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Soccer fans kick in $2 million to St. Louis economy
Manchester City may have beat rival Chelsea 4-3 last night at Busch Stadium, but it appears the city of St. Louis will come out as the big winner. Brian Hall with the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission told KTVI the soccer game last night was the equivalent of a first round playoff game that draws some 46,000 fans downtown. He said those fans spend between $1.5 million to $2 ...
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Denny Hamlin takes Coca-Cola 600 pole with record lap
(AP Photo/Mike McCarn) Denny Hamlin climbs from his car after qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Thursday, May 23, 2013. Hamlin won the pole position for the ...
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Servia team preparing for final race of 2013
When Oriol Servia arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and heard the slogan, he thought it was intended for him.Indy 500 or bust.For Servia and his team, Panther DRR, it's actually more fitting given that Sunday's race isn't just the biggest of the season for this team, it's an all-out battle for survival."My girlfriend has been (living) in Costa Rica the last five ...
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Cardinals vs. Dodgers Series preview
It was a zippy, innovative idea -- inject a few bells and whistles into a couple Cardinals telecasts, on an experimental basis, to see how ...
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Experimental plan on Cards telecasts is dead at least for now
It was a zippy, innovative idea -- inject a few bells and whistles into a couple Cardinals telecasts, on an experimental basis, to see how ...
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Menace II Society
After viewing "Menace II Society," it was hard for me to believe that Allen and Albert Hughes, the two brothers who wrote and directed it, were only twenty-one years old at the time of its completion. That two filmmakers could, at such a relatively young age, produce a work so mature and so well done is a testament to the sheer prowess of natural filmmaking ability. They had no formal training, ... ...
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Saffold is making steady improvement at right tackle
When the Rams signed four-time Pro Bowler Jake Long as a free agent to play left tackle, it meant that incumbent Rodger Saffold would be making the shift to the right side.Although Saffold remained quiet, his representatives expressed their displeasure with the signing of the former Miami Dolphin and suggested that Saffold would not be opposed to a trade.But Saffold is back and working as hard ...
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Strong turnout likely means more soccer for St. Louis
After significant local progress in protecting the public and employees from secondhand smoke, St. Charles city and county remain behind the ...
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Special honor for Shogren this week
Sometimes life is confetti and hosanna choruses, sometimes it's an unexpected punch to the belly. Sometimes it's both at the same time.Bob Shogren has spent the past 23 years officiating championships, amateur and professional. He also has been a member of Bellerive Country Club for 35 years.This week, Shogren is enjoying a special invitation to work with the PGA Rules Committee at the ...
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Errors spoil super regional opener for Mizzou
After a sloppy practice on Tuesday, Missouri softball coach Ehren Earleywine didn't know what to expect from his team 48 hours later when it would host Washington in the opening game of the NCAA super regionals. He worried about defense especially.Thursday's shivering crowd at University Field knows why."In a game against a team like that, in this type of setting, championship ...
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Schumaker says its too early for Dodgers to panic
Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Skip Schumaker fields a ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt during the first inning of their baseball game, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Los Angeles. Goldschmidt was thrown out at first on the play. (AP Photo/Mark J. ...