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Lynn is late _ and Brewers strike early
Amid the several twists and turns of Saturday night's 6-4 Milwaukee win over the Cardinals in 10 innings, one rather freakish play in the Milwaukee third inning well could have been the most significant moment of the game.The Cardinals just had staked starter Lance Lynn to a 2-0 lead and Lynn had two outs and a runner at second with Norichika Aoki up. Aoki hit a hard grounder which glanced ...
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Napravnik settles for third aboard Mylute
Napravnik settles for third aboard MyluteRosie Napravnik had to settle for a third-place finish in her first Preakness ride.Napravnik won her first career race at Pimlico Race Course and was hoping to become the first female in history to win the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. A poor start aboard Mylute spoiled the plan."He was very sluggish out of the gate for the first quarter of a ...
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Santana strong but Royals cant score against As
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Kansas City Royals got another stellar effort from a starting pitcher and had nothing to show for it. That's to be expected when the offense is struggling the way Kansas City's is. One day after James Shields pitched eight strong innings in a series-opening one-run loss to Oakland, Ervin Santana nearly matched him but got very little support in a 2-1 loss ...
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Gast makes second start in rubber match vs. Crew
On Tuesday, John Gast became the first Cardinals left-handed pitcher to start and win his Major League debut since Allen Watson in 1993. He'll once again be asked to pitch in Jake Westbrook's place on Sunday while the right-hander recovers from right elbow inflammation on the 15-day disabled list. Gast will throw the deciding game of the Cardinals' weekend series against the ...
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Sharks fined $100,000 o The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's public comments about forward Raffi Torres' suspension. Wilson had said the team disagreed with Torres being suspended for the entire series.Spezza returning for Senators o Star forward Jason Spezza will rejoin Ottawa's lineup Sunday for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference ...
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Senior Pga Championship Facts
spga2013.com or by calling 800-PGA-GOLF (742-4653).Tickets will also be available daily at the Will Call/admissions trailer, located at the main entrance to the Championship across the street from the Kirk of the Hills Church. As a reminder, attendees do not need a ticket to board the shuttle buses from Verizon Wireless ...
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The Cardinals' starting pitchers have carried the club this far, and now as the rotation begins to fray with injuries and more modest outings it is the other strengths of the roster's turn to flex.The bullpen and offense did Saturday until at pivotal moments neither could.A groundball up the middle and inches out of the reach of a diving Pete Kozma brought home two runs in the top of ...
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STRAUSS Senior PGA arrives as more than a golf thing
The Professional Golfers Association of America has spent recent weeks -- months, actually -- setting up shop at Bellerive in preparation for its Senior Championship that begins Thursday morning. This is a big deal.Some may say this is a golf thing, a West County thing or a country club thing. And some of you would be very right and very wrong at the same time.Certainly it's a golf thing ...
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Carpenter speeds to top
SPEEDWAY, IND. o Ed Carpenter turned Pole Day into a family celebration.The stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George became the first member of the Hulman family to win the biggest pre-race event in the series -- the Indianapolis 500 pole.Carpenter, who owns his team, produced a stunning finish to a day that was rife with suspense but lacked surprise. His four-lap average of 228.762 mph was quick ...
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Prospects helping Cards ease the pinch and price of injuries
Along with the depth charts and spreadsheets that he has at his fingertips, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak keeps a ledger that he cracks open in case of injury.In it is a list of the major-league players and beside each name is the name of the planned replacement should the team need one. If any of the Cardinals go on the disabled list, Mozeliak has the name of a corresponding ...
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Earnhardt Jr. still has connections
Not according to a recent inspector general's report, which found that about half of homeowners who won loan modifications still failed and ...
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McLemore vying for No. 1 spot in draft
CHICAGO o As Ben McLemore recalls the moment, he and his Wellston High teammates were en route to the 2010 Missouri state basketball tournament when news was delivered that they were about to become players without a home.The school was being shuttered by the state board of education, leaving students in limbo, the first option being to join a merger with Normandy.In reality, the announcement ...
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IRVING, Texas o Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left.But the bogeys on the closing hole at TPC Four Seasons have not cost him the lead yet.Bradley overcame consecutive bogeys early and bogeyed No. 18 for the third round in a row Saturday to finish with a 2-under 68 that kept him in the ...
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Orb finishes a frustrating fourth
BALTIMORE o Orb came up short in the Preakness, frustrating everyone who made the Kentucky Derby winner a 3-5 favorite -- no one more than trainer Shug McGaughey."I'm disappointed," McGaughey said after Orb finished fourth and Oxbow pulled off the upset Saturday."I'll be more disappointed tomorrow than I am right now. I know the game. It is highs and lows. Probably more ...
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Marquettes Kauppila Eurekas Long focus on some new events
oThe best two-miler in the state of Missouri won't be running for the state championship next week in Jefferson City.Noah Kauppila, the defending Class 4 3,200-meter champion, gave up the race at the district meet last season to focus on the 3,200-relay and showcase his speed."We were trying to get the relay in this time," Kauppila said. "I wanted the chance to work on my ...
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CLASS 2A ALTHOFF REGIONAL Carlyle lefty Huels blanks Mater Dei in final
oCarlyle senior left-hander Cody Huels jokingly told his teammates all he would need would be one run of offensive support before Saturday's contest against Mater Dei in the championship of the Class 2A Althoff Regional.Turns out, he wasn't kidding.Huels fashioned a nifty five-hit shutout and junior Matt Hilmes slammed a first-inning home run to lead the Indians to a 1-0 win at Whitey ...
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Is Obamas mortgage rescue program working
Rose Bess was falling behind on her mortgage payments after her marriage broke up in 2011."We had just separated, and I started sliding," she said.So, she was delighted to get a call from Bank of America, which was servicing her mortgage.The bank suggested she apply for a mortgage modification -- a lowered interest rate and a monthly payment she could afford."I thought, 'This ...
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St. Louis moves to the front in tech-job growth
Some people in technology hotbeds such as Silicon Valley, Seattle or northern Virginia must be scratching their heads about what's going on in St. Louis.Granted, the tech industry here is tiny by comparison, but St. Louis is starting to show up in statistics as a growth ...
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Does Navy drone spell end of the Super Hornet
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (AP) -- A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first ...
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Troubled Normandy school district looks for answers amid empty chairs revolving doors
Several rows of chairs at the elementary school Saturday caught the small crowd's attention.Not because they were purple, but because so many seats were empty at a time when perhaps the Normandy School District needs them filled the most.The event at Barack Obama Elementary was supposed to be a "community conversation" about school safety. About 20 people showed up, and only a few ...
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From the editor Shakespeare in Forest Park sparks Post-Dispatch tradition
Gilbert Bailon, editorial page editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has been named the next editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Post-Dispatch publisher Kevin Mowbray said Friday, May 4, 2012, that current editor Arnie Robbins was stepping ...
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Belleville Memorial Hospital takes on nations largest insurer
Belleville Memorial Hospital and UnitedHealthcare are moving toward a showdown next month over hospital and physician reimbursement rates.If an agreement cannot be struck, Memorial and its physicians group will no longer be in the network of the nation's largest insurer.Such contract disputes are becoming increasingly common as insurers and health providers vie for scarce health care ...
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Pirates edged by Astros 4-2 in 11 innings
CORRECTS SCORE TO 4-2 NOT 5-4 - Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Russell Martin, left, holds up the baseball after Houston Astros' Jason Castro tumbled past him to score from third on a ground ball by Matt Dominguez in the 11th inning of the baseball game on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Pittsburgh. The Astros won 4-2 in eleven innings. (AP Photo/Keith ...
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Anthony blocked in 4th as Knicks knocked out
New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith, center, is held by guard Raymond Felton as he appeals to referee Ken Mauer, left, after receiving a technical foul during the second quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Sanchez struggles in Detroits loss to Texas
Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus, left, stands on third base with Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) after Andrus' triple scored teammate Avisail Garcia, not shown, during the second inning of the baseball game Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM ...
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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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