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.

If Baylor wins a Big 12 championship this season, Dave Aranda’s legacy would be cemented as the best head football coach to come through Waco.

A recent request from the Trump Administration has put high school and youth sports in jeopardy. The administration’s 2026 fiscal budget request sent to Congress proposes eliminating funding for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research and education.

Hockey players from around the world work for years to be able to hoist a 34.5-pound trophy and hockey glory. Where rivalry, physicality and passion intersect and one of the most coveted trophies is on the line, the Stanley Cup Playoffs provide one of the most intense and exciting experiences in sports.

After a historic approval of the House v. NCAA settlement was inked on Monday, the pen continued writing history with the introduction of a new bill in the House of Representatives that has the potential to change the trajectory of college athletics forever.

In February, the NCAA announced a change in participation for transgender student-athletes following the Trump Administration’s executive orders. This new policy allows only student-athletes assigned female at birth to compete in women’s sports, while the men’s category is open to both.

Between name, image and likeness, eligibility and gender equity, the world of college athletics are rapidly changing. One recent shift in NCAA media coverage involves Lesley sophomore guard Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel — a Division III basketball player who just became the first woman with one arm to score in a collegiate game.

Head coach Scott Drew implemented a 1-3-1 zone defense against No. 6 Houston in the wake of a starting center Josh Ojianwuna’s season-ending knee injury. It was a rocky debut, but nevertheless offered some reason for optimism.

As female college athletes have taken the media by storm, increased television coverage and financial recognition are propelling women’s sports to new heights. For the first time, individual players are being highlighted on the same level as their male counterparts.

Going into the 2025 season, Baylor acrobatics and tumbling will continue to captivate audiences and redefine their sport. They aren’t just setting the bar; they’re rewriting the whole playbook.

Whether you’re a football fanatic, a fan of Travis Kelce’s girlfriend or just waiting for Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show fresh off a sweep of the Grammys, the 2025 Super Bowl is set to be one for the ages. Here is what the Baylor Lariat Sports Desk thinks will go down in New Orleans on Sunday:

Baylor football has its eye on taking the Kinder’s Texas Bowl by storm as head coach Dave Aranda meets his former team for the first time since becoming as Bear as the green and gold battle LSU at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 in Houston.
Here is what the Baylor Lariat Sports Desk predicts the bowl game will look like.

The Baylor Lariat’s sports desk begrudgingly admits their flaws.

December is here, which means one big thing for college football: Bowl season is near. Before the matchup is set in stone, the Baylor Lariat Sports Desk predicts which bowl the Bears will play in and who will stand on the opposing sideline.

Baylor men’s basketball might just have the most fascinating opening-season stretch of any team in the country. After getting walloped by No. 6 Gonzaga in the dead of night, the No. 12-ranked Bears (2-1) silenced No. 16 Arkansas in Dallas and took care of business against Sam Houston in the season home opener, 104-67.

The Bears have never finished as a top-five scoring offense under head coach Scott Drew.

Bring back the golden helmets that light up the field. Add bear claws that were once stamped on the shoulder pads. Baylor’s uniform tradition is rich and storied, and the program would do well to dust off its old threads.

The deterioration of college sports has rendered a shortsighted compromise the best (and only) way forward.

At the midway point of the season, writers read the room.

As much as fans need something to cheer for, the team needs something to fight for

The Baylor Lariat’s sports staff makes their picks ahead of Tuesday’s Wild Card Series.

Baylor football appears to have two main problems: it can’t start games, and it can’t finish games.

It’s same old, same old for the Bears, whose slow starts continue to make opponents look like world-beaters.

Baylor’s spectacular special teams showing whittled away by mistakes in overtime loss to Colorado.

Our love for athletics was never just about the game – it was about the people, places and moments that ground us into a greater story.

We all know and love the revenue sports like football and basketball, but pickleball has become a popular sport to play, especially among college students. It’s easy to learn and great to play with friends, and it doesn’t require God-given talent or athleticism in order to perform at a high level.

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.

Professional wrestling has seemed to be a taboo word to say in front of people for a couple of years.…

With Kentucky being one of the few jobs he might have considered over Baylor, his decision to stay here is clearly impactful. With two opportunities to leave the coaching job and take on roles at either Louisville or Kentucky, I think it’s almost safe to say that Drew is here to stay for the long run.

Following a national championship in 2020-21, three straight Baylor men’s basketball seasons have concluded with an underwhelming second-round exit. Whether it be injury-riddled seasons or unthinkably slow starts, each season has found a different way to leave a lasting mark. However, the 2023-24 season will mostly be looked back on fondly due to those close bonds on the team.