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2011 World Series
4:43 pm
Mon January 9, 2012

Cardinals to be honored at White House for World Series win Jan. 17

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St. Louis Cardinals David Freese celebrates with his teammates at home place after hitting a solo walk off homerun to win game 6 of the World Series in the 11th inning on Oct. 27, 2011. The Cardinals went on to win the series.

Though the victory parade was held months ago, the St. Louis Cardinals get to do one more victory lap in honor of their 2011 World Series win. This time, however, the party moves to our nation's capital.

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2011 World Series
12:10 pm
Thu January 5, 2012

Your turn with the 2011 Cardinals World Series trophy

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Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa hoists the 2011 World Series trophy after clenching the championship. Your turn to see the trophy is coming soon.

Your opportunity to get up close and personal with what is arguably the hottest piece of hardware in town is fast approaching.

The 2011 World Series trophy won by the St. Louis Cardinals will be on tour starting this Saturday, Jan. 7.

Here's the full schedule for you, with St. Louis-area locations in bold. All locations are U.S. Cellular stores:

St. Louis Cardinals World Championship Trophy Tour

Presented by U.S. Cellular.

Saturday, Jan. 7

6623 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO 63130

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A Good Year: squirrels
12:00 pm
Wed December 28, 2011

Running rodent creates a good year for a local charity

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A squirrel runs through the legs of St. Louis Cardinal Skip Schumaker while he bats in the fifth inning during Game 4 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Oct. 5, 2011.

Squirrels are the sometimes adorable creatures that eat from your bird feeders, dig through your garden, and occasionally just can’t quite figure out how to successfully cross a road.

But the furry rodents were elevated to something approaching “hero” status in the 2011 Major League Baseball Playoffs – and that made it a very good year for a local charity.

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