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AP report: MLB considering skipping 2020 draft

Major League Baseball is considering skipping its amateur draft this year and putting off the next international signing period.

NHL player tests positive for coronavirus

The Ottawa Senators announced late Tuesday night one of their players has tested positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms and is in isolation.

MLB teams adjusting to new normal with Opening Day delayed indefinitely

MLB teams are adjusting to their strange new normal, with more players returning to their hometowns as they realize baseball won’t be played for months.

Blues establish fund to assist gameday employees

With the rest of their season in question due to the coronavirus, the St. Louis Blues are stepping up to help gameday employees.

MLB pushes regular-season opening back at least eight weeks

Major League Baseball issued a statement Monday following a conference call of all 30 teams with Commissioner Rob Manfred:

NHL players can go home, must self-isolate until end of March

NHL players have been told they can go home and must self-isolate there until the end of March, suggesting any potential return to play is many weeks away.

Minor league players sent scrambling as teams close camps

Most Minor League Baseball players have been sent home indefinitely as MLB clubs close spring training camps due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NHL teams could reopen training facilities as early as next week

NHLPA chief Don Fehr tells the AP that he expects teams will be cleared to open their training facilities to allow player workouts as early as next week.

Bettman urges NHL players to self-quarantine during hiatus

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says players and staff have been told to stay away from the rink and self-isolate while the league is on a hiatus.

Fans and athletes alike forced to confront the reality of a world without sports

Going a week without watching sports used to be a dare. Now it’s the new reality.

Carpenter: Cards' spring finale 'felt like the most meaningless baseball game in the history of the sport'

Even before the first pitch, St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter could detect an odd vibe at Roger Dean Stadium during Thursday’s spring finale.

XFL suspends inaugural season, commits to playing in 2021

The XFL announced Thursday evening that it has suspended the rest of its inaugural regular season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sports world slows to a halt as coronavirus concern intensifies

The world’s sports schedule cratered at warp speed Thursday, with numerous events being scrubbed due to fear of the spread of the coronavirus.

Cardinals top Marlins 3-0 in final spring training game

The St. Louis Cardinals scored three runs in the sixth inning and that was all they needed to top the Miami Marlins.

Pietrangelo's two goals lift Blues to 4-2 win over Ducks

Alex Pietrangelo scored two goals, Jake Allen made 36 saves and the St. Louis Blues defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Pietrangelo: 'I thought we did a good job using everybody'

Alex Pietrangelo and the Blues battled through odd circumstances to defeat the Ducks in Anaheim.

Martínez struggles in Cardinals' 7-3 loss to Mets

Carlos Martínez struggled over 3 2/3 innings as the St. Louis Cardinals fell 7-3 to the New York Mets in Grapefruit League action on Wednesday.

Not in here: NHL, MLB, NBA, MLS closing locker rooms amid coronavirus scare

The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all nonessential personnel.

Athletes across sports are uneasy about possibly playing in empty arenas

The coronavirus outbreak has caused concern about cramming tens of thousands of fans in for games that technically can go on without them.

Goldschmidt, Cardinals top Marlins 7-3 for third victory in a row

Goldschmidt, Molina and Bader all drove in two runs in the Cardinals’ 7-3 win over the Marlins

Cardinals renew Flaherty's contract, 24 others for 2020 season

Jack Flaherty, Dakota Hudson, Harrison Bader and Tommy Edman were among the notable players whose contracts were renewed by the Cardinals.

No. 7 seed Valpo beats Missouri State 89-82 to advance to MVC tourney final

Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 29 points with nine rebounds and Valparaiso beat Missouri State 89-82 in the Missouri Valley Conference semifinal.

Blues' win streak ends at eight games with 4-2 loss to Devils

Dakota Mermis scored his first NHL goal, and the New Jersey Devils stunned St. Louis 4-2 on Friday night to snap the Blues’ eight-game winning streak.

Penn sparks Drake's upset of No. 1 MVC seed Northern Iowa 77-56

Roman Penn scored a career-high 26 points and eighth-seeded Drake shocked Missouri Valley Conference champion Northern Iowa 77-56.

Affiliated again: Blues sign five-year deal with AHL's Springfield Thunderbirds

The St. Louis Blues have signed a five-year affiliation agreement with the Springfield (Mass.) Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League

Register now for the Cardinals 5K on Saturday, April 11

The 2020 Cardinals 5K on Saturday, April 11, will wind through downtown St. Louis and along the riverfront before finishing at Busch Stadium.

Groin tightness doesn't hold Cards' Kim back against Mets

Kwang-hyun Kim showed no signs of the groin tightness that kept him from making his previously scheduled start as he pitched two shutout innings Thursday.

Cardinals bash three homers en route to 7-7 tie with Mets

St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 7 in Grapefruit League play.

Missouri falls 75-67 to Mississippi, finishes 2-10 on the road

Blake Hinson had 19 points, all in the first half, as the Mississippi Rebels defeated the Missouri Tigers 75-67 on Wednesday night.

An NCAA tournament with no fans? It's not out of the question

An advocacy group for college athletes has urged the NCAA to consider holding its winter sports championships with no fans.