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Professional SportsJune 18, 2024
Stallions cement spring dynasty with UFL championshipAs young as the modern era of spring football is, the Birmingham Stallions have established it as theirs to rule by securing the inaugural UFL championship with a 16-0 win over the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday, June 16, in St. Louis. The championship game marks th...
Professional SportsJune 11, 2024
Southeast alums Lucchesi, Dodd fighting through midseason NL East minors stintsIt’s time for a quick update on the Southeast Missouri State alumni in the Major Leagues, with a pair of pitchers still fighting for roster spots in the National League East. The seventh and eighth players respectively to enter the MLB out of SEMO, Joey Lucchesi an...
Professional SportsJune 10, 2024
Battlehawks’ season ends in UFL playoffsIt was deja vu at the “Battledome.” A rematch between the St. Louis Battlehawks and the San Antonio Brahmas felt like a redo for the team who lost the week before. “It was super weird,” receiver Hakeem Butler said. “Although we won, it felt like it was only halftim...
Professional SportsJune 10, 2024
Aj McCarron battles injury and emotion in XFL Conference title lossSt. Louis Battlehawks quarterback AJ McCarron sat by himself during his postgame press conference, the last to face the media after falling to the San Antonio Brahmas 25-15 in the XFL Conference championship on Sunday, June 9, in St. Louis. While answering a questi...
Professional SportsJune 7, 2024
Battlehawks well represented in inaugural All-UFL teamIn the days leading up to the playoffs this weekend, the United Football League released its first All-UFL list on Wednesday, June 5. Four St. Louis Battlehawks players (RB Jacob Saylors, WR Hakeem Butler, OT Jaryd Jones-Smith, and C Mike Panasiuk) made the offensi...
Professional SportsJune 7, 2024
Injury aside, AJ McCarron has an opportunity to leave lasting legacy in St. LouisIt’s been nine years since St. Louis Battlehawks quarterback AJ McCarron has played in a playoff game. The 33-year-old will have the opportunity to play for a spot in the UFL Championship Game when the Battlehawks host the San Antonio Brahmas in the XFL Conference ...
Professional SportsJune 7, 2024
Special teams key to Battlehawks' successThroughout the UFL season, St. Louis Battlehawks head coach Anthony Becht has emphasized the importance of having an elite special teams unit. “We preach it every day,” said Becht earlier in the season. “We want to be the best special teams unit in the league. I fe...
Professional SportsJune 7, 2024
Kameron Kelly ‘a ball hawk’ for the BattlehawksThe St. Louis Battlehawks enter the XFL Conference Championship Game against the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday, June 9, as the host with a flawless record at the Dome at America’s Center. Of all the many gladiators who thrived in the bi-weekly spectacle that is the...
Professional SportsJune 5, 2024
COLUMN: Catalin Clark is women's basketball's protagonist whether she likes it or notAs I write this column, it's only fair that I say on the front end that I don't follow the WNBA, mainly because basketball isn't my favorite sport. However, as a stark observer of the national zeitgeist, I have noticed in the two years in which women's basketball h...
Professional SportsJune 2, 2024
Battlehawks narrowly edge Brahmas in AJ McCarron’s return, secure home-field advantage in playoffsThe Battlehawks’ first game of the UFL season ended in a loss after a long field goal from the Michigan Panthers. Anthony Becht wasn’t willing for it to happen again in the final game of the regular season. With a new block package in place for scenarios like this,...Advertisement
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