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Community tailgate draws 1,000 Waco residents for pre-game party

About 1,000 members of the Waco community turned out Saturday for a free tailgate before the Baylor baseball game that afternoon. My wife and I appreciated the free hot dogs and Blue Bell ice cream, and the hundreds of kids running around seemed to be enjoying the inflatables and other games put on by Baylor student groups. (Click here for a photo gallery.) Both the City of Waco and Baylor are working hard to increase interaction between the univ…

Bears’ Smith the No. 2 overall pick in 2009 NFL Draft

…. 2 to the Baltimore Colts in 1950). But Smith has also made a name for himself around football for his character. When he was interviewed immediately following his selection, his first words gave credit to God for this honor. He speaks highly of Baylor (both the university and the football program), and he demonstrated his loyalty to his friends and mentors by bringing to the draft head coach Art Briles, strength coach Kaz Kazadi and offensive li…

Follow Baylor Proud on Twitter!

Yes, Baylor Proud is now on Twitter. (What’s Twitter? Click here to find out.) Our goal here at Baylor Proud has always been to share news of the good things happening at Baylor — or, as we’ve put it before, to be the Baylor family’s refrigerator door. With that in mind, we’re constantly on the lookout for new and better ways to get such news out. Besides Twitter, there’s the daily Baylor Proud blog (which you’re reading right now); feel free to…

Quartet of men’s hoops seniors end careers with memorable postseason run

The Baylor men’s basketball team came up just short last night in its quest for a postseason title, losing 69-63 to Penn State in the NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden. Still, that’s nothing to hang one’s head about, when one considers all that the program has gone through in recent years, months and even weeks. With the season now complete, I just wanted to take a minute to thank this team for energizing both the campus and alumni….

Men’s hoops to play for NIT championship

…he Bears, who once again rolled, beating top-seed San Diego State 76-62 to advance to the NIT Championship Game (Thursday, 6 p.m. CT, ESPN). The Bears did get a chance to sightsee just a little bit despite encountering some hiccups during their travel on Sunday (read more about their trip at BaylorBears.com’s excellent Full Court Press blog). Even other tourists recognized something was special about the group as they wandered NYC, posing for pict…

Hoops update: Men reach NIT Final Four, Women in NCAA Sweet 16

And Baylor basketball keeps on rolling… The Lady Bears snuck past South Dakota State 60-58 Tuesday night to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the fourth time in six years, while the Baylor men defeated Auburn 74-72 to reach the NIT Final Four for the first time in program history. Head coach Kim Mulkey was back on the bench Tuesday night after missing the Lady Bears’ first-round win. Like that game, the second-round match-up was a clo…

Basketball assistants prove key in women’s and men’s postseason wins

…s firing on all cylinders, UTSA was able to push Baylor to overtime before free throws sealed the deal for Baylor. The Waco Tribune-Herald today reports that the team is optimistic that Mulkey will be able to return for the Lady Bears’ second round meeting with South Dakota State, Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. CT (television TBA). The Baylor men, meanwhile, advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT with a convincing 84-66 win at Virginia Tech Saturday. In p…

New film highlights role of Baylor Law alum, prof in fighting small-town injustice

…a central character throughout the movie. The film was screened in Hearne last night and will be shown tonight at 7:30 at Baylor’s Mayborn Museum (admission is free). The audience will include Osler, Moore, and the actor playing the part based on Moore, Will Patton. (You might recognize Patton from his role as an assistant coach in “Remember the Titans.”) “American Violet” was screened at the Telluride Film Festival last summer and the South by S…

Men’s hoops to host first-round NIT game vs. Georgetown

…mpionship Title Game. In the end, playing four games in four days took its toll on the Bears’ legs and they came up short against 11th-ranked Missouri, 73-60. (Click here for a photo gallery from the title game.) The NIT bid gives Baylor consecutive postseason appearances for just the second time in program history; the Bears also made the postseason in 1987 (NIT) and 1988 (NCAA). The winner of Wednesday’s game will play the winner of Virginia Tec…

HP CEO, a 1979 grad, on cover of Fortune Magazine

…Inside, a seven-page feature takes an in-depth look at the 1979 graduate’s management style and how he’s made HP the world’s biggest technology company. The story goes all the way back to his time at Baylor, as the author interviewed his former fraternity partner and varsity tennis partner, Carl Good. Definitely a good read — not only for business people, but for anyone interested in one of Baylor’s more prominent alumni. After all, chances are go…