Lawyer: Baylor settles with woman who said rape was ignored

The first woman to sue Baylor University over allegations the nation's largest Baptist school ignored or mishandled rape allegations has settled her case, her attorney said Tuesday. Baylor fired football coach Art Briles, demoted university President Ken Starr and reprimanded athletic director Ian McCaw in May 2016. Briles and McCaw were also named as defendants in the Hernandez lawsuit, but federal court records online show she asked a judge to release them from the case.

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  First former Baylor student to sue over rape settles Title IX case

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  Ex-Baylor Student Settles Title IX Lawsuit with School

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Kliff Kingsbury ‘not sure’ Da’Leon Ward will play this season

Da’Leon Ward was the bell cow of Texas Tech’s running game the last month of the 2016 season.  With a new season fast approaching on the horizon, it seems highly unlikely he’ll do the same in the early portion of 2017 — if at all. Ward has been a non-participant throughout the whole of Tech’s summer camp that kicked off earlier this month because of unspecified issues related to academics.  Kliff Kingsbury addressed the running back’s situation Tuesday, with the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal writing that the head coach’s “update sounded ominous, considering Tech’s second session of summer school ended” late last week. In fact, Kingsbury allowed that, when it comes to Ward, he’s “not sure he’ll be

Nick Saban goes on epic rant to the media

Nick Saban doesn't even need an offseason. His press conferences have already reached peak November levels - at least on this Wednesday. Saban appeared to be frustrated with his team's practice, and when one reporter asked about redshirt sophomore linebacker Christian Miller, Saban felt the need to vent. And vent he did. Saban was in classic Saban form. He said: "Oh, I don't know. You guys make all these predictions about everything, about guys who are going to be great players, that have been here for two years. Who's gonna win all the games? I don't even know why we play. Why do we even play? Why do we have practice? Why do we compete? Why do we coach guys? How they need to improve. I mean,

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  Watch a Nick Saban rant take a funny, lighthearted detour (Video)

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  Nick Saban Goes On Huge Rant, And Even He Can’t Help But Chuckle At It

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