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Bytes Explaining the Tyler Lyons promotion
to make Wednesday's start at San Diego.Chances are this will be nothing more than a one-night, stop-gap move; in the Cardinals' hopeful scenario Lyons will make a start in the spot vacated by the ...
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Russian TV St. Louis native accused of spying flies out
o The U.S. Embassy employee with St. Louis ties accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported.The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport. He also was pictured in the company of embassy staff ...
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Man burned in suspected meth explosion in St. Louis
o A man was burned Saturday in a suspected methamphetamine-related explosion, police say.The 44-year-old man suffered facial and chest burns in an explosion about 4 p.m. Saturday in the 3800 block of Castleman Avenue in the city's Shaw neighborhood.Police said the man was "evasive" about what caused the explosion in a basement kitchen. Investigators said they found ingredients ...
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Toddler struck by car killed in East St. Louis
EAST ST. LOUIS (KSDK) -- A tragic accident in East St. Louis leads to the death of a 1-year-old girl. Police say it happened around 3:45 p.m. in the Gompers Housing complex on 450 North Sixth Street. Two boys, ages 11 and 12, were listening to music in a car when the 11-year-old boy accidentally put the car in gear. The car ran over Jay'lah Keith, 1, who was playing in her ...
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Ballroom dance contest inspires St. Louis-area 5th-graders
It's not often that the introductory notes of a rhythmic Argentine tango flavored with accordion, violin and percussion elicits a roar of excitement from a roomful of fifth-graders.The finals of St. Louis Dancing Classrooms is no ordinary affair.After 10 weeks of training twice a week, select St. Louis public and private schools from Normandy to Imperial competed for bragging rights as ...
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Man suffers cardiac arrest while driving crashes in St. Louis and dies
o A 47-year-old man went into cardiac arrest Saturday night while exiting Interstate 44 in St. Louis, crashed his car and died, police said.The man was exiting the highway at South Kingshighway about 9 p.m. when his heart stopped, causing him to crash into a traffic light, police said. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.Police did not identify the man Sunday or ...
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Slim broadcasters take fight to soccer field
Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 19
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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Pit crew change pays dividends for Johnson
Crew chief Chad Knaus gambled this week by making three changes to Jimmie Johnson's pit crew before the Sprint All-Star race and it paid off big time for the No. 48 team.To the tune of $1 million.Knaus decided to replace the front tire changer, the rear tire changer and the rear tire carrier despite the fact Johnson came in with a 44-point lead in the Sprint Cup standings after 11 races.The ...
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Cards calling up Lyons to take Garcias spot Boggs back with team
Manager Mike Matheny said before Sunday's game that the Cardinals would call up lefty Tyler Lyons from Memphis to take Jaime Garcia's spot in the rotation on Wednesday in San Diego.He didn't say what the corresponding roster move would be, and the team doesn't have to make it until Wednesday morning.Lyons is 2-1 with a 4.47 ERA at Memphis. He has 38 strikeouts in 46 1/3 ...
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Conflict-ridden Missouri legislative session could lead to more Nixon vetoes
GOP leadership touted other victories, such as an income tax cut that could save Missouri businesses and individuals more than $700 million a ...
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Indianapolis 500 fills 33-car starting grid
INDIANAPOLIS -; British driver Katherine Legge has become the 33rd driver to qualify for next week's Indianapolis 500, assuring race organizers of a full ...
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Rosol eliminated in 1st round at Power Horse Cup
DUESSELDORF, Germany -; Daniel Brands of Germany upset fifth-seeded Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Power Horse Cup on ...
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Johnson wins again and shrugs off the haters
Jimmie Johnson (48) passes Kasey Kahne (5) during the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 18, ...
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Blue Jays-Yankees finale scrubbed by rain
NEW YORK — Sunday's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees has been postponed due to rain. No makeup date was set for the AL East rivals, who are not scheduled to meet again in the Bronx until August. Toronto manager John Gibbons said before the game that right-hander R.A. Dickey would pitch Monday at home against Tampa Bay if the game were rained out. Yankees ...
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Louis Oosthuizen withdraws from Nelson before 4th round Michael Bradley also out
IRVING, Texas - Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from the Byron Nelson Championship before the final round Sunday because of a neck issue. The 2010 British Open champion was at 3-under 207 and tied for 32nd place after shooting even-par 70 in the third round. Oosthuizen entered the Nelson with the No. 7 world ranking, the highest-ranked player in the field. He had missed the cut in his only other ...
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Two teenagers shot in south St. Louis
SOUTH ST. LOUIS (KSDK) -- Police are investigating an overnight shooting in the 3600 block of Michigan in south St Louis. One female teen was shot in the foot and thigh, a second female teen was also shot in the leg. Both are in stable condition. Police say the girls were walking down the street when two men came up to them and told them not to move. They tried to run away and were shot. The ...
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Missouri GOPs legislative success in eye of beholder
Sometimes, success is in the effort. But ultimately, success is often judged by results.When the Missouri Legislature adjourned its annual session this past week, the Republican majority claimed it was a successful effort – even “historic” and “monumental” – based on the measures they considered and approved. Yet if results are what matter, their success may ...
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American Peter Uihlein wins Madeira Islands Open for 1st career title
SANTO ANTONIO DA SERRA, Portugal - American Peter Uihlein won the Madeira Islands Open by two strokes after shooting a 4-under 68 on Sunday for his first career title in his 16th European Tour event. Uihlein birdied four of his last eight holes for a 15-under total of 273 at the Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra course. It was his third top-10 finish from seven European Tour events this season. ...
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McDowell Beats Jaidee to Win World Match Play
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Cards send Gast up against Lohse today to decide series
May 14, 2013; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher John Gast (64) throws to a New York Mets batter during the fifth inning at Busch Stadium. St. Louis defeated New York 10-4. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY ...
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Nadal Beats Federer Serena Wins at Italian Open
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Serena Williams beats Azarenka to win Italian Open
US Serena Williams returns the ball to Belarus' Victoria Azarenka during their final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew ...
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Artist installs new penguin sculpture at St. Louis Zoo
Penguin & Puffin Coast at the St. Louis Zoo. The sculpture is a gift of the Explorers Club of St. Louis, which also is presenting Obara with the Marlin Perkins/Jim Fowler Lifetime Artist-in-Residence Award. We talked to the artist about penguins, vanishing nature and how his early experiments in taxidermy led to a career as one of the nation's foremost wildlife sculptors. Q ...
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Choi leads LPGA event
Chella Choi shot her second straight 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Jessica Korda and Anna Nordqvist, the Swede who broke the course record with a 61 in the third round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic in Alabama.Choi twice made three straight birdies to move to 17 under and has made only two bogeys through three rounds on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf ...
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St Louis high-speed rail link to Chicago breaks ground
St Louis, Chicago and the state governments of Missouri and Illinois have taken the first step in constructing the Mid West Hub of high-speed rail connections with the building of a high-speed line between the two cities which will quadruple capacity and spur economic development, according to proponents of the high-speed rail line.
Work on the high-speed rail link between St Louis and Chicago has begun, signalling the first step of a mammoth project that is intended to ultimately see Chicago become the hub of a national high-speed railway network that will change the nature of overland transport in the country. Read more
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