Bears blow past Cyclones for commanding Parents Weekend win
…s in person! Otherwise, tune in along the Baylor Radio Network or listen online at BaylorBears.com. Sic ’em, Baylor football!…
…s in person! Otherwise, tune in along the Baylor Radio Network or listen online at BaylorBears.com. Sic ’em, Baylor football!…
You may have already heard that Baylor’s football game this weekend vs. Washington State, originally scheduled for Saturday morning, has now been shifted to tonight at 7:30 p.m. to avoid Hurricane Ike. Thankfully, we’ve already got Sasha here all the way from Pennsylvania to lead us in showing our school spirit. Sasha won’t be at the game tonight, so if you can’t make it out, join her in watching the game on Fox Sports Net Southwest or Fox Colleg…
…pitality and Miss Cover Girl for the year. A graduate of Westfield High School in Houston, Franklin is a medical humanities/pre-med major at Baylor, minoring in Spanish and music. In a press release, she said her goals were to eventually become a plastic surgeon so that she could travel to third world countries and help underprivileged families whose children have suffered various types of birth defects with reconstructive surgery. Jordan’s honor…
…unter Daniel Sepulveda, one of the league’s best punters last season as a rookie with the Pittsburgh Steelers, is on the Injured Reserve list and out for the year after tearing his right ACL early in the preseason. San Francisco wide receiver Dominique Ziegler is on the 49ers’ practice squad. Also worth mentioning is that first-year Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland played at Baylor. All-time, Baylor has had 208 players selected in the N…
The Art Briles era of Baylor football begins Thursday, as the Bears host 23rd-ranked Wake Forest at 7 p.m. CT. (Get your tickets now!) The game will be nationally televised on Fox Sports Net, so if you can’t make it out for the game, tune in! Thursday is also College Colors Day Kickoff, and the Athletics Department has asked Baylor fans to wear their green and gold on Thursday to celebrate the Bears’ new season. (If you’re in need of new gear, or…
…and other plays while a student, and she initially moved to New York City looking to continue her performing career. After a detour into fitness training, Conner was discovered there by Paul Vance (the writer of such songs as “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” and “Catch a Falling Star”), who encouraged her to give country music a try. The finals of The Next GAC Star are slated to air on GAC Sept. 3 and 10 at 8 p.m. CT; mark your cal…
…re now offering a line of Baylor Signature Series Coffees with names like “Oso Delicious” and “Bruin Brew.” Royalties from the sales will be used by Baylor to support historic preservation efforts in and around Independence, including the renovation and maintenance of the original Baylor campus. If you’re interested in ordering, say, a bag of the “Sic ’em Special” or “1845 Charter Blend,” you can place your order online at independencecoffee.com….
…. Saccomanno is one of 22 former Baylor baseball players active in professional baseball. (Click on any player’s name to see his stats and more.) He is joined by Michael Griffin (Reds) and Steven White (Yankees) at the AAA level, one step away from the big leagues. Former first-round pick Mark McCormick (Cardinals) leads a host of Bears at AA that also includes Kyle Reynolds (Cubs), Kevin Russo (Yankees), Drew Sutton (Astros), Cory VanAllen (Natio…
…ormer Baylor and NFL linebacker Ray Crockett was never a teammate of Kyle Woods, but he recently volunteered to experience some of what Woods has dealt since his 1979 accident. Crockett spent a month confined to a wheelchair for an episode of FX’s 30 Days, learning what life can be like for a paraplegic. The show, headed up by Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me fame, takes individuals outside of their comfort zone for one month to see how others liv…
…straight season, Major League Baseball has dipped into the Baylor baseball program to select players in the annual First-Year Player Draft. Five Bears were drafted this season, led by junior shortstop Beamer Weems, who went in the eighth round to the San Diego Padres with the 255th overall pick. The other Baylor players selected were all pitchers: Mace Thurman (Cincinnati Reds, 17th round), Tim Matthews (Colorado Rockies, 27th round), Randall Line…