Baseball

"Puma" will be back for another season.The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that Lance Berkman has signed a one-year contract extension with the club.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 15, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Sporting St. Louis Cardinals caps and uniforms, U.S. Reps. Russ Carnahan…

St. Louis Cardinals fans got some bad news today. Star first baseman Albert Pujols will be out for 4-6 weeks with a fractured left forearm.The team…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 14, 2011 - The fact that noted St. Louis author and essayist Gerald Early is a baseball fan…

Looks like the fifth time isn't the charm for former Cardinals baseball slugger Mark McGwire. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that not only was it the…

Bobby Norfolk was driving somewhere in 2009 when NPR's Fresh Air stopped him in his tracks. He remembers the interview with author Larry Tye as "the most…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 1, 2010 - Yes, filmmaker Ken Burns did chat with former Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire at Busch…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 18, 2010 - Mary Delach Leonard and I were chatting during the cliffhanger with the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 12, 2010 - LAny baseball fanatic growing up in the 1950s couldn't avoid the endless debates…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 5, 2009 - The first thing that came to mind when I learned that Mark McGwire was joining the…