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Blues' Barbashev returns to St. Louis for birth of first child

St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev is headed home from Edmonton to be with his wife for the birth of their first child.

Yadi, DeJong among six Cardinals who acknowledge positive test results

Yadier Molina, Paul DeJong, Edmundo Sosa, Rangel Ravelo, Junior Fernández and Kodi Whitley gave the Cardinals permission to announce their test results.

MLB postpones Cards-White Sox Field of Dreams game to 2021

Major League Baseball’s Field of Dreams game in Iowa has been postponed until 2021 because of the novel coronavirus.

Cards-Tigers series is postponed amid additional positive COVID-19 tests

The four-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday has been postponed.

MLB hopes shorter doubleheaders will help ease scheduling chaos

MLB faces an abundance of doubleheaders because of weather and the coronavirus. Seven-inning games are part of MLB’s response.

Blues allow tiebreaking goal at buzzer, suffer crushing 2-1 loss to Avalanche

Nazem Kadri scored a buzzer-beating power-play goal to give the Colorado Avalanche a 2-1 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues.

Lock won't let unorthodox offseason alter expectations

The coronavirus pandemic forced NFL teams into an unusual offseason that led Broncos general manager John Elway to temper his expectations for Drew Lock.

Cardinals assistant GM Rodríguez navigates 'tricky balance' as contact tracer

St. Louis Cardinals assistant general manager Moisés Rodríguez is functioning as a contact tracer during a coronavirus pandemic.

Friday's game postponed after two Cards personnel test positive for COVID-19

Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals game at the Milwaukee Brewers has been postponed after multiple Cardinals employees tested positive for the coronavirus.

AP source: MLB decides doubleheaders will be seven-inning games in 2020

Major League Baseball and the players’ union reached an agreement Thursday that big league doubleheaders will now become a pair of seven-inning games.

SEC limits football schedule to conference games, selects Sept. 26 start

The SEC’s university presidents agreed on a 10-game schedule that eliminates all non-conference opponents and is set to begin Sept. 26.

MLB hitters are stumbling out of box in season's early games

Coming off a condensed preseason camp for a 60-game season truncated by the coronavirus pandemic, MLB hitters are struggling.

Cardinals' offense struggles in 3-0 loss to Twins

Rich Hill pitched five scoreless innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Rich Hill blanks Cards in Twins debut as Minnesota cruises to 3-0 victory

In his debut for the Minnesota Twins, Rich Hill pitched five scoreless innings as the Twins blanked the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-0.

Without fans packing ballparks, stray foul balls litter stands

No scrambles for souvenirs in the upper deck. No races for home run blasts in the bleachers. No jump balls for foul balls in the box seats.

MLB considering 7-inning games for doubleheaders

The MLBPA is surveying members and may propose either two seven-inning games for a twinbill or nine innings for the opener and seven for the nightcap.

NHL round-robin play is about both seeding and tuning up

Round-robin play presents players and coaches with how to jockey for position while also sharpening performance before elimination play starts.

Martínez struggles in return to rotation as Cardinals fall 6-3 to Twins

Josh Donaldson homered and drove in two runs in his Target Field debut with Minnesota and the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in their home opener.

Cardinals place Mikolas on IL, activate Gallegos, recall Woodford

Good thing the St. Louis Cardinals have a deep pitching staff. One of their starters, Miles Mikolas, was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday.

Marlins' season suspended through Sunday in wake of virus outbreak

The Miami Marlins’ schedule has been postponed through Sunday after 15 players tested positive for the coronavirus.

NHL teams get right down to business after entering bubble environment

NHL players from the 24 playoff teams woke up to their new reality Monday in the hub cities of Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta.

Canada can dream of ending Cup drought — and on home ice

Six of Canada’s seven franchises are competing in the NHL playoffs, and all games will be played in Toronto and Edmonton.

A good goose egg: NHL reports no positive COVID-19 tests last week

The National Hockey League reported zero players tested positive for the coronavirus last week.

Pair of Pirates' homers sink Hudson in Cardinals' 5-1 loss

Colin Moran and Jose Osuna homered, and Mitch Keller pitched five solid innings for the Pirates in the 5-1 win over the Cardinals

Cardinals stay perfect on the season with 9-1 win over Pirates

Paul Goldschmidt homered, Adam Wainwright pitched six solid innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 on Saturday.

WATCH: O'Neill, Fowler and DeJong go deep in Cards' win over Pirates

Tyler O’Neill, Dexter Fowler and Paul DeJong homered in the Cardinals’ season-opening win over the Pirates on Friday night.

Introducing the 2020 Cardinals

Cardinals players are introduced before the 2020 season opener.

Pinson, Smith, Tilmon withdraw from NBA draft, will return to Mizzou

Missouri players Xavier Pinson, Mitchell Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. withdrew from the NBA draft and will return to the Tigers for this season.

NHL officials: Still far to go in pulling off season resumption

NHL officials acknowledged Friday there is a long way to go before celebrating hockey’s return during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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