Pro Sports

Curse of sub.-500 teams strikes Cardinals again (09/02/10)
St. Louis lost its 13th in its last 16 games and sits eight games back

Bradford eager to follow up on strong start (09/01/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Sam Bradford is looking to show that his performance last week was not a fluke. After looking like a rookie quarterback in the first two preseason games, Bradford got a chance to start last Thursday in New England and played like the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. He went 15 of 22 for 189 yards and two scores -- all in the first half -- in leading the Rams to a 36-35 victory...

Cardinals plunge 7 games off the pace (09/01/10)
Houston defeated St. Louis 3-0 for the second straight night

Sinking Cards look Happ-less vs. Astros (08/31/10)
St. Louis mustered just two hits off Houston lefty J.A. Happ and suffered its third straight loss

Jackson not wild about playing in final game of preseason (08/31/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Nine carries in August is plenty for Steven Jackson, who'd just as soon watch the St. Louis Rams' preseason finale. The Pro Bowl running back had a one-word response -- "No." -- when asked whether he wanted to play Thursday night against the Baltimore Ravens. Then came the long, rumbling guffaw that has become a Jackson trademark...

Cellar dwellers continue to haunt Cards (08/30/10)
WASHINGTON -- Losing teams are bringing out the worst in the St. Louis Cardinals at a most inopportune time. Adam Wainwright struggled for five innings and the Cardinals lost again, falling to Washington 4-2 on Sunday and dropping five games behind Cincinnati in the NL Central...

Rams' tight ends have success in preseason (08/30/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Tight ends have been the go-to pass catchers for the St. Louis Rams this preseason. Even the Rams' receivers can't match the numbers put up by rookie Michael Hoomanawanui, who caught two touchdown passes in a preseason victory at New England on Thursday...

Pesky Nationals rough up Cardinals 14-5 (08/29/10)
WASHINGTON -- Nationals manager Jim Riggleman had a hunch and it paid off. So did Adam Dunn's video session, which discovered an easily correctible mechanical flaw. Dunn broke out of a prolonged slump with a homer and five RBIs, sending Washington to a 14-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night...

Cards squander Pujols' 400th career homer (08/27/10)
WASHINGTON -- Ian Desmond singled home Nyjer Morgan in the bottom of the 13th inning and the Washington Nationals overcame Albert Pujols' 400th home run Thursday night in an 11-10 roller-coaster win over the St. Louis Cardinals. "It's a special milestone," Pujols said of No. 400, "but I don't play for numbers."...

Bradford sharp in win (08/27/10)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Sam Bradford passed his first test as a starting quarterback in the NFL. And the player who ended the game at that position for the Rams, Keith Null, directed a drive that set up Josh Brown's 37-yard field goal on the final play that gave St. Louis a 36-35 exhibition win over the New England Patriots on Thursday night...

Pirates choke Cardinals' offense 5-2 (08/26/10)
PITTSBURGH -- The St. Louis Cardinals have seven games remaining on this road trip, all against losing-record teams. Uh oh. Daniel McCutchen pitched six shutout innings for his third victory as a major league starter, Neil Walker tripled with the bases loaded and the Pittsburgh Pirates dealt the Cardinals another damaging loss by winning 5-2 on Wednesday night...

Bradford expected to play at least one half (08/25/10)
The rookie QB will start Thursday against the Patriots

Committee recommends sale of Rams to Kroenke (08/25/10)
ST. LOUIS -- The NFL's finance committee has unanimously recommended approval of Missouri billionaire Stan Kroenke's bid to take full control of the St. Louis Rams. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Tuesday that commissioner Roger Goodell has notified teams of the committee's finding. NFL owners will vote on the sale today in Atlanta, a major topic at a meeting that will also address a proposed 18-game season and plans for the opening week of the season...

Ninth-inning rally fizzles on Cards (08/25/10)
St. Louis whiffed on a bases-loaded situation and the Pirates won 4-3

Bradford will start against Patriots (08/24/10)
ST. LOUIS -- A.J. Feeley's thumb injury put No. 1 draft pick Sam Bradford on the fast track. The rookie from Oklahoma gets his first start with the St. Louis Rams this week by default, and with two preseason games to go he has a chance to seize the position that everybody knows will be his eventually...

Alexander tries to get up to speed (08/24/10)
The former Missouri receiver practiced with the Rams for the first time

Cardinals win behind Lohse (08/24/10)

The pitcher recorded his first win in more than three months as St. Louis beat the Pirates 10-2 By ALAN ROBINSON The Associated Press PITTSBURGH -- Runner on third, runner on first, none out in the first and Albert Pujols at bat. No reliever should face such a situation...

Garcia tosses complete masterpiece (08/23/10)
The Cardinals rookie pitcher allowed three hits in a 9-0 shutout of the Giants

Bradford may start Thursday vs. Patriots (08/23/10)
A hand injury may keep quarterback A.J. Feeley out of the next preseason game

Cards end five-game skid (08/22/10)
ST. LOUIS -- With his team in disparate need of a win, St. Louis Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter played the role of stopper to perfection. Carpenter (14-4) outdueled Tim Lincecum, and the Cardianls snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 5-1 Saturday night...

Rams use turnovers to defeat Browns (08/22/10)
Bradford struggled in his second preseason game, but the Rams won 19-17 By TOM WITHERS The Associated Press CLEVELAND -- The Browns may need umbrellas, ponchos and boots to survive their next practice. After a sloppy performance in the pouring rain, coach Eric Mangini intends to soak his players so they stop letting the ball slip away...

Rams again plan to use Bradford as backup QB (08/20/10)
The rookie is expected to see more actional than starting QB A.J. Feeley

Cards acquire Feliz from Astros to stabilize third-base situation (08/20/10)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals got some help at third base Thursday, acquiring Pedro Feliz from the Houston Astros for minor league pitcher David Carpenter. The Cardinals also placed catcher Jason LaRue on the 60-day disabled list. LaRue sustained a concussion in a fracas with the Reds earlier this month...

Puzzling Cardinals face Giants (08/20/10)
St. Louis has fallen three games behind the Reds after losing its last four games at home

Wolf, Brewers extend Cards' offensive blues (08/19/10)
ST. LOUIS -- No shutout for Randy Wolf. No save for John Axford. And neither seemed to mind when Trevor Hoffman finished this one. Hoffman struck out Brendan Ryan with the bases loaded for his 598th save, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the slumping St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Wednesday, handing 17-game winner Adam Wainwright his first home loss of the season...