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COLUMN: Blues still surviving in playoff push (3/14/24)After defeating the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 at home on Wednesday, March 13, the St. Louis Blues now sit six points behind the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Six points may seem like a lot, but it’s the equivalent of the St. Louis Cardinals being three games back in the wild-card hunt...
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Otto Porter Jr., NBA Champion, announces retirement (3/12/24)SIKESTON — Otto Porter Jr., the former Scott County Central standout who became an NBA champion, announced his retirement. “For the past 11 years, I had the chance to live my lifelong dream of playing in the NBA. That dream was capped by winning an NBA Championship! Unfortunately, my body is not allowing me to play at the level that I expect of myself, and I have therefore decided to retire," stated Porter...
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St. Louis City draws at Austin 2-2 (3/10/24)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Célio Pompeu scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time and St. Louis City rallied for a 2-2 draw with Austin FC on Sunday night. Pompeu, who had one goal in 26 appearances last season, has scored twice in three matches for St. Louis City (1-0-2) this season. Tomas Totland had an assist on the equalizer...
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Charleston native James Naile prepares for Korean Baseball debut with KIA Tigers (3/8/24)Fresh off a lucrative offseason deal, former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher James Naile is in the final stages of preparation for his highly anticipated debut with the KIA Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Joining one of the league's most decorated franchises, Naile is focused on securing a starting rotation spot and contributing to the Tigers' championship legacy...
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St. Louis City beats NYCFC 2-0 (3/4/24)ST. LOUIS (AP) — Célio Pompeu scored his first goal of the season and Samuel Adeniran added his second goal in as many games to help St. Louis City beat New York City 2-0 Saturday night. Pompeu raced toward the goal and into the heart of the defense before slipping a shot inside the near post to give St. Louis City (1-0-1) a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute...
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Jake Neighbors scores goal No. 20 as Blues snap skid (3/3/24)Like a good Neighbours, Jake from St. Louis was there. Jake Neighbours scored his 20th goal of the season on a power play to break a 1-1 tie and push the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, March 2, in St. Louis. “It’s pretty cool, a couple of congrats from the teammates,” Neighbours said. ...
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COLUMN: Youth can still play a role in Cardinals' pitching plans (2/26/24)Back when the St. Louis Cardinals gave up and traded two of their top starting pitchers during last year's trade deadline, they gave their young starters, both incoming and in-house, every chance to succeed and fail through the season's final two months...
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St. Louis City opens second MLS season with a draw (2/25/24)With the help of Samuel Adeniran, St. Louis City SC snatched a draw from the jaws of defeat. City SC earned a point for playing to a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake during the MLS home opener on Saturday, Feb. 24, on the opening night of City SC’s second MLS season before a sellout crowd at CityPark, something we're all used to by now...
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COLUMN: AJ McCarron's return gives Battlehawks golden opportunity entering UFL (2/19/24)During his introductory press conference via Zoom on Friday, Feb. 16, veteran quarterback AJ McCarron summed up his return to the St. Louis Battlehawks as, "unfinished business.” McCarron threw for 2,150 passing yards and 24 touchdowns while leading the Battlehawks to a 7-3 record in the first year of XFL 3.0. ...
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COLUMN: Blues playing a playoff tune as of late (1/30/24)It was fitting that the one to score the winning goal in overtime to secure a playoff spot for the St. Louis Blues was their captain. Brayden Schenn scored after the first minute of overtime to deliver the Blues their fifth consecutive win on Sunday, Jan. 28, in St. Louis...
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Alec Burleson making most of opportunity with St. Louis (1/18/24)Alec Burleson debuted for the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 8, 2022, a moment he said was “surreal.” “It was a day game against the Nationals when I debuted and I was in the lineup in between Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina,” Burleson said. “It was just so surreal being between those two guys and I think I walked my first at-bat and then Yadi homered, so yeah it was just awesome.”...
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Xavier Scruggs continues to leave his mark on MLB (1/17/24)Following seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins, Xavier Scruggs is continuing to make an impact on the game of baseball. When the Cardinals Caravan stopped in Cape Girardeau on Monday, Scruggs talked to the crowd about his time with the Cardinals as well as how he’s staying involved after his playing career...
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COLUMN: Blues in a constant fight for the playoffs (1/14/24)Nobody who plays sports really believes in the concept of moral victories. But in the NHL, getting a point in the standings just for forcing overtime is as close to a moral victory as one could get in professional sports. The St. Louis Blues fell to the Boston Bruins 4-3 in overtime after Charlie McAvoy scored his second goal of the game 1:10 into the extra period...
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Tkachuk scores hat trick against hometown Blues (1/10/24)Matthew Tkachuk had to show out on homecoming. The son of former St. Louis Blues player Keith Tkachuk scored three goals for the hat trick in the third period of the Florida Panthers’5-1 win over the Blues on Tuesday, Jan. 9, in St. Louis. “It’s probably my favorite road game of the year other than playing against my brother,” Tkachuk said during his postgame television interview. “It’s really special coming back.”...
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COLUMN: Blues turning season around under new coach (12/24/23)After starting a losing streak with a blown lead in a home loss to Vegas, then extending it to four with a blown lead in another home loss to Detroit, a change had to be made. Out goes head coach Craig Berube, who led the St. Louis Blues to the Stanley Cup championship in 2019 as an interim coach. In comes Drew Bannister, who spent most of his NHL playing career with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the mid-1990’s and was previously the head coach of the Blues-affiliated AHL team in Springfield...
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3 Takeaways from Blues 6-3 loss to Golden Knights (12/7/23)The St. Louis Blues fell victim to the vengeful Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in St. Louis. The Blues recently prevailed at Vegas 2-1 in overtime on Monday. William Karlsson, Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault each scored their 12th goal of the season for Vegas...
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COLUMN: Blues respond to blowout loss with win over Chicago (11/28/23)Friday afternoon’s 8-3 loss was nothing short of a beatdown for the St. Louis Blues. The Nashville Predators cruised by their Central Division rival behind a four-goal second period. The mood in the locker room after St. Louis was bleak, but they felt they could respond...
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Cardinals get AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray to anchor revamped starting rotation (11/27/23)The St. Louis Cardinals made their biggest splash yet in an attempt to revamp their lackluster rotation, agreeing with AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray on a three-year contract Monday to anchor their staff heading into next season. John Mozeliak, the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations, already had signed free agent right-handers Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn to one-year deals. ...
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3 Takeaways from Blues 5-0 win over Lightning (11/15/23)The St. Louis Blues continued their hot streak on Tuesday with a dominating 5-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Enterprise Center. St. Louis has won five of its last six games and is 6-2-0 at home this season. The Blues are starting to look more like the team that has been a mainstay in the Stanley Cup Playoffs prior to missing it last year...
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COLUMN: Quantity leads to quality in Blues shooting (11/13/23)The St. Louis Blues have been on a hot streak lately. The Blues (7-5-1) went 3-1 during their recent home streak and continued on the road with an 8-2 win at Colorado over the past weekend. Their road win against a team that won the Stanley Cup in 2022 is an encouraging sign for the Blues, as they are set to play 10 of their next 13 games on the road after a home matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday in St. Louis...
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3 Takeaways from Blues 2-1 win over Coyotes (11/10/23)The St. Louis Blues (6-5-1) defeated the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday, Nov. 9, in St. Louis. The Blues close out a four-game homestand 3-1 to add to their 5-2 home record. Blues goalie Joel Hofer redeemed his first loss of the season (6-2 vs. Arizona on Oct. 19) by holding the Coyotes to one goal in 20 shots, extending his winning streak to three games...
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3 Takeaways from Blues 5-2 loss to Jets (11/8/23)The St. Louis Blues (5-5-1) were bombarded by the Jets of Winnipeg (6-4-2) in a 5-2 loss on Tuesday, Nov. 7, in St. Louis. It was the Blues' second home loss of the season and their 10th loss to the Jets in their last 12 matchups. "It boils down to 60 minutes against this team," Blues head coach Craig Berube said, "and we didn't have the 60 minutes tonight."...
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COLUMN: St. Louis City SC's historic playoff entrance ruined by rain, refs and rival (10/30/23)Rain, referees, and rivals led to the ruination of St. Louis City's first-ever MLS Playoff game. City SC goalkeeper Roman Bürki was bombarded by Sporting Kansas City's 11 shots on goal and succumbed to a 4-1 defeat to open the best-of-three first-round series on Sunday, Oct. 29, in St. Louis. It was the first time City SC lost an MLS game by three goals at CityPark...
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COLUMN: D-Backs in World Series a long time coming that nobody saw (10/25/23)Let’s go all the way back to April 19 in St. Louis. Madison Bumgardner, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ highest-paid player and big free agent signing in 2020, was run off the mound at Busch Stadium after giving up seven runs in three innings in a 14-5 loss to the Cardinals...
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COLUMN: Blues showing they have left last season behind (10/23/23)A year ago to the day, the St. Louis Blues will take the ice in Winnipeg to battle the Jets at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Why is that significant? Well on Oct. 24, 2022 the blues suffered a 4-0 loss at the hands of the Jets in Winnipeg which was the beginning of an eight game losing streak that exposed a multitude of problems for the Blues...