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The Bears blew a seven-point halftime lead against unranked TCU Sunday and has lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
After losing to his former team in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl on New Year’s Eve, head coach Dave Aranda went to work looking to build on an 8-4 season. Baylor football added 11 players in the transfer portal and replaced two coaches before the start of spring football.
Facing the second top-5 team in three days, Baylor men’s tennis pressured No. 2 TCU to its limit but fell short, 4-1, Monday night in the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
The Bears have been without their full lineup for much of the season.
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.
With nothing to lose, No. 25 Baylor women’s basketball put No. 1 UCLA on the ropes early, but dominant post-play by the Bruins kept them undefeated, taking down the Bears, 72-57, in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic Monday afternoon at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Being a college athlete is incredibly mentally challenging but what most people don’t realize is what all goes into being great and making it within the ecosystem of student athletes.
The Bears hosted NCAA singles and doubles individual championships, separate from team championships for the first time, in November.
Winter Sports
Men's Basketball
In late February, Brownell said on the Tigers’ flagship radio station that Big 12 teams would adjust their nonconference schedules to play softer opponents with the idea that more routs would take place. Thus, those larger-margin victories would boost how Big 12 teams are reflected in metrics like the NET, which is the NCAA Evaluation Tool used by the selection committee.
Inked in familiar territory, head coach Scott Drew takes his Bears (24-10) into the round of 32 for the ninth time in his career, and he holds a 5-3 record in those previous contests. However, Drew’s teams have faced second-round exits in back-to-back seasons. But with all the underlying emotions, Drew said that at the end of the day it’s still basketball at the biggest stage.
As good as No. 3 seed Baylor’s offense was throughout its 92-67 win over No. 14 seed Colgate on Friday afternoon in the FedExForum, the team knows its fate relies on the defensive end.
Women's Basketball
The Bears’ upset of No. 4 Utah signals a return to the program’s Big-12-championship-winning ways.
In front of a record-breaking student crowd, No. 21 Baylor women’s basketball upset No. 4 Utah 84-77.
The No. 4 Utes will be the No. 21 Bears’ first big test of the season.
Tennis
On the heels of a four-game losing streak, No. 10 Baylor men’s tennis is headed to Chicago for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships to try and get back on track.
The Bears have a veteran leader in fifth-year senior Paula Barañano, who has “seen the good, bad and ugly” according to head coach Joey Scrivano.
After an extended home stand, No. 10 Baylor men’s tennis traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to face No. 1 Ohio State University Tuesday evening. For the third time in the teams’ last four matches, the Bears fell to a top-4 team, this time by a score of 4-0 in the Ty Tucker Tennis Center.
Golf
Baylor tennis and women’s golf have been selected as postseason host sites for May 2025 and May 2026.
Women’s golf continues to dominate the fall season, sweeping the Betsy Rawls Invitational in Austin over the weekend.
By DJ Ramirez | Sports EditorBaylor women’s golf redshirt junior Gurleen Kaur was named Big…
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
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.
Hockey players from around the world work for years to be able to hoist a 34.5-pound trophy and hockey glory. Where rivalry, physicality and passion intersect and one of the most coveted trophies is on the line, the Stanley Cup Playoffs provide one of the most intense and exciting experiences in sports.
