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“Play for each other, don’t do anything — don’t do anything — that wouldn’t bring honor to your teammates,” Grobe said as his voice ticked up. “That’s the key.” MORE: Biggest overreactions to Week 1 That 15 seconds doesn’t erase the three-month aftermath of the school’s mishandling of sexual assault allegations that led to the firing of Art Briles, who compiled a 65-37 record over nine seasons. As each grotesque detail comes to light, Baylor takes another punch via social media, and for one sole reason: The Bears didn’t do enough for those nameless victims....

If the Bears continue on their current pace, they will lead that conversation. Baylor has scored at least 69 points in every game this season. The Bears average 432.3 yards passing and 347.2 yards rushing. Baylor is going to challenge NCAA records for both points and yards. What's it going to take to break those marks? Get out your calculators: POINTS PER GAME Baylor: 71.0 points per game The record: Army, led by Maxwell Award winner Glenn Davis, scored 56....

“You don’t expect Baylor to be in this kind of game.” This statement would have had a completely different meaning just five years ago. MORE: Top 25 roundup | Best performances | Week 6 photos In 2009 it would have meant you didn’t expect the Bears to be competing in a game, let alone against the mighty Texas Longhorns, the program with a stranglehold on the Big XII. That year, the second for both Art Briles and Robert Griffin III in Waco, the Bears went 4-8 and lost to Mack Brown’s second-ranked Longhorns, 47-14....

The Tar Heels are now a 3.5-point favorite in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Tuesday (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). MORE: UNC-Baylor matchup page Line: UNC -3.5 Total: 69.5 Line movement: Baylor opened -3.5 or -3 at most shops, and as the injuries and confirmations trickled down, it moved to a pick’em, then alway the way to North Carolina -3.5. Check out our live odds page for updated numbers from Las Vegas....

Coach Jim Christian made the announcement Monday. MORE: BC’s Hanlan is ACC’s dark horse Jackson has played in only three games this season, averaging just 0.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 8.7 minutes. He has been plagued by a hamstring injury since before the season has started. Jackson is one of the Eagles’ best 3-point shooters, with 175 made 3-pointers in his collegiate career.

Vacations mean close confinement with loved ones, hence thoughts of murder and mayhem. So, first, the greatest crime novel (“Crime and Punishment” is something else) is George V. Higgins’s “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” (1972). The best spy novel by the best writer of such is Eric Ambler’s “A Coffin for Dimitrios” (1937). For a comic turn on crime, try the effortless excellence of Donald Westlake’s “Baby, Would I Lie?...

In a video out of Finland, a young bear cub is seen playing in snow for the very first time at a sanctuary. The footage from last month was posted by Pasi Jantti, a bearkeeper, and shows the bear playing around with Kuusamo Predator Center’s Sulo Karjalainen who is known in Finland as “The bearman,” according to Storyful. The bear, whose name is Aina, was found in the yard of a house in May and its mother was nowhere to be found, Jantti told Storyful....

Bears general manager Ryan Pace made it clear Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine that the team is assertively negotiating a deal to keep the standout wide receiver on the roster, even if it means slapping on a franchise tag by next week’s deadline. “We’re actively and aggressively negotiating right now,” Pace said, via ESPN. “We understand the deadline is Tuesday for the franchise tag. That’s an option. We have until Tuesday to make that decision....

New Orleans blasted an email to all NFL teams of its intentions to claim the quarterback off the waiver list. The Bears quickly moved in and picked up Shaw. MORE: NFL training camp 2016: Dates, locations for each team Shaw doesn’t seem too sad about not getting to play for the Saints. He tweeted out his excitement about his Chicago transition Friday afternoon.

Jay Cutler the caretaker? That’s something the Bears have to adopt now to save their season. LIVE: NFL scores, stats | More: Week 8 images | Picks | Weather watch They’ve done everything they can to cater to the mercurial quarterback, with the hiring of Marc Trestman standing out as Exhibit A. But Trestman can’t afford to keep trusting Cutler to be an efficient passer and consistent leader, and still expect to win enough games to make the NFC playoffs....

Expected to miss at least four weeks because of a torn groin muscle, Cutler hopes to be back sooner. He says "that's the goal." Cutler spoke Tuesday for the first time since he was injured in a loss at Washington on Oct. 20. The Bears said he would miss at least a month and be evaluated week to week after that. Coach Marc Trestman says the doctors will decide when Cutler is ready to come back, and if it's earlier than expected, that "would be great....

At one point last offseason, it looked like Jared Goff would start immediately, and Carson Wentz wouldn’t start at all. That’s because the Rams had Case Keenum, and the Eagles had Sam Bradford. That flipped quickly, with Goff needing to wait until November and Wentz going a full 16 after Philadelphia traded Bradford to Minnesota. Bears veteran alternative Mike Glennon falls in the middle of the spectrum between Keenum and Bradford....

Forte sprained the MCL in his right knee in the team’s Week 8 matchup against the Vikings but went through an extensive pregame warmup before Sunday’s game against the Broncos without any setbacks, the report says. MORE: Best photos from NFL Week 11 | There’s still a gulf between Packers and rest of NFC North With rookie Jeremy Langford playing well in his place and Forte not expected to return to the club next season due to free agency, it remains unclear how many carries to expect from Forte on Thursday....

The lawyer for victim Bryan Stow asked for $37.2 million in actual damages and suggested doubling it to account for pain and suffering. The defense argued there should be no finding of liability and no damages. Much of the testimony during the trial focused on Stow’s need for lifetime care, and the contention that there was insufficient security to protect fans at the game on Opening Day of 2011....

Huddersfield produced a marvellous performance at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday, scoring twice in quick succession around the half-hour mark to give United a mountain to climb. 5/2 for Liverpool & Spurs to draw Goals from Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre ultimately proved unassailable in spite of Marcus Rashford’s late header, and Wagner was elated after ending a six-game winless run with a famous triumph. “I said to the players that I wouldn’t expect a result, but that I can believe in a result,” he told reporters....

Harrison was born in Liverpool, England in 1943. He began playing guitar in 1956, after first hearing Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel.” In 1958, he auditioned for John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s skiffle group The Quarrymen, which later became the iconic group The Beatles. By the mid-1960’s, Harrison’s interest in folk and Indian music began to shift the Beatles’ musical direction. The guitarist began introducing non-Western instruments to the band by 1965’s Rubber Soul, where he played a sitar on “Norwegian Wood....

As expected, both teams have created hype videos. Here’s Oregon State’s: MORE: Late hit on Jameis | Kentucky and Louisville brawl | Ohio State’s Barrett injured For the Beavers, a win would make them bowl eligible for the third-straight season. It would also give them bragging rights in a rivalry that has been dominated by the team from Eugene since 2008. The Ducks need a win to continue their hopes for a spot in the first College Football Playoff....

In an Instagram post, “The Man” made the major announcement and revealed what her and Rollins’ child name is. “Welcome to the world Roux,” Lynch wrote. “You are the love our our lives #andnew.” The announcement was met with congratulations from around the wrestling industry. Former WWE superstar Maria Kanellis wrote “Congratulations!!” Current superstar Peyton Royce commented with a bevy of heart emojis. ESPN’s combat sports reporter Ariel Helwani wrote, “Mazal tov!...

It seems an apt question in this, the putative season of giving, when it’s become axiomatic that much of the holiday run-up consists of the joyless pursuit of something that may well be unwanted and unused. By contrast, that gift that keeps on giving is something you already have. In other words, organ donation. If you just thought “what a downer,” listen to Roger Altman: “It’s the closest thing I’ve ever encountered to an authentic miracle....

In the U.K. and parts of mainland Europe, temperatures have recently soared up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit in one of the hottest heat waves since records began. This heat, while dangerous for humans and animals alike, may have particularly bad effects on the honey bee populations we rely so heavily upon. As reported in several stories that have gone viral, in severe heat, male honey bees could face a terrible fate: they begin to convulse, ejaculate explosively, then die....