Charleston Pulls Off Upset Of No. 24 Baylor
The unexpected loss to the Bears (4-2) came a week before their NCAA regional final rematch at eighth-ranked Kentucky, which beat Baylor 82-70 in Atlanta last March.
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The unexpected loss to the Bears (4-2) came a week before their NCAA regional final rematch at eighth-ranked Kentucky, which beat Baylor 82-70 in Atlanta last March.
When the Bears and Red Raiders play again at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday, Florence will be the starter.
The loss by Kansas State over the weekend helped upend the national championship picture. It also set up potential chaos in the Big 12.
Pierre Jackson had a season-high 31 points, Isaiah Austin had 16 and No. 16 Baylor rallied in the second half to beat Boston College 84-74 on Thursday in the Charleston Classic.
The Big 12's attention is on Kansas State's national championship dreams, yet there's plenty left to be decided in the conference over the final weeks.
Brittney Griner scored 24 points and top-ranked Baylor opened defense of its undefeated national championship with its 41st consecutive victory, 80-34 over Lamar on Friday.
With Brittney Griner and all the starters back from Baylor's 40-0 season, the race in the Big 12 likely will be who finishes second behind the Lady Bears.
Once again, the Baylor offense scored 50 points on an opponent. Once again, it wasn't enough to win.
Brittney Griner is getting ready for her senior season at Baylor after a summer when she broke her wrist, got excited watching the Olympics and got an idea of where she might play next.
Texas quarterback David Ash says he will play this week against Baylor, despite a wrist injury to his non-throwing arm that knocked him out of the game against Oklahoma.
Trevone Boykin threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns and TCU won 49-21 at Baylor on Saturday night to end the Bears' nine-game home winning streak.
Defending national champion Baylor, with All-America center Brittney Griner returning from a 40-0 season, is the overwhelming pick to win the Big 12 again.
The 25th-ranked Bears (3-0) would like nothing more than to make it a shaky debut for the ninth-ranked Mountaineers (3-0) in their conference opener Saturday.
Prosecutors say Hurd contacted one of Griffin's agents in June with a demand of $1 million in order not to release information damaging to the reputation of Griffin.
The Baylor Bears look to extend the nation's second-longest winning streak to nine games when they visit the surprising Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks on Friday night.
The Baylor Bears are looking for Nick Florence to be more than a second-half fill-in for Robert Griffin III this season.
A group of doctors who make up Texas Vascular Associates face a lawsuit that alleges massive medical fraud.
The Bears and Eagles will be the second of four games Nov. 15. The tournament opens with Dayton taking on Colorado.
Baylor hopes to have the 45,000-seat facility ready for the 2014 season. The Bears currently play at Floyd Casey Stadium, which was built in 1950 and has maintenance issues.
Obama, who helps coach his daughter Sasha's youth basketball team, honored the Lady Bears' 40-0 team at the White House.
Griffin's agent, Ben Dogra, told the Associated Press that the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback agreed to terms and will be in Redskins rookie camp on Wednesday.
The national champion Lady Bears, who were undefeated with the NCAA's first 40-win season, are scheduled to meet with President Obama next Wednesday.
Baylor basketball star Brittney Griner won two trophies at the annual ESPY awards show, including female athlete of the year .
Former Baylor basketball player Richard Hurd has been arrested and charged with the attempted extortion of Robert Griffin III.
Baylor is the No. 4 seed nationally and leads an eight-team Texas contingent in the NCAA baseball tournament, while the Texas Longhorns will miss the postseason for the first time since 1998.
