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) — Ryan Braun still stands out at opportune times for the Milwaukee Brewers. “I’m not as good as I was,” the 35-year-old said. “But in big moments, I’m the guy still.” Braun…

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…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger’s season is over. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback will undergo surgery on his right elbow and be placed on injured reserve, ending the 37-year-old’s 16th season just two weeks in. Roethlisberger…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been diagnosed with a torn ligament near the thumb of his throwing hand that is expected to sideline him at least six weeks, said a person…

Few if any scenes on Sunday seemed more incongruous than Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger on the sideline watching their team’s offenses try to produce without them. It doesn’t happen very often, and both the…

On the field, Antonio Brown was hard to catch. Off it — hard to find. Brown’s debut with the New England Patriots was a success. He was Tom Brady’s favorite target Sunday, finishing with four…

ATLANTA (AP) — Carson Wentz kept losing receivers, but still did everything in his power to will the injury-depleted Philadelphia Eagles to one more score. He came up just a few yards short. Tight end…

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: BIG TEST The Cubs are sending star slugger Anthony Rizzo for an MRI after he sprained his right ankle Sunday, hoping the first baseman can still…

The Baltimore Orioles might lose 110 games and still not end up with the No. 1 pick in the draft. That race, so to speak, is pretty unforgiving this year. The Orioles (49-100) are in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso is slumping at the wrong time for the New York Mets. And with little margin for error, their two most reliable relievers let a game get away Sunday night…

PHOENIX (AP) — Trevor Bauer paused to share what he’d heard from a fan before he took the mound at Chase Field. “He said, ‘You’re going to give it up early and often, Bauer. You…

Every manager must go through his first pennant race, and at times nearly impossible decisions need to be made, for better or worse, when a team faces adversity.  Cardinals manager Mike Shildt found himself in…

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Pacioretty had a hat trick and an assist to help the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-2 on Sunday in the NHL preseason opener. Cody Eakin, Reilly Smith,…

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…

BEIJING (AP) — Kobe Bryant went to China for the first time in 1998, making the trip to Beijing to help operate an instructional basketball clinic for about a dozen kids. The local coaches working…

NEW YORK (AP) — That LeBron James jersey could get a little more expensive. Companies that make clothing and shoes for the National Basketball Association players are in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s escalating…

BEIJING (AP) — Marc Gasol looked to the sky as confetti fell, some sticking to his massive shoulders, and then cradled and kissed the giant golden chalice that goes to the World Cup champions. He’s…

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…