Cardinals

It's Cardinals Opening Day In St. Louis!

The Associated Press and Kelsey Proud — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:30:51 +0000

Baseball-mad St. Louis is welcoming the Cardinals for the first home game of the year.

After starting the season with six road games, the Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds this afternoon.

The usually festive occasion in St. Louis is a little melancholy this season. Monday's game is the first Cardinals home game since the death of Stan Musial.

Beltran

Madalyn Painter — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:31:55 +0000

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Committee greenlights revised Ballpark Village proposal

Joseph Leahy — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:59:43 +0000

The Cardinals are one step closer to making Ballpark Village a reality. A St. Louis Board of Aldermen committee voted Wednesday to move forward with revised development and financing plans.

Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III made his case for the city’s support before the Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee.

The science of baseball: a conversation

Véronique LaCapra — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:24:05 +0000

Today is the Cardinals' home opener against the Chicago Cubs.

For St. Louis Public Radio’s Véronique LaCapra, baseball season means it’s time to talk about the science behind America’s national pastime.

And Washington University aerospace engineer David Peters was happy to join in.

Missouri sports organizations team up to build homes in Joplin

Joseph Leahy — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:03:36 +0000

Governor Jay Nixon is putting Missouri's athletic organizations to work in helping to rebuild Joplin.

Teaming with the Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity, Nixon is challenging members from the St. Louis Rams and Cardinals among other teams across the state to build 35 houses by June.

"When people know that these sports teams are coming, and when they see the players and the other folks, it really really helps," said Nixon.