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Named the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year and a first-team preseason All-American, Butler has been christened one of the best players in college basketball. But Butler has a unique way to deal with the expectations, not concerning himself with what others think about his performances, but with what God thinks.
Junior pole vaulter KC Lightfoot is our Lariat Spotlight Athlete of the Week. Lightfoot’s 5.94 meter vault Saturday broke the Baylor indoor record, which was set by Lightfoot as well as the previous seven highest points.
Aranda and company got to work filling the holes in Baylor’s staff, bringing in BYU’s Jeff Grimes and Eric Mateos as the new OC and offensive line coaches respectively. Clemson’s Chansi Stuckey also made the move to Waco as the new receivers coach.
Baylor women’s basketball hit the road to face Oklahoma State, working for a bounce-back win after falling to Iowa State Saturday.
It’s safe to say a lot of college football fans are tired of seeing the same teams in the playoffs year after year. Sports writer Will Chamblee gives his take on why the CFP could benefit from expansion.
Baylor men’s basketball stays undefeated at 13-0 with a revenge win over the Kansas Jayhawks Monday at the Ferrell Center.
Baylor men’s and women’s tennis teams remained undefeated in the early season, grabbing sweeps against SMU and Rice Monday.
The sixth-ranked Lady Bears’ 61-game home win streak was snapped with a four-point loss to Iowa State Saturday after their return to activity
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Men's Basketball
Moonlight Madness was a success last Friday night. The campus will soon be buzzing with basketball on the horizon, and the teams will look to hang banners in April.
Fans flooded the Ferrell Center for a taste of what they will get when the season starts next month.
“There was a lot of energy, man,” freshman forward Rico Gathers said. “I didn’t expect it to be this live…I can’t wait until the season starts.”
Losing in the Elite Eight in two of the past three seasons has left this Baylor men’s basketball team hungry.
The players believe that the program is at a level now where making the NCAA tournament is a given, and tournament runs are expected.
In 2010, the Bears lost to eventual national champion Duke.
Quincy Acy will have a lot to prove north of the border.
Standing 6-feet 7-inches, he is already an undersized power forward and has some good ball players to beat out for a roster spot.
In the Las Vegas Summer League, Acy played just two games and averaged 6 points and 5 rebounds.
Women's Basketball
As “Big 12” chants echoed through the Ferrell Center Saturday, the No. 1 Lady Bears bid adieu to the No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies from Waco, winning 71-48.
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In Case You Missed It
From Selection Sunday to the NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championship, Baylor Athletics had little time to rest. Here’s everything you may have missed over the one-week break.
While outdoor conditions fluctuate around chilly temperatures, Baylor Athletics stayed warm during winter break with a busy schedule. From bowl games to the first meet of the season, now that school is back in session, it’s time to catch up on everything you may have missed since finals.
Pro Sports
Missi was tabbed as the 22nd overall pick in ESPN’s Mock Draft on April 17, while Walter was projected in the lottery at No. 12. Fraschilla said they’re both “prototype NBA players once they physically mature in the next two, three, four [or] five years.”
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.
Hot Seat
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.