No. 19 Saint Louis will be in search of a bit more edge as it tries to continue its Atlantic 10 Conference dominance at home against La Salle on Saturday.

Saint Louis (22-1, 10-0 Atlantic 10) will face struggling La Salle (7-16, 3-7) after it dodged defeat at Davidson on Tuesday night. The Billikens rallied from 13 points down in the first half to earn a 91-82 victory.

“We’ve certainly taken punches, and we know we’re going to take more,” Billikens head coach Josh Schertz said. “You can’t have a glass jaw and be a championship team. You know you’re going to get stood up, you’re going to get knocked down, but you build the muscle of getting back up. We’re building a muscle of resilience.”

The Billikens enjoyed a NET ranking of 15 this week. While any regular-season loss may diminish that ranking and cost them a place in the Associated Press Top 25, their real chance at making the NCAA Tournament will likely come in the conference tournament.

The Atlantic 10 sent just one team to the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two seasons, although that doesn’t lessen the importance of the regular season.

Schertz runs a nine-player rotation with six averaging double-figure points. The Billikens have multiple long-range shooters, giving the team plenty of scoring threats while creating a defensive nightmare.

Ishan Sharma poured in 29 points in a 35-point victory at St. Bonaventure two weeks ago. Trey Green scored 23 in victories over George Washington and Dayton at home last week. It was Brady Dunlap’s turn at Davidson, where he scored 22.

“It’s incredible,” Schertz said. “They really pull for each other. They want to be great themselves, but they’re not so small that their success would take the shine away from the other one. That doesn’t threaten them.

“When Ish did what he did against Dayton (18 points) and Brady wasn’t great (no shot attempts), Brady was incredibly happy. He was frustrated in his own situation, but he was incredibly happy for Ish.”

La Salle has struggled with injuries this season as 11 players have combined to miss 98 games. Forwards Jerome Brewer Jr. and Josiah Harris did not play at Loyola on Tuesday during a 71-61 loss.

Stepping up in their absence, Explorers guard Jaden Johnson played 37 minutes against the Ramblers and produced season highs with 16 points and eight assists.

Brewer and Harris combined for 34 points when La Salle lost to Saint Louis 84-72 at home on Jan. 10. The Billikens shot 10-of-23 (43%) from 3-point range.

La Salle coach Darris Nichols was frustrated with his team’s 3-point defense during the Explorers’ subsequent 67-58 loss to Saint Joseph’s at home on Jan. 31.

“The whole game plan was not to let them get 3s off,” Norris said. “They got 32 off. They made 10-for-20 at halftime. We didn’t execute the game plan.”

The Explorers allowed Loyola to launch 30 shots from 3-point range Tuesday and 10 were successful.

Defending the perimeter will be vital against the Billikens, who are shooting 40.7% from beyond the arc. That ranked fourth in Division I through Thursday’s games.

–Field Level Media

The Los Angeles Rams are adding former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator and Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury to join coach Sean McVay’s staff next season, multiple outlets reported Friday. Kingsbury’s role is currently undetermined.

After Rams former offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur left to take the Cardinals head coaching gig, there was room on McVay’s staff. Kingsbury rejoins the NFC West after serving as a Washington assistant the last two seasons.

Kingsbury, 46, and the Commanders mutually agreed to part ways after the 2025 season.

Kingsbury had a 28-37-1 record as coach of the Cardinals from 2019-22 and lost the only playoff game he appeared in. He served as a senior offensive analyst at USC for one season in between his time in Arizona and Washington.

In 2024, Kingsbury helped lead the Commanders to the NFC Championship game with rookie QB Jayden Daniels. Washington ranked seventh in total offense, fifth in scoring offense and third in rushing offense. That took a dip this past season, finishing 22nd in both scoring and total offense.

The Rams will welcome the addition of another offensive guru to the staff that already features McVay and pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase, who received multiple offensive coordinator interviews this past cycle.

The Rams will go into next season with current NFL MVP Matthew Stafford at QB after he confirmed Thursday night while receiving his award that he would be back next season. They’ll also have the dynamic wide receiver duo of Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.

Kingsbury also went 35-40 in six seasons (2013-18) as coach of the Texas Tech. His rosters included star quarterback Patrick Mahomes from 2014-16.

–Field Level Media

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Rapper Snoop Dogg brought a touch of flair to the mixed doubles curling competition on Thursday, sporting a custom jacket featuring the faces of American duo Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse while cheering them to victory over Canada.

Snoop was in attendance at the Cortina Olympic Curling Stadium to witness the American pair beat Canada’s Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman 7-5 in front of a raucous stadium packed with U.S. supporters.

It was the U.S. team’s third straight win in the mixed doubles competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The Americans went on to defeat the Czech Republic 8-1 to start the round robin perfect 4-0, behind only Great Britain (5-0) in the standings.

“It’s the Olympics, and our family and friends are here cheering us on. Snoop Dogg’s here cheering us on! It (the jacket) was so cool. Loved it. Coach Snoop looked good today,” a fired-up Dropkin said.

“Man, we are so fortunate to have our family and so many friends of ours here cheering us on. Even some folks that we don’t even know, but they showed up and they’re cheering loud and proud…

“He (Snoop) had his arm around my mom! Like, get out of here. This is wild! I think Coach Mum was helping Snoop out, telling him all about curling.”

Hip-hop icon and sports fan Snoop, who was named the Honorary Coach of Team USA in December, got hands-on with the sport and was given a quick primer on the basics by members of the U.S. men’s and women’s teams on the ice after the match.

He also distributed “Coach Snoop” beanies and chains featuring the logo of his music label Death Row Records to players and coaches.

“He came out to meet the teams, he brought us all little gifts and it was fun,” U.S. coach Phill Drobnick said.

“We got a necklace and a Coach Snoop hat. Good to see him, sitting with Korey’s mom, watching the game, learning about the sport. He had the jacket with Cory and Korey on it, so that was really cool.”

Snoop was ever-present at the Paris Olympics, serving as a hype man for Team USA and performing at a beach party in his native Long Beach during the handover ceremony for Los Angeles 2028. He was re-signed by NBC for the Winter Games.

SELFIE WITH TEAM GB’S MOUAT

The Americans were not the only team to attract Snoop’s attention at the tournament, with the rapper also asking Bruce Mouat, the skip who led the British men’s curling team to silver at the Beijing Games, for a photograph together.

“That was pretty crazy,” Mouat said.

The Scot’s mixed doubles partner Jennifer Dodds said she was left awestruck, adding: “That was so cool.

“He said to Bruce he’s heard about him and he knows who he is, so that was pretty cool! I was like ‘Snoop Dogg!’ When we got out there, I was proper like fangirling, going, ‘Oh my god! Snoop Dogg?'”

–Reuters, special to Field Level Media