St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson doesn't believe his thigh injury could have been avoided by reporting to training camp on time.
Columbia and Mater Dei each landed two players on the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State Football Team released Thursday, while Belleville East senior running back Jamon Bester also made the cut.
The Mascoutah Indians defeated the O'Fallon Panthers 37-35 in a girls basketball game Thursday night.
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No contract was finalized Thursday between the St. Louis Cardinals and veteran left-handed reliever Trever Miller.
The St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday came to terms on a minor-league contract with left-handed reliever Ian Ostlund.
St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson doesn't believe his thigh injury could have been avoided by reporting to training camp on time.
There's 4 1/2 feet between the center and the quarterback on a shotgun snap, a distance that has become an issue for the St. Louis Rams in recent games.
Because of injuries, the St. Louis Blues' forward lines are slowly becoming dotted with players from their top minor-league affiliate in Peoria.
It was quite an eventful summer for St. Louis Blues winger David Backes.
Terrell Holloway hit 10-of-10 free throws in the second half as Xavier relinquished a halftime lead and had to rally to beat Missouri 75-71 Thursday in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip Off.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale coach Chris Lowery warned his team before playing Duke that Gerald Henderson was due for a breakout performance.
One of the nation's foremost authorites on tracking wounded deer with dogs said a Jack Russell Terrier picking up a blood line is uncommon, but not unusual.
Thanks to a 6-pound Jack Russell Terrier named Jack, Jay Schubert landed a 205-pound trophy buck that will soon adorn his wall.