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O'Neill's tiebreaking double lifts Cardinals to 4-2 win over Marlins

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill doubled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning and the slumping St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Monday night to halt a three-game slide. Adam Wainwright tossed six effective innings and Paul Goldschmidt had two hits and an RBI as

Jun 15

Blues sign 2016 draft pick Kaspick to contract extension

Forward Tanner Kaspick, a fourth-round draft pick by the Blues in 2016, has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension. Kaspick played 20 games with the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League in the 2020-21 season, tallying five points (two goals, three assists). The 23-year-old played for the AHL's San

Jun 14

Cardinals lose 2-0 to Cubs in three-game sweep, fall below .500

CHICAGO (AP) — Zach Davies tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning to outduel Carlos Martínez, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Sunday night to complete a three-game sweep. The Cubs have won five straight and 15 of 20 to remain in a tie with

Jun 14

Cards' pitching runs into trouble with walks, long ball in 7-2 loss to Cubs

CHICAGO (AP) — Joc Pederson homered for the third straight game, Sergio Alcántara and Ian Happ also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs used a five-run second inning to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Saturday night. Kyle Hendricks (8-4) threw six solid innings for his sixth consecutive victory

Jun 13

Cards surrender 5-1 lead, drop opener to Cubs 8-5

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo could feel the fans hanging onto each pitch as he fouled off one after another. When he finally launched one over the right-field wall on the 14th pitch of his at-bat, Wrigley Field rocked in a way it hadn't in years, with a near-capacity crowd

Jun 11

CFP expansion could increase annual revenue to $2 billion

A new College Football Playoff with triple the number of teams involved could bring in three times as much money to the conferences and schools that share the wealth. The television rights for a proposed 12-team playoff could be worth about $1.9 billion annually, according to projections from Navigate Research,

Jun 11

Cardinals to activate DeJong, option Nogowski to Memphis

The St. Louis Cardinals will get their starting shortstop back when they visit the Chicago Cubs this weekend. Paul DeJong is being reinstated from the 10-day injured list and will be active for Friday afternoon's series opener at Wrigley Field. DeJong has been dealing with a rib fracture since getting

Jun 10

College Football Playoff mulls 12-team format

The College Football Playoff announced Thursday that it will consider expanding from four to 12 teams to settle the national championship, with six spots reserved for the highest-ranked conference champions and the other six going to at-large selections. The CFP's surprising announcement outlined a plan that would triple the number

Jun 10

Cardinals snap six-game losing streak with 8-2 win over Indians

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright allowed two runs in seven innings, Tyler O’Neill homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Indians 8-2 Wednesday night to stop a six-game losing streak. “I like stepping into that role,” Wainwright said about being a stopper. “I like a little

Jun 10

Hall delays Cooperstown induction to Sept. 8 to allow crowd

COOPERSTOWN, N,Y. (AP) — Baseball's Hall of Fame is moving this year's induction ceremony for Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons and the late Marvin Miller from July 25 to Sept. 8 so a crowd may attend as coronavirus restrictions ease. The ceremony will take place outdoors on the Hall's

Jun 09

Blues to celebrate ‘We Went Blues Day’ on Saturday

The St. Louis Blues will start an annual tradition on Saturday, June 12, when the organization celebrates "We Went Blues Day" to commemorate the 2019 Stanley Cup championship. The Blues will invoke the spirit of the team’s historic championship run throughout the day by reliving highlights, iconic images and captivating

Jun 09

Martínez struggles again as Cardinals drop sixth straight, 10-1 to Indians

ST. LOUIS (AP) — José Ramírez homered and drove in four runs, leading Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Indians over St. Louis 10-1 Tuesday night and sending the Cardinals to their sixth straight loss. St. Louis’ skid is its longest since a seven-game slide in June 2017. Cleveland has won

Jun 09

Arbitrator upholds Kadri's 8-game suspension for illegal hit

NEW YORK (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri saw his eight-game suspension for an illegal hit upheld by an arbitrator hours before Game 5 on Tuesday in a second-round series against Vegas. Kadri has already served six games of a suspension he was given after an illegal check to

Jun 08

Cards seek to end skid as Indians, Bieber come to town

The St. Louis Cardinals have lost five in row and ending the streak won’t be easy. They next face Cleveland ace Shane Bieber on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. St. Louis will try to avoid its worst skid since going on an 0-7 road trip to Wrigley Field and Cincinnati

Jun 07

La Russa gets 2,764th win, passes McGraw for 2nd place

CHICAGO (AP) — Tony La Russa moved past John McGraw into sole possession of second on baseball's career manager wins list, directing the Chicago White Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. It was win No. 2,764 for La Russa, who was hired by Chicago in

Jun 07