Freshman star Brittney Griner leads No. 8 Baylor past 17th-ranked Cal 69-49November 22nd, 2009 No. 8 Baylor routs 17th-ranked CalBERKELEY, Calif. — Brittney Griner had her chance to dunk in the waning minutes and missed again.
No dunks, but double-double for Griner in Baylor home debut, 100-55 victory over Tenn. TechNovember 17th, 2009 Griner double-double, no dunk in Baylor home debutWACO, Texas — Baylor freshman phenom Brittney Griner had 10 points, 11 rebounds, eight blocks and missed her only dunk attempt before fouling out with 10 minutes left in the eight-ranked Lady Bears' home opener, a 100-55 victory over Tennessee Tech on Tuesday night. The 6-foot-8 Griner tried a right-handed slam just over 3 minutes into the second half, but the ball caromed off the back of the rim.
No. 17 California holds off Saint Mary's for 68-65 victory despite cold offensive outingNovember 17th, 2009 No. 17 Cal holds on to beat Saint Mary'sBERKELEY, Calif. — Freshman Layshia Clarendon hit a go-ahead jumper with 48 seconds left and a free throw with 7 seconds remaining and No.
Seniors James and Pittman show freshmen how it's done in No. 3 Texas' 89-42 win over UC-IrvineNovember 15th, 2009 James and Pittman lead No. 3 Texas in 89-42 winAUSTIN, Texas — Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead No.
No. 8 Tennessee holds off celebrated freshman Brittney Griner, No. 7 Baylor in 74-65 winNovember 15th, 2009 No. 8 Tennessee beats No. 7 Baylor 74-65KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
McCoy ties wins record, No. 2 Texas rolls over Baylor 47-14November 14th, 2009 McCoy ties wins record, Texas rolls 47-14WACO, Texas — Colt McCoy tied the NCAA record for career victories by a starting quarterback, throwing two touchdown passes to help No. 2 Texas beat Baylor 47-14 Saturday.
Slam dunk! Baylor freshman Griner gets first dunk for Lady Bears, even if it's not officialNovember 7th, 2009 Baylor freshman Griner provides dunk previewWACO, Texas — Baylor freshman phenom Brittney Griner got her first dunk in a game for the No. 7 Lady Bears, though she is not yet officially the seventh woman to dunk in a college game.
No dunks for Griner in Baylor's exhibition opener, 97-43 victory over St. EdwardsNovember 3rd, 2009 Griner scores 13, no dunks in first Baylor gameWACO, Texas — Baylor freshman phenom Brittney Griner had 13 points, four rebounds and three blocked shots while playing 19 minutes in the seventh-ranked Lady Bears' exhibition opener Tuesday night, a 97-43 victory over St. Edwards. All that was missing was a dunk.
Third-stringer Florence makes first career start for BaylorOctober 3rd, 2009 Third-stringer Florence starts at QB for BaylorWACO, Texas — Baylor third-string quarterback Nick Florence is making his first career start against Kent State a week after standout Robert Griffin suffered a knee injury. Backup Blake Szymanski was expected to start Saturday, but he missed significant practice time after sustaining a bruised throwing shoulder in relief of Griffin last weekend.
QB Griffin out after leading Baylor to high-scoring half with sore right kneeSeptember 26th, 2009 QB Griffin out after one half for BaylorWACO, Texas — Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin is done after one half against Northwestern State. The Bears' standout sophomore hurt his right knee on the opening drive of the game, tackled hard when he was stopped for no gain on a fourth-and-2.
Southwestern Athletic Conference to have first female official work game in HoustonSeptember 16th, 2009 SWAC to have first female official work gameBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southwestern Athletic Conference's first female official in football will work a game this weekend.
Griffin throws for 136 yards and TD, Baylor holds off Wake Forest 24-21September 5th, 2009 Baylor holds off Wake Forest 24-21WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Robert Griffin completed his first eight passes, finishing with 136 yards passing and a touchdown, to help Baylor beat Wake Forest 24-21 on Saturday.
Brittney Reese of the United States wins women's long jump at world championshipsAugust 23rd, 2009 Reese wins women's long jump at worldsBERLIN — Brittney Reese of the United States won the women's long jump at the world championships Sunday, beating defending champion Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia. Trailing after two rounds, the 22-year-old Reese came up with a huge jump of 7.10 meters on her third attempt to claim her first world title.
Duke freshman Cecil wins award as nation's top female tennis playerJune 8th, 2009 Duke's Cecil wins award as top tennis playerNEW YORK — NCAA tennis champion Mallory Cecil of Duke has been honored as the nation's top female college player in her sport. The freshman from Spartanburg, S.C., won the Honda Sports Award on Monday.
McCallum's HR, 3 doubles, 7 RBIs lift Minnesota past Baylor 15-12 in NCAA elmination gameJune 1st, 2009 Minnesota eliminates Baylor, 15-12BATON ROUGE, La. — Derek McCallum's home run, three doubles and seven RBIs helped Minnesota survive its second elimination game, 15-12 over Baylor on Sunday in the NCAA tournament.