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Comedian Rhea Butcher will perform at the Ready Room this Sunday evening.

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Rhea Butcher Brings ‘Good Things’ To The Midwest — And The Ready Room — This Weekend

Evie Hemphill

L.A.-based comedian and podcaster Rhea Butcher is well aware that there are some bad things going on in today’s world. But the focus of Butcher’s current…

The 2019 season will be the River City Rascals' last at CarShield Field in O'Fallon, Missouri. The team will fold after 21 years at the ballpark, and the city has interest from other leagues and teams to begin play at the facility next year. Aug 27, 2019.

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River City Rascals Play Final Regular-Season Home Game As O’Fallon Seeks New Team

Nicolas Telep

The River City Rascals are set to fold after 21 years in St. Charles County, but the city of O’Fallon isn’t giving up on baseball just yet.The Rascals are…

(April 04, 2019) Acclaimed scholar, critic and essayist Gerald Early discussed a variety of topics on Thursday's "St. Louis on the Air," including baseball, his latest book, "The Cambridge Champion of Boxing," and the value of literary works.

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Talking All Things Sport, Literature And More With Gerald Early

Lara Hamdan

Gerald Early is an acclaimed scholar, critic and essayist. He is the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in the African and African American Studies…

The grounds crew works on the field at Busch Stadium last week. Construction was still under way on the Budweiser Terrace, a new social gathering area in the upper right field seating sections. It will feature lounge seating, standing areas and two bars.

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Cardinals Postpone Home Opener Until Friday

Mary Delach Leonard

The St. Louis Cardinals have moved their home opener at Busch Stadium from Thursday afternoon to Friday because of a rainy forecast, the team…

This image is believed to be the only know image of the old Stars Park that stood in St. Louis in the 1920s.

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Historian Hits Home Run With Rare Photo Of Long-Gone Baseball Park

Wayne Pratt

A rare find by a Missouri Historical Society archivist is proving to be a valuable link to a chapter of St. Louis’ baseball history from nearly a century…

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Post-Dispatch Sportswriter Details What Makes A Baseball Legend

Lara Hamdan

Later this month, baseball fans and writers will react to who is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. How are those players chosen? St. Louis…

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Cardinals home opener at Busch Stadium will feature all the traditional trimmings

Mary Delach Leonard

After a cold and wet start to the season, Major League Baseball finally sloshes into the Gateway City at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, when the Clydesdales take…

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A full story of what ifs and comedies: A history of the St. Louis Browns

Lara Hamdan

A full story of what ifs and comedies: A history of the St. Louis BrownsSt. Louis’ baseball history includes one of the best teams in baseball history,…

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Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher-turned-outfielder Rick Ankiel reflects on pressures of MLB play

Kelly Moffitt

If you’ve watched Cardinals baseball in the past 20 years, you know the story of Rick Ankiel, a former pitcher-turned-outfielder who joined the Cardinals…

St. Louis sportscaster recently released a memoir recounting the first 47 years of his life.

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In ‘Lucky Bastard,’ St. Louis sportscaster Joe Buck comes to terms with growing up with dad, Jack

Kelly Moffitt

Joe Buck doesn’t like NPR. You might not be able to tell this fact from the number of interviews he’s had on the network about his first memoir “Lucky…