• Sharks beat Kings to tie series 2-2

  jump off to a fast start with his second goal of the postseason and the Sharks tied their second-round series against Los Angeles at two games with a 2-1 victory over the Kings in Game 4 on Tuesday night.Logan Couture followed up his overtime game-winner in Game 3 with his fifth power-play goal of the playoffs to add to the lead and Antti Niemi made 22 saves as the Sharks matched the Kings' ...

• Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview

  Convicted killer Jodi Arias speaks during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, made a plea in court on Tuesday for life in prison, instead of execution, saying she can contribute to society if allowed to live. (AP Photo/Ross ...

• Spurs cant ease up despite 2-0 lead on Grizzlies

  San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, reacts during the second half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...

• Bruins Rally Push Rangers to Brink of Elimination

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• Nats collapse late lose 4-2 to Giants in 10th

  SAN FRANCISCO — As Bryce Harper ran back to chase Gregor Blanco's hard-hit fly in the ninth inning, memories of last week's scary collision with the wall at Dodger Stadium suddenly surged into his mind. The ball dropped for a tying triple, Pablo Sandoval followed with a two-run homer in the 10th and the Washington Nationals lost 4-2 to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night - ...

• Missouri Bill Would Create Workers’ Comp Database

  The Missouri Legislature has voted to create an online database allowing businesses to check whether job applicants have a history of filing workers’ compensation claims. The House gave the bill final approval on a 91-67 vote. It now heads to Gov. Jay Nixon. Under SB 34, the Division of Workers’ Compensation would create a database searchable by name and Social Security number. The ...

• Back at Bellerive Wargo counts his blessings in golf and in life

  Tom Wargo is getting some attention this week, in part because he is the oldest player in the field at the 74th Senior PGA Championship.The original Tin Cup story, Wargo turned 70 last September. Now, plenty of people might be put off by a focus on their age. Not Wargo.He's been an ironworker, an assembly-line autoworker, a bartender, a fisherman in Alaska and a hustler most of his life. He ...

• Cavs win lottery for No. 1

  NEW YORK o Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again.The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years Tuesday, giving them the No. 1 pick for the June 27 draft.Gilbert, owner Dan Gilbert's bowtie-wearing son, was on stage for another the victory. After he won it in 2011, the Cavs used the pick to take eventual Rookie of the Year Kyrie ...

• Spurs squander huge lead but prevail in OT

  Spurs blow big lead, then win in overtime Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Tim Duncan scored San Antonio's first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 93-89 on Tuesday night.The Spurs, who once led by 18 points, took a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference ...

• Grizzlies rally before losing to Spurs in overtime

  Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Randolph (50) drives the ball against San Antonio Spurs' Boris Diaw (33), of France, during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...

• Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

  Harbaugh has strong ties to the Indianapolis area. He played four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, where he earned the nickname "Captain Comeback," and is a part-time owner of Indianapolis-based Panther Racing. JR Hildebrand, who starts 10th, and Townsend Bell, who starts 22nd, both drive for ...

• Oil falls below $96 before Fed chief speaks

  By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - The price of oil fell Wednesday as investors waited for a report on U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. Benchmark crude for July delivery was down 46 cents to $95.72 a barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The June contract fell 55 cents to settle ...

• Cardinals jump on Volquez in 5th inning

  SAN DIEGO — The St. Louis Cardinals figured out San Diego right-hander Edinson Volquez the third time through the order. Volquez allowed four runs on six hits in the fifth inning and the Cardinals went on to beat the Padres 10-2 Tuesday night. Daniel Descalso hit his first career grand slam and had a career-high five RBIs, and Adam Wainwright won for the first time at Petco Park. The ...

• Trout hits for cycle drives in 5 Angels rout Ms

  Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Josh Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday with a homer and a triple, and Howie Kendrick also went deep in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday ...

• Sandovals HR lifts Giants past Nationals 4-2

  Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning after Gregor Blanco's tying triple in the ninth, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday ...

• Greinke loses in return to Miller Park

  MILWAUKEE — Zack Greinke claims he wasn't clamoring for a chance to pitch in Miller Park again. Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead two-run double, Jonathan Lucroy tied a career high with three hits and an RBI and five Milwaukee relievers combined for five scoreless innings as the Brewers beat their former ace pitcher and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Tuesday night. Greinke (2-1), making his ...

• MLB St. Louis 10 San Diego 2

  Daniel Descalso clubbed a grand slam home run Tuesday that helped lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-2 win over the San Diego Padres. Descalso went 3-for-3 and finished with five RBI and three runs scored for the Cardinals, who have alternated wins and losses in their last seven ...

• Bruins go up 3-0 on Rangers

  FOUL: It's time to let go of the Goldenrod showboat. Vaudeville is over. Dinner-theater was never an answer when both the dinner and the ...

• Munoz Daly in same place

  INDIANAPOLIS o Carlos Munoz's initiation to Indianapolis went relatively smoothly.Conor Daly's first week on the 2.5-mile oval was a little rougher.Either way, the two 21-year-olds will find themselves at the same place Sunday, starting their engines for the Indianapolis 500, the biggest race in the IndyCar Series."It doesn't really matter where you qualify, it's still ...

• Descalso breaks out in rout of Padres

  SAN DIEGO o Adam Wainwright, Daniel Descalso and Mike Matheny all recorded firsts at Petco Park on Tuesday night.The first had never won a game there as a pitcher. The second never had hit a grand slam. And the third had been 0-4 there as a manager.All those droughts were satisfied in a 10-2 Cardinals win over San Diego as Cardinals righthander Wainwright held the Padres to four hits in 7 1/3 ...

• Haas always feels at home when he returns to his roots

  Belleville native Jay Haas watches a shot during the Champions Tour's Principal Charity Classic last June in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP ...

• 55 years later Manchester City comes back to St. Louis

  WEBSTER GROVES oThe Webster Groves City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved changes to the city guidelines on residents keeping domestic ...

• Strauss USGA PGA anchored in great putter debate

  The rules-making powers that be in professional golf formally announced Tuesday morning they will spend the next 2 years attempting to shove toothpaste back into the tube.Of course, the United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient put it a bit differently. For the "betterment of golf," players no longer will be able to employ an anchored putter as of January 2016. This ...

• Lilliquist not worried about Millers high pitch count

  After he all but forced manager Mike Matheny to remove him after throwing 107 pitches through 52/3 innings on Monday, Cardinals rookie Shelby Miller, one of the National League's top pitchers through the first month and a half of the season, lamented his inability to avoid "20-pitch innings."Not to worry, said Cardinals pitching coach Derek Lilliquist on Tuesday. "I ...

• USCAC race set for Gateway

  Gateway 100 USAC race is scheduled for June 1 The United States Auto Club Silver Crown series returns to Gateway Motorsports Park on June 1 for the Gateway 100 on the 1.25-mile oval in Madison. The green flag for the 80-lap race is 4 p.m."This will be a great historical day for Gateway as we reopen the oval," said Gateway owner and St. Louisan Curtis Francois, who completed the ...

• Royals end skid with 7-3 win over Astros

  Mike Moustakas tied it with an RBI single before George Kottaras walked with the bases-loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night to end a four-game skid.The Royals trailed 3-0 and couldn't get much going offensively until the seventh when they cut the lead to one on RBI singles ...

• Indians tamed 5-1 by Tigers

  The Indians' run of magical comebacks and improbable, walkoff wins was going to end at some point.Max Scherzer decided it was time.Scherzer retired 22 straight batters after the first inning and Miguel Cabrera made the Indians pay for not walking him by hitting a two-run homer, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win Tuesday night. Cleveland had its winning streak stopped at five and its ...

• Schmickleys goal in OT sends Alton Marquette to state semis

  o Thanks to plenty of good fortune and freshman Lauren Schmickley's overtime goal, the Alton Marquette girls soccer team is making plans for the state tournament.Schmickley scored with 14.7 seconds left in the first half of overtime to lift the Explorers to a 1-0 victory over Rochester in the Class 1A Edwardsville Supersectional on Tuesday at Edwardsville High School.Marquette advances to ...

• Fresh faces lead Zumwalt West to win over rival Zumwalt South

  o Between them, Fort Zumwalt West senior forward Haley Nichols and sophomore midfielder Kayla Collie have not spent much time on the varsity pitch.Yet there they were, as Nichols, playing in her first game back from injury, and Collie, a junior varsity call-up due to injuries, figured prominently in West's biggest game of the season.Each scored a goal for the Jaguars in the team's 2-1 ...

• Wainwright Descalso enjoy firsts in 10-2 win

  Adam Wainwright, Daniel Descalso and Mike Matheny all recorded firsts at Petco Park on Tuesday night.The first had never won a game here as a pitcher. The second never had hit a grand slam. And the third had been 0-4 here as a manager.All those droughts were satisfied in a 10-2 Cardinals win over San Diego as Cardinals righthander Wainwright held the Padres to four hits in 7 1/3 innings and ...

• Gun shop owner has plans for firearms university in Jefferson County

  Matt Gumersell has lofty plans to expand his gun shop business to another section of the county.There's no secret to his timing. Gun sales are booming, and in Jefferson County alone, more concealed-carry permits have been issued this year than all of last.Gumersell, the owner of Sovereign Arms in Arnold, has his eye on the grounds of a shuttered Catholic school in the Imperial area. He ...

• McClellan Out of the darkness

  Bill McClellan Bill McClellan worked as a reporter in Phoenix before coming to the Post-Dispatch in 1980. He was night-police reporter before becoming a columnist in 1983. He also appears on Channel 9's ...

• Nixons changes at Medicaid agency puzzle health care advocates

  WEBSTER GROVES oThe Webster Groves City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved changes to the city guidelines on residents keeping domestic ...

• Tornado safe rooms being built in schools across Missouri

  Tornado suddenly forms over downtown and disappears, but not before wrecking several 19th Century buildings. Short-lived tornado strikes ...

• Webster revises rules for backyard fowl

  WEBSTER GROVES oThe Webster Groves City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved changes to the city guidelines on residents keeping domestic ...

• Spurs blow late lead beat Grizzlies 93-89 in OT

  San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), of France, goes up for a shot against the Memphis Grizzlies defense during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...

• Bernanke testimony to be studied for policy clues

  FILE - In this May 10, 2013 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke waves goodbye after speaking during a banking conference in Chicago. When Bernanke testifies about the U.S. economy Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the Federal Reserve chairman’s words will be examined for any clues that the Fed might soon taper _ or increase _ its support for the ...

• US auto factories cutting back on summer downtime

  DETROIT -- Detroit auto factories are forgoing their traditional two-week summer break and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks.Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer. That includes the Chicago plant that makes the Ford Explorer SUV and the Mexican plant that makes the Fusion ...

• ESPN counting on story lines to sell Indy 500

  Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti will be trying to become four-time Indianapolis 500 champions, four women will roll off the starting grid, a local boy is on the pole and a group of dynamic rookies that includes A.J. Allmendinger is there to add intrigue. Indeed, there is no shortage of compelling story lines accompanying Sunday's race, leaving television executives feeling ...

• First Look New Xbox elegant but much unknown

  REDMOND, Wash. — Will gamers want One? After four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games, watching TV and doing everything in between. Microsoft wants the Xbox One to be central to your living room and packed the new Xbox with such features as the ability to change TV channels through voice ...

• Descalsos slam Wainwrights arm carry Cards

  Daniel Descalso hit his first career grand slam and had a career-high five RBIs, and Adam Wainwright won for the first time at Petco Park as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 Tuesday ...

• Darvish cant save the Rangers in 1-0 loss to As

  ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish threw a cut fastball, then turned and watched the ball go over the wall. That homer by Yoenis Cespedes was the only run Darvish and the Rangers allowed, but that was all the Oakland Athletics needed to win 1-0 behind seven scoreless innings by rookie pitcher Dan Straily. "Initially, I didn't think it was a home run," Darvish ...

• Garza outstanding in return but Cubs lose

  PITTSBURGH — Matt Garza couldn't have asked for a better return to a major league mound after a 10-month layoff. Except that he wishes he could have been allowed to pitch another inning. Garza allowed one hit over five shutout innings in his first outing since July, but the Pittsburgh Pirates pounced on the Chicago bullpen for a 5-4 win over the Cubs on Tuesday night. Travis Snider ...

• Rosario Helps Rockies Beat D-backs 5-4 In 10

  DENVER, CO – MAY 21: Wilin Rosario #20 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates with Dexter Fowler #24 and teammates after he drove in the game winning run in the 10th inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on May 21, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty ...

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