Vick 6 3s on birthday for No. 7 Kansas to beat Baylor 73-68

By STEPHEN HAWKINSJanuary 13, 2019

WACO, Texas (AP) — Lagerald Vick did on his 22nd birthday for No. 7 Kansas what he also does in so many other games. He made some big 3-pointers, even if the ending was a bit shaky.

Vick scored 18 points with six 3-pointers before a couple of late turnovers as the Jayhawks held on for a ...

Tristan Clark

Baylor F Clark will miss rest of season after knee surgery

January 12, 2019

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor forward Tristan Clark, the national leader shooting 74 percent from the field, will miss the rest of the season after surgery on his left knee.

The Bears made the announcement about the 6-foot-9 sophomore before Saturday’s home game against No. 7 Kansas. It came ...

Women's college basketball

No. 4 Baylor women surge late to beat Kansas State 65-50

January 10, 2019

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor showed a bit of fatigue when playing its third game in a seven-day stretch that coach Kim Mulkey described as an emotional and physical roller-coaster.

The fourth-ranked Lady Bears still turned up the defensive pressure in time to win their Big 12 home opener and ...

Iowa

Mason 25 points as Baylor beats No. 20 Iowa State 73-70

By STEPHEN HAWKINSJanuary 9, 2019

WACO, Texas (AP) — Makai Mason is getting more aggressive on the floor for Baylor, wanting to take shots and chasing after loose balls.

Mason scored a season-high 25 points, including five free throws in the final 38 seconds, and the Bears held on for a 73-70 victory over No. 20 Iowa State ...

Women's college basketball

Baylor women turn to Big 12 play after win over No. 1 UConn

By STEPHEN HAWKINSJanuary 4, 2019

WACO, Texas (AP) — Kalani Brown knows No. 8 Baylor can’t get complacent after ending top-ranked UConn’s 126-game regular-season winning streak.

That big win, though, gave a glimpse of what is possible if the Lady Bears keep playing that way.

“The energy we had was crazy,” said Brown, ...

Women's college basketball

No. 1 UConn coming off 1st regular-season loss for 2 seniors

By STEPHEN HAWKINSJanuary 4, 2019

WACO, Texas (AP) — UConn All-America players Katie Lou Samuelson and Naphessa Collier won a national title and went to two other Final Fours before experiencing this. The team’s only seniors are coming off a loss in the regular season for the first time.

The top-ranked Huskies’ 126-game ...

Women's college basketball

No. 1 UConn’s 126-game win streak ends 68-57 at No. 8 Baylor

By STEPHEN HAWKINSJanuary 4, 2019

WACO, Texas (AP) — Geno Auriemma knew that top-ranked UConn couldn’t keep winning every regular-season game it played, even though the Huskies had won 126 in a row.

That winning streak of more than four years ended with a 68-57 loss Thursday night at No. 8 Baylor, which won against a No. 1 ...

Texas

Top-ranked UConn women lose to No. 8 Baylor 68-57, ending regular-season winning streak at 126 games

January 4, 2019

WACO, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked UConn women lose to No. 8 Baylor 68-57, ending regular-season winning streak at 126 games.

Women's college basketball

No. 8 Baylor women roll past Texas-Rio Grande Valley 98-37

December 31, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — No. 8 Baylor could have easily overlooked Texas-Rio Grande Valley with a looming showdown against top-ranked Connecticut.

The Lady Bears, playing for the first time since losing their last game two weeks ago, made it clear within the first few minutes of their New Year’s ...

Tristan Clark

Clark sparks Baylor’s runaway win over New Orleans, 84-44

December 30, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Tristan Clark scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the season and Baylor built on its momentum from a win over Oregon by walloping New Orleans, 84-44 Saturday night in its final tune-up before opening Big 12 play.

The Bears struggled ...

Business

Waco sees hotel boom as more developers invest in area

December 24, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Waco’s hotel market is booming as developers plan hundreds of new lodging rooms in the city, but some question whether the area is being overbuilt.

Officials with the Waco Convention Center estimate that nearly 1,300 hotel rooms could become available in the next three ...

Waco

Baylor wins 57-47 after holding off big comeback by Oregon

December 22, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor beat its second Pac-12 opponent in a week, helping erase the disappointment that came between those quality wins.

Makai Mason had 14 points with some key second-half baskets as the Bears beat Oregon 57-47 after holding off a big comeback by the Ducks on Friday — ...

Waco

Baylor bulks up defensively in early signing period

December 19, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor got defensive on the first day of the early signing period with 11 defenders among the 19 players who signed Wednesday.

The defenders included six linemen, four backs and a linebacker.

Niadre Zouzoua is a 6-foot-4, 245-pound transfer from Monroe College in ...

Scott Drew

Bogues, Stephen F. Austin beat Baylor 59-58

December 19, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Shannon Bogues had quite a homecoming for Stephen F. Austin against a Baylor team coming off an impressive road victory.

Bogues made a driving layup at the buzzer for the last of his 21 points Tuesday night as the Lumberjacks won 59-58 at Baylor, which only three nights ...

Houston

TABC high school basketball rankings

December 18, 2018

SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — Texas high school boys and girls public and private school basketball rankings as compiled by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches for the week of Dec. 17:

BOYS PUBLIC

Class 6A

1. Denton Guyer, 12-3; 2. Allen, 15-1; 3. Richardson Pearce, 12-4; 4. ...

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Texas

Capital murder suspect mistakenly released from Texas prison

December 15, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Authorities have apprehended a 61-year-old man who was released from prison after serving a term for arson when he was supposed to have been transferred to Central Texas on a capital murder charge in the 2006 death of a woman.

Texarkana

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Attorneys for ex-Baylor student break silence over rape case

By RYAN TARINELLIDecember 13, 2018

DALLAS (AP) — Attorneys for a former Baylor University student accused of rape have broken their silence after a judge allowed the former fraternity president to avoid serving jail time, attacking the ex-fraternity president’s accuser and saying she gave “inconsistent” statements to the ...

Women's college basketball

Brown, No. 3 Baylor roll to 96-58 win over Morehead State

December 12, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor can focus on the big names and long break now that most of the overmatched nonconference opponents are out of the way.

Kalani Brown scored 21 points, Juicy Landrum added 14 and the Lady Bears prepped for No. 11 Stanford by rolling to a 96-58 victory over Morehead ...

Houston

TABC high school basketball rankings

December 10, 2018

SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — Texas high school boys and girls public and private school basketball rankings as compiled by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches for the week of Dec. 10:

BOYS PUBLIC

Class 6A

1. Denton Guyer, 10-2; 2. Allen, 13-1; 3. Rockwall, 12-3; 4. Lake ...

Houston

Texas high school football playoff scores, pairings

By The Associated PressDecember 7, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

State Quarterfinals

Southlake Carroll (13-0) vs. Duncanville (12-0), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Frisco’s Ford Center

Allen (13-0) vs. Waco Midway (11-1), 2 p.m. Saturday, Waco’s McLane Stadium

Galena Park North Shore (13-0) vs. Cypress-Fairbanks (11-2), 6 ...

Houston

Texas high school football playoff pairings

By The Associated PressDecember 5, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

State Quarterfinals

Southlake Carroll (13-0) vs. Duncanville (12-0), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Frisco’s Ford Center

Allen (13-0) vs. Waco Midway (11-1), 2 p.m. Saturday, Waco’s McLane Stadium

Galena Park North Shore (13-0) vs. Cypress-Fairbanks (11-2), 6 ...

Houston

Texas high school football playoff pairings

By The Associated PressDecember 4, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

State Quarterfinals

Southlake Carroll (13-0) vs. Duncanville (12-0), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Frisco’s Ford Center

Allen (13-0) vs. Waco Midway (11-1), 2 p.m. Saturday, Waco’s McLane Stadium

Galena Park North Shore (13-0) vs. Cypress-Fairbanks (11-2), 6 ...

Houston

Texas high school football playoff pairings

By The Associated PressDecember 3, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

State Quarterfinals

Southlake Carroll (13-0) vs. Duncanville (12-0), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Frisco’s Ford Center

Allen (13-0) vs. Waco Midway (11-1), 2 p.m. Saturday, Waco’s McLane Stadium

Galena Park North Shore (13-0) vs. Cypress-Fairbanks (11-2), 6 ...

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TABC high school basketball rankings

December 3, 2018

SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — Texas high school boys and girls public and private school basketball rankings as compiled by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches for the week of Dec. 3:

BOYS PUBLIC

Class 6A

1. Denton Guyer, 8-2; 2. Allen, 11-1; 3. Rockwall, 11-3; 4. Lake ...

Houston

Texas high school football playoff scores, pairings

By The Associated PressDecember 2, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

Region I

Regional

Southlake Carroll 35, Euless Trinity 7

Duncanville 45, Arlington Lamar 6

State Quarterfinals

Southlake Carroll (13-0) vs. Duncanville (12-0), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Frisco’s Ford Center

Region ...

Houston

Texas high school football playoff scores, pairings

By The Associated PressDecember 2, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

Region I

Regional

Southlake Carroll 35, Euless Trinity 7

Duncanville 45, Arlington Lamar 6

State Quarterfinals

Southlake Carroll (13-0) vs. Duncanville (12-0), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Frisco’s Ford Center

Region ...

Shootings

Judge: Lawsuits from Texas biker shooting can move forward

December 1, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that civil rights lawsuits filed by more than 100 bikers arrested in the aftermath of a shooting that left nine dead can proceed.

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright on Friday lifted a stay and allowed the lawsuits stemming from the 2015 ...

High school football

Texas high school football playoff scores, pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 30, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

Region I

Regional

Euless Trinity (10-1) vs. Southlake Carroll (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday, Denton’s Apogee Stadium

Arlington Lamar (11-1) vs. Duncanville (11-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Mansfield’s Newsom Stadium

State Quarterfinals

Houston

Texas high school football playoff pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 29, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

Region I

Regional

Euless Trinity (10-1) vs. Southlake Carroll (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday, Denton’s Apogee Stadium

Arlington Lamar (11-1) vs. Duncanville (11-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Mansfield’s Newsom Stadium

Region II

Regional

Allen (12-0) ...

Waco

McLure, Kegler help slow-starting Baylor top S. Dakota 63-57

By JASON ORTSNovember 28, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — King McClure scored 15 points, and Baylor finished the game on a 12-0 run in a 63-57 win over South Dakota on Tuesday.

Mario Kegler added 12 points for the Bears (5-2), who won despite missing 20 of their first 24 shots. Kegler, a sophomore transfer from Mississippi ...

Houston

Texas high school football playoff pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 26, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

Region I

Regional

Euless Trinity (10-1) vs. Southlake Carroll (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday, Denton’s Apogee Stadium

Arlington Lamar (11-1) vs. Duncanville (11-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Mansfield’s Newsom Stadium

Region II

Regional

Allen (12-0) ...

Houston

TABC high school basketball rankings

November 26, 2018

SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — Texas high school boys and girls public and private school basketball rankings as compiled by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches for the week of Nov. 26:

BOYS PUBLIC

Class 6A

1. Denton Guyer, 3-1; 2. Allen, 7-0; 3. Rockwall, 6-3; 4. South ...

Denton

Class 6A Texas high school playoff scores, pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 26, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

Region I

Area

Euless Trinity 44, EP Franklin 28

Southlake Carroll 41, DeSoto 20

Arlington Lamar 49, Odessa Permian 35

Duncanville 38, Lewisville 0

Regional

Euless Trinity (10-1) vs. Southlake Carroll (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday, ...

Paris

Class 4A Texas high school playoff scores, pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 26, 2018

CLASS 4A DIVISION I

Region I

Area

Hereford 57, Big Spring 13

Canyon 35, Seminole 21

Decatur 41, Andrews 28

WF Hirschi 55, San Angelo Lake View 23

Regional

Hereford (8-4) vs. Canyon (11-1), 7 p.m. Friday, Amarillo’s Bivins Stadium

Decatur ...

Paris

Class 4A Texas high school playoff scores, pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 25, 2018

CLASS 4A DIVISION I

Region I

Area

Hereford 57, Big Spring 13

Canyon 35, Seminole 21

Decatur 41, Andrews 28

WF Hirschi 55, San Angelo Lake View 23

Regional

Hereford (8-4) vs. Canyon (11-1), 7 p.m. Friday, Amarillo’s Bivins Stadium

Decatur ...

Denton

Class 6A Texas high school playoff scores, pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 25, 2018

CLASS 6A DIVISION I

Region I

Area

Euless Trinity 44, EP Franklin 28

Southlake Carroll 41, DeSoto 20

Arlington Lamar 49, Odessa Permian 35

Duncanville 38, Lewisville 0

Regional

Euless Trinity (10-1) vs. Southlake Carroll (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday, ...

Waco

Joanna Gaines tells how to make a house a home in new book

By ALICIA RANCILIONovember 20, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Joanna Gaines, known for her cozy-yet-cool designs including open-concept floor plans, farmhouse sinks and sliding barn doors, admits having to scale back on the vision of her own home in Waco, Texas, to allow her children to add personality to their own spaces.

“In the ...

McKinney

Class 4A Texas high school playoff pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 20, 2018

CLASS 4A DIVISION I

Region I

Area

Big Spring (3-8) vs. Hereford (7-4), 7 p.m. Friday, Plainview

Seminole (7-3) vs. Canyon (10-1), 4 p.m. Friday, Lubbock Cooper

Decatur (5-6) vs. Andrews (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday, Abilene’s Shotwell Stadium

WF Hirschi (9-2) vs. San ...

Waco

Class 5A Texas high school playoff pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 20, 2018

CLASS 5A DIVISION I

Region I

Area

Abilene Cooper (6-5) vs. NRH Birdville (10-1), 2 p.m. Friday, Mineral Wells

Amarillo Caprock (8-3) vs. Grapevine (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday, Sweetwater

Azle (10-1) vs. Lubbock Coronado (9-2), 11 a.m. Friday, Abilene Christian ...

Waxahachie

TABC high school basketball rankings

November 19, 2018

SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — Texas high school boys and girls public and private school basketball rankings as compiled by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches for the week of Nov. 19:

BOYS PUBLIC

Class 6A

1. Denton Guyer, 2-0; 2. Rockwall, 6-1; 3. Allen, 6-0; 4. South ...

Waco

Class 4A Texas high school playoff scores, pairings

By The Associated PressNovember 18, 2018

CLASS 4A DIVISION I

Region I

Bidistrict

Big Spring 28, Clint 22

Hereford 34, Springtown 31, OT

Seminole 42, Fabens 7

Canyon 62, Gainesville 14

Decatur 48, Dumas 21

Andrews 57, San Elizario 6

WF Hirschi 56, Pampa 23

San Angelo Lake View ...

College football

Reagor scores 2 nifty TDs for TCU in a 16-9 win at Baylor

By STEPHEN HAWKINSNovember 17, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — TCU was down to its third quarterback and last scholarship running back. Fortunately for the Horned Frogs, they still had speedy playmaker Jalen Reagor on the field.

Reagor turned a screen pass into a ...

Tristan Clark

Newcomers pace Baylor in 81-54 win over Nicholls State

November 16, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor freshman Matthew Mayer scored 18 points and graduate transfer Makai Mason had 11 in his Bears’ debut in their 81-54 victory over Nicholls State on Friday.

Mark Vital had 11 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for Baylor (3-1), which has won three in a row since ...

College football

Baylor focused on bowl for its seniors, not keeping TCU out

By STEPHEN HAWKINSNovember 16, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor coach Matt Rhule is more interested in what his team and the seniors who stuck around can accomplish, and not what the Bears could do to Big 12 rival TCU in the process.

The Bears (5-5, 3-4 Big 12) can get bowl eligible with a win Saturday in the

Women's college basketball

No. 4 Baylor women put 7 in double figures in 94-49 win

November 16, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Fourth-ranked Baylor was just fine without its All-America post player against overmatched Southern University.

Honesty Scott-Grayson scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting to lead four freshmen and seven Lady Bears overall in double figures as they got past Southern ...

Waco

Baylor’s Jalen Hurd goes from top SEC runner to top receiver

By STEPHEN HAWKINSNovember 15, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — Jalen Hurd made the decision to become a receiver for one season at Baylor after being one of the top running backs in the SEC.

After going about 21 months without playing a game, Hurd’s transfer from Tennessee and transition to primarily catching the ball instead of ...

Women's college basketball

No. 4 Baylor women add top guard Oliver on national letter

November 14, 2018

WACO, Texas (AP) — The fourth-ranked Baylor women have signed guard Jordyn Oliver to a national letter of intent

Oliver, a five-star recruit from Prosper, Texas, was the lone signee for the Lady Bears on Wednesday.

Oliver averaged 20.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.1 steals ...