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The Baylor Lariat Sports Desk reacts to Baylor men’s basketball being ranked No. 20 in Monday’s Preseason AP Top 25 Poll.

Baylor soccer fell short of a victory by a matter of centimeters against Cincinnati, as the Senior Night contest ended in a draw, 2-2, on Thursday at Betty Lou Mays Field.

The Bears beat the Bearcats in their first match as conference foes.

In a flurry of firsts, Baylor soccer will continue its roll in Waco against Cincinnati for the first time in program history, while No. 20 Baylor volleyball will head to Ohio and clash with the Bearcats for the first time since 1992.

Backed by a perfect 5-0 week, junior Zach Heffernan hoisted Baylor men’s golf all the way to the Big 12 Match Play Championship. Despite a dominant week, the Bears’ run came to an end Wednesday afternoon, falling to Texas 4-1 in the final match in Hockley.

Baylor soccer came into the season with 14 newcomers vying for significant minutes come Big 12 play. While a youth movement has jump-started the Bears, freshman forward Callie Conrad has embodied the 2023 comeback season.

The Bears carded a better score on Tuesday to rise one spot on the team leaderboard.

Baylor football heads into its bye week on a six-game home losing streak to FBS opponents, dating back to Nov. 12, 2022.

Here’s a quick glimpse at everything Baylor Athletics you may have missed over the weekend.

The Bears ran for just 17 yards against the 83rd-ranked rushing defense in the country.

The Red Raiders avenged last year’s blowout loss to the Bears with a 39-14 victory Saturday night at McLane Stadium.

After scoring 29 unanswered against UCF on Saturday, the Bears have found an answer to their offensive woes.

The Bears forced a fifth set after an early 2-0 deficit.

Led by sophomore midfielder Tyler Isgrig’s two-goal game, Baylor soccer took down Iowa State 4-2 Thursday night at Betty Lou Mays Field.

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After splitting two matches at Iowa State, the Bears head back home to take on the Wildcats.

The Bears hope to win the 10th game of the last 13 against the Red Raiders on Saturday.

Senior guard RayJ Dennis joins a Baylor men’s basketball program that doesn’t have any other senior guard on the roster.

Baylor football’s Gavin Byers has built a reliable reputation on and off the gridiron. Byers’ teammates know they can rely on the senior offensive lineman in position and behind the scenes.

The Bears returned all but one member of their 2023 roster, a team that won 40 games for the first time since 2017.

Stoic, phlegmatic and impassive. As a last-ditch field goal by the Knights (3-2, 0-2 Big 12) drifted away from the uprights and the clock hit double zeros, head coach Dave Aranda put his head down, walked to midfield and shook hands with UCF head coach Gus Malzahn as if there had never been a doubt.

Baylor soccer took full advantage of its road trip and capped off the weekend with its first conference win via a 2-0 shutout of Kansas State Sunday afternoon at Buser Family Park in Manhattan, Kan.

The Bears trailed by as much as 28 points, but they rallied back for the largest comeback in program history.

Creating chances early and staying strong on defense, Baylor soccer picked up its fifth shutout of the season in a draw against Kansas, 0-0, Thursday night at Rock Chalk Park.

Baylor women’s tennis is set to host its first event of the fall this weekend, with Nebraska, Missouri, SMU, Tennessee and more competing in the H-E-B Invitational.

The Bears will have a chance to avenge their 2014 Fiesta Bowl loss to the Knights when the two programs meet for a 2:30 p.m. contest on Saturday at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Fla.

Coming off another second-round exit in the NCAA Tournament, Baylor men’s basketball is up and running after its first fall practice on Tuesday ahead of the 2023-24 season.

Baylor basketball’s new home, the Paul & Alejandra Foster Pavilion, is projected to open on Jan. 2 for the men’s team and Jan. 3 for the women’s.

When Baylor women’s basketball took the floor Monday for its first practice of the fall, it did so with several fresh faces. After falling short of a Big 12 title for the first time since 2009-10, head coach Nicki Collen reloaded the Bears’ roster with a plethora of transfers. Collen said the team intentionally brought in players who have produced in previous places.

As the seasons change tune ever so slightly and the sun still beats down at over 100 degrees, Baylor baseball ramps up for a fall filled with competition and development at Baylor Ballpark.