ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis manager Mike Shildt tried to find the right words to describe Jack Flaherty’s one-hit effort over eight innings. “He was stellar. He was impressive,” Shildt said. “You can throw…

TORONTO (AP) — Jordan Binnington used to fly under the radar during his summer training. But after a head-turning, seemingly-out-of-nowhere rookie season capped by a Stanley Cup victory, those days are long gone for the…

Truer words than this were never spoken… Pat Maroon: "I'm a hometown hero, baby!" #stlblues pic.twitter.com/eAOUfpDlgf — FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) June 15, 2019 Last year, the Tampa Bay Lightning had an historic regular season…

The prospects of a Major League Soccer franchise ever calling St. Louis home appeared to have died two years ago when voters turned down the use of a business tax to finance a new downtown…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yasmani Grandal is making the most out of his consistent playing time. Mike Moustakas and Grandal homered to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Saturday night.…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt had one of the best games of his career at an opportune time for the St. Louis Cardinals. Goldschmidt hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to back…

DENVER (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals had the upper hand from the start on a day the ball was flying out of Coors Field. Dexter Fowler and Kolten Wong opened the game with successive…

DENVER (AP) — Working his way out of a first-inning jam paved the way for Antonio Senzatela’s strongest outing in two months. Senzatela pitched six strong innings for his first win since July 14, Ian…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — The 126-year rivalry between No. 13 Penn State and Pittsburgh is going on indefinite hiatus for the second time in a generation. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi gave both sides something…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns starting safety Damarious Randall will miss Monday night’s game against the New York Jets with a concussion. Randall practiced the past two days but reported to the team’s facility Saturday with…

While Saints fans must be feeling picked on as NFL game officials made another error that damaged them in the opener, it must be noted that pro football hardly has a monopoly on officiating problems.…

Throw that flag. For those who have short memories — very short — the last time the Rams and Saints met was in the NFC championship game in the Big Easy. New Orleans was victimized…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Antonio Brown is said to be eligible to play against Miami. Whether he actually does after just three practices with the Patriots is still not clear. “We’re determining that,” coach Bill…

SEATTLE (AP) — Omar Narvaez loves his former Chicago White Sox teammates. He also loves beating them. The catcher hit a game-ending home run in the 10th inning and helped Felix Hernandez through his best…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jorge Alfaro got some timely advice from a teammate, and he put it to good use. Alfaro hit a massive home run off Madison Bumgarner, Miguel Rojas doubled in the go-ahead…

DENVER (AP) — The at-bats in front of him were central to Daniel Murphy’s big night at the plate. Charlie Blackmon homered to start a six-run inning, Murphy had four hits and 4 RBIs, and…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays couldn’t get much going offensively in eight of their nine innings. When they got their only serious scoring opportunity, Travis d’Arnaud seized it. To manager Kevin Cash,…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics maintained their half-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the race for the American League’s first wild card on Saturday night despite losing their No. 1 starter…

CHICAGO (AP) — Dominik Kubalik is leaning on David Kampf while he transitions to life in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks. He peppers his Czech countryman with all sorts of questions. “I think he’s…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jared Spurgeon to a $53.025 million, seven-year extension Saturday that will begin next season and go through the 2026-27 season. The deal carries an annual…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Joe Pavelski joined the Dallas Stars as an expensive free agent coming off one of his best goal-scoring years, while Corey Perry quietly signed a low-cost deal for one year after…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for “inappropriate conduct,” less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia…

While Saints fans must be feeling picked on as NFL game officials made another error that damaged them in the opener, it must be noted that pro football hardly has a monopoly on officiating problems.…

BEIJING (AP) — FIBA will look at adjusting travel demands on teams at the next World Cup, after this tournament in China led to many complaints about the distances that nations participating in the knockout…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan is adding two partners to the Charlotte Hornets’ ownership group. Gabe Plotkin, founder and chief investment officer of Melvin Capital, and Daniel Sundheim, founder and chief investment officer of…

BEIJING (AP) — NBA teams could be fined up to $10 million for tampering and up to $6 million for entering into unauthorized agreements with players, a person with knowledge of the league’s plans told…

BEIJING (AP) — Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Lamar Odom, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. Those are the only five players to win an NBA title and a gold medal in the same year, whether it…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shaun Livingston’s career nearly ended 12 years ago far ahead of his schedule because of a gruesome knee injury. Now, he gets to retire on his own terms — and with…