Venus Williams won her first tour-level singles match in a year and a half on Monday, defeating fellow American Katie Volynets 7-6(4) 6-2 in t…
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The headline of tomorrow's newspaper will likely read: "Cardinals collapse!" However, not all hope is lost. This is the postseason, after all.
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 Chicago Cubs 4-2 for their 16th straight victory. The Cardinals� franchise-record streak is the longest in the majors since Cleveland took
CLEVELAND (AP) � The Chicago White Sox clinched their first AL Central title since 2008 with a 7-2 win over the Cleveland Indians behind two home runs by Tim Anderson in the opener of a doubleheader spit. Cleveland won the second game 5-3. Chicago, a wild-card team last year, is going to the postseason in
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) � Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt is set to return to the mound, just over five weeks after being hospitalized when he was hit in the head by a 100 mph line drive. A’s manager Bob Melvin announced Bassitt will come off the injured list and start Thursday’s series finale at home
MILWAUKEE (AP) � Jon Lester notched his 200th career win, Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 for their ninth consecutive win. The Cardinals have won nine straight for the first time since 2004 to solidify their grip on the second NL wild card.
NEW YORK (AP) � On the morning of the trade deadline in late July, the St. Louis Cardinals were a .500 team sitting 7 1/2 games outside a playoff spot. Their next move? Trading for a pair of struggling starting pitchers in their late 30s: Jon Lester and J.A. Happ. That raised a lot of
William V. Bidwill, who owned the NFL’s Cardinals franchise in three cities, has died. He was 88.