Former SLU Star Part Current Celebration While Another St. Louisan Is Celebrated For the Past

The thrill of the United States Soccer team's victory was nearly unmatched. They were about three minutes away from a scoreless tie with Algeria, and elimination from the World Cup, when lightning struck in the form of star player Landon Donovan. His goal in the 91st minute set off a celebration that one St. Louisan will likely never forget. Mike Sorber, a native of Florissant, was on the sideline when it happened.

TORONTO (AP) — Matt Holliday hit an RBI single off Kevin Gregg with two out in the ninth inning, handing a win to Chris Carpenter and leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Rams have announced details for their training camp that will feature 28 open practices and an open scrimmage.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Oshiomogho Atogwe wasn't on the market for long.

TORONTO (AP) — Matt Holliday brought his hitting tear to Toronto, connecting for one of four home runs by the St. Louis Cardinals in a 9-4 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Germany coach Joachim Loew believes some referees at the World Cup are too quick to hand out yellow cards.

KNYSNA, South Africa (AP) — France has resumed training at the World Cup but without the names of any sponsors on the team's practice kit, one day after the squad went on strike in protest at the French football federation's decision to send striker Nicolas Anelka home.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — There was the group of players he beat and the group of players he joined.

It's way too early to say the St. Louis Cardinals have a closer controversy. But it's also safe to say the team has developed a nice backup option for 37-year-old Ryan Franklin when he struggles or is done altogether. Hard-throwing Jason Motte got the last three outs in a game over the weekend after Franklin faltered against Oakland by allowing a walk and two hits to open the ninth inning. Motte's repertoire has grown beyond 98 mph fastballs thrown in the general direction of home plate since last season, when he was replaced as the closer after one blown save.

Kevin Kouzmanoff still has a soft spot in his heart for National League Stadiums. The Oakland third baseman capped off a strong nine-game road trip through the NL with a 4 for 4 performance on Sunday in leading the Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 7th will be the moment of truth for Devon Alexander. On that night of boxing, Alexander will fight on HBO, in his hometown at Scottrade Center. And at 23 years old, Alexander is a champion, and now a headliner.

For eight innings, Adam Wainwright was in total command. The ninth was an adventure for the St. Louis Cardinals. Wainwright limited Oakland to an unearned run and left with a three-run lead, but Jason Motte had to rescue closer Ryan Franklin with a key strikeout that preserved a 4-3 victory over the Athletics.

Matt Holliday homered and drove in three runs in his first successful night in the No. 2 slot, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Friday.

The St. Louis Blues are getting a new goaltender next season, and they'll have a new goalie coach, too.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Maurice Edu kicked the ball into the net. American players jumped around wildly, thinking they had capped a historic comeback, turning a two-goal, first-half deficit into a 3-2 victory over Slovenia in the World Cup.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — No one's blaming Ron Artest this time.

Kobe Bryant is Finals MVP and Lakers rally to win second consecutive title while ending Game 7 woes against Celtics.

It started nine months ago on a quiet day in El Segundo, aspirations of a 16th NBA championship a distant possibility, but it ended with finality for the Lakers, in a victory against their hated rivals amid a blizzard of purple-and-gold confetti.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues now have a goalie who fits right into their youth movement, acquiring Jaroslav Halak fresh off his star-making playoff run for Montreal.

Fredbird the movie star? The Cardinals mascot is teaming up with his friend "Flat Stan the Man" in a new film entitled "The Karate Stan". On the field at Busch Stadium, Fredbird and Flat Stan make a movie. It's a parody of the #1 film in the country, "The Karate Kid".

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason Vargas stymied the St. Louis Cardinals into the eighth inning and Matt Holliday failed again in the clutch in the Seattle Mariners' 2-1 victory that prevented a three-game sweep on Wednesday night.