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The NCAA has accepted Baylor’s self-imposed penalties and will not add further penalties for recruiting infractions involving impermissible telephone calls and text messages, the university announced Wednesday.

The NCAA has accepted Baylor’s self-imposed penalties and will not add further penalties for recruiting infractions involving impermissible telephone calls and text messages, according to a university press release Wednesday.

Baylor could face NCAA sanctions after a three-year investigation revealed the men’s and women’s basketball programs made 738 impermissible text messages and 528 impermissible phone calls to recruits.

Less than a day after winning her second national championship as Baylor’s head coach, a confident Kim Mulkey returned to the Ferrell Center Wednesday with her Lady Bears basketball team and told a large crowd of fans to prepare for another Final Four appearance in 2013.

The Baylor Lady Bears took care of unfinished business, defeating Notre Dame 80-61 for the NCAA National Championship title Tuesday night.

Lady Bears: 2012 season recap

The No. 1 Lady Bears are national champions, beating their opponents by an average of more than 20 points.

The Baylor Lady Bears took care of unfinished business, defeating Notre Dame 80-61. “Now you can see we did something,” sophomore Odyssey Sims said.

Unfinished business has not been the motto of only the Baylor Lady Bears this season. After losing 76-70 to Texas A&M in the National Championship last year, Notre Dame claims this slogan as well.

Stanford wanted its shot at No. 1 Baylor all season long, and they got it. The Lady Bears defeated the Cardinal 59-47 to advance to the National Championship.

Baylor announced today that women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey has been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy.

The No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears will face the No. 2 team in the nation for the third time this season at 8 p.m. Sunday in Denver.

Two to go. The No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears are in the Final Four, but a business-like approach looks to land them the title come Tuesday evening.

Baylor announced today that women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey has been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy.

More students have submitted requests for travel packages to the NCAA women’s Final Four in Denver than the university will likely be able to accommodate, but students who register by noon today will still be eligible to receive a package.

Brittney Griner of Baylor, Nnemkadi Ogwumike of Stanford and Skylar Diggins of Notre Dame are among the finalists for the John R. Wooden Award given to the top women’s college basketball player.

Brittney Griner has dominated women’s basketball all season.

In Baylor’s November matchup with Tennessee, sophomore Odyssey Sims couldn’t buy a bucket; her only points were from a pair of free throws.

It was a dream trip, a $100 dream trip, television commentators said during Baylor’s NCAA tournament game against Xavier. The journey didn’t end in storybook fashion, but the general consensus among Baylor students who traveled to Atlanta was loud and clear: Baylor did the right thing.

It had been over a year since Brittney Griner dunked in a game.

Thus far, the No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears have defeated every opponent — 35 to be exact — by an average margin of 27.7 points.

Brittney Griner was imposing as usual, and top-seeded Baylor showed the kind of offensive balance the Lady Bears don’t always get credit for.

Baylor fans came from all around to enjoy the Lady Bears’ 73-50 win over Texas A&M in the Big 12 tournament title game.

Tying a program-high 34 wins, the No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears can now check their second goal off the bucket list: Big 12 Tournament Champions.

Junior Brittney Griner has conquered the double team, triple team and sometimes even the quadruple team.

For some schools, the conference tournament is a chance to better position themselves for the big dance, but for the No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears, it is a chance to prove their depth.

For some schools the conference tournament is a chance to better position themselves for the Big Dance.
For the No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears it is a chance to prove their depth.

The No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears could be the first team ever to win 40 games in a single season.

Junior Brittney Griner notched a career-high 41 points Saturday against Iowa State, leading the Lady Bears to a 77-53 victory at the Ferrell Center.

The No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears recorded a perfect conference season after defeating Iowa State 77-53.