Spring semester classes don’t start until Monday, but the spring athletic season is already underway. And if preseason prognostications hold up, the next several months should be a lot of fun for Baylor fans. Baylor’s men’s tennis team is ranked No. 4 nationally, with a pair of players in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA’s) singles […]
Former Baylor kicker Jeff Ireland made headlines last week when he was introduced as the new general manager of the Miami Dolphins. (For a transcript and video of the press conference, click here.) Ireland lettered at Baylor from 1988-91 and still holds the school records for field goals made in a season (18) and career […]
The beginning of a new year seems as good a time as any to look at why we are “Baylor Proud.” You’ve likely heard the commercials or seen the advertisements — “I found myself at Baylor.” It was certainly true for me, and that connection has held strong for me since graduation — whether I […]
While most of us were out celebrating Christmas and New Year’s, the Baylor men’s and women’s basketball teams were out continuing their winning ways. Two Bears in particular stepped up, giving Baylor the reigning men’s and women’s Big 12 Players of the Week. Sophomore Danielle Wilson produced back-to-back double-doubles against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and St. […]
Before we leave 2007, we thought we’d take a quick look at some of the postseason honors bestowed on Baylor student-athletes this fall: Football, All-Big 12 Conference: Dan Gay (honorable mention: B12) Jordan Lake (second team: AP, DMN, AAS, B12) Jake La Mar (honorable mention: B12) Jason Lamb (honorable mention: B12) Joe Pawelek (second team: […]
A lot of people questioned the Pittsburgh Steelers traded up to draft Baylor’s Daniel Sepulveda in the fourth round this year. After all, it’s not often that a punter even gets drafted at all. Sepulveda has made the Steelers’ move pay off this year, and he was rewarded by being named the team’s rookie of […]
With one week left ’til Christmas, many shoppers find that both ideas and time are in short supply. If that describes your situation, may we suggest a Baylor-related book for your loved one? Both Baylor Magazine and the Baylor Line regularly feature round-ups of books by Baylor alums and faculty (see here and here for […]
ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale had some nice things to say about Baylor’s men’s basketball program in a recent column on ESPN.com: “Down at Baylor, Scott Drew is putting together something special. He has done a great job despite adversity and the Bears have played outstanding basketball early. Baylor won the Paradise Jam event […]
A day after kicking a career-best four field goals to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 19-13 win, former Baylor kicker Matt Bryant was named the Bucs’ 2007 Man of the Year. The award honors players not just for their on-the-field actions — though one could certainly make a case for Bryant on those […]
Yesterday afternoon’s press conference introducing Art Briles as Baylor’s new head football coach has generated a lot of positive buzz around the program. Click here or on the photo above for a slideshow of pictures taken by Baylor photographer Robert Rogers at the press conference. BaylorBears.com also has a photo gallery of its own, as […]
