Stan Musial

Happy 89th birthday to a St. Louis treasure

His father Lukasz, a Polish immigrant, almost immediately began to call the boy "Stashu." If you grew up in St. Louis, by now you know the math, which is so familiar that it must have been taught in the public and private...

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The Greatest Cardinal?

From left, Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial, Albert Pujols (File photos/P-D) When the Baseball Writers Association of America announces the winner of its National League Most Valuable Player Award on Tuesday, it is anticipated...

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News and Notes: Kansas vs. Texas

News and notes while wondering... well, at this point, I think we're all just wondering. KU (5-5 overall, 1-5 Big 12) will try to snap a five-game losing streak Saturday in Austin against the #2 Texas Longhorns (10-0, 6-0). He...

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Tickets on sale for St. Louis Sports Hall enshrinement

The St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame will have its initial induction dinner and ceremony at the Millenium Hotel's Grand Ballroom on November 18. Tickets are available for the event, which will honor 24 of St. Louis' greatest...

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Handing Out Baseball Hardware

Wednesday - AL MVP Final Five: Miguel Cabrera, Joe Mauer, Kendry Morales, Mark Teixeira, Kevin Youkilis Winner: Mauer Teixeira had a monster year leading the league in RBI and tying in home runs. While the Yankees cruised to a...

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The hard way

Brandon Jennings, a 20-year-old point guard who didn't play college basketball and was just 19 when the Bucks made him the 10th pick in the NBA draft, is pretty level-headed. One on one, Jennings comes across as likable, even...

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Rams owner Kroenke looks to add to his arsenal of teams

Stan Kroenke, who owns 40 percent of the Rams, is inching closer to a takeover bid at Premier League soccer team Arsenal, based in London. Every purchase by Kroenke, no matter how small, is detailed in the British papers. Once...

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Yankees-Phillies: a 2009 World Series Preview

New York, Philadelphia Should Provide Scintillating Fall Classic It's not often the two teams that are unquestionably the best in Major League Baseball make it through the playoffs to meet in the World Series. It may not be the...

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Babe Waxpak: HOFers exception in Cards' cards

Marcus Davis signed for 2009 Topps UFC. Dear Babe: We have several baseball cards of the St. Louis Cardinals from around 1954. Most are commons that Beckett’s Almanac of Baseball Cards and The Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards...

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Live in Philly: 'No surrender' for Dodgers?

L.A. has one last chance to show Philadelphia who's boss. BALLPARK STATUES: When Citizens Bank Park opened in 2004, a monument of former Philadelphia A's manager Connie Mack was uprooted from in front of the recently razed...

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