1. Vikings vs. Rams: 5 Keys to the Game for St. Louis

    The St. Louis Rams compiled their first three victories this season by the end of Week 5. While it took it the Rams nine more weeks to rack up their next three wins, there is probably not a more optimistic six-win team in the NFL ...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 5 months ago 4,569 reads 28 comments

  2. Rams vs. Bills: Final Report Card, Player Grades for St. Louis

    Stealing victory from the jaws of defeat, the St. Louis Rams overtook the Buffalo Bills with a touchdown in the final minute of what turned into a 15-12 victory for the Rams. The win gives the Rams an even record (6-6-1) on the season...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 5,163 reads 34 comments

  3. NCAA Football Bowl Season: What a Waste of Space

    It's the time of year for the three most nauseating words in our nation’s college sports landscape: “The Bowl Season...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 640 reads 3 comments

  4. St. Louis Rams: Breaking Down Why Legatron Should Strike Fear into Opponents

    Less than halfway through his first NFL season, St. Louis Rams placekicker Greg Zuerlein has arguably become the team's most threatening offensive force...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 3,543 reads 7 comments

  5. St. Louis University: Billikens Win for Majerus; North Texas Game Preview

    On the most somber of days at Chaifetz Arena, the St. Louis University Billikens took the floor less than 24 hours after learning that their former coach, Rick Majerus, had passed away after a long battle with heart disease...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 481 reads 2 comments

  6. St. Louis University: Remembering Coach Rick Majerus

    I would imagine that the ultimate compliment one can give a head basketball coach is to say that your players were better off for having you lead them. Better players on the court...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 915 reads 2 comments

  7. St. Louis University Billikens vs. Valparaiso: Game Preview

    Kevin Foster. Travis Releford. You can now add C.J. Wilcox's name to that list of superstar guards that have taken the St. Louis University Billikens defense to school...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 288 reads 0 comments

  8. St. Louis Rams: Can They Catch the 49ers in the NFC West?

    I'm not saying it will be done. But after putting on my blue-and-gold-tinted glasses, I believe that it can be done. Jeff Fisher doesn't want to talk about the playoffs. But I will...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 3,061 reads 17 comments

  9. St. Louis University Billikens vs. Washington Huskies: Game Preview

    The St. Louis University Billikens will leave the state of Missouri for the first time this season as they head to Seattle to take on the Washington Huskies (2-3) on Wednesday night...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 568 reads 3 comments

  10. 6 Players St. Louis Rams Could Take in the First Round of 2013 NFL Draft

    The Rams are in the enviable position of having two first-round draft picks this coming season, resulting from last year's pre -draft trade with the Washington Redskins ...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 11,869 reads 59 comments

  11. St. Louis University: CBE Wrap-Up and Southern Illinois Game Preview

    St. Louis University (2-2) hosts Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) in a 7:00 p.m. (CT) tipoff at Chafeitz Arena on Saturday night...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 354 reads 0 comments

  12. Rams vs. Cardinals: 7 Keys to the Game for St. Louis

    Can you hear it? In the background. It's the sound of St. Louis Rams fans screaming in agony as they watch their team's season slip away. Three wins in the season's first five games...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 1,709 reads 12 comments

  13. Jets vs. Rams: Final Grades, Analysis for St. Louis

    The St. Louis Rams came into this Week 11 tilt with the New York Jets as the favorites, but they received a beatdown at the hands of (wait for it) Mark Sanchez and the New York running game...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 2,349 reads 11 comments

  14. St. Louis University: 2012 CBE Hall of Fame Classic Preview

    There is no simpler way to put it: the Saint Louis Billikens stunk up the joint last Wednesday against Santa Clara. The 74-62 loss doesn't look as bad on paper as the play on the court actually reflected...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 391 reads 0 comments

  15. Jets vs. Rams: 10 Keys to the Game for St. Louis

    The St. Louis Rams turned a few heads in the NFL last week. Simply put, they took it to the San Francisco 49ers , despite the unfortunate and unresolved final score. The Rams knocked out 49ers QB Alex Smith in the first half...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 3,246 reads 7 comments

  16. St. Louis University vs. Santa Clara: Game Preview

    The St. Louis University Billikens took care of business in Friday's home opener, defeating a very underrated USC-Upstate squad 76-59...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 633 reads 0 comments

  17. St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers: Winners and Losers for Rams

    I'll be honest, I simply have no idea what just happened on the field today between the Rams and 49ers . The Rams had the game won in a dominating fashion, leading 14-0 into the second quarter and 17-7 after three quarters...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 6 months ago 2,959 reads 20 comments

  18. St. Louis University vs. USC-Upstate: Game Preview

    The St. Louis University Billikens closed out last season on the national stage, losing a heartbreaker to the Michigan State Spartans in the NCAA tournament. As things end, so they begin...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 7 months ago 369 reads 1 comments

  19. Rams vs. 49ers: 10 Keys to the Game for St. Louis

    Eight games into the NFL season, the Rams have three wins. Compared to the 2-14 effort last year, this has already been quite an improvement...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 7 months ago 3,114 reads 9 comments

  20. St. Louis University: 2012-13 Basketball Season Preview

    Has there been more optimism and excitement surrounding the start of a St. Louis University basketball season? I can't recall anything like this, not in the last 15 years...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 7 months ago 810 reads 3 comments

  21. St. Louis Rams Game by Game Predictions for Second Half of the Season

    Not often in recent memory have St. Louis Rams fans been able to look at the second half of the season with any optimism. Mostly, the last eight games of a Rams season are spent analyzing potential free agents and mock draft boards for next year...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 7 months ago 3,359 reads 15 comments

  22. St. Louis University: Billikens Sign First Recruit for 2013

    The St. Louis University Billikens began forming their team for the 2013-14 season with this week's announcement of signing the team's first recruit...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 7 months ago 1,172 reads 0 comments

  23. New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams: Winners and Losers for the Rams

    The Rams lost. The Rams lost bad. The Rams were completely embarrassed by the New England Patriots on Sunday in a 45-7 blowout loss. It was the first time this Rams team, under Jeff Fisher's leadership, simply did not arrive ready to play...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 7 months ago 2,983 reads 14 comments

  24. St. Louis Rams: Things I Wish I Had Said When I Said What I Said

    One of the things I've learned since becoming a Bleacher Report pontificator for the St. Louis Rams is that it is really hard predicting what's going to happen tomorrow...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 7 months ago 954 reads 5 comments

  25. Who Wears the Crown: Identifying the Rams' Best Player at the Midseason Mark

    For the better part of the last decade, there has been no trouble identifying the best player on the St. Louis Rams ...

    Matthew Melton Written by Matthew Melton about 7 months ago 3,691 reads 21 comments