Baylor Bears

What's biggest upset of tourneys thus far?

2013-04-01 22:16:00

Louisville beating Baylor Jeff Otterbein Hartford Courant Baylor losing to Louisville in the Sweet 16 of the women's tournament is the single biggest upset not only this season but many would say in women's college basketball history. Few...

NCAA women's roundup: Louisville stuns No. 1 seed Baylor

2013-03-31 21:12:00

Forward Monique Reid sank two free throws with 2.6 seconds remaining to give hot-shooting Louisville an 82-81 upset of defending national champion and top-seeded Baylor in the NCAA women's basketball tournament regional semifinals in Oklahoma City....

Terps Trio: Iowa in the NIT, Dwayne Morgan, potential Big Ten divisions

2013-03-29 11:36:00

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. Now that Maryland has reached the semifinals of the NIT, what are its chances of winning it all? Don...

Sports on TV

2013-03-14 00:00:00

TODAY'S MEN'S TV HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || ACC: BC vs. Georgia Tech || 54, 20, ESPNUNoon || || Big Ten: Illinois vs. Minnesota || BIGTENNoon || || Big East: Georgetown vs. TBA || ESPNNoon || || Atlantic 10: Charlotte vs. Richmond ||...

W. Virginia QB Smith building a hefty Heisman resume

2012-10-03 20:11:27

We had most of it right. This year's early Heisman Trophy favorite was identified correctly as the quarterback with "unfinished business." He returned for his senior year to lead a high-octane offense, featuring the nation's best receiver tandem, on a...

What are predictions for Big 12, Big East?

2012-08-27 19:32:23

Oklahoma, Louisville solid Brian Hamilton Chicago Tribune We'll resist temptation to overthink Landry Jones' injuries and the state of the offensive line and pick Oklahoma to win the Big 12 with a stiff challenge from newcomer West Virginia. Texas...

Oklahoma QB Jones wants to put ring on it

2012-08-22 19:55:21

The legacy of great Oklahoma quarterbacks goes beyond big numbers and pages in the record book, which explains Landry Jones' focus. Josh Heupel, Jason White and Sam Bradford each have taken Oklahoma to the BCS title game in the Bob Stoops era, with...

Michigan transfer Evan Smotrycz commits to the Terps

2012-04-16 17:21:00

Other than watching Juan Dixon and Steve Francis play while he was growing up, Evan Smotrycz “really had no connection” to the Maryland basketball program.� Smotrycz wasn’t recruited by Gary Williams’ Terps or Mark Turgeon’s...

Looking at the college hoops transfers from Baltimore, DI schools in Maryland

2012-04-10 09:54:00

CBSSports.com’s Jeff Goodman posted his amazingly comprehensive Division I basketball transfer list this morning. With 300-plus names and counting, there were sure to be tons of local guys mentioned. Sure enough, eight players from the Baltimore...

Roundup: Griner, Sims combine for 50 points to lift Baylor into Final Four

2012-03-26 21:30:00

Brittney Griner came within one blocked shot of a tripledouble Monday night as No. 1 Baylor clinched a spot in the women's Final Four with a 77-58 thumping of second-seeded Tennessee in the Des Moines regional final at Wells Fargo Arena. Griner scored 23...

Matt Vensel's 2012 NFL mock draft -- version 3.0

2012-04-04 04:00:00

The 2012 NFL draft is three weeks away, and though most teams have solidified their draft boards barring a few tweaks after prospects visit, the “silly season” of draft rumors is really starting to heat up. Need an example? How about the...

Matt Vensel's 2012 NFL mock draft -- version 5.0

2012-04-25 04:00:00

Finally, after months of teams poking and prodding NFL draft prospects, scouts picking apart players they had previously pumped up, and media folks like me doing hours of homework trying to make sense of it all, the 2012 NFL draft is less than 48 hours...

Baylor Bears' Brittney Griner smiles for photographers while cutting a piece of the net after they defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in their women's NCAA Final Four championship college basketball game in Denver, Colorado, April 3, 2012.

2013-05-19 07:49:36

Record: 24-8. How they got here: At-large bid. Strengths: NBA prospect Marcus Smart is the Cowboys' floor leader, while guard Markel Brown is their leading scorer (15.5 ppg).

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Coach Geno Auriemma has to know the UConn-Baylor game will be the game of the century (2012-13 version). The Bears and coach Kim Mulkey could have an undefeated streak of about 64 or 65 coming in. Who holds the NCAA Division I record for such things? Hmmm.

2012-09-06 00:00:00