MO Sports Blog

Hazelwood Central grad taking hits for love of game

by Michelle Marcus - Senior Writer for MO.com      6/20/2008

 

Michelle Becker, a 1994 Hazelwood Central graduate, is tough.
How tough?
Well, I got an idea how rugged the 32-year-old is when she threatened your roving reporter here with bodily harm while I interviewed the member of the St. Louis SLAM full contact professional football team recently.”You better not misquote me or I’m going to get you,” she said.
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Just what the Doc ordered!

by Andy Bazigian - Senior Writer for MO.com      6/19/2008

 

So its my first chance to see the Boston Celtics clinch a title in Boston in 22 years; Ok, it’s my first chance to see The Celtics clinch a title in Boston, in HD; Ok, first chance to see them clinch in Boston, in The Tattoo Era of sports (life?). In other words, I’m thrilled to death to not have to see David Beckham in the crowd tonight! So to commemorate this event, I’m attempting a poor man’s, “Sports Guy”-inspired diary for Game 6, pre-game to post. At some point, regrettably, I’m sure it will become evident that I’m a Celtic fan.
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The NBA Finals, They Ain't What They Used To Be...

by Roger Reeves - Senior Writer for MO.com      6/17/2008

 

The NBA enjoyed a renaissance of sorts this season and pulled me out of a self-enforced retirement in time to take in some enjoyable postseason pro basketball for the first time in years. I am a sucker for star power and solid team play and I have seen a lot of both the past several weeks leading up to the much-hyped Finals featuring the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, that famed rivalry of yesteryear. Unfortunately the combination of a strong postseason and a Finals match-up that brought back memories of my formative years as an NBA fan has been very disappointing.
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Go! St. Louis 5K Run

by Bryan Pritchett - Senior Writer for MO.com      5/23/2008

 

At 6:00 a.m. on April 5, 2008, while most twenty-somethings in across the city were hibernating from the previous night’s escapades, a brave few were slipping on their spandex and lacing up their Nikes. One of those adventurous souls was 24 year old Lindsay Larsen from University City, Missouri. In a few short hours she would be representing Deloitte and Touche in the Go! St. Louis annual 5k run through Forest Park. Go! St. Louis has been “inspiring fitness one step at a time” by sponsoring marathons, half-marathons, and many other events around the city since 2000.
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Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Wideouts

by Jay Carnagey - Senior Writer for MO.com      5/15/2008

 

Marvin and his extremely rare, collection worthy, Belgian handgun, are at the center of a shooting investigation in Philly. Both businesses that were the scenes of the investigation were owned by Harrison, a bar and a car wash. Witness reports have Harrison and the victim, whose hand was shot, fighting outside the bar. Multiple shots were fired, and all casings recovered were traced to the rare Belgian gun, which was found in a bucket at the car wash.
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Golf Tournament Raises $6,700 for the McKenna Scholarship Fund

Press Release      4/29/2008

 

St. Louis, MO – The inaugural Bill McKenna Memorial Golf Classic was held Saturday, April 26 at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park. The event raised more than $6,700 for the Bill McKenna Memorial Scholarship Foundation, which provides college scholarships to students who officiate hockey for the Missouri Ice Hockey Officials Association (MIHOA).
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Early draft returns....the state of MO has the best draft by far....

by Sandy Kaup - Senior Writer for MO.com      4/27/2008

 

KC seeemingly can do no wrong in their rebuilding process….Solid draft looks like Herm and Carl are in it for long term they better be cause next year will be tough…but if ownership keeps the faith which they have been known to do…KC will be back on top in 3 years or less…..a solid, stable franchise that just knows the right way to do business. They just need a little luck or have a qb fall into their laps and they will be back to the promise land in no time…..unfortunately for them they play in a stacked conference so another draft like this year will be needed…….
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KC Royals Prospect Report - 2000 Draft and 20/20 Hindsight

by Matt Gallant - Senior Writer for MO.com      4/27/2008

 

Leading up to the June draft, I’d like to take a look back on past drafts, examining the Royals’ top 5 picks while providing a 20/20 hindsight pick for each selection:
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