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No field storm at Mizzou, which saves the athletic department some SEC fine money.
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From Faurot Field, on a #Mizzou team that went to capital-P Practice, the end of a streak against ranked opponents, and a Big Game win:
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With instant analysis it’s @Hochman: Mizzou’s Austin Simmons eats up No. 8 Gators. The QB can make you dream.
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'Ultra-competitive' Joel Hofer continues racking up shutouts by blanking Stars in opener
@MDeFranks in Dallas for #stlblues opener … stltoday.com/sports/professi…
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A look at the 9 Cardinals prospects playing in the Arizona Fall League
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Blues open new season with win in 4-0 shutout of Stars
@MDeFranks has the coverage from the opener …
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Bob Gibson set the World Series strikeout record with 17 Ks in the @Cardinals’ Game 1 win on this date in 1968.
He started the game by striking out six of the first seven batters he faced. ow.ly/70vI50ZTVA6
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The most inspiring night in sports is coming to @StifelTheatre on Saturday, Nov. 21!
Join us for the nationally televised @MusialAwards presented by @MaryvilleU, featuring sports icon Billie Jean King, recipient of the Stan Musial Lifetime Achievement Award for Sportsmanship.
🎫Tickets & VIP packages: MusialAwards.com/tickets
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#Cardinals’ ETA for contending?
TBD.
The comments on this story are … lively. stltoday.com/sports/professi…
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The 1926 World Series opened October 2 in New York. The Cardinals and Yankees split the first two games in New York, Yankees took 2 of 3 in St. Louis, but the Cards came back in New York, winning the final two games and their first World Series. #FridayFact
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Happy opening day, #stlblues fans.
@MDeFranks is rolling more than four lines and has all the angles covered on the season with articles galore @stltoday:
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ICYMI: #stlcards and #dbacks completed the Lars Nootbaar trade on Thursday -- and, in the end, the #Cardinals received three pitchers who could all be ranked in the Top 30 entering 2027.
W/ #Brewers deal, that's 5 Top 30 added at deadline: stltoday.com/tncms/asset/edi…
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Are you a subscriber to @stltoday's weekly baseball newsletter, The Write Fielder?
If so, then you got a rundown of roster decisions coming for the #Cardinals, and those include an option, Rule 5 protection, and some well-time arbitration eligibility.
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Chaim Bloom referred twice to this being a 'dangerous time' for the #stlcards, and columnist @LWorthySports agrees.
Just not for the same reason.
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