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Sports news from The Baylor Lariat.

As popular as the NBA has become, they’ve struggled to boost the status of their adjacent leagues, the WNBA and NBA G League. Both have been something of a laughing stock within the sports world for what feels like forever, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

After a 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-5 upset over No. 33 Juan Carlos Aguilar to clinch Baylor’s win over Texas A&M last weekend, men’s tennis junior Sven Lah wins the Spotlight for Feb. 10.

Baylor baseball has had consistent success during Steve Rodriguez’s time at the helm. But how do you build a consistent baseball team? You start with consistent and experienced pitching.

Baylor basketball will have its home matches against Texas Tech and West Virginia, as well as the road game against the Mountaineers, rescheduled to the Big 12’s COVID-19 protocols.

On a roster stacked with talented players, Davion Mitchell has been consistently good on both defense and offense. For his performances against Kansas State, Auburn and Texas, Mitchell is this week’s Spotlight Athlete.