Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished…
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Focus on children: playgrounds, youth sports, lead abatement
CITY HALL – The city has giving up trying to keep people out of playgrounds during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The barricading tape is down, but signs urge everyone to…
Soccer fans swarm to buy St. Louis City SC season tickets
ST. LOUIS – Kickoff of ticket sales for the city’s new Major League Soccer team scored big. St. Louis City SC opened sales for season ticket deposits at 10 a.m.…
Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock dies at age 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Famer Lou Brock, one of baseball’s signature leadoff hitters and base stealers who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win three pennants and two World…
Major League Soccer team will be 'St. Louis City SC'
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The newest Major League Soccer team will be called St. Louis City SC when it makes its debut in 2023, team officials announced Thursday. The team’s…
MLS delays St. Louis, other expansions due to pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer has delayed the first seasons of expansion teams in St. Louis as well as Charlotte, N.C., and Sacramento, Calif., by a year because…
Top court won't send St. Louis to arbitration with Rams
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition from the Los Angeles Rams to send a lawsuit regarding their relocation from St. Louis into arbitration. The…
St. Louis MLS franchise gets $5.7 million in tax breaks
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — St. Louis’ Major League Soccer franchise received on Tuesday $5.7 million in state tax credits to help pay for the construction of a soccer complex on…
Aldermen give final approval to MLS redevelopment bills
CITY HALL – Major League Soccer scored the winning goal in St. Louis on Friday, when the Board of Aldermen gave final approval to redevelopment bills making a half-billion-dollar downtown…
MLS stadium tax breaks get first-round approval
CITY HALL – As some aldermen spoke of the wisdom of holding out for a better deal, the Board of Aldermen gave initial approval on Friday to a package of…
Committee approves soccer stadium plan
CITY HALL – A package of $34.5 million worth of incentives for a $532 million Major League Soccer stadium now has the approval of a Board of Aldermen committee. The…
Redevelopment bills are introduced for soccer stadium
CITY HALL – A plan to provide incentives for a new Major League Soccer stadium in St. Louis is now before the Board of Aldermen. Board of Aldermen President Lewis…