This week, Paul Catalina took over Bear vs. Bull, Grayson Grundhoefer joined for the Big Picture discussion, while Levi returned for Market Watch. For Down the River, I focus on the start of Women’s Basketball practice and Soccer getting Big 12 play started.

With preseason practices officially underway, Baylor Women’s Basketball held its traditional open practice on Monday afternoon. Our new intern and women’s basketball writer, Ethan Davison, watched the entire practice, and these are his top five takeaways.

Baylor Women's Basketball head coach Nicki Collen and guards Taliah Scott and Tianna Thompson took questions on Monday as they prepare for the 2026-27 season.

Four-star point guard commits to Baylor.

Ashley Hodge talks with Baylor Women’s Basketball head coach Nicki Collen about the upcoming season, the new roster, what to expect from returning players, how the Bears handled the transfer portal and more.

Okeke is the second commitment in the Bears' 2027 class.

Louisville transfer wing Skylar Jones has committed to the Bears.

Georgia transfer guard Trinity Turner becomes Nicki Collen's second commitment of the day.

Ole Miss transfer guard Tianna Thompson becomes the second transfer to announce her commitment to the Bears.

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs gets selected in the 2026 WNBA Draft.

Utah transfer forward Reese Ross becomes the first transfer to commit to head coach Nicki Collen this offseason.

Owen Miller and Jack Mackenzie discuss the end of the Baylor Women's Basketball season, what went wrong, and how Coach Collen can reload her squad to go further next year.

Baylor Women's Basketball head coach Nicki Collen was joined by players Bella Fontleroy and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs to answer questions about their 69-46 loss to the No. 3 seed Duke Blue Devils in the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.

No. 6 seed Baylor women’s basketball (25-8) takes on the No. 3 seed Duke Blue Devils (25-8) in the Round of 32.

Baylor Women's Basketball head coach Nicki Collen was joined by players Kiersten Johnson and Ella Brow to answer questions about the Bears' second-round matchup with the No. 3 seed Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.

Baylor Women's Basketball head coach Nicki Collen was joined by players Bella Fontleroy and Jana Van Gytenbeek to answer questions about their 67-62 win over the No. 11 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers in the first round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.

The Baylor Women's Basketball head coach held a Zoom press conference on Sunday after the NCAA Women's Tournament bracket was announced.

Bears drop second straight and now await Selection Sunday.