CHICAGO (AP) - Make it a very sweet 16 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Andrew Knizner scored the go-ahead run on Codi Heuer’s wild pitch in the ninth inning, and the Cardinals beat the lowly Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Sunday for their 16th straight victory. The Cardinals’ franchise-record streak is the longest in the majors…

BOSTON (AP) — Denis Grosel threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Zay Flowers in overtime, and Brandon Sebastian’s interception sealed the victory on Saturday as Boston College recovered after blowing two fourth-quarter leads to beat Missouri 41-34. BC coach Jeff Hafley said he couldn’t see Sebastian come down with the ball to end the game.…

The Big 550 KTRS would congratulate our own Dave Matter, Mizzou athletics writer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, who was named today the FWAA Steve Ellis Beat Writer of the year. https://twitter.com/TheFWAA/status/1441417315183210497 Dave receives the honor in a year like no other, covering the Missouri Tigers at a time where media access wasn't always readily…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O’Neill homered as the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th straight game, extending their lead for the second NL wild-card spot and beating the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers 10-2 Wednesday night. Goldschmidt also doubled, singled and scored four runs to help St. Louis stretch its best winning streak since…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — San Diego center fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. dropped Nolan Arenado’s bases-loaded popup and heaved the ball home, leading to a five-run first inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Padres 8-7 Sunday for an eight-game winning streak. Tatis’ brutal error and mental mistake — he chose not to make an…