College Sports

Outside the Enterprise Center on 05/22/19 , the day after The St. Louis Blues defeated the San Jose Sharks to go to the Stanley Cup Final.

Sports

St. Louis will host NCAA Wrestling finals in 2027

Eric Schmid

The region is already set to host the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey finals 2025 and the first and second rounds of the Division I Men’s Basketball championship in 2026.

Behind a black ribbon guiding the line, a man in jeans and a black t-shirt stands at a wood-paneled counter. Behind the counter are men in red shirts in front of TVs displaying odds on different games. Above them is a lit sign that says "Barstool Sportsbook."

Sports

Sports teams campaign to let Missouri voters decide on sports betting legalizaton

Rudi Keller

A coalition that includes the St. Louis Cardinals, City SC, and Blues — and funded by two sports betting platforms — is launching an initiative campaign to put sports gambling on this year’s ballot. Team owners say that efforts to persuade Missouri lawmakers have been futile.

The Lindenwood University Field Hockey team reacts after scoring on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, during a matchup against the St. Louis University Billikens in Midtown.

Education

Lindenwood makes widespread athletics cuts less than two years after going Division I

Lauren Brennecke

Lindenwood University announced the elimination of 10 athletics programs and nine coaching positions after joining the Ohio Valley Conference in February 2022.

ISU Athletics Director Kyle Brennan announced his resignation on Thursday, effective April 30. Here he is with former ISU President Terri Goss Kinzy at the 2022 groundbreaking for the new Indoor Practice Facility.

Illinois State U. athletics director resigns after questions about spending for Big Ten trip

Ryan Denham

Illinois State University Athletics Director Kyle Brennan has resigned following questions raised by WGLT about spending on a donor trip to Indianapolis on one of Aaron Rossi’s private planes.