Tom Timmermann

St. Louis University guard Isaiah Swope (1) drives to the basket as St. Bonaventure guard Lajae Jones (10) watches during second half action of a game on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at Chaifetz Arena.

St. Louis University guard Gibson Jimerson (24) drives to the hoop for a basket against St. Bonaventure center Noel Brown (24) in first-half action on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at Chaifetz Arena.

Rasmus Alm and Joakim Nilsson have known about City SC's new coach, Olof Mellberg for years, but they know he won't play favorites just because they're all Swedish.

Indiana Vassilev has played for the United States in the Under-17 World Cup Cup, played in England in the Premier League and, of course, been a regular in the lineup and a fan favorite with St. Louis City SC.

It was just two weeks ago that St. Louis University got thumped by Virginia Commonwealth 78-62, handing the Billikens not only their first loss in Atlantic 10 Conference play but a valuable lesson in its shortcomings.

After a one-year hiatus, St. Louis City SC will return to the U.S. Open Cup for 2025 and will host its first match, in the round of 32, in May.

St. Louis City SC will be one of 16 MLS teams sending its first team to the U.S. Open Cup, but it won't play in the Leagues Cup, the tournament with Mexican clubs.

Two weeks after losing to Virginia Commonwealth by 16 points, SLU turned it around and beat the Rams 78-69

SLU turned a 16-point loss into a nine-point win in two weeks, playing physical against Virginia Commonwealth and beating the A-10's top team 79-69

City SC center back Timo Baumgartl, right, talks with teammate Joshua Yaro on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at the team's training facility during the first day of camp for the upcoming season.