Women’s basketball draws in sixth largest audience per game in nation
comments ()How many fans is Brittney Griner and a perfect record worth? Answer: 8,563 fans per game giving the Lady Bears a total of 162,697 on the year. That makes Baylor the sixth most watched team...
View ArticleBrittney Griner wins Honda Cup, Collegiate Athlete of the Year
comments ()Back in April, Baylor forward Brittney Griner was nominated for the Honda Cup, an award given to the nation’s top collegiate athlete. Yesterday, Griner won and received the award. She...
View ArticleBaylor well represented in ESPY nominations
comments ()Every year, the ESPY’s award athletes, teams and coaches for their accomplishments during their respective athletic seasons. This year, Baylor’s Robert Griffin III, Brittney Griner and Kim...
View ArticleRGIII, Griner win ESPY awards
comments ()So far, Baylor is two for two in ESPY awards. Robert Griffin III won Best Collegiate Male Athlete and Brittney Griner won Best Collegiate Female Athlete. Check out what RGIII had to say to...
View ArticleLady Bears to meet President Obama at White House next Wednesday
comments ()For the second time in six years, Kim Mulkey and the Baylor Lady Bears will make the trip to the White House to see President Barack Obama after winning the NCAA Championship. Baylor most...
View ArticleBaylor’s White House visit will stream live on ESPN3 today
comments ()After the Lady Bears went a perfect 40-0 while winning the Narional Championship, they earned a visit to the White House. If you want to watch Brittney Griner and her squad meet President...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama says he’d probably ‘couldn’t get his shot off’ if he...
comments ()In case you missed today’s celebration at the White House, here’s some tidbits of what President Barack Obama had to say about Baylor’s perfect national championship team this afternoon....
View ArticleBrittney Griner, Robert Griffin III both named Big 12 Athletes of the Year
comments ()The awards just keep on coming. Both Brittney Griner and Robert Griffin III have added to their collection of awards after being named the 2011-12 Big 12 Conference Athletes of the Year....
View ArticleBrittney Griner, Odyssey Sims on Wade Trophy watch list
comments ()The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association has released the 25-member Wade Trophy watch list and Baylor has two members who made the cut. Last year’s winner, Brittney Griner, is up to repeat...
View ArticleESPNU to stream Midnight Madness at Baylor
comments ()As part of a look-in special to kick off the collegiate basketball season, Baylor will be one of 14 schools to have a Midnight Madness event broadcasted on ESPNU. The men’s and women’s team...
View ArticleBrittney Griner to be in ESPN studios tomorrow
comments ()Associated Press Bristol, Conn. – Baylor senior Brittney Griner, consensus 2012 National Player of the Year, will visit the ESPN campus, Wed., Oct. 17, for the network’s “Car Wash.” Griner’s...
View ArticleVIDEO: Brittney Griner visits ESPN
comments ()Baylor superstar Brittney Griner visited the ESPN studios a few days ago to be on a variety of radio and TV shows. Watch the video below to see her on “Mike and Mike” and other networks....
View ArticleWriter: Brittney Griner is most dominant athlete now, not LeBron James
comments ()Who is more dominant on the court right now, LeBron James or Kobe Bryant? Is there currently a better tennis player than Serena Williams? All of these athletes are dominating their game...
View ArticleBrittney Griner becomes NCAA’s all-time blocks leader in win over Oklahoma
comments ()History was made at the Ferrell Center this morning when Baylor’s Brittney Griner became the NCAA’s all-time blocks leader in both the women’s and men’s game. Griner’s eight blocks in the...
View ArticleBrittney Griner named national, Big 12 Player of the Week
comments ()Much like Pierre Jackson on the men’s side, Brittney Griner won the Big 12′s Player of the Week. She also nabbed the ESPNNW’s National Player of the Week. In the two wins over ranked...
View ArticleTonight’s game against Texas Tech will be full of history for Brittney Griner
comments ()Brittney Griner has been the biggest women’s college basketball icon since Candace Parker played for Tennessee. You could even argue that Griner has been a bigger hit on and off the court...
View ArticleBrittney Griner looks to shake past woes of playing UConn
Associated Press Brittney Griner vividly remembers her last trip to Connecticut in two simple words: free throws. As a sophomore, Griner had a miserable time at the line, missing eight foul shots _...
View ArticleBrittney Griner achieves 3,000 point milestone in win over UConn
Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — The story was similar to last season: UConn jumped out to a double-digit lead on Baylor, but couldn’t hold on. Too much Brittney Griner. Griner scored 21 of her 25...
View ArticleBrittney Griner drops a Big 12 record 50 points in win over Kansas State
Brittney Griner can now add a 50-point game to her lengthy list of accomplishments while at Baylor. The senior forward made 21 of her 28 shots tonight while leading the Bears to a 90-68 win over...
View ArticleIowa State coach says awkward post game bump with Baylor’s Kim Mulkey...
In the women’s Big 12 championship game, the Baylor Bears defeated Iowa State 75-47, making it the third time the Bears have taken down the Cyclones this year. At the conclusion of the game, the...
View ArticleAnimated cartoon shows Baylor Bear Brittney Griner’s dominance
Numbers Never Lie, an ESPN show dedicated to finding statistical patterns and anomalies in sports numbers, recently looked at Baylor’s Brittney Griner and her dominance on the court. ESPN analyst...
View ArticleShould Brittney Griner be disciplined for halftime tweet in final home game?
In Brittney Griner’s final home game, George W. Bush was in attendance, she dunked three times and her team easily won 85-47 over Florida State. But one tweet sent by Griner is drawing some...
View ArticleWriter: Society ‘disparages female athletes,’ says Brittney Griner has ‘taken...
In the four years that Brittney Griner has been a Baylor Bear, she led her team to nearly a perfect home record (72-1 in Waco), won defensive player of the year all four years and most notably, led...
View ArticleBaylor Bears upset by Louisville, Brittney Griner’s college career ends
Brittney Griner’s career with the Baylor Bears has ended with a 82-81 loss to Louisville. The Bears led the game for about 7 seconds after Odyssey Sims hit two free throws to put the Bears up 81-80....
View ArticleBrittney Griner named unanimous AP All-American for third time in career
The Associated Press just released its All-American team and there are two Baylor Bears on it. Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims were two of the five selected for the honor. This marks the third time...
View ArticleNBA player says there will be a female NBA player in the future, could that...
With all of the talk circulating about Baylor’s Brittney Griner making it in the NBA, one NBA player predicted that the association will eventually have a female player. Miami Heat forward Shane...
View ArticleFormer NBA scout dissects Baylor Bears Brittney Griner’s game, says she’d...
ESPN’s Amin Elhassan recently wrote an article on if Brittney Griner could make it in the NBA. Being a former NBA scout, he’s offered some different, insider opinions. Here are some of the more...
View ArticleBaylor’s Brittney Griner talks about being bullied, playing in the NBA, and...
ESPN sat down with Baylor’s Brittney Griner to talk about bullying and the possibility of her playing in the NBA. Here are two small quotes from a short video. On bullying: ‘I was picked on and I...
View ArticleEx-Baylor Bear Brittney Griner taken first overall in WNBA draft
Associated Press BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women’s college basketball. Now she’s ready to take on the pros. The Phoenix Mercury took Baylor’s star center with the...
View ArticleEx-Baylor Bear Brittney Griner already has a street in Phoenix named after her
With all the hoopla about Brittney Griner going to the NBA circulating, fans of the Phoenix Mercury, the WNBA team that drafted the Baylor superstar No. 1 overall last night, are already expecting...
View ArticleWriter: How does Baylor change its stance on gay athletes after Brittney...
Other than Robert Griffin III, Brittney Griner may be the most popular Baylor athlete in recent memory. After coming out in a Sports Illustrated article discussing athletes and sexuality, grumblings...
View ArticleWriter: Some are out to ‘undermine Baylor University’s longstanding tradition...
Brittney Grimes of examiner.com wrote that certain people are out to ‘undermine Baylor University’s longstanding tradition and education’ after former Baylor superstar Brittney Griner came out in a...
View ArticleEx-Baylor Bear Brittney Griner tweets she’s glad she isn’t ‘alone’ after...
In Sports Illustrated issues spanning nearly two weeks apart, both Brittney Griner and Jason Collins made their sexuality public by coming out. After Collins story was published a few days ago, Griner...
View ArticleBrittney Griner: ‘Just as basketball doesn’t define who I am, neither does...
In response to Jason Collins’ announcement last week, ex-Baylor Bear Brittney Griner chronicled her journey to coming out in a New York Times opinion piece. In that piece, she said she told her mom...
View ArticleEx-Baylor star Brittney Griner signs to play with Chinese team during WNBA...
According to the team’s website, Brittney Griner has signed on to play with the Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Bulls during the WNBA offseason. Phoenix Mercury fans, don’t fret. Griner will play here...
View ArticleClause in Brittney Griner’s WNBA contract limits skateboarding habits
As a part of her new WNBA contract, the Phoenix Mercury inserted a clause that will limit how Brittney Griner can skateboard. The Mercury want to prevent a similar situation from last offseason when...
View ArticleBrittney Griner nominated as Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year
Even though Brittney Griner has moved on to play for the Phoenix Mercury, she still has an opportunity to win one more award as a Baylor Bear. She’s been nominated as one of five for Sports...
View ArticleBrittney Griner’s arrival sees 19 percent increase in sales of WNBA merchandise
With Brittney Griner’s arrival, the WNBA has seen a 19 percent increase in merchandise sales, according to azcentral.com. Griner was one of college basketball’s biggest stars and the WNBA is looking...
View ArticleBrittney Griner: Kim Mulkey said to keep sexuality quiet to not hurt Baylor’s...
By now, you’ve probably heard Brittney Griner’s interview with Sports Illustrated about her coming out. ESPN is now reporting that Griner is saying head coach Kim Mulkey told her to be quiet about her...
View ArticleNew York Times: Brittney Griner will change how Baylor views gay alumni
Samuel Freedman of the New York Times recently wrote that he feels a ‘Brittney Griner effect’ will soon transform how Baylor alumni and donors view and accept gay and lesbian alumni. He writes that...
View ArticleFormer Baylor players defend Kim Mulkey after Brittney Griner’s comments on...
The highly talked about and controversial comments from Brittney Griner about Kim Mulkey telling her to keep her sexuality quiet to not hurt Baylor recruiting has spread rapidly. Several of Mulkey’s...
View ArticleEx-Baylor Bear Brittney Griner ties WNBA all-time career dunks record in her...
WNBA fans didn’t have to wait long for Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner to make history. The former Baylor Bear and No. 1 overall draft choice dunked twice in her debut, tying a WNBA record for...
View ArticleReport: Former Baylor Bear Brittney Griner to model male clothing line for Nike
A lot has happened since Brittney Griner’s departure from Baylor. She’s been open about her sexuality while seeming to try and distance herself from her college coach, Kim Mulkey, and her alma mater....
View ArticleReport: Former Baylor Bear Brittney Griner turns down offer to play for...
The Harlem Globetrotters have dazzled fans for decades with their goofy tricks, eccentric personalities and skill on the basketball court. Names like Curley Neal and Meadowlark Lemon are still...
View ArticleFormer Baylor Bears Brittney Griner, Nick Florence nominated for Big 12...
Former Baylor Bear Brittney Griner once again finds herself up for the Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year award, an award that she won last year. Joining her for the Male Athlete of the Year award is...
View ArticleBrittney Griner says in book that support as a basketball player ‘still...
Baylor Bears head coach Kim Mulkey hugs Baylor Bears center Brittney Griner (42) after coming off the floor in a game against the Iowa State Cyclones in the second half of play during the Big 12...
View ArticleEx-Baylor star Brittney Griner is fighting language barriers, culture change...
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks in the first half during Game 2 of a WNBA basketball Western Conference semifinal series at US Airways...
View ArticleFormer Baylor Bear, current WNBA superstar Brittney Griner is trying to...
Baylor Bears center Brittney Griner (42) is all smiles following her third dunk against the Florida State Seminoles in the second half of a second round NCAA Women's Basketball Championship game at...
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Former Baylor star Brittney Griner to appear in ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue
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Brittney Griner opens up on her identity, arrest in interview for the Body Issue
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