Baylor News
Baylor’s offense lacks the killer instinct needed to win games. The issue was on full display in the Bears’ 55-28 loss to the Utes Saturday.
The Bears allowed 380 yards rushing Saturday, marking the most they’d allowed in a game since 2016. Baylor has now lost seven straight home games to ranked opponents.
Seven years after Baylor soccer’s last NCAA Tournament appearance, the Bears made the most of their opportunity. They dominated Texas State 3-0 to advance to the second round.
Michael Rataj, a senior Oregon State transfer, scored six points Friday to cross the millennium mark. Rataj has filled in at center for the Bears while presumed starter Juslin Bodo Bodo recovers from an injury.
Waco News
Virtual red and blue lights are flashing across the Internet, with more and more Waco-area police departments making the transition to social media.
Students who are hoping to get two things knocked off their Baylor bucket list at one time should consider signing up for the third annual Gut Pak Run. Participants get to race for a good cause and eat at one of Waco’s landmark restaurants, which was voted the Best College Eat in the nation by the Cooking Channel this past year.
The suspect in Wednesday’s Fort Hood shooting has been identified as Spc. Ivan A. Lopez, Fort Hood officials said this afternoon at a press conference.
Fort Hood said a shooting, which resulted in at least one death, occurred on the Army base today.
Covid-19
“Since July 1st, Baylor’s campus has had nine positives out of 48 tests,” Stern said. “And in the last month alone, we have had seven positives out of 29 tests, which is almost a 25% positivity rate.”
State News
Texas voters turned out in historic numbers Tuesday, delivering victories for State Rep. James Talarico and forcing a runoff between Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s U.S. Senate contest that claimed national attention. The total early-voting turnout of more than 2.5 million marks the highest ever for a midterm primary election. The results also kicked off the 2026 midterm cycle.
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