SPORTS
World Wide Technology naming rights extended at racetrack
The former Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois will maintain its corporate sponsor. The track has been known as World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway for years, and a 5-year extension has been inked to continue that partnership. The St. Louis-based tech company has naming rights that covers the drag...
SLPS unable to provide transportation for after-school sports Monday, citing absentee bus drivers
ST. LOUIS — Saint Louis Public Schools said it could not provide transportation for students participating in after-school sports Monday, citing absentee bus drivers. According to a statement from the school district's transportation director, a "significant number of Missouri Central bus drivers are absent from work," which impacted the district's ability to continue normal transportation operations for extracurricular activities Monday.
St. Louis Cardinals-Detroit Tigers game postponed due to forecast of inclement weather
DETROIT — The St. Louis Cardinals-Detroit Tigers game on Monday at Comerica Park has been postponed due to the forecast of inclement weather. The Tigers announced Monday afternoon the game would be postponed and made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday. The first game will begin at 3:40 p.m. and the second game starting about 40 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1.
‘A dream come true’: Local family thanks Cardinals icon Ozzie Smith for life-changing delivery
HAZELWOOD, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Jerome “LJ” Chapman is a 5th-grade student at McNair Elementary School who brought his love for baseball to the classroom. He chose to embody his favorite player for a history project honoring St. Louis Cardinals living legend, Ozzie Smith. “I felt more...
Cyclones in the UFL: Week 5
Highlighted by a pair of explosive touchdown catches, Butler put up a career performance with the St. Louis Battlehawks to help lead the team to a 45-12 victory over the DC Defenders. The two-year veteran with the Battlehawks started off his day with a 13-yard touchdown catch over the middle,...
Monday's prep sports scoreboard
Highland @ Civic Memorial - PPD. (game rescheduled for 4/30) Granite City @ Southwestern - PPD. Waterloo Gibault 7, Alton 1 - Grizzlies Ballpark (Sauget) Belleville East @ Alton - PPD. CM @ Waterloo - PPD. (game rescheduled for 4/30) Mascoutah 19, Jerseyville 16 (10-inn) -0-
Battlehawks dominate Defenders, remain on top XFL Conference
The St. Louis Battlehawks followed up one one-sided win in Week 4 with an even more lopsided lambasting over the DC Defenders, 45-12, on Sunday, April 28, at Audi Field in Washington. “If you’re a head coach watching all of that for four quarters, you sit back and take it...
Hawkeye Hustle and Salute to Soldiers Ahead for POWRi 410 Sprints on May 17-18
Belleville, IL. (4/28/24) Launching into a pair venues with the fastest lap times on the yearly agenda, the POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint League will next see a double dose of speedy on-track action in Lee County Speedway hosting the Hawkeye Hustle on Friday, May 17th followed by I-70 Speedway’s Salute to Soldiers on Saturday, May 18th.
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