NEW YORK(AP) — Paul DeJong made the right decision to give up the scalpel, trumpet and piano to concentrate on baseball. A rising star on the St. Louis Cardinals, the 24-year-old shortstop had the first multihomer game of his young big league career Sunday and helped the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL On March 24th, 2017, the No. 1 recruit in the country at the time committed. On November 21st, 2017, he was likely ruled out for the season with a back injury, and later underwent surgery. On March 8th, 2018, he came back and returned for the postseason. And on March 26th,…
By: Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — It had been a year and two days since Patrik Berglund turned in a multi-goal game for the St. Louis Blues. He delivered again Friday night when his team needed it. Berglund scored twice and the surging Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 for their fourth consecutive victory.…
By: Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — If the St. Louis Blues somehow find a way into the playoffs in their final 10 games, they definitely will remember this weekend. Patrik Berglund scored 3:31 into overtime, and the Blues rallied for a big 5-4 victory over the lowly Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. Defensemen Alex Pietrangelo…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL The 2017-2018 Missouri Men’s Basketball team will certainly be remembered for all the right reasons…..and wrong. On the right side, it was a remarkable turnaround season that started with such high hopes, but on the wrong side, this season will always be defined by “What if?” What if C.J. Roberts didn’t…
By: Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon thought back to the Colorado Avalanche’s struggles last season and couldn’t help but chuckle. “We were out of the (playoff chase) with 30 games left,” he said. Thanks in part to MacKinnon, it’s a much different story this season. MacKinnon had two goals and an assist,…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL The Selection Show on TBS Sunday evening revealed the NCAA Tournament Field of 68, and for the first time since 2012-2013 season, the Missouri Men’s Basketball team heard their name called. 20-12 overall and 10-8 in the SEC. That was enough for the Tigers to earn a No. 8 seed in…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL He’s back. According to reports, first reported by SEC Network’s Paul Finebaum, Michael Porter Jr. will play tomorrow at the SEC Tournament in St. Louis at the Scottrade Center. From Finebaum’s report, head coach Cuonzo Martin said “He said ‘Coach, I want to help the team’…for me it was always Mike’s…
By: Mizzou Athletics BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Graduate senior guard Kassius Robertson (Toronto, Ontario) earned All-SEC First-Team recognition and freshman forward Jontay Porter (Columbia, Mo.) was named Co-Sixth Man of the Year, along with an SEC All-Freshman Team nod, as the Southeastern Conference office announced 2018 postseason awards, voted on by the league’s 14 head coaches.…
By: Mizzou Athletics BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mizzou Men’s Basketball forward Jontay Porter (Columbia, Mo.) has been named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, it was announced by the league office Monday. The honor is the first weekly conference award of Porter’s career, and just the second time a Mizzou freshman has been recognized by the…