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  • 50 injured as car rams into public in US

    As many as 50 people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people participating in a parade in the US state of Virginia. There was no fatality. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon during the Hiker's Parade at the annual Trail Days festival in the Damascus town, near the border with Tennessee state, a US media report said. Some of the victims were flown by helicopters to ...

  • Four-run 4th all Cards need for 4-2 win

    The Cardinals took advantage of one bad inning on the mound by Brewers starter Kyle Lohse, scoring four runs, and a procession of pitchers made it stand up for a 4-2 win on Sunday.John Gast got the win, allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings and allowing two runs on four hits while improving his record to 2-0. The Cardinals start an eight-game road trip on Monday in San Diego.The Cardinals had just ...

  • Woman bought $1 million Powerball ticket in St. Louis County

    One of two $1 million winning Powerball tickets bought in Missouri was purchased at a liquor store in south St. Louis County, a Missouri Lottery spokeswoman said Sunday.A ticket matching five Powerball numbers was purchased at Sam's Liquor and Convenience store at 250 Kingston Drive, the spokeswoman said. The other winning $1 million ticket was bought at a Hartland Pit-stop in Doniphan, ...

  • Boggs eager for fresh start after rejoining Cards

    Email ST. LOUIS -- Mitchell Boggs is tired of talking mechanics. He won't divulge the specifics on what he accomplished or tweaked during his Triple-A stint in Memphis, but he'll be happy to show it. With starter Jaime Garcia on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain, Boggs returned to the club Sunday after 16 days with the Memphis Redbirds eager for his fresh start. ...

  • Cards tab rookie Lyons to start Wednesday

    ST. LOUIS -- Manager Mike Matheny announced on Sunday that the Cardinals will have left-hander Tyler Lyons start against the Padres on Wednesday in place of Jaime Garcia, who has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder injury. Lyons will join the team in San Diego in advance of the start but will not be added to the 40- and 25-man rosters until Wednesday. That will allow ...


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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter [DVD]

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter [DVD]

Viewed in retrospect, knowing that there have been an additional seven sequels plus a recent remake plus an already planned sequel to that remake, the attempts at finality in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter are nothing less than laughable. Not tha ... ...

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  • Busch Stadium to transform into soccer field

    ST. LOUIS -- Following Sunday's game, the Cardinals' grounds crew will begin the process of converting a baseball diamond into a soccer field for Thursday's international exhibition game between Manchester City and Chelsea. The conversion, head groundskeeper Bill Findley said, will begin almost immediately. The mound will have to be removed, as will a layer of all the dirt in the ...

  • Westbrook begins throwing program after setback

    Email ST. LOUIS -- Three days after receiving a cortisone injection to target a buildup of scar tissue around his right elbow, Jake Westbrook was cleared to begin his throwing program. Westbrook made about 25 throws from a distance of 60 feet on Sunday, saying afterward that "it went well" and that his elbow "feels a lot better." Westbrook, who will travel to California with ...

  • Cards bats get going lead 4-2 in sixth

    John Gast's afternoon ended in the sixth but the Cardinals hung on to a 4-2 lead.Gast gave up a leadoff single to Norichika Aoki, the third time he had reached base in three plate appearances. He went to second on a single by Jean Segura and after Ryan Braun grounded into a force at second, manager Mike Matheny took out Gast and put in Seth Maness.Maness struck out Carlos Gomez before ...

  • No witnesses in fatal East St. Louis shooting

    Police on Sunday identified a man shot to death in East St. Louis on Saturday as Tyrone Graham, 47, of the 600 block of North 85th Street.Graham was shot in the back about 6 a.m. Saturday at North 11th and Lynch streets, said East St. Louis Police Chief Michael Floore. Police said there were no witnesses to the killing and didn't know what led to the shooting.Anyone with information about ...

  • St. Louis native accused of spying leaves Moscow

    In this handout photo provided by the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB, a man identified as Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, sits in the FSB offices in Moscow, early Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Fogle was carrying special technical equipment, disguises, written instructions and a large sum of money when he was detained overnight, the FSB said in a statement Tuesday. ...

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