Saint Louis Billikens

NCAA Tournament: Oregon pulls away from Saint Louis, 74-57

2013-03-23 18:25:00

SAN JOSE, Calif.� -- Oregon is riding its much-debated No. 12 seed all the way to the round of 16. Damyean Dotson scored 23 points, Carlos Emory added 14 points and the hot-shooting Ducks sprinted past fourth-seeded Saint Louis 74-57 in the NCAA...

NCAA Tournament: Saint Louis routs New Mexico State, 64-44

2013-03-21 13:25:00

SAN JOSE, Calif.� -- Dwayne Evans scored 24 points, Cody Ellis added 12 points and fourth-seeded Saint Louis overwhelmed New Mexico State 64-44 in the second round of the NCAA tournament Thursday. Playing through the death of Rick Majerus in December,...

Rick Majerus dies at 64; college basketball coach

2012-12-01 20:20:00

Rick Majerus, the college basketball coach who led Utah to the 1998 NCAA final and had only one losing season in 25 years with four schools, died Saturday. He was 64. Utah industrialist Jon Huntsman Sr., the coach's longtime friend, confirmed in a...

Rick Majerus, a proven winner as a college basketball coach, dies

2012-12-01 19:00:00

Rick Majerus, who had only one losing record in 25 seasons of coaching college basketball, has died. He was 64. Majerus, a usually jovial and often brash coach, had a history of heart problems and said last month that he would not be returning to...

Roundup: Virginia Tech trounces WFU 13-2

2013-05-17 03:04:02

Tyler Horan went 4 for 3 with four runs and three RBIs, and Andrew Rash went 3 for 5 with two RBIs as Virginia Tech routed Wake Forest 13-2 Thursday night, eliminating Wake Forest from any chance of getting into next week's ACC Tournament. The Deacons...

Oh baby, the Whitehall softball team has staged a vast turnaround

2013-05-09 17:48:00

Whitehall softball coach Alexis Berg-Townsend is expecting her first child, a boy, in early July. The last thing she needed this season was a team to give her problems and add stress. Berg-Townsend said that these 2013 Zephyrs have been the perfect...

Davidson makes move to Atlantic 10 official for 2014-15 school year

2013-05-09 02:04:02

With three of the Southern Conference's high-profile schools fleeing and with opportunities opening with the Atlantic 10, Davidson decided to make its move. School president Carol Quillen and athletics director Jim Murphy made the announcement...

Davidson strengthens Atlantic 10 basketball

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Last year, Davidson declined an invitation to join the Colonial Athletic Association. This week, the Wildcats accepted membership in the Atlantic 10. Ah, the power of television and men's basketball. Both the Richmond-based CAA and Newport News-...

Baseball education of Spiders' Stanley started at home

2013-04-30 00:24:03

Ten minutes after the completion of the University of Richmond's 2-0 loss to Saint Louis on Sunday, the Spiders visited with family members and discussed the game. Tanner Stanley, UR's freshman outfielder, spoke with his father, who could offer...

Key to tournament success: Be yourself

2013-03-17 20:59:00

When packing for Illinois' trip to Austin, Texas, to play Colorado in Friday's NCAA tournament matchup, Illini coach John Groce will skip the cowboy hat and boots. He cannot vouch for his wife, Allison. "I'll leave that to her,'' Groce said Sunday...

Teel Time: Shaka Smart's future, George Mason's conference switch lead offseason intrigue

2013-03-26 11:17:00

The Final Four is more than a week away, but college basketball’s annual offseason intrigue already is at full boil, especially here in our little corner of paradise. We’ve got it all, from conference realignment to the coaching carousel and...

For What It's Worth: March 26th

2013-03-26 03:53:00

For What it’s Worth—March 26 -- There’s just a moment to breathe and do some laundry before the craziness of the Sweet 16. I know the bracket’s busted but… Wichita State, Florida Gulf Coast and LaSalle have grabbed...

Record: 27-6. How they got here: Won Atlantic 10 tournament. Strengths: The Billikens honor late coach Rick Majerus' legacy by playing unselfish ball with an emphasis on rebounding and defense.

2013-03-17 00:00:00

Record: 26-8. How they got here: At-large bid. Strengths: Treveon Graham (15.7 ppg) leads Shaka Smart's giant-killers, who used smothering full-court pressure to score wins over Memphis and Butler.

2013-03-17 00:00:00