Former Baylor women’s basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday.
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The Bears win at home against Lamar 88-50 on Monday at the Ferrell Center.
The Bears scored 52 points in the paint to dominate the Bearcats Thursday evening in the Ferrell Center.
No. 18 Baylor women’s basketball head coach Nicki Collen is still trying to figure her team out and what lineups work ahead of the team’s season opener.
Despite losing multiple key players to the draft, including the second overall pick NaLyssa Smith, the Bears are reloaded and ready for the upcoming season. Here’s what you need to know about the newcomers.
When Nicki Collen was hired as the Baylor women’s basketball head coach, she inherited a squad that had just watched Kim Mulkey, its former coach, leave for LSU. Left with only nine players for the 2021 season, Collen made it work, as she continued the 11-year streak of regular season Big 12 championships.
During a press conference on Monday, Baylor women’s basketball head coach Nicki Collen gave her thoughts regarding the detainment of six-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner.
President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, the White House announced Thursday.
Hill has been covering Baylor Athletics for 40 years and has become a legend in the community.
With the new Go Gold initiative, Baylor Athletics pushes fans to come together to wear gold.
For the second time in program history, Baylor had three players selected in the WNBA draft, as NaLyssa Smith, Queen Egbo and Jordan Lewis each heard their name called during the 2022 WNBA draft in New York City.
Two Baylor sports superfans Alex Barfield and Jimmy Roberts become “The Gold Guys” and join Waco and Baylor together.
Women’s basketball continues to progress toward an equal status with men’s March Madness.
In a shocking turn of events, No. 2 seed Baylor women’s basketball were upset by No. 10 seed University of South Dakota 61-47, Sunday night in the Ferrell Center, giving the Bears their earliest exit in the NCAA Tournament since a second-round loss to sixth-seeded University of Pittsburgh in 2008.
No. 2 seeded Baylor women’s basketball let loose in the second half to beat No. 15 seeded University of Hawaii at Manoa 89-49 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon at the Ferrell Center.
With so much going on in Baylor sports, here’s my opinion on whether you’re overreacting or not.
NaLyssa Smith, widely considered the No. 1 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft, has done everything imaginable at Baylor, from winning championships to breaking records. While the 6-foot-4-inch forward from Converse is excited for the future, Smith’s focus is on having fun and enjoying the moment as well as what she’s been able to do as a Bear.
With three new transfer guards, James Akinjo, Jordan Lewis and Ja’Mee Asberry, have stepped up to help Baylor further excel their basketball program.
When Kim Mulkey announced she was leaving the Baylor women’s basketball program to coach at Louisiana State University, she shocked the Baylor nation, but Nicki Collen continues to prove the program is in good hands.
After staying with the Baylor women’s basketball program the last four years, senior center Queen Egbo has grown in her game, found consistency and built a sisterhood.
Senior forward Caitlin Bickle knows her role and plays it well. Bickle thrives on doing anything she can to help the team win.
Robert Griffin III and Suzie Snider Eppers were welcomed into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022 on Saturday.
Baylor MBB earned No. 1 seed and WBB earned a No. 2 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
No. 4 Baylor women’s basketball fell to No. 7 University of Texas, 67-58 in the Big 12 Championship final Sunday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., snapping their 12-game winning streak as well as a 13-game winning streak over the Longhorns.
Senior forwards Nalyssa Smith and Caitlin Bickle both picked up career highs in points to push Baylor women’s basketball to the Big 12 Championship game.
No. 4 Baylor women’s basketball advance to the semifinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament after beating Oklahoma State University in the quarterfinals 76-36 Friday afternoon.
No. 5 Baylor women’s basketball clinched an outright Big 12 championship for the first time in 11 years after demolishing Texas Tech University 82-57 on Sunday afternoon at the Ferrell Center behind a career-high 35 points from NaLyssa Smith.
Seven-time WNBA All-Star and former Baylor Bear Brittney Griner is reportedly being detained in Russia after customs officials at Shremetyevo International Airport near Moscow found vape cartridges that contained hashish oil in her carry-on luggage last month.
No. 5 Baylor women’s basketball captured a share of their 12th-consecutive Big 12 regular season title with an 87-62 beatdown of No. 9 Iowa State University Monday night.
Senior forward NaLyssa Smith put on a show, playing every minute of the contest on her way to a career-high 33 points and 16 rebounds, becoming one of only six Bears in program history to record 1,800+ career points and 1,000+ career rebounds.
