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Sportlight-Week Ahead, Nov. 4-10

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Nov. 4 1934 — The Detroit Lions rush for an NFL-record 426 yards in a 40-7 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only bright spot for the Pirates is...

Washington Nationals' Juan Soto takes a lead from first during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
LEADING OFF: Soto on the block as Nats host Scherzer, Mets

By The Associated Press Jul. 31, 2022 08:41 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 04, 2021 04:54 PM EDT
Nov. 5 1927 — Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa 1-up to capture the PGA Championship for the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall. ...

Dominican Republic's Emilio Bonifacio celebrate past after the bronze medal baseball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. The Dominican Republic won 10-6. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Dominicans top South Korea 10-6, win baseball bronze

By Ronald Blum Aug. 07, 2021 03:30 AM EDT

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Kwang Hyun Kim throws during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, July 17, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
Giants at Cardinals 7/17/2021

Jul. 21, 2021 10:52 PM EDT

Baz, Kazmir, Starling join Frazier for US Olympic baseball

By Ronald Blum Jul. 02, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Ryan, one of two Tampa Bay young arms picked for the U.S. Olympic rotation, recognizes how baseball players are unlike most other athletes...

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
EXPLAINER: Is Missouri rent relief enough to halt evictions?

By Jim Salter Jun. 25, 2021 12:21 PM EDT

Flags to fly at half-staff to honor St. Louis firefighter

Jun. 25, 2021 10:19 AM EDT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has ordered that U.S. and Missouri flags at fire stations statewide will fly at half-staff Monday to honor...

Pastor Marsha Hawkins-Hourd, a community leader in St. Louis, drives past a man standing on a sidewalk in a neighborhood known to locals as a gathering spot for drug use on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Hawkins-Hourd describes the vacant buildings in the neighborhood as a symbol of addiction and a community thrown away. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans

By Claire Galofaro Jun. 24, 2021 02:33 PM EDT

Pastor Marsha Hawkins-Hourd, a community leader in St. Louis, drives past a man standing on a sidewalk in a neighborhood known to locals as a gathering spot for drug use on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Hawkins-Hourd describes the vacant buildings in the neighborhood as a symbol of addiction and a community thrown away. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans

Claire Galofaro Jun. 24, 2021 02:59 AM EDT

Missouri drownings prompt warnings to be careful in water

Jun. 22, 2021 09:02 AM EDT
EUREKA, Mo. (AP) — The arrival of hot weather and the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic means bigger crowds at Missouri waterways, but too often this year the...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a plenary session, during the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, England, Sunday June 13, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP)
The Latest: COVID-19 cases rise in Missouri tourist areas

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:25 AM EDT

White Sox return to 100% at Guaranteed Rate Field on June 25

Jun. 09, 2021 05:06 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox will return to 100% capacity at Guaranteed Rate Field starting with a June 25 against Seattle. The...

San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. scores from third on a wild pitch by New York Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker (99) during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 3, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
20 of 30 MLB teams reach 85% vaccinations, relax protocols

Jun. 04, 2021 03:33 PM EDT

Wieters dropped from US Olympic qualifying roster

May. 30, 2021 11:04 AM EDT
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Catcher Matt Wieters has been dropped from the U.S. roster for Olympic baseball qualifying that starts Monday. ...

Today in History

By The Associated Press May. 27, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Thursday, May 27, the 147th day of 2021. There are 218 days left in the year. Today’s...

Fireworks planned, but Fair St. Louis won't return until '22

May. 26, 2021 10:17 AM EDT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, fireworks will return to the St. Louis riverfront on Independence Day, but Fair St. Louis...

St. Louis Blues' David Perron (57) celebrates with Ryan O'Reilly (90), Torey Krug (47), Mike Hoffman (68) and Brayden Schenn (10) after scoring his second goal of the night, during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Thursday, May 13, 2021 in St. Louis. The Blues erased a 3-0 deficit to win 7-3. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues 5/13/2021

May. 25, 2021 01:16 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. May 20, 2021. Editorial: Missouri to innocent people released from prison: Our bad, thanks for coming ...

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, right, makes a save on a shot by Colorado Avalanche's Conor Timmins (22) as Blues' Niko Mikkola (77) defends during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, May 23, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues 5/23/2021

May. 24, 2021 04:20 PM EDT