Baylor soccer has its shot at redemption against No. 9 seed Cincinnati on its biggest stage yet — the 2023 Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship.

For Baylor cross country athletes Ryan and Ellie Hodge, their collegiate athletics careers have looked slightly different than most. The pair met after Ellie transferred to Baylor to continue her athletic career, and sparks flew immediately. Fast forward, and they are happily married with a newborn baby girl.

After winning the first two sets, the Bears dropped three straight to fall to the Longhorns on Thursday in Austin.

Two of the best teams in the conference, the Bears and Longhorns are each ranked in the top 20 nationally.

The Bears’ senior tight end Drake Dabney suffered a broken fibula midway through the 2022 season.

Homecoming has rolled around for Baylor football, and the team is looking to bring its road success back to McLane Stadium. Playing in Waco hasn’t treated the Bears well, as they’re 1-4 in their home venue. This comes during a season in which Baylor leads the nation with eight home games.

Baylor softball head coach Glenn Moore said it’s “unusual” and “refreshing” to have 21 of 22 athletes return from last year’s roster.

Basketball has become a worldwide phenomenon for individual style, both on and off the court. When it comes to Baylor men’s basketball, everyone knows the fashionista in the squad is: Senior forward Jalen Bridges, nicknamed JB.

Baylor volleyball has been sharing time with both basketball programs in the Ferrell Center, while acrobatics and tumbling has practiced on campus in the Marrs-McLean Gym.

From Cameroon to Missouri to Waco, junior middle blocker Manuela Bibinbe’s joy is contagious.

Being the younger sister of four-time All-American Gurleen Kaur has never fazed true freshman Ashleen Kaur.

“My coaches tell me that my walk-up song is ‘I want it all and I want it now,’” head coach Mitch Thompson quipped. “That’s just the way it is, and that’s probably true. I’m a really impatient guy, and I do want it all, and I want it now, so give it to me now and let’s do it.”

Let me preface what’s to come with a statement I truly believe – Dave Aranda is an elite defensive coordinator with a great knowledge of the game and has the makings of a successful head coach. With that said, I don’t think he resembles a ‘successful’ head coach in the modern collegiate game.

The Bears’ redshirt junior quarterback has yet to throw an interception in four starts in 2023.

Led by senior midfielder Ashley Merrill’s two-goal game, Baylor soccer capped off the season strong with a 3-2 win over new Big 12 competitor Houston Monday night at the Carl Lewis International Complex in Houston. The Bears clinched a spot in the Big 12 Tournament with the victory.

The Bears nearly tripled the amount of rushing yards they had in the second half against the Bearcats as they had in the first.

The Bears secured their second consecutive conference series sweep and are riding a five-game winning streak.

The Bears are 2-0 on the road in a year in which they host a nation-leading eight home games.

It’s been over seven years since Art Briles was Baylor football’s head coach, and despite the disgraced exit, Briles has taken several jobs at other places since then.

The International Olympic Committee voted to add five sports to the upcoming 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles on Monday. Among the five sports added, baseball and softball have taken the community by storm.

The Bears are coming off their first series sweep of the season.

The Bears have sat with their 39-14 home loss to Texas Tech on Oct. 7 for nearly two weeks now following an idle week.

After a week of training, Baylor men’s tennis will head up I-35 to TCU in Fort Worth for the ITA DI Texas Regional Championship at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center, starting Thursday and running through Tuesday.

Freshman guard Ja’Kobe Walter, five-star guard from McKinney, leads a loaded class of newcomers.

The Big 12 is continuing to change and evolve through expansion, and both Baylor men’s and women’s basketball have the chance to benefit from it.

The Bears competed at home and on the road over the Fall Break weekend.