ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Bassitt pitched six strong innings, and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 Tuesday night for their franchise-best sixth straight series win to start a season. “Awesome,” Bassitt said about the Mets’ early dominance, “We started fast, but I’m more excited about the last six series of…

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche met Tuesday morning to figure out what was suddenly ailing one of the top teams in the league. Team leaders had their say. Coaches, too. The message sank in — whatever that exact message may have been. “Top secret,” defenseman Josh Manson cracked. Valeri Nichushkin scored one of Colorado’s…

ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis men’s soccer has added a game against Lewis & Clark Community College to its spring exhibition schedule. The Billikens and Trailblazers will meet Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Hermann Stadium.  The game takes the place of SLU’s originally scheduled spring finale against Northern Illinois, which was canceled due…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith hustled for an infield single that drove in two pivotal runs, and the New York Mets capitalized on an uncharacteristic error by Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado to rally for five unearned runs with two outs in the ninth inning of a 5-2 victory over the St.…

St. Louis Blues (49-20-11, third in the Central) vs. Colorado Avalanche (55-18-6, first in the Central) Denver; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: St. Louis comes into a matchup with Colorado as winners of three consecutive games. The Avalanche are 14-6-3 against opponents in the Central. Colorado has scored 298 goals and ranks fourth in…