JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals employed the same formula they used to win 100 games last season - good starting pitching, enough timely hitting and Trevor Rosenthal closing out the game - to defeat the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Wednesday in both teams' final spring game. Michael Wacha had by far his…

( KTRS ) Saint Louis University has hired Travis Ford as its new men's coach. The school has set a news conference for Thursday to introduce Ford, who replaces Jim Crews. Ford was fired by Oklahoma State this month after eight seasons. He is 345-257 in 19 seasons overall with earlier stops at Massachusetts, Eastern…

NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL has demanded The New York Times retract a front-page story that called the league's concussion research flawed and likened the NFL's handling of head trauma to the tobacco industry's response to the dangers of cigarettes. In a letter from its law firm to the general counsels of the newspaper…

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Brian Elliott made 20 saves and Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 36th goal to lift the St. Louis Blues over the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory. David Backes and Troy Brouwer also scored for the Blues, who are tied with Dallas atop the Central Division after…

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Matt Holliday hit his first home run this spring, a long drive off Bartolo Colon that helped the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 3-1 Monday. Holliday's shot hit the Marlins clubhouse beyond the left field wall. The Marlins and Cardinals share the complex. Holliday later singled and scored.…