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Baylor’s Prince the No. 12 overall pick in 2016 NBA Draft
Taurean Prince, BSED ’16, came to Baylor four years ago with little acclaim or notice. He leaves with his degree in hand as one of the highest draft picks in program history. Thursday night, the Utah...
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Former Baylor track star headed to 2016 Olympics
Almost exactly a year ago, we wrote this post asking if Trayvon Bromell would be “Baylor’s next Olympic hopeful?” We now know the answer: Yes. Bromell’s outstanding performance in the U.S. Olympic...
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3 things you should know about Baylor’s new athletics director
Baylor named Mack Rhoades as the Bears’ new Director of Athletics on Wednesday, and will introduce him formally during a press conference on Monday. So what should Baylor fans know about the man now...
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Former Lady Bear point guard among the Dallas PD officers responding to last...
Many Baylor fans remember Chelsea Whitaker, BA ’05, as the gutsy point guard for the 2005 Lady Bears team that won the program’s first national championship. After playing overseas for a couple of...
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Baylor alum Jimmy Walker wins 2016 PGA Championship
Former Baylor golfer Jimmy Walker has ranked among the top 15 or so players on the PGA Tour for three years running, but until last week, winning one of golf’s four majors — the Masters, U.S. Open,...
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How to celebrate and enjoy Baylor football — while keeping it in perspective
For more than 100 years now — through coaching changes, wins, losses, scorching heat, downpours, everything — football games have often served as our Baylor family gatherings. (Homecoming, anyone?) We...
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Tickets on sale Tuesday for Homecoming, Family Weekend events
Get ready — tickets for #BaylorHomecoming and #BaylorFamily Weekend events go on sale at 10 a.m. this Tuesday, Aug. 9. Returning to Waco for Homecoming (Oct. 13-15)? Visit...
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Baylor’s history of Olympic excellence
When Trayvon Bromell (track and field), Brittney Griner (women’s basketball) and John Peers (tennis) compete this month at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, they’ll become the latest in a long line...
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Let’s stand together — for our students
One week from today, Baylor football will kick off the 2016 season by hosting Northwestern State at McLane Stadium. The game on the field will feature a lot of firsts — most notably, the first game...
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Baylor coaches, student-athletes serve flood-ravaged Louisiana residents
Over Labor Day weekend, the Baylor softball and baseball teams spent Labor Day weekend in Louisiana — but not for competition, practice, or even team-building. No, the coaches and student-athletes...
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#NextLevelBU: 10 Bears on NFL Opening Day rosters
When the 2016 NFL season kicks off tonight in Denver and this weekend across the country, 10 Baylor alumni will be on active rosters. Here’s who to watch for: * Matt Bryant, BSED ’98, Atlanta Falcons...
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From Baylor to the NFL to Harvard — and now to Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Mark Adickes’ career has taken him from the o-line to the O.R. (operating room), and now the 1984 Baylor business graduate — whose resume also includes both a Super Bowl ring and a Harvard medical...
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#BearsOfBaylor —“It’s probably one of the best leadership experiences anyone...
“I’ve been involved in Baylor Crew for about three years… It’s probably one of the best leadership experiences anyone could have. It’s a unique experience because we’re such a large club, and we handle...
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Big 12 schools aren’t just rivals — they’re partners, too
The popularity and frequency of college athletic contests often lead us as fans to think of other Big 12 Conference schools as our opponents, someone we must fight against and try to beat, at all...
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Lady Bears open 2016-17 season ranked No. 2 in the nation
For the fourth time in seven years, the Baylor Lady Bears will open the season ranked among the top two teams in the nation. Head coach Kim Mulkey’s squad is ranked No. 2 in the preseason AP poll...
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Men’s basketball opens 2016-17 season as a sleeper in the nation’s eyes
Despite coming off back-to-back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances for the first time in program history, the Baylor men’s basketball team is not among the top 25 in this year’s major preseason...
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Baylor brothers celebrate Super Bowl and World Series titles in same year
When the Chicago Cubs won the World Series earlier this month, among those joining in the celebration was Baylor Bear Colin Faulkner, BBA ’98, the Cubs’ senior vice president of sales and marketing....
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Baylor grad student serves ‘Moneyball’ role for Baylor men’s basketball
Ryan Resch, BA ’14, spent two years as an undergraduate as a student manager for the men’s basketball team. But as a political science major, he never envisioned himself having a career in sports....
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Baylor volleyball earns NCAA tournament return
The obstacles facing Baylor volleyball were daunting. After losing three starters to graduation, the team lost two more — including their lone returning All-Big 12 player — to injuries before the 2016...
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Why I’m looking forward to Baylor’s bowl game
Sunday, we learned that Baylor football will face Boise State in the 2016 Motel 6 Cactus Bowl in Phoenix (Dec. 27, 9:15 p.m. CT, ESPN). Over the last couple of weeks, some questioned whether or not...
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