For the fourth time in five years, the Lady Bears will host NCAA first- and second-round games at the Ferrell Center. Coming off a fifth straight sweep of the both the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles, Baylor is a No. 2 seed in this year’s NCAA tournament and will face Northwestern State in the first round Friday (1:30 […]
Scott Drew has clearly established himself as the most accomplished head coach in Baylor men’s basketball history. In addition to setting program records for wins and winning percentage, Drew broke the Bears’ 20-year postseason drought and has led Baylor to the program’s first Sweet 16s (2010, 2012, 2014) and the first Elite Eights in modern history (2010, 2012). […]
If you’ve had a hunch that more people across the country and around the world are taking notice of Baylor, here’s one more indication that you’re right: The fall 2015 incoming class is shaping up to be the most selective in school history. While numbers are not quite final, the acceptance rate is currently at […]
Football players — particularly those who have played at the highest levels — know the importance of good medical care. Thus, it comes as no surprise that so many NFL stars turned out to support Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing‘s “Going for the Gold Gala” last week in Dallas. [SEE PHOTOS from this year’s gala] […]
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord…” – Colossians 3:23 Faculty and staff at Baylor University really take this verse to heart. At the 2015 Service Recognition Ceremony last month, the university recognized three Bears in particular who have dedicated the majority of their lives – nearly 50 years each […]
What does Heaven look like in your mind? Does it have streets of gold, or angels playing harps on clouds? Perhaps you think of departed friends or family members with whom you’ll reunite. What about Hell? Do you imagine a cave filled with flames, or devils with pitchforks? Chances are, most of the images that […]
For the fifth consecutive season, head coach Kim Mulkey’s Baylor Lady Bears are both Big 12 regular season and conference tournament champs. [SEE PHOTOS from Monday’s title game win over Texas.] How unusual is that feat? In the nearly 20-year history of the Big 12 Conference, across every sport, only three times has a team swept both titles […]
Baylor’s spring break officially began today, but already, students have fanned out across the country and even across the globe. Hundreds of Baylor students are using their spring break to serve others, including about 70 students who are in Guatemala, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and along the Texas-Mexico border on discipline-specific mission trips through Baylor Missions. Baylor […]
A Baylor student-athlete turned Marine, Jack Lummus made the ultimate sacrifice on this date in 1945 after leading a daring charge into enemy fire on the island of Iwo Jima. His short but remarkable life saw him rise from humble beginnings to attend Baylor, play in the NFL and give his life for his country, […]
For the fifth straight year, a Baylor Lady Bear is the Big 12 Player of the Year for women’s basketball. Sophomore Nina Davis became the third different Baylor student-athlete to claim the honor during the program’s five-year run, following Brittney Griner (2011-12-13) and Odyssey Sims (2014). The second-year forward from Memphis leads the Big 12 in scoring […]
