by Bill Pollock | Mar 13, 2023 | Sports Features
The Saint Louis University women’s basketball team will make the first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in first-round action Saturday, March 18, at UT’s Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. Saint...
by Bill Pollock | Feb 9, 2017 | Sports Features
After the Saint Louis Billikens men’s basketball team lost 70-55 at St. Bonaventure in western New York, the team showered up and got ready to board the bus to head back to the airport. One small problem. There was no bus. Thanks to a GPS device left on the...
by Bill Pollock | Jan 12, 2017 | Sports Features
In a back-and-forth battle that saw six ties and seven lead changes, Duquesne edged Saint Louis 73-66 Wednesday in an Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball matchup at the Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Billikens fall to 4-12 overall and 0-4 in the A-10,...
by Bill Pollock | Dec 15, 2016 | Sports Features
The Saint Louis Billikens shot a sizzling 60 percent (12-of-20) in the first half and hit seven three pointers, but the Billikens led by as much as eight points in the first half and took a 32-30 lead into halftime only to lose to Southern Illinois 70-55 victory over...
by Bill Pollock | Sep 22, 2016 | Sports Features
Saint Louis University updated their mascot, the Billiken. Of course, because something is new and different, most want to take shots at it and call it “scary, unsettling, hungry for your soul.” I actually kind of like it. It has kind of a Muppets feel to...
