With Oshiomogo Atogwe probably headed to the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury, the Rams agreed to terms Tuesday with safety Clinton Hart. Hart, 6-0, 205, has been with San Diego since the 2004 season, and started a combined…
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With Oshiomogo Atogwe probably headed to the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury, the Rams agreed to terms Tuesday with safety Clinton Hart. Hart, 6-0, 205, has been with San Diego since the 2004 season, and started a combined…
[...]INDIANAPOLIS — Chicago White Sox lefty Mark Buehrle, a St. Charles native who has always joked about his wish to throw one pitch, one day for his boyhood team, may have to settle for managing the team. Buehrle won an auction to be the “Manager for a Day” during a [...]
INDIANAPOLIS — Free-agent pitcher Brad Penny is scheduled to be in St. Louis this afternoon for a physical that will complete his one-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. The club has not scheduled an announcement that the deal is finalized, waiting instead for the results of the physical that [...]
Fresh off a United Football League season in which he was named MVP of the championship game, running back DeDe Dorsey made a free-agent visit Tuesday to Rams Park. But Dorsey left without a contract, with the Rams apparently standing…
[...]Tickets for Mizzou’s annual Braggin’ Rights game against Illinois, as well as for its home Big 12 games other than Kansas, go on sale at 6 p.m. Friday through mutigers.com. At Scottrade Center on Dec. 23, MU will be seeking…
[...]INDIANAPOLIS — The St. Louis Cardinals and the representative for free-agent outfielder Matt Holliday were described Monday as anywhere from “on different sides of a gulch” to “in a different universe” when it came to negotiations. Scott Boras, Holliday’s agent, has his eyes on a specific target — using Alfonso [...]
An MRI neck exam for St. Louis Rams rookie defensive tackle Darell Scott showed no damage. And an X-ray of fullback Mike Karney’s neck injury, one that has sidelined him for two games, confirmed that he is healthy enough to return to practice…
[...]Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe could become the 10th St. Louis Rams player to land on injured reserve after dislocating his shoulder on the last play of the first half Sunday in the 17-9 loss in Chicago. Or, Atogwe could be fitted with…
[...]SLU’s win over SIUC on Saturday was a nice one, and it showed that there may be big differences between how this team plays at home and how it plays on the road. I suppose that’s not to unexpected for…
[...]INDIANAPOLIS — One of the eternal advocates of Whitey Herzog’s place alongside him in Cooperstown, St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith said he felt both validation and relief when he learned Monday morning that Herzog had been finally, officially elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Smith, a member of [...]
CHICAGO — Here’s one blogger’s grades for the Rams after Sunday’s 17-9 loss to the Chicago Bears:
QUARTERBACK: When the passing game produces just 98 yards, few NFL teams are going to walk off the field with a victory. Kyle Boller faced…
[...]The Tigers are headed to the Texas Bowl in Houston on Dec. 31 against Navy, the bowl announced today.
The Tigers journey was first confirmed by linebacker Sean Weatherspoon on his twitter page.
The game will be at 2:30 p.m. on Dec.…
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St. Louis Rams RB Steven Jackson has just topped the 100-yard rushing mark for the seventh time this season, a career high.
[...]The St. Louis Rams’ offense so far has been Josh Brown. His 50-yard FG, following 48- and 20-yarders, sliced the Chicago edge to 17-9 early in the fourth quarter. But again, that was all the Rams could muster on a possession…
[...]After rushing for only 30 yards in the first half, the Bears pushed their lead to 17-6 late in the third quarter on a 76-yard drive in which they punished the St. Louis Rams on the ground. The 13-play drive…
[...]Another Rams possession that started inside Bears territory again fails to yield a touchdown — even with the aid of a 15-yard face-mask penalty. A 48-yard field goal by Josh Brown trimmed Chicago’s edge to 10-6 with 8:50 remaining in the…
[...]Craig Dahl is in at safety for Oshiomogho Atogwe, who suffered a shoulder injury on the last play of the first half. Also, Justin King has taken over for Quincy Butler at CB. Butler committed the 35-yard pass-interference penalty that set up the Bears’…
[...]Injury updates for the St. Louis Rams:
*G Richie Incognito (neck; back in the game)
*S Oshiomogho Atogwe (shoulder; return questionable)
[...]The St. Louis Rams carve deep into the Bears’ advantage in yards in the second period but still trail 155 yards to 142 at the half. RB Steven Jackson has been busy, pounding out 75 rushing yards on 18 carries. QB…
[...]The St. Louis Rams marched from their 10-yard line to first-and-goal at the Chicago 5. But after two 1-yard runs by RB Steven Jackson and an incomplete pass, the Rams settled for a 20-yard Josh Brown FG with 1:14 to go…
[...]St. Louis Rams RG Richie Incognito has left the game, replaced by Mark Setterstrom. Incognito was back in the lineup after missing four games with a foot injury. No report yet on the current injury. Two minutes left in the…
[...]The St. Louis Rams have had excellent field position for three possessions in a row: the Bears 47-yard line, the Rams 41 and now the Bears 42. The first two ended in punts, and now a fumble by WR Brandon…
[...]The Insight Bowl committee is about to start its final selection meeting and will be deciding between Missouri and Iowa State.
MU has a bowl selection event planned for the team, starting at 6 p.m. tonight. The television bowl selection shows…
[...]Vahe Gregorian brings us the Saturday afternoon bowl update from Columbia:
As of late Saturday afternoon, Mizzou athletics director Mike Alden said he remained uncertain about the MU football team’s bowl destination.
“I wish I could tell you it was leaning one…
[...]Willie Reed, who sprained his ankle in closing minutes of practice on Wednesday against Georgia, practiced with the team on Friday, which means he’ll play against Southern Illinois on Saturday, barring anything unusual happening. Right now, Reed is probably the…
[...]The SLU women’s volleyball team lost to Wichita State in the first round of the NCAA tournament, 25-20, 25-21, 18-25, 25-16. A look at the stats shows SLU hit very poorly in the second and fourth games.
[...]Just like last Friday, St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson is listed as questionable on the injury report. Under NFL guidelines, that means his chances of playing Sunday at Chicago are 50-50.
Jackson’s sore back “just hasn’t calmed down to where…
[...]Next up in the listings of first-team all-conference football teams: the North and South divisions of the Gateway Athletic Conference:
GAC NORTH OFFENSE
QB: Marvin Byrd III, Zumwalt East
RB: Jermaine Hill, Timberland
RB: Andrew Tegethoff, Duchesne
RB: Haleem Rayford, Timberland
WR: Brad Chapman, Zumwalt East
WR:…
[...]The Missouri History Museum in Forest Park will open its doors Tuesday Dec. 8 for a night devoted to local sports history. Football Cardinals icons Dan Dierdorf, Jackie Smith, Jim Otis, Johnny Roland and Jim Hanifan will be featured guests…
[...]Coach Steve Spagnuolo held out hope Wednesday that St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson would be able to practice Thursday. That didn’t turn out to be the case as Jackson was a no-go for the second day in a…
[...]Danario Alexander and Sean Weatherspoon are unanimous selections to the Associated Press’s All-Big 12 team, as selected by a panel of 20 sports writers who cover the league. Kicker Grant Ressel was also a first-team choice. Offensive lineman Kurtis Gregory…
[...]Today’s installment of all-conference football teams crosses the river and covers the Southwestern and Cahokia conferences:
SOUTHWESTERN CONFERENCE OFFENSE
QB: Detchauz Wray, EAst St. Louis, sr.
RB: Courtney Molton, East St. Louis, sr.
RB: Rodney Coe, Edwardsville, jr.
RB: B.J. Hendrix, O’Fallon, sr.
WR: Keanta’ Minor,…
[...]If SLU was going to get a win on the road against a BCS conference school, this is about as good a chance as you’re going to get. Georgia is a young team, SLU matched up fairly well with them,…
[...]Ryan Pierson of CBC has signed a basketball letter of intent with Northeastern University in Boston.
Pierson, a 6-10, 235-pound forward/center, is rated by ESPN.com as the 47th best center in the high school recruiting class of 2010.
“Ryan has the ability…
[...]TOWER GROVE — The final spot on this year’s Bird Land Community Top 21 has not been reserved for the prospect readers believe is the 21st-best prospect in the St. Louis Cardinals minor-league system. Instead, its for the player who could emerge, when 2010 is all said and done, as [...]
Practice had wrapped up about 15 minutes earlier, but the indoor facility at Rams Park still was crowded with players.
“Look at them,” St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said. “I mean, practice is over and about half the team’s out there…
[...]Vahe Gregorian brings us this bowl update on the Tigers, who could now end up in the Texas Bowl against Navy.
Because Oklahoma State’s loss to Oklahoma on Saturday ended the Cowboys’ hopes of a BCS bowl berth and the possible…
[...]They don’t call it the “No Fun League” for nothing…
St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson has been fined $5,000 for throwing the football into the stands Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome after scoring on a 1-yard run in the…
[...]Continuing with our listings of first-team all-conference football teams (see previous blog’s disclaimer about how responsibility for selecting and accurately announcing these teams rests with each league’s coaches).
Today we highlight the AAA (Archdiocesan Athletic Association), the ABC League and the…
[...]TOWER GROVE — Fresh from an unexpectedly abrupt ending to a remarkable season, the St. Louis Cardinals made a flurry of moves in the first week of December 2004. They signed Matt Morris, they lost Tony Womack and they offered arbitration to catcher Mike Matheny and Edgar Renteria. The rules [...]
Welcome to the first installment of STL’s all-conference football teams. We begin with a disclaimer that all moms, dads, siblings, grandparents, uncles, aunts, neighbors, Sunday School teachers and awards-banquet emcees should read carefully:
WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH the selection…
[...]Wide receiver Danario Alexander, linebacker Sean Weatherspoon and kicker Grant Ressel were named first-teamall-Big 12 today by the league’s coaches, and Aldon Smith was named the conference’s defensive freshman of the year.
It was the second consecutive first-team selection for Weatherspoon.
Smith…
[...]TOWER GROVE — This past weekend, Newsday baseball columnist Ken Davidoff wrote that he’s changed his mind about Mark McGwire. For the first time, Davidoff wrote, he will be voting for the former St. Louis Cardinals slugger on the Hall of Fame ballot, and it has nothing to do with [...]
After rolling up 213 yards of offense in the first half Sunday vs. Seattle, the St. Louis Rams mustered only 17 yards on 13 plays in the third quarter. They were limited to 151 yards in the second half overall.
They…
[...]Kickoff for the St. Louis Rams game against the Tennessee Titans on Dec. 13 in Nashville has been moved back to 3:05 p.m. The change was made as part of the NFL’s flex-scheduling plan.
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Mizzou kicker Grant Ressel’s 27-yard field goal as time expired to beat Kansas 41-39 on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday helped him earn Big 12 special teams player of the week honors.
Ressel also hit three other field goals…
[...]The Webster Groves community will celebrate the high school’s fourth state football championship with a parade and ceremony Tuesday night.
At 5:30 p.m., the Statesmen will parade west on Lockwood Avenue through the heart of Webster Groves to Rock Hill Road,…
[...]The recruitment of Chaminade junior guard Bradley Beal took off a year ago, before the start of his sophomore year of high school. On Monday morning, he put an unofficial end to it when he committed to the University of…
[...]TOWER GROVE — Besides offering headline magicians and sportswriters alike a dangerous arsenal of puns this Holliday Season — see what I did there? so ingenious … — free-agent outfielder Matt Holliday has also proven inadvertently adept at fueling the hot-stove league with some speculative geography.
Whether the market for him [...]
I have to confess SLU’s two games in Chicago went a little differently than I’d expected. After making 22 of 47 3-pointers in their two previous games, a 4 for 33 weekend on 3’s seemed unlikely. I was confident SLU…
[...]Chaminade’s Bradley Beal, one of the top basketball prospects in the country, said today he will attend Florida.
Beal, a shooting guard, had narrowed his choices to Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Florida. He also was considering SLU, Duke and Ohio State.
Beal…
[...]TOWER GROVE — In the four years of compiling a top-whatnot list of St. Louis Cardinals’ prospects as voted on by readers here at Bird Land this year’s was by far the closest vote at every spot. That could be because the timing was off for the annual Bird Land [...]
One blogger’s grades for the St. Louis Rams after Sunday’s 27-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks:
QUARTERBACK: Filling in for injured Marc Bulger, Kyle Boller produced 282 passing yards. He connected on 28 of 46, including a 1-yard TD to WR Donnie…
[...]Chaminade standout junior guard Bradley Beal has made a decision on his college destination.
On Monday, Beal will announce that announcement at a 10 a.m. press conference at his high school.
Scout.com reported that the 6-foot-4 shooting guard, who led the Red…
[...]St. Louis Rams QB Kyle Boller has had a rough day, but he just set up a TD with a 16-yard scramble to the 1-yard line. RB Steven Jackson scored two snaps later. It’s 27-17 Seahawks with 44 seconds to go.
… [...]On fourth-and-3 from the Seattle 17-yard line, a pass by St. Louis Rams Kyle Boller for TE Daniel Fells near the back of the end zone was too long. That appears to have been the last gasp for the Rams.
With 5 minutes to…
[...]Taking advantage of another short field, the Seahawks have tacked on three more points, on a 38-yard FG by Olindo Mare. Seattle took over at its 49-yard line after a 29-yard punt return by Nate Burleson.
RB Justin Forsett, a second-year…
[...]Early in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks are beginning to pull away. A 2-yard run off left guard by untouched RB Justin Forsett has boosted their lead over the St. Louis Rams to 24-10. The seven-play, 44-yard drive was extended when…
[...]Interceptions of St. Louis Rams QB Kyle Boller passes now have led to 10 Seahawks points. Seattle moved 59 yards after S Jordan Babineaux’s pick for a 29-yard field goal by Olindo Mare. Earlier, CB Josh Wilson scored on a 65-yard interception return.
Rams…
[...]Driving for the lead, the St. Louis Rams stalled when a badly underthrown pass by Kyle Boller into the end zone for WR Danny Amendola was intercepted by S Jordan Babineaux. Red-zone turnovers have been a nemesis for the Rams…
[...]The St. Louis Rams closed to 14-10 at the half when Josh Brown drilled a 55-yard field on the final play. The Rams moved from their 20-yard line to the Seattle 37, and then Brown came through.
The Rams have outgained…
[...]The Seahawks have regained the lead on a 65-yard interception return to the end zone by CB Josh Wilson. On a 4th-and-4 play, Kyle Boller’s pass for WR Donnie Avery was tipped by CB Kelly Jennings to Wilson.
With 1 1/2 minutes left in the…
[...]St. Louis Rams C Jason Brown has gone to the sideline with an undetermined injury, forcing futher juggling on the offensive line. Mark Setterstrom moves from RG to C, and John Greco comes in at RG.
At the first-half 2-minute warning, it’s 7-7.
… [...]The St. Louis Rams are using four-WR sets for the first time this season, with Donnie Avery, Danny Amendola, Ruvell Martin and Brandon Gibson. They’re also using play-action more often.
[...]A 1-yard toss from QB Kyle Boller to WR Donnie Avery has pulled the St. Louis Rams even at 7-7 just 1:26 into the second quarter. The Rams gained possession when CB Justin King recovered a fumble. The 65-yard march took 10…
[...]Desmond Brown, David Scanlon and Ryan Mack scored second-half touchdowns to help Webster Groves to a 31-14 win over Fort Osage in the title game of the Missouri Class 5 state football playoffs at the Edward Jones Dome Saturday.
The Statesmen finished 13-0.…
[...]A 62-yard punt return by Michael Cole set up a 19-yard touchdown pass from Marquis Clemons to Ryan Mack and Conor Barker kicked the extra point to put Webster Groves in front 31-14 over Fort Osage with 7 minutes 30…
[...]Wide receiver David Scanlon caught his second touchdown pass of the game from quarterback Derrick Dilworth and Conor Barker added the extra point as Webster Groves moved in front 24-14 over Fort Osage with 10 minutes 12 seconds to go…
[...]Quarterback Desmond Brown scored on a 1-yard keeper and Conor Barker added the extra point to put Webster Groves back in front of Fort Osage 17-14 with 5 minutes 11 seconds left in the third quarter of the title game in…
[...]Wide receiver Garry Frisk caught a 79-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Edward Pearl and Tucker Hickey kicked the extra point to give Fort Osage a 14-10 lead over Webster Groves with 8 minutes 54 seconds to go in the third…
[...]Wide receiver David Scanlon took a middle screen pass from quarterback Derrick Dilworth at the Fort Osage 43-yard-line and scampered 57 yards for a touchdown and Conor Barker added the extra point at the 3 minute 59 second mark to…
[...]Quarterback Edward Pearl scored on a 1-yard sneak and Tucker Hickey kicked the extra point to give Fort Osage a 7-3 lead over Webster Groves with 4 four minutes 22 seconds left in the first half in the title game of…
[...]Conor Barker kicked a 28-yard field goal with 2 minutes 55 seconds to go in the first quarter to give Webster Groves a 3-0 lead over Fort Osage in the title game of the Missouri Class 5 state football playoffs…
[...]Fort Osage has received the opening kickoff from Webster Groves in the Missouri Class 5 state football final at the Edward Jones Dome Saturday.
[...]Cassville spotted Bowling Green the first seven points of the game, then reeled off 24 straight as the Wildcats defeated the Bobcats 24-7 in the title game of the Missouri Class 3 state football playoffs at the Edward Jones Dome…
[...]Kicker Matt Angel added three more points for Cassville with a 38-yard field goal as the Wildcats now lead 24-7 over Bowling Green with 3 minutes 11 seconds to go in the third quarter in the title game of the Missouri…
[...]Cassville quarterback Trevor Tanner has scored on a 25-yard romp up the middle and Matt Angel added the extra point to increase the Wildcats margin to 21-7 over Bowling Green with 8 minutes 5 seconds left in the third quarter…
[...]The Class 3 title game is tied with a half to play.
[...]Defending Class 3 state champion Cassville moved 98 yards on nine plays, going up 14-7 with 3:03 to play in the first half on a 1-yard run by QB Trevor Tanner.
The key play of the drive was a double reverse…
[...]Joseph Gouvion took a handoff around left end for an 85-yard touchdown in the first minute of the second quarter, allowing defending champion Cassville to pull even with Bowling Green in the Class 3 title game at the Edward Jones…
[...]Making their first title-game appearance, the Bobcats took the opening kickoff and drove to the first score of the Class 3 championship game _ a fourth-and-5 pass from Ryan Cox to Zach Pease covering 10 yards.
7-0 Bowling Green over defending…
[...]Penney captured its first state football title, beating Valle Catholic 21-17 in Saturday’s first game at the Edward Jones Dome.
The Hornets, who finished 14-0, were up 14-0 at the half, but Valle (14-1) came up with 17 unanswered points to…
[...]Less than 2 minutes after falling behind Valle Catholic, the Penney Hornetss responded as QB Keagan Prather scored on a 7-yard run with 5:40 to play in the Class 1 championship game.
The touchdown was set up by a tackle-breaking 50-yard…
[...]Sophomore Kevin Abts boots a 25-yard field goal with 7:36 to play, giving Valle a 17-14 lead over Penney in the Class 1 championship game.
The drive, which began at the Valle14, was set up by a fumble recovery by Valle’s…
[...]With 12 minutes to play, the Class 1 championship is still very much up for grabs at 14-14.
Valle, which trailed 14-0 at the half, tied it up with 30 seconds to play in the third quarter when QB Michael Greminger…
[...]Valle QB Michael Greminger scored on a 1-yard run with 6:23 in the third quarter, allowing the Warriors to trim Penney’s lead to 14-7 in the Class 1 title game.
[...]The Class 1 title game has gone to halftime with Penney up by a couple of scores over Valle.
The Hornets took an early lead when Trevor Dixon returned an interception 66 yards at 10:02 of the first quarter. Late in…
[...]Penney QB Keagan Prather scored on a 2-yard run with 1:16 to play before halftime, giving the Hornets a 14-0 lead over Valle Catholic in the Class 1 championship game.
[...]Missouri is in the Final Four for top basketball recruit Brad Beal of Chaminade.
Post-Dispatch correspondent Nate Latsch reports that Beal, a junior, will make his commitment on Monday.
The final four schools: MU, KU, Illinois and Florida.
Beal is a 6-3, 177-pound…
[...]In a sure sign of concern over Steven Jackson’s availability for Sunday’s home game against Seattle, the St. Louis Rams have promoted rookie running back Chris Ogbonnaya to the active roster from the practice squad.
Ogbonnaya, a seventh-round draft pick from…
[...]Penney has grabbed a 7-0 lead over Valle Catholic with 10 minutes 2 seconds left in the first quarter as the Hornets Trevor Dixon intercepted a Michael Greminger pass at the Penney 34-yard-line and returned it 66 yards for a touchdown…
[...]The St. Louis Rams report no change today in running back Steven Jackson’s status for Sunday’s home game against the Seahawks. Jackson, the NFL’s No. 2 rusher, has been experiencing back spasms and didn’t practice all week. He was listed as…
[...]The Missouri Class 1 state champoinship football game between Valle Catholic of Ste. Genevieve and Penney has begun. We will provide scoring updates for this game as well as the Class 3 and Class 5 games when necessary.
[...]CHICAGO — Well, SLU has been looking for a game against Notre Dame. It will get one, its first against the Irish since the NIT game in 2004.
How did Notre Dame lose to Northwestern? Ben Hansborough was 1 for 10…
[...]Hazelwood Central scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a state record on a punt return, as the Hawks defeated Blue Springs 35-24 in the title game of the Missouri Class 6 state football playoffs at the Edward Jones Dome Friday.
The championship…
[...]Hazelwood Central’s Spencer Davis set a state record when he scored on a 76-yard punt return with 7 minutes 47 seconds remaining to give the Hawks a 35-24 lead over Blue Springs in the title game of the Missouri Class…
[...]Running back Alonzo Chappelle scored on a 5-yard blast and Ryan Crandall kicked the extra point with 10 minutes 51 seconds to go in the game to give Hazelwood Central a 28-24 lead over Blue Springs in the title game of…
[...]Kicker Cody Best booted a 30-yard field goal with 1 minute 56 seconds to go in the third quarter to give Blue Springs a 24-21 lead over Hazelwood Central in the championship game of the Missouri Class 6 state football…
[...]Running back Tra Brown has scampered 78 yards for a touchdown and Ryan Crandall has added the extra point as Hazelwood Central has again knotted the score at 21-21 with Blue Springs in the Missouri Class 6 state football championship…
[...]Quarterback Jared Lanpher has put Blue Springs back in front with a 1-yard touchdown sneak and Cody Best has added the extra point for a 21-14 advantage over Hazelwood Central with 3 minutes 17 seconds to go in the first half…
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