The University News

Columnist celebrates 4-year sports shuffle

Tony Meale • May 4, 2007

Four years. George W. Bush. John Kerry. Conservatives. Liberals. Falling asleep. Not knowing. Ohio. Sept. 11. Osama bin Laden. Hiding. Taunting. Weapons of mass destruction. War in Iraq. Protests. Saddam Hussein. Captured. Hanged. Tsunami. Southeast Asia.

Disillusioned senior fears sports fan status in future

BRENT CARNEY • May 4, 2007

The grim reality of being a senior on the verge of graduation does not hit you all at once. No, it comes in the little moments where the reality of your age is pointed out to you in a way so obvious that it becomes impossible to deny that, as far as the student body of SLU is concerned, you're an old fart.

Softball goes 3-3 heading into postseason

Dan Hunninghake • May 4, 2007

The Saint Louis University softball team went 3-3 this week, sweeping St. Joseph's, splitting matches with Charlotte and dropping both matches to Evansville. In action against Charlotte, the Billikens plated five runs leading up to the fifth inning. Charlotte returned the favor in the bottom half of the inning, when 49er Cee Brooks drove a shot up the middle for a bases-loaded single.

Tea and Crumpets: Titans clash as UEFA Champions League coes to a close

Dan Hunninghake • April 27, 2007

While this statement does not mean much to people who have not been watching the 2007 UEFA Champions League on ESPN the last couple days, it could stir up some controversy with avid soccer fans out there who do not share my enthusiasm for this team. For those people we can just agree to disagree.

Softball drops the ball against Evansville

Matt Auxier • April 27, 2007

With the season coming to a close, the Saint Louis University softball team fell in three games over the last week, but managed to earn an important in-conference victory. The victory snapped the Billikens' five-game losing streak. The Bills spread their four games over two road series, as they began the week on Saturday in Charlotte.

NBA year in review: the winners and losers

Vivek Pandey • April 27, 2007

With the NBA playoffs just starting, it's time for the end-of-the-year awards to be handed out to this season's standouts. NBA 1st Team Tim Duncan-This guy is pure heart and hustle every night. Night in and night out, you can expect that he'll put up solid numbers.

Brewers are building a winner

John Warmuth • April 27, 2007

Now, I don't want to shock you, but take a glance at the NL Central standings. Yeah, the Brewers lead the division by three games, and are the only ones above .500. Now, as weird as that must be to read as a Cubs or Cards fan, imagine what it must be like for me.

Billiken Tennis Roundup

Andrew Pollock • April 27, 2007

The women's tennis team entered the Atlantic 10 Tournament with hopes of finishing the season on a high note. The Billikens entered play as the tournament's seventh seed, drawing a first-round match-up with tenth-seeded Dayton. The Bills bounced the Flyers to open A-10 Tournament play for the second straight year.

Baseball bats around in the Bronx

Pat McShane • April 27, 2007

The Saint Louis University baseball team had a busy week taking on Fordham in a three-game series in the Bronx, and Southern Illinois in a one-game, wooden-bat classic. In the first game versus Fordham, Billikens pitcher Ryan Bird broke two of the school's pitching records in career strikeouts and innings pitched, but this was not enough to ensure a win.

Soderberg ousted; University keeps quiet

Andrew Pollock • April 20, 2007

Brad Soderberg's untimely firing has raised eyebrows and piqued the curiosity of a campus left in confusion after a Monday morning announcement detailing his dismissal. Questions rose immediately regarding the timing of the decision and who actually pulled the trigger on Soderberg this late in the game.

The Hot Route: Cavaliers looking like champions

Matt Salata • April 20, 2007

LeBron James' nickname is King James. With the 2007 NBA playoffs beginning this Sunday, the question on everybody's minds is whether or not LeBron can be crowned an NBA champion. He won't be able to do it alone, despite putting his Cavaliers within one game of the Eastern Conference Finals last year.

Slumping softballers stretch losing streak to five

Pat McShane • April 20, 2007

After five straight losses, it's fair to say that this week has been a rough one for the softball team. They started with a loss to La Salle, followed by two losses each to Fordham and Southeast Missouri State. Friday was bad luck for the team, as the squad dropped a close 1-0 decision to La Salle.