CHICAGO (AP) -- As he watched the video, Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw realized exactly what he did. "It was hard to see," he said. "Emotions got the best of me." The NHL suspended Shaw for one game Wednesday for yelling an anti-gay slur from the penalty box and fined him $5,000 for an inappropriate…

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jason Hammel worked six sharp innings and had both RBIs for the Chicago Cubs in a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. The Cardinals stranded two runners against the Cubs bullpen in the seventh and eighth. Yadier Molina was at second base when Hector Rondon struck out…

CHICAGO (AP) - Vladimir Tarasenko scored on a pair of impressive wrist shots, Brian Elliott made 39 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday night to open a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Jaden Schwartz scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period for the…

ST. LOUIS (AP) - John Lackey struck out 11 in seven innings of four-hit ball against his former team and had an RBI single, leading the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 Monday night. Jayson Heyward, playing at Busch Stadium for the first time since leaving to sign with Chicago, was 0 for…

Saint Louis FC opened it's home season with a 0-0 draw against Tulsa Roughnecks FC. There was a sold out crowd on hand to re-open the World Wide Technology Soccer Park after the worst flooding in recorded history caused extensive damanage to the Soccer Park in January. Mark Pais had a strong game throughout. Pais…