PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Joe learned the importance of beating the St. Louis Cardinals when the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted the now well-traveled outfielder nearly a decade ago. The Cardinals have long been a measuring stick for the Pirates, one they’ve largely failed to meet for most of the last quarter century or more. It’s June.…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tomás Ostrák scored in between penalty-kick goals by Eduard Löwen and Nicholas Gioacchini as St. Louis City breezed to a 3-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo. Roman Bürki finished with four saves to earn his fifth clean sheet of the campaign for St. Louis City. Steve Clark saved two shots for…

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A veteran coach with experience at all levels of baseball, Kerrick Jackson was named the University of Missouri's 15th head coach, Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois announced. Jackson, a St. Louis native, will be officially introduced on Mizzou's campus in the coming days. Jackson led the University of Memphis to 29 victories this…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Josh Staumont and Mike Mayers came within six outs of the first combined perfect game in major league history before Nolan Arenado lined a leadoff single in the eighth inning of the Kansas City Royals’ 7-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. “You’re definitely aware of it,” Mayers said…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis City got an early goal from Eduard Löwen, a late goal from Miguel Perez and an own-goal from Tristan Blackmon in between en route to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. St. Louis City (8-4-1) grabbed the lead in the 10th minute on an unassisted…