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IRVING, Texas – Baylor's Keyonte George, Adam Flagler and LJ Cryer picked up All-Big 12 Honors, led by George, who became BU's first conference Freshman of the Year since Quincy Miller in 2012, the league office announced Sunday.

WACO, Texas (March 5, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on how leaders can better support adoptive parents, improving staffing and healthier work environments for nurses and Robbins College’s role in health research at Baylor.

After a 4-0 setback to the nationally-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils (9-2), the Baylor women's tennis team (8-6) bounced back with a 5-2 victory over the Grand Canyon Lopes on Saturday night.

WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball (3-8) split a doubleheader with Youngstown State (3-8) on Saturday at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.

WACO, Texas – No. 21 Baylor softball split its Saturday doubleheader at Getterman Stadium, falling 3-0 to Texas A&M and walking-off Sam Houston, 9-8, during day one of the Ode to Joy Invitational.

Madisen Smith drained three 3-pointers, hit 9-of-10 from the line and scored a career-high 30 points to lead West Virginia to a 63-52 win over the Baylor Bears Saturday night on Senior Day.

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 8 Baylor equestrian (5-8, 2-4) dropped its regular-season finale, 12-7, to No. 3 TCU on Saturday, March 4, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Scoring their fewest points in a half and game, the seventh-ranked Baylor Bears (22-9, 11-7) lost at home to the visiting Iowa State Cyclones, 73-58, Saturday afternoon in what could be the final Big 12 Conference game at the Ferrell Center.

WACO, Texas – Baylor men's tennis stays home for a doubleheader against Arizona State and Furman on Sunday. Action begins at the Hurd Tennis Center for the first match against the Sun Devils at 1 on the back courts, followed by the Paladins at 6 p.m. on the front courts.

LOS CABOS, Mexico – Baylor men's golf will make its 10th appearance in the Cabo Collegiate when they open play at Twin Dolphin Club on Sunday morning.

WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball's fifth-year senior ace Blake Helton was electric with a career-high 11 strikeouts, but Youngstown State stole a 7-5 series opener Friday night at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.

The Baylor women's tennis team heads west to open the month of March, traveling to No. 25 Arizona State and Grand Canyon for a pair of matches on Saturday.

IRVING, Texas – Six Bears from five different sports were recognized with the 2023 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Award, the Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor, the league announced on Friday.

The Baylor women's basketball team will wrap up the regular season on Saturday, hosting West Virginia at the Ferrell Center.

WACO, Texas (March 3, 2023) – Baylor University today dedicated the Mary Jo Robbins Clinic for Autism Research and Practice during an event honoring the clinic’s namesake, Mary Jo Robbins, and her husband, William K. “Bill” Robbins, of Houston, who made the lead gift in her honor. The event recognized the Robbinses, a couple who has spent their lifetimes championing excellence in health care.

WACO, Texas (March 3, 2023) – Baylor University mourns the passing of Danny Bowlin of Dallas, who was known and loved within the Baylor community as a longtime donor, alumnus, parent and community leader who advocated for student support as a member of the successful President’s Scholarship Initiative and through his service on the Hankamer School of Business Advisory Board.

It's hard to believe it’s already March and Spring Break is next week. I know many of you are looking forward to time away with family and friends and for rest and renewal during this busy time of year.

WACO, Texas – No. 8 Baylor equestrian (5-7, 2-3) pushed No. 1 SMU (9-1) to the brink on Thursday at the Willis Family Equestrian Center, but ultimately came up short, 10-8.

Working with Associate AD for Academic Services Ramone Cooper at both the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Baylor University, Joshua Young has seen himmaking his "mark on every campus that you touch," especially in how he connects athletics with the rest of the university.

WACO, Texas (March 2, 2023) – Daylight savings time, with its one-hour spring forward on Sunday, March 12, may seem like a small shift of just a single hour, but on a societal level, it has startling effects, says Baylor University sleep researcher Michael Scullin, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and neuroscience and director of the Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory at Baylor.

WACO, Texas (March 2, 2023) – Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., will be the next chair of the American Council on education (ACE) Board of Directors.

WACO, Texas (3:15 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2023) – The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado WATCH for Central Texas, including Waco and McLennan County, effective until 10 p.m. CT. This means that tornadoes – along with damaging winds and hail – are possible in and near the watch area.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (March 2, 2023) – The “best hour of the week” – Baylor University’s Dr Pepper Hour – is in the second year of its highly lauded Dr Pepper Hour Tour, delivering sweet treats and Baylor swag to high school students across the country.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Baylor's Rosie Belsham stayed red-hot on Wednesday, finishing third and leading the Bears to a seventh-place finish at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Long Cove Club.

WACO, Texas – No. 8 Baylor equestrian (5-6, 2-3) is set to round out its regular season schedule against No. 1 SMU (8-1, 0-0) and No. 3 TCU (10-2, 3-2) with a pair of meets this weekend.

WACO, Texas (March 1, 2023) – The music of the legendary gospel music singer and songwriter Andraé Crouch will be featured at a series of free concerts, panels and presentations as part of Baylor University’s 2023 Pruit Memorial Symposium, “My Tribute: The Life and Legacy of Andraé Crouch,” which will be held March 15-18.

WACO, Texas (March 1, 2023) – Often when people hear the word literacy, they think about learning to read, but literacy involves much more than reading from the printed page. Literacy encompasses the everyday ways people use language to make meaning and communicate, said Kelly C. Johnston, B.S. ’04, Ed.D., assistant professor in the Baylor University School of Education.

WACO, Texas (March 1, 2023) – Nearly 120 students and their faculty and staff leaders will serve with Baylor Missions over Spring Break March 4-12, combining faith, service and learning in a variety of domestic and international locations while supporting the ongoing efforts of the University’s global partners.

WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball (2-6) lost its Tuesday night tilt against UTSA (7-2) by a score of 8-3 at Baylor Ballpark in Waco.

WACO, Texas – No. 21 Baylor softball took down UT Arlington Tuesday night, defeating the Mavericks, 8-0, in five innings.

WACO, Texas – Baylor track and field will send six entries and six individuals to the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships next week in Albuquerque, N.M., the committee announced late Tuesday night.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Baylor women's golf is in eighth place after the second round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Tuesday at the Long Cove Club.

Even as he worked his way up as a special teams coordinator at four different schools, including Baylor (2020-21), Matt Powledge got more and more involved on the defensive side and knew he wanted to lead a defense one day.

Combine Set for Thursday - Sunday

IRVING, Texas – Baylor Softball's Shaylon Govan was named the Big 12 Player of the Week, announced by the conference Tuesday afternoon.

Baylor volleyball assistant coach Joshua Walker was one of 45 coaches across the country to assist with USA Volleyball National Team's Open Program from Feb. 24-26 in Colorado Springs, Colo. BU's Averi Carlson, Allie Sczech and Riley Simpson all participated in the tryouts. Walker outlines the weekend and how the program worked for both the staff and participants.

WACO, Texas – Baylor men's basketball head coach Scott Drew has been named the Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award winner for 2023, announced by Athletes in Action on Tuesday.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 28, 2023) – Baylor University will celebrate Women’s History Month, highlighting the contributions of women to events, history and contemporary society through a series of events in March.

DALLAS, Texas (Feb. 28, 2023) – The Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON) has received a five-year renewal of its program in cooperation with the United States Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing (USAGPAN).

Down two of its top four guards, seventh-ranked Baylor got double-digit points from the backcourt trio of LJ Cryer, Adam Flagler and Dale Bonner and survived a late rally to defeat Oklahoma State, 74-68, Monday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

By Jerry Hill

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Rosie Belsham shot the only bogey-free round on Monday at Long Cove Club, leading Baylor women's golf to a tie for fourth after round one of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.

For the seventh time this season, and fourth time in five weeks, Baylor women's basketball's Darianna Littlepage-Buggs has been selected as the Big 12 Freshman of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.

Even before Facebook and Instagram opened up the world to everyone else, Ben Dalton was traveling to the ends of the earth "to find the best athletes we could."

WACO, Texas – Baylor men's basketball freshman Keyonte George suffered a mild ankle sprain on Saturday in BU's 81-72 win over No. 8 Texas.