Waco’s former premier sporting venue hosted professional baseball teams, historic integration games and even the town’s first presidential visit. Its legacy, though tainted, tells the story of the town it called home.
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Multiple Baylor players are expected to be selected in this year’s NFL Draft. Tap in to see where the Bears are headed.
Saturday saw the newest inducted class of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame as legends made their way down to Waco for the annual event.
Baseball, men’s tennis and women’s tennis all lost to TCU this weekend, while softball bounced back and women’s basketball landed a new transfer.
Fontleroy, who scored over 1,000 points during her four years with the green and gold, will have an opportunity to prove herself with a training camp deal.
The Big 12’s back-to-back leading rebounder went with the 30th pick in Monday’s WNBA Draft. She is the Bears’ fifth draft pick under head coach Nicki Collen and the second signed by Collen.
Baylor golf alum Johnny Keefer competed in his first Masters tournament this weekend. Keefer commenced the event with the first drive of the opening round.
The NBA is publicly pushing to change the way it distributes talent to its worst teams. Here are 10 (possibly anachronistic) fixes, proposed by a young genius of very normal stature.
The NFL is witnessing a growing trend of teams dumping young quarterbacks after only a few seasons. Stories of some of these quarterbacks reviving their careers prove that teams should invest in these players to develop into pro-level passers. The trend also serves as a warning for up-and-coming college quarterbacks.
The 2025 World Series saw two teams in the top-5 payrolls in MLB. The league seems destined for a lockout following the 2026 season due to the issue of implementing a salary cap. While the billionaire owners and millionaire players bicker over finances, there remains a question about what will happen to the fans.
Missi was tabbed as the 22nd overall pick in ESPN’s Mock Draft on April 17, while Walter was projected in the lottery at No. 12. Fraschilla said they’re both “prototype NBA players once they physically mature in the next two, three, four [or] five years.”
In the 2023 season, Major League Baseball officials added the pitch clock to aid the speed of the game. After the season and now into 2024, I’ve seen that the pitch clock has been very useful and has accelerated the pace of the game.
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.
Brittney Griner, who’s in her 10th season with the Phoenix Mercury, will make her first return to Baylor’s campus on Feb. 18.
Super Bowl 58 is quickly approaching with the AFC and NFC championship games being set. The Kansas City Chiefs are going against the dominant Baltimore Ravens, while the underdog Detroit Lions are battling the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Here are our predictions of what will go down during championship weekend.
Jeremy Sochan was drafted to play power forward. Now, he’s throwing lobs and dropping pocket passes as the team’s lead ballhandler.
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.
By Claire-Marie Scott | LTVN Reporter Following Baylor’s win against University of Central Florida, many students are left wondering if…
It’s hard to find a word that perfectly epitomizes what the last 17 months have been like for Brittney Griner, but “hectic” might be a good place to start.
Despite being regarded as a legend, I would say Tim Duncan’s become underrated because very few people talk about how he stacks up with the all-time greats in every category.
Baseball season is finally underway. Even though the MLB’s spring training is in full swing, it’s been completely overshadowed by perfect games, walk-off hits and superstar talent in the revamped World Baseball Classic.
This new rule has shown that it has the potential to shave off massive amounts of time, but it has already shown in Spring Training that it is going to be a massive adjustment for players.
With all the sports that went on over the weekend, here is everything you may have missed.
Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the Mercury on a one-year contract according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Saturday because no announcement has been made.
After a chaotic trade deadline, some of us at the Baylor Lariat react to the biggest moves made.
“That wasn’t Michael Jordan out there,” Bird said. “That was God disguised as Michael Jordan.”
Here’s who some members of the Baylor Lariat think are going to emerge victorious with three games left in the NFL season.
The 2020 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year was back in Waco to watch her former school compete on the hardwood.
As the dust has settled on Brittney Griner’s return to the states, here’s a look as to what her presence was like on Baylor’s campus nearly a decade ago.
Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Vice President and Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades IV and Baylor women’s basketball head coach Nicki Collen react to Brittney Griner’s release.
