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Athletic trainers: more than tape

Athletic trainers: more than tape

[email protected] January 24, 2013

Katie Schneebeck has always dreamed of working with Olympic athletes. As a student in SLU’s athletic training program, she’s on her way to doing just that.   The athletic training program...

Swimming and diving teams impress at home

Swimming and diving teams impress at home

[email protected] January 24, 2013

The Saint Louis University swimming and diving teams came up big in their first home meet of the season on Saturday, Jan. 19. The Billikens faced off against the William Jewell College Cardinals from Liberty,...

Barnett spends summer ballin' in Beijing

Barnett spends summer ballin’ in Beijing

[email protected] January 24, 2013

Over the summer, junior forward Jake Barnett became a well-known name in the basketball world not in the United States, but in China. While a relative unknown in American basketball, Chinese fans gushed...

Desirae Ball hit the eventual game-winner for the Billikens at Richmond.

Ball caps Billikens’ comeback; Bills break even in A-10

[email protected] January 24, 2013

The Saint Louis University women’s basketball team broke a two-game losing streak in style on Wednesday afternoon, topping the University of Richmond Spiders at 52-49. Redshirt-sophomore Desirae...

The top five moments of 2012

The top five moments of 2012

[email protected] December 6, 2012

Looking back at a semester of success and sorrow Aug. 18, 2012  Tragedy rocked the Saint Louis University community just before school started for the Fall 2012 semester. Megan Boken, a former...

Billikens leave Mean Green feeling blue

Billikens leave Mean Green feeling blue

[email protected] December 6, 2012

It was not easy, but Saint Louis University managed to win consecutive games for the first time this season, a 67-63 triumph over North Texas. The victory improved the Billikens to 5-3 on the year...

Breaking down the BCS battles

[email protected] December 6, 2012

Orange Bowl: No. 15 Northern Illinois vs. No. 12 Florida State, Jan. 1 Fret not, BCS bashers--a Cinderella candidate has arrived to the ball. The Northern Illinois Huskies snuck into the Orange Bowl,...

Stern’s kingdom sinking in the sand

[email protected] December 6, 2012

Under Commissioner David Stern, the NBA has evolved into America’s third most popular professional sports league, behind the NFL and MLB. The NBA has greatly expanded their reach into foreign countries,...

Allison Walter, Ashley Roach and Mallory Duggar running the 400-meter during the inaugural Billiken Invitational last season. Photo courtesy of Billiken Media Relations

Track team running toward the indoor season

[email protected] December 6, 2012

Even after an exhausting cross-country season, head coach Jon Bell keeps his momentum as he shifts his focus to the Saint Louis University track team. The team opens their indoor track season in...

Junior Taylor Streid swimming the backstroke during the Missouri Invitational. Streid raced in the 200 backstroke. Photo courtesy of Billiken Media Relations

Swimming and diving pleased with first invite’s results

[email protected] December 6, 2012

The Billiken men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed in an invitational at University of Missouri-Columbia last weekend. Overall, the men’s team placed sixth out of seven teams and...

Billikens win as they mourn the loss of Majerus

[email protected] December 2, 2012

It was clear from tip-off the Billikens were playing for a little more than a win on this Sunday afternoon. SLU grinded out a 62-49 win over Valparaiso that former coach Rick Majerus would have been proud...

The college hoops world reacts to Majerus’ passing

Editor-in-Chief December 1, 2012

The college basketball world has taken to Twitter to express their sadness in wake of former SLU men's basketball head coach Rick Majerus's Dec. 1 passing. Below is a sampling of Tweets from colleagues,...

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