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Central Missouri knocked of NCAA baseball tournament
Central Missouri fell behind early, and couldn’t dig out of the hole falling 4-1 to Southern Arkansas in the Central Regional. For the Mules Samuel Domingue was one for four with a run scored. Kyle Grieshaber was one for three with a run driven in. Trevor Jones had the only multiple hit game going two for three on the afternoon. Jake Heissler worked 5.1 innings of relief without allowing ...
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Winning ticket for 590-mln-dollar Powerball jackpot sold in Florida
The winning ticket was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Florida. No further details on the lone winner was available. The numbers drawn Saturday were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52 with a Powerball number of ...
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Royals battle As to regain consistency
Perfect lineup construction may not statistically win too many games across a 162-game season, but Ned Yost's decision to move Alex Gordon to the three-hole and Billy Butler to cleanup has undoubtedly made an impact. Since making the move nine games ago, the Royals have scored 40 runs. Gordon is 14-for-35, while Butler is 12-for-37 with two homers and 11 RBIs. The two accounted for three ...
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Royals get on board early but fall vs. As
KC@OAK: Santana tosses seven quality frames OAKLAND -- Now things are getting a trifle unsightly on the Kansas City club's ledger. Since a four-game winning streak, the Royals have lost nine of 12 games. Unsightly indeed. The latest loss came to the Oakland Athletics, 2-1, on Saturday night with a sellout crowd of 35,067, lured by a Star Trek fireworks display, jamming the Coliseum. The ...
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Gast makes second start in rubber match vs. Crew
On Tuesday, John Gast became the first Cardinals left-handed pitcher to start and win his Major League debut since Allen Watson in 1993. He'll once again be asked to pitch in Jake Westbrook's place on Sunday while the right-hander recovers from right elbow inflammation on the 15-day disabled list. Gast will throw the deciding game of the Cardinals' weekend series against the ...
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Troubled Normandy school district looks for answers amid empty chairs revolving doors
Several rows of chairs at the elementary school Saturday caught the small crowd's attention.Not because they were purple, but because so many seats were empty at a time when perhaps the Normandy School District needs them filled the most.The event at Barack Obama Elementary was supposed to be a "community conversation" about school safety. About 20 people showed up, and only a few ...
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From the editor Shakespeare in Forest Park sparks Post-Dispatch tradition
Gilbert Bailon, editorial page editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has been named the next editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Post-Dispatch publisher Kevin Mowbray said Friday, May 4, 2012, that current editor Arnie Robbins was stepping ...
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Belleville Memorial Hospital takes on nations largest insurer
Belleville Memorial Hospital and UnitedHealthcare are moving toward a showdown next month over hospital and physician reimbursement rates.If an agreement cannot be struck, Memorial and its physicians group will no longer be in the network of the nation's largest insurer.Such contract disputes are becoming increasingly common as insurers and health providers vie for scarce health care ...
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Mothers of missing children plead for help together
St. Louis (KSDK) -- One went missing when she was 16 years old, the other, a boy, was nine. Now, their two mothers share an unfortunate bond, and so they banded together Saturday in search of their children and in an effort to teach parents about protecting their ...
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Cards unable to capitalize in 10-inning loss to Crew
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Raiders Rout Missouri in Season Finale
LAKELAND | The Lakeland Raiders raced to a 30-0 lead after one quarter in a 59-6 rout of the Missouri Monsters on Saturday night at the Lakeland ...
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Winners and losers from the 2013 session of the Missouri General Assembly
One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri driver’s license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident. The Harrisonville High School freshman, an honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only 100 yards from her ...
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MLB Milwaukee 6 St. Louis 4
Jeff Bianchi drove in the go-ahead runs with a 10th-inning single Saturday, propelling the Milwaukee Brewers over St. Louis 6-4. The Brewers barely survived a St. Louis rally in the bottom of the ninth as the Cardinals put three men aboard with two outs in a 4-4 tie ...
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The Powerball numbers 10 13 14 22 52 and Powerball No. 11
Tracy Laufer, 52, (left) and his father, Bud Laufer, 78, of Sunset Hills, talk about wow they would spend their Powerball winnings. (Video by Joel Currier / ...
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Bats leave Shields hanging in all his defeats
Email OAKLAND -- When it comes to getting support from his Royals family, James Shields is stuck in the Great Depression. It's, "Brother, can you spare a run?" All four of Shields' losses this season have come by one run: 1-0, against the White Sox in Chicago on Opening Day; 3-2, to the Blue Jays and Yankees at home; and 2-1, in Oakland just Friday night. Oh, and he also had ...
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Moustakas numbers down but Yost not counting him out
Email OAKLAND -- Mike Moustakas' average was down to .189 entering Saturday's game, and he was in a 1-for-26 swoon with no RBIs and one run. But Royals manager Ned Yost was adamant that he was not giving up on his third baseman. "The kid's going to be fine," Yost said. "He's fighting; they're all fighting -- they all want success, they want to bring a ...
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Carpenter throws extended bullpen session
Email ST. LOUIS -- Earlier this week, Chris Carpenter jokingly noted that he wasn't sure where he would be needed if he is able to return and pitch for the Cardinals this season. Now, with Jaime Garcia sidelined indefinitely with a shoulder injury, Carpenter's comeback attempt takes on some added significance. Carpenter took another small step toward returning on Saturday, when he ...
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Mujica bringing stability in newfound closer role
Email Before this season, Edward Mujica had saved just four games. He was an average middle reliever who had bounced around to three teams in five years before arriving in St. Louis last season via a trade with the Marlins. But with Jason Motte sidelined after Tommy John surgery and Mitchell Boggs struggling, Mujica was thrust into unfamiliar territory as the Cardinals' closer, and he is ...
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Goldenrod Showboat remains in limbo after auction
The historic Goldenrod Showboat's fate remained unclear after the vessel was bought Saturday at a court-ordered auction by the owner of the Illinois River dock where it has been stored since 2008.Jerome Hayn of Pool 24 Tug Service, the dock owner, said before he and his partner offer the 104-year-old boat for scrap, they're willing to talk with other potential buyers who want to save ...
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Historic St. Louis riverboat auctioned off future uncertain
Kampsville, Il. ( KSDK ) -- A piece of St. Louis riverfront history was auctioned off Saturday, and could be headed to the scrap yard. Once the place to be, the Goldenrod Showboat now is nothing more than a shell sitting on the river in Kampsville, Illinois. A group that has been working to save the Goldenrod is still hopeful that the company that bought it will spare it. They say it's ...
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Powerball lottery ticket sales brisk to say the least
St. Charles ( KSDK ) -- In a day or so, we should learn who, if anyone, is the next fabulously wealthy person ( or people ) on the planet. The Powerball lottery jackpot prize is just north of 600 million dollars. The ticket machine at the MotoMart on 3rd Street in St. Charles was cranking out steadily all day. This is the 2nd largest jackpot in U.S. ...
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Bark in the Park dogs have their day
St. Louis ( KSDK ) -- Dogs rule the day in Forest Park. The Humane Society of Missouri's annual "Bark in the Park" is the largest dog walk and festival in the midwest. New events this year included a 5-K run/walk and pancake breakfast. The Purina Incredible Dog Team also ...
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Pedal the Cause getting ready for the main event
St. Louis ( KSDK ) -- Team captains, volunteers, and riders turned out in downtown St. Louis today to practice and prepare for the big Pedal the Cause bike ride, slated for October 5th and 6th this year. It'll be the 13th installment of the race, which benefits Siteman Cancer Center and St. Louis Children's Hospital. If you'd like to sign up, go to ksdk.com and type "Pedal ...
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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison ...
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Cardinals Garcia heading to DL
Apr 24, 2013; Washington, DC, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia (54) throws during the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY ...
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Kansas City women focus on micro-finance
Kansas City women are trying to make an impact in the world by teaming up with micro-finance providers for people living in poverty.
All too often charitable causes and organisations looking for funding focus on symptomatic poverty, responding to the causes of poverty worldwide in a similar manner to a doctor giving a patient painkillers for a cancer tumor instead of removing the tumor. We donate so that children in poverty around the world can get food, education, clothing, medicines and various other basic needs. But it doesn’t solve the problem of why they’re in poverty in the first place. Read more
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