Darby Brown
Director of Sports Content
Waco, TX
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Darby Brown, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, is now the Director of Sports Content for KWTX, the CBS affiliate in Central Texas.
She has previous experience as a sports reporter at KWES Newswest 9 in Midland, Texas.
Before Darby moved to Texas, she graduated from Chapman University in Orange County, California.
While in college, Darby worked on SportsCenter from Los Angeles for ESPN and soccer productions for Fox Sports. She also interned with NBC and CBS Los Angeles.
Darby is thrilled to be in Waco and eager to share unique sports stories from the community.
The Bears defeated 81-70 OSU to improve to 20-1 overall, 12-1 in Big 12 play.
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom Champion is Risien Shahan from San Saba High School.
Wrapping up black history month, we caught up with a former pro athlete from right here in Waco. Former Dallas Cowboy Rodrigo Barnes took his game all the way to the Super Bowl, winning a ring in 1977.
No. 17 Kansas hands No. 2 Baylor their first loss of the season.
The Baylor Lady Bears defeated Kansas State at the Ferrell Center to clinch a share of their 11th-straight Big 12 championship.
A high school girls basketball team just made school history. The Iredell Lady Dragons are advancing to the fourth round of the playoffs for the very first time, and the community is buzzing.
The high school basketball playoffs continued on Thursday.
The Bosqueville boys high school basketball team is back in the playoffs this year. They reached this goal under the leadership of a new head coach, Judy Nunn.
Former Baylor and current NFL quarterback, Robert Griffin III, donated 10,500 meals to the North Texas Food Bank and 10,500 meals to the Houston Food Bank.
Local students from Central Texas are among the top basketball talent nominated for the 44th annual McDonald’s All-American Games teams.
Due to inclement weather, the Getterman Classic set to take place in Waco this weekend has been canceled.
Both the men’s and women’s next Baylor basketball games have been postponed.
UMHB football home opener postponed among other Cru athletic events.
The Texas high school girls basketball playoffs are underway. Here are the Bi-District scores from Friday night:
Coach Ellis isn’t really new to Temple. Ellis played at Temple from 1995 through 1997.
Tyler Holcomb resigned as Bishop Reicher’s head football coach and athletic director.
High school basketball games in Central Texas are being rescheduled due to weather.
Aniya has reached over 1500 points and 1500 rebounds in her career.
This Sunday, history will be made in many ways. One of those, Sarah Thomas will become the first woman to officiate a super bowl. She has plenty of support, across the us and here in Central Texas.
The La Vega girls basketball team needed a strong second half to pick up a win over Robinson to end the regular season, and that’s exactly what happened.
The Marlin girls and boys basketball teams remained undefeated in district play with wins over Mart on Friday night.
The Kansas City Chiefs are set to play in their second-straight Super Bowl on Sunday, and leading them onto the gridiron is Coach Andy Reid. As it turns out Reid used to coach a current member of the Baylor football coaching staff.
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom Champion is Ellie Ward from Reicher Catholic.
Central Texas athletes signed their national letters of intent on Wednesday.
The No. 2 ranked Baylor men’s basketball team improved to 17-0 with a win over No. 6 Texas.
Mart High School senior Roddrell Freeman earned one of the state’s top honors. Roddrell was named the Built Ford Tough Class 2A player of the year.
There's a word often used at La Vega within their athletic program, family. That word starts with Coach Don Hyde and the football team but spills over into other sports. That word carries a lot of weight with the varsity boys basketball team.
Waco ISD has hired two new head football coaches.
Baylor alum, Lauren Cox, is preparing for her second season with the Indiana Fever in the WNBA.
A senior from China Spring High School has an opportunity to play Division I basketball next year, but the road to his success hasn’t been easy.
Baylor head softball coach, Glenn Moore announced that this upcoming season will be dedicated to their former assistant coach Mark Lumley.
The Salado High School girls basketball team is making a statement the minute they step on the court.
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom Champion is Ellison senior Tyler Geisleman.
Cameron ISD is searching for a new head football coach and athletic director. The position was posted to the district’s website on Friday morning.
The Connally Cadets and China Spring Cougars opened District 18-4A play on Thursday night.
The Baylor men’s Tennis team went 13-3 last spring before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, they’ll start a new season with a new head coach but plenty of returning members, including one fifth year senior from Germany.
China Spring high school senior Brylee Smith is a Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom Champion.
La Vega girls basketball defeated Mexia 41-32 on Tuesday night.
The snow has mostly melted away in Central Texas, but local athletes and coaches made the most of that snowy Sunday, creating sporty snowmen.
Before Baylor’s game against Oklahoma Wednesday night, there was a moment of prayer at the Ferrell Center unlike any before.
Just a day after Baylor announced the hiring of Ryan Pugh as the new offensive line coach, Baylor says they have parted ways.
The first 2021 classroom champion is Live Oak’s Ellie Lynch. Ellie is a leader on the court, playing basketball and volleyball and a leader in the classroom.
Lady Bears head coach Kim Mulkey has tested positive for COVID-19.
Baylor head football coach Dave Aranda has added two more assistants to his staff.
Fairfield secured the state title. The first state title in Fairfield history across all sports. A moment that will be remembered in Fairfield for a long time, but after that moment it all changed.
The Temple Wildcats were defeated by Rockwall-Heath on Friday in an area round playoff game.
The Temple Wildcats picked up a Bi-District title last week. After the game, Temple's Superintendent shared two photos on social media. One from that night and one from seven years ago. With a story on how he witnessed one player set a goal and then achieve it.
This week’s Texas Best Chevy Dealer Classroom Champion is Lorena’s Corbin Parnell.