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Ultimate Update: Middleweight Martial Artistry and Other News
By Dillon Neibel dneibel@lc.edu UFC superstar king of the Middleweights Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya successfully defended his belt, and Jan “John” Blachowicz claimed the vacant Light Heavyweight belt this past weekend at UFC…
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Stanley Cup Final Game Two Recap: Fast First Wins Game For Tampa
Game Two final score: Lightning 3, Stars 2 Series tied 1-1 By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu A blistering first period for the Tampa Bay Lightning propelled them to a victory that leveled the Stanley Cup Final…
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Remembering Lou Brock: City Honors A Legend
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Baseball Hall of Famer and Cardinals Legend Lou Brock, who passed away on September 6, 2020 at the age of 81, will always be remembered in “Cardinals Nation”. He had over…
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Crop of Cards Covid Cases Temporarily Pauses Season
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu St. Louis’s beloved baseball team has been doing a lot of nothing lately. Just five games into the shortened MLB season, the Cardinals were forced into quarantine, following a handful of…
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MLS, At Soccer’s Expense
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu As the St. Louis MLS team awaits their big unveiling this week, news has come out about the city’s current and only pro soccer team, Saint Louis FC, who will likely…
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Better Know A Sport: Jai Alai
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In this edition of Better Know A Sport, we hit the casinos of South Florida to take a look at jai alai. Now nearly forgotten, jai alai (pronounced high uh-lie) once…
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BattleHawks Back In 2021? Their President Says So
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu “Lifelong” BattleHawks president Kurt Hunzeker spoke to Randy Karraker and Michelle Smallmon this week on their 101 ESPN morning show about the potentiality of professional football coming back to St. Louis…
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NBA Players are Adapting to Their New Normal in The Bubble
By Chris Thomas cbthomas@lc.edu Covid-19 has thrown a lot of curveballs that we did not expect. It has changed the way we play sports, interact with others and participate in activities. This new normal is…
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ESPN’s “Long Gone Summer” Review: Had To Be There
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu On Sunday, June 14, ESPN debuted it’s latest documentary “Long Gone Summer”. The documentary was a look into the 1998 MLB home run race between Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire and Chicago…
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Cardinals Chairman DeWitt: “The Industry Isn’t Very Profitable”
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In a radio interview with Frank Cusumano on 590 “The Fan” on Tuesday, June 9, Cardinals owner and Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. turned heads with comments he made on the financials…