Baylor had last week off and will host Sam Houston State University at 6 p.m. Saturday. The question for the Bears is whether or not the 3-2-6 defense will continue.

Iowa State beat Iowa last weekend 9-6. Senior wide receiver Aaron Horne scored the only touchdown for the Cyclones off a five-yard reception. ISU plays Western Illinois at 7 p.m. Saturday in Ames, Iowa.

On Saturday, the Bears will take on the Sam Houston State Bearkats, but it’s been a week since Baylor defeated SMU by a score of 59-24 in their rocky season opener.

“We didn’t feel like we were completely clean against SMU and we worked on correcting things,” said head coach Art Briles.

The Baylor soccer team will take on two Texas teams this weekend. The first game will be 7 p.m. today at home against the SMU Mustangs.

The Bears are 6-1-1 on the season and are receiving votes in the polls.

CHICAGO — The city’s public schools will stay closed for at least one more day, but leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union and the school district kept talking Thursday, with both sides saying they were drawing closer to a deal to end the nearly weeklong strike.