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Thomas Kiphart • November 22, 2005

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Weekend wins yield first for SLU: a woman’s team in the tourney

Thomas W. Delaney • November 10, 2005

For the first time in the history of Saint Louis University, a women's team has qualified for the NCAA Championship Tournament. With two 1-0 wins over the weekend, the Billikens won the Atlantic 10 tournament...

SLUnatic teams with Lebron to lead Cavs

Timmy Barret • November 3, 2005

Former Billiken star Larry Hughes has finally found a place to call home. After seven years in the National Basketball Association and three different teams, Hughes signed a contract with the Cleveland...

No surprises this year: Look for Spurs to repeat

Tony Meale • November 3, 2005

Barring injury, plague or natural disaster, the San Antonio Spurs are going to win the 2005-06 NBA championship. There, I said it. You don't have to follow the season, watch a single game, or even finish...

Billikens bomb LaSalle on Senior Day

Thomas W. Delaney • November 3, 2005

In their first season in Atlantic 10 play, the Saint Louis University women's soccer team has left an indelible stamp on the competition. With a 5-0 thrashing of LaSalle on Oct. 30, the Billikens claimed...

Billikens massacre Mastodons in brutal battle

Jim Gallen • November 3, 2005

After falling behind early, the Saint Louis University volleyball team came back to defeat the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Mastodons on Saturday afternoon at the Bauman-Eberhardt Center. In...

Billiken Sports Roundup

Kevin Joseph • November 3, 2005

CROSS COUNTRY The Saint Louis University cross country team ran in their first Atlantic 10 Conference Championship meet on Saturday in Philadelphia, Penn. The men's team took 11th overall, and the women's...

George Washington hands Billikens first in-conference loss

Matt Auxier • November 3, 2005

The Colonials of George Washington University became the first Atlantic 10 team to ice the Billikens, dropping Saint Louis University 2-0 on Friday afternoon. SLU had been on a six-game winning streak,...

Memories of the ‘Black Sox’ still linger 86 years later

Tony Meale • October 19, 2005

Curses are a funny thing. Just ask the Boston Red Sox. Last season the Red Sox accomplished the greatest feat in postseason history, coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the American League Championship Series...

Volleyball drops two matches against conference powerhouses

Matt Auxier • October 19, 2005

The Saint Louis University volleyball team put their three-game win streak and their .500 record on the line last weekend when they made an Ohio road swing, but, the Billikens came home unable to improve...

Bills grab Rams by the horns, win 5-0

Jim Gallen • October 19, 2005

Ryan Wileman knows how to make a comeback. The senior midfielder on the Saint Louis University men's soccer team underwent two surgeries at the beginning of the season, which made him unable to play...

Bills brave elements, hold on 1-0

Thomas W. Delaney • October 19, 2005

The Saint Louis University women's soccer team traveled to the East Coast for what was supposed to be a two-game set against the University of Rhode Island and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Friday's...