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  • St. Pius X tops Brentwood advances to quarterfinals for first time since 1964

    o How long has it been since St. Pius X was considered a baseball school?Some might say 1977, when the Lancers last won a district title. Others might argue you'd have to go all the way back to 1964, the year after John F. Kennedy was assassinated."St. Pius went to the final four at Sportsman's Park and lost in the semifinals to McBride (in 1964)," St. Pius athletics director ...

  • Chelseas captain won’t play in St. Louis match

    Chelsea captain won't play in St. LouisChelsea captain John Terry will miss his club's two-game U.S. tour because of an ankle injury.The defender was injured May 11 against Aston Villa and did not play in the Blues' 2-1 win over Benfica in last week's Europa League final. As well, left back Ryan Bertrand is skipping the tour because of a knee injury.In its final games under ...

  • Highland routs East St. Louis will face Alton Marquette in semifinal round

    o The good news for the Highland softball team was that it earned a postseason victory. The bad news is that it has to face Alton Marquette and ace pitcher Alexis Silkwood in the regional semifinals Tuesday."We're going to go out and give Silkwood and her team a battle," Highland coach Sharon Schmitz said. "You never know. Little things can happen, and that's what you ...

  • Buenger Lutheran North rally for 10-3 win over OFallon Christian

    o The Lutheran North baseball team got off to a rough start in the first two innings of its Class 3 sectional playoff game on Monday against visiting O'Fallon Christian.But the Crusaders were able to erase an early three-run deficit to earn a 10-3 victory and a berth in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday."I was pleased that our kids kept their focus and had good at-bats and kept ...

  • F-35 program reaches milestone with vertical takeoff

    The F-35 fighter jet, a nearly $400 billion weapons program under development for more than a decade, hit a major milestone when it completed its first-ever vertical takeoff.On Monday, aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. released a video in which an F-35 lifted vertically like a helicopter and hovered above the tarmac.The Bethesda, Md., company said the test flight took place May 10 at ...


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Pigs and Battleships (Buta to gunkan) [DVD]

Pigs and Battleships (Buta to gunkan) [DVD]

Shohei Imamuras raucous gangster melodrama Pigs and Battleships (Buta to gunkan) is the anti-Ozu. After getting his start as an assistant in the 1950s to Yasujiro Ozu, the most Japanese of directors whose films revolved around the quiet dissolution of the tr ... ...

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  • Standing water reported on WB I-70

    tweeted that there is more than four inches of standing water reported on westbound Interstate 70, west of the Blanchette Bridge. Drivers should consider using an alternative route if driving in the area. Storms with large hail, damaging winds, frequent lightning, and heavy rain are possible throughout the night into Tuesday. There is also a chance for tornadoes. The line of storms starting ...

  • As storms approach learn from mistakes of Hazelwood residents

    Hazelwood tornado hit in April, fire officials say the majority of residents didn't react quick enough and didn't have a plan in place. People who are handicapped, live in homes without basements, or live in mobile homes are the most at ...

  • Joplin deploys public safety employees to Moore Okla.

    JOPLIN, Mo. (KSDK) - The City of Joplin has deployed a team of public safety employees to Moore, Okla. to help with tornado recovery. The team is comprised of approximately one dozen members from the police and fire departments. They will assist and conduct assessments to determine which areas of support will be ...

  • Wigginton replaces Freese in lineup

    Ty Wigginton was a late addition to the Cardinals' lineup for tonight's game with the San Diego Padres. Wiggington will play third base in place of David Freese, who still has some inflammation at the base of his right thumb where he took a couple of stitches after catching the cleat of Milwaukee runner Norichika Aoki in a rundown play on Sunday.Freese is available for duty, ...

  • Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado

    OKLAHOMA CITY -; Officials at two hospitals say they're treating more than 120 patients, including about 70 children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma ...

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