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  • Bytes Explaining the Tyler Lyons promotion

    to make Wednesday's start at San Diego.Chances are this will be nothing more than a one-night, stop-gap move; in the Cardinals' hopeful scenario Lyons will make a start in the spot vacated by the ...

  • Russian TV St. Louis native accused of spying flies out

    o The U.S. Embassy employee with St. Louis ties accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported.The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport. He also was pictured in the company of embassy staff ...

  • Man burned in suspected meth explosion in St. Louis

    o A man was burned Saturday in a suspected methamphetamine-related explosion, police say.The 44-year-old man suffered facial and chest burns in an explosion about 4 p.m. Saturday in the 3800 block of Castleman Avenue in the city's Shaw neighborhood.Police said the man was "evasive" about what caused the explosion in a basement kitchen. Investigators said they found ingredients ...

  • Toddler struck by car killed in East St. Louis

    EAST ST. LOUIS (KSDK) -- A tragic accident in East St. Louis leads to the death of a 1-year-old girl. Police say it happened around 3:45 p.m. in the Gompers Housing complex on 450 North Sixth Street. Two boys, ages 11 and 12, were listening to music in a car when the 11-year-old boy accidentally put the car in gear. The car ran over Jay'lah Keith, 1, who was playing in her ...

  • Ballroom dance contest inspires St. Louis-area 5th-graders

    It's not often that the introductory notes of a rhythmic Argentine tango flavored with accordion, violin and percussion elicits a roar of excitement from a roomful of fifth-graders.The finals of St. Louis Dancing Classrooms is no ordinary affair.After 10 weeks of training twice a week, select St. Louis public and private schools from Normandy to Imperial competed for bragging rights as ...


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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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  • Man suffers cardiac arrest while driving crashes in St. Louis and dies

    o A 47-year-old man went into cardiac arrest Saturday night while exiting Interstate 44 in St. Louis, crashed his car and died, police said.The man was exiting the highway at South Kingshighway about 9 p.m. when his heart stopped, causing him to crash into a traffic light, police said. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.Police did not identify the man Sunday or ...

  • Slim broadcasters take fight to soccer field

    Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 19

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

  • Pit crew change pays dividends for Johnson

    Crew chief Chad Knaus gambled this week by making three changes to Jimmie Johnson's pit crew before the Sprint All-Star race and it paid off big time for the No. 48 team.To the tune of $1 million.Knaus decided to replace the front tire changer, the rear tire changer and the rear tire carrier despite the fact Johnson came in with a 44-point lead in the Sprint Cup standings after 11 races.The ...

  • Cards calling up Lyons to take Garcias spot Boggs back with team

    Manager Mike Matheny said before Sunday's game that the Cardinals would call up lefty Tyler Lyons from Memphis to take Jaime Garcia's spot in the rotation on Wednesday in San Diego.He didn't say what the corresponding roster move would be, and the team doesn't have to make it until Wednesday morning.Lyons is 2-1 with a 4.47 ERA at Memphis. He has 38 strikeouts in 46 1/3 ...

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