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Baylor snagged its first win in the Player’s Era tournament as they beat Creighton 81-74, never giving up the lead on Monday afternoon.
Art Briles took Baylor to soaring heights — then didn’t coach at the collegiate level again for nearly a decade. In an exclusive interview, Briles spoke with the Lariat about his past nine years.
Baylor’s season ended on a Sunday-afternoon heartbreaker. Ohio State knocked off the Bears 2-1 with a double-overtime, sudden-death goal.
Baylor collapsed in the fourth quarter of its 41-17 loss to Arizona, despite a tightly-contested first three quarters. The Wildcats rattled off 27 unanswered points off three Baylor turnovers.
Baylor’s Ruth Kimeli finished the cross country season for the Bears Saturday, placing 112th in the NCAA Championships. The sophomore set a new personal record for the Gans Creek Cross Country Course and came just shy of setting a career personal record.
The No. 7-ranked Bears beat Davidson 74-72 in overtime to finish their WBCA showdown trip 1-1.
Baylor University President Linda Livingstone confirmed Friday that head coach Dave Aranda will return for a seventh season.
Baylor’s rim protection kept it close, but Iowa capitalized on a scoreless final five minutes to escape with the win in Orlando as The Bears’ 10 blocks and Scott’s 32 points couldn’t offset the late offensive drought.
Winter Sports
Men's Basketball
Injury-riddled and coming off an overtime loss, the Bears return to Foster Pavilion in need of some momentum.
Freshmen led the way for both teams, as Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe (28 points) and Robert O. Wright III (22 points) and BYU’s Kanon Catchings (23 points) led their respective teams in scoring.
After a 15-point win against Utah on Saturday, the Bears find themselves clashing with a sharpshooting BYU offense in one of the most intimidating environments in the Big 12.
Women's Basketball
Former Lady Bear Brittney Griner had her jersey retired before Baylor’s conference game against Texas Tech on Sunday in the Foster Pavilion.
The Bears have lost six of their last 10 contests dating back to Jan. 10.
Baylor head coach Nicki Collen said the Sooners play with “great pace.”
Equestrian
Baylor will enter the 2015 National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling National Championship as the one-seed. The National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Assocation announced the entire tournament bracket on Wednesday.
Baylor acrobatics & tumbling completed a perfect regular season for the first time in program history after beating the No. 2, four-time national champion University of Oregon for the second time this season in front of a passionate home crowd at the Ferrell Center on Sunday.
No. 3 Baylor equestrian was named the No. 2 overall seed in the NCEA National Championships on April 16-18 at the Extraco Events Center in Waco.
Tennis
With lots of Bears on the road, here is eveything you may have missed over the weekend away from home.
No. 10 Baylor men’s tennis looked to take down one of the best teams in the nation on Wednesday night in the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center, but No. 3 Texas Christian University came in strong and took down the Bears 4-1.
The Bears failed to get much going as they lost to the Gators. It’s Baylor’s second loss of the season.
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
Women have been in baseball for most of the sport’s history. While they have faced obstacles for around the last 100 years, the Women’s Professional Baseball League is reminding people that women always belonged.
Waco’s former premier sporting venue hosted professional baseball teams, historic integration games and even the town’s first presidential visit. Its legacy, though tainted, tells the story of the town it called home.
Hot Seat
Baylor’s offense was on and off in junior quarterback DJ Lagway’s return in the Bears’ 23-13 win over Colorado. The lack of consistency on offense left Baylor fans with more questions about the offense than before.
There’s more to College than just football. Other sports allow students to explore opportunities they may never get after graduation.
