Disappointing Trip to Milwaukee The women’s basketball team took on the No. 15-ranked Cardinal Stritch Wolves on Nov. 20, playing a close game but losing 71-61 It was the second time in…
Category: Sports
Making Bad: Decisions, Decisions
Second down-and-seven at the Vikings’ 30-yard line. Overtime. Sudden death. Try for more yards? Settle for a tough 47-yard field goal? Marc Trestman, the Bears’ head coach, faced this decision on Sunday. …
The BCS: Beyond Common Sense
It happened to me again this past Saturday. I sat in my chair in front of my TV watching another mind-boggling heart warming heartbreaking, heart attack inducing day of college football in…
Hawks No. 1 in League, Conference, and Central Division
The Chicago Blackhawks are red hot right now! In the last week and a half they have accumulated a six game winning streak. All of these wins came from Western Conference opponents…
Cougars Bid Adieu to 2013 Campaign
The 2013 regular season of football ended for the Cougars with a 34-7 win over Olivet Nazarene University on a gray, gloomy day in Bourbonnais. The Saint Xavier University football team, which…
Women’s Basketball Wins Home Opener
Home Opener After a ceremony to dedicate the main arena floor at the Shannon Center to head coach Bob Hallberg (for more, see pages 1 and 2), the Cougars defeated the Trinity…
Men’s Soccer Goes Down
The Saint Xavier University Men’s Soccer team saw their season end in Bourbonnais, Ill., after a 5-1 loss to Olivet Nazarene University in the semifinals of the CCAC Tournament on Wednesday. The…
Cougars Annihilate Competition at Classic
It is still early but the 2013-2014 edition of Saint Xavier University Men’s Basketball team looks like a well-oiled machine so far this season. The team competed in the Trinity Christian College…
Blackhawks Welcome Back Kris Vesrteeg; Advance to First Place in Central
The Chicago Blackhawks have had nothing short of an exciting week. After winning 2 of their last 3 games, the Blackhawks have finally advanced in the Central Division standings. Last week, the…
SXU Football Earns Win, Winning 2013 Record
Coming off a loss last weekend that probably ended the Cougars’ chances for a playoff berth in the 2013 NAIA Football Championship Series, the No. 23-ranked Saint Xavier football team won Saturday…
