The University News

The times they are a-changin’

Jim Gallen • February 2, 2006

Throughout recent memory, St. Louis sports fans have come to expect a high level of play from the Cardinals, Rams and Blues. For the most part, those expectations have been well-founded. ...

Growing up in Cincinnati, I've seen a lot of Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis over the years. Every season, twice a season, "The Bus" ran all over the Bengals, almost always in a winning...

Billikens fight through injuries to top Oral Roberts

BRENT CARNEY • February 2, 2006

The Saint Louis University women's tennis team ended a strenuous weekend in top form on Sunday by defeating Oral Roberts University to earn their first victory of the season. Playing their third match...

Billikens go east and drop two in A-10 play

Kate Brownrigg • February 2, 2006

Last weekend, the Saint Louis University women's basketball team traveled to Pittsburgh, to take on the Duquesne Dukes, then to Olean, N.Y. to take on St. Bonaventure. With an excruciatingly close game...

AquaBills continue winning ways

Andy Pollock • February 2, 2006

Last weekend, the Saint Louis University Swimming and Diving teams extended their respective winning streaks with impressive wins at the Lindenwood Invitational. Both the men's and women's squads eased...

Houston wants one more liftoff for ‘The Rocket’

Matt Auxier • February 2, 2006

He was the best pitcher in the National League last year, with an amazing 1.87 ERA in 32 starts. As if that was not enough to wow baseball fans, Roger Clemens came on to pitch in relief in the NL Championship...

A conference preview

Kevin Joseph • January 19, 2006

The whole landscape of college basketball has changed with the addition and/or elimination of teams to most of the major conferences. The Atlantic 10 is no exception; as it now boasts 14 teams, including the Saint Louis University Billikens, who have entered this new conference along with some old rivals from Conference USA.

Heisman Recount? Bush disappears as Young shines

Tony Meale • January 19, 2006

As the final seconds of the Rose Bowl ticked away, one thing became frustratingly obvious for both elated Texas fans and dejected USC fans-Vince Young should have won the Heisman. Young was not only the best player in college football this year, but his 2005 campaign will go down as one of the greatest individual seasons ever.

Bills split weekend set to open up A-10 play

Matt Auxier • January 19, 2006

The Saint Louis University women's basketball team came away from a two-game weekend series with a split in Atlantic-10 conference play. After dropping their Friday match-up at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, the Billikens claimed their first A-10 victory against Duquesne on Sunday.

Oh, the woes of Billiken fandom

Jim Gallen • January 19, 2006

Throughout my childhood and young adult years, I have spent a considerable amount of time from November to March attending Saint Louis University men's basketball games. The first team I remember watching was the 1988-89 team. I turned five years old near the end of that team's season, which resulted in a runner-up finish in the National Invitation Tournament.

Billikens warm up with Western Illinois after winter break

Andy Pollock • January 19, 2006

This past weekend, the Saint Louis University Swimming and Diving team returned home to host Western Illinois at the Simon Recreation Center. The team, showing no signs of rust from the winter break, eased past a tough Western Illinois squad in both the men's and women's fields.

Billikens Seesaw in A-10

Thomas W. Delaney • January 19, 2006

While the young Billikens have shown signs of talent in the 2005-2006 season, they have been struggling with their consistency. Since the start of the regular season, the Bills have failed to record a winning streak; but by the same token, they avoided a dreaded losing streak.