Thursday, May 17, 2012
The St. Louis Rams have outlined a renovation plan for the Edward Jones Dome that is estimated to cost $700 million.
The Rams want us to buy them a new house. Just fixing up its current home—the Edward Jones Dome—won't do. Instead, the St. Louis football franchise expects an extreme makeover, to the tune of $700 million, as it is estimated by a company hired by the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission (CVC) to analyze the team's counter proposal to a the CVC's own plan to upgrade the Edward Jones Dome with a $124 million facelift. If someone doesn't cough up the $700 mil to redo the Dome, it is feared the team will take its football and go home to Los Angeles, where it came from before it was the St. Louis franchise. All of this wrangling was set in motion in 1995 when the team negotiated a 30-year lease with the CVC. It was stipulated that the …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The team has the sixth overall pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.
The St. Louis Rams already have made one of the biggest draft-related moves of the offseason, trading the second overall selection in this year's draft to the Washington Redskins, who are widely expected to take Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III after the Indianapolis Colts pick Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. Round 1 will be held Thursday evening, rounds 2-3 on Friday night and the remainder of the draft will take place Saturday. The Rams are holding an official draft night party Thursday at Dave & Busters in Maryland Heights, featuring appearances by players and cheerleaders and the team's Mascot, Rampage. At the moment, the Rams have the sixth pick, and have needs at a variety of positions, including wide receiver, cornerback, …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Set to open May 7, the clinic will provide rehab and treatment to student athletes through a partnership with Logan College of Chiropractic.
When the McCluer football players get ready to head into camp this summer, they’ll have a new strength, conditioning and rehab regiment with some top-notch professional care. Starting May 7, McCluer and Logan College of Chiropractic will begin an official partnership that will allow doctors and interns from the college to provide rehab, strength and conditioning and other treatment for student athletes. Superintendent Art McCoy announced the partnership for the “Bumps n Bruises” clinic during the Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education meeting last week. McCluer Athletic Director Kurt Jacobs credited McCluer track and field coach Phil Wollbrinck with the initiation of the partnership. Wollbrinck took his athletes to Logan for the past six …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
With the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener just days away, and with the rival Cubbies coming to town, now's the time for some trash talk — in two words.
You've heard the expression before, right? "I've got two words to say about that!" Well, this is the Patch version, coming ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener on Friday in which the Redbirds face off against the Chicago Cubs. Starting pitchers are expected to be Jeff Samardzija for the Cubs vs. Adam Wainwright for the Cards. After the Cardinals ruined the home opener for the Miami Marlins with a 4-1 victory in the team's new ballpark, and again ruined the home opener for the Milwaukee Brewers with an 11-5 victory, we have our heart set on a win for the Cards' opener at 2:15 p.m. Friday. The Cardinals get their first home game as they launch the season after their 11th World Series victory last year. The nationally syndicated "…
Monday, April 2, 2012
Are you a diehard Cardinals fan? Update your Facebook Timeline cover photo to show your support.
It's finally that time of year, baseball fans. The St. Louis Cardinals are set to open the season against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. The Cardinals will be on the road for the season opener, but you can catch the action starting at 6:05 p.m. on ESPN. As you patiently wait for the first pitch, you can show your Cardinals support by updating your Facebook Timeline cover photo with an image that captures your loyalty for the Redbirds. We'll all be wearing the birds on the bat on Wednesday, so why not show your support on Facebook too? Pick your favorite—whether it's the Rally Squirrel or Busch Stadium—and show it off on your Facebook Timeline. You have two ways to make one of our fan pics your cover photo: The Flickr Option: Five of our …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Parent and homemaker Barbara Morris believes her activities and experiences can help as a board member.
Ferguson-Florissant School District parent and board candidate Barbara Morris may not be well known by her competitors, but she’s showing the passion and drive she might need to earn a seat. Morris faces a challenge from Ferguson-Florissant board incumbent Paul Schroeder and fellow parent Brian Scott Ebert for one of two seats on the board. While Morris said that she’s unsure of all of her responsibilities and expectations for the board position, she does have two points of focus if elected to the position: No Child Left Behind and athletic participation. She said that she wants to help the district continue to adapt to the No Child Left Behind standards. “My mindset on No Child Left Behind will involve teachers getting more training,” she…
Saturday, March 10, 2012
North hands Nixa just their second loss in a 30-win season, to win the state title.
Columbia--Somewhere, wherever B.J. Young is traveling with the Arkansas basketball team, he is obviously thinking of his former teammates. Last year, Young scored 21 points in a 10-point title win over Troy, Mo. Jordan Granger, who will play next for Auburn in the SEC went one better. He had 26 points in a 69-60 win over the team from Southwest Missouri. That completed McCluer North's successful defense of their title, their third earned in the past seven years. Coach Randy Reed is starting to run out of fingers for championship rings. He doesn't mind. The Stars won the game at the free throw line and in the lane. They converted 18 of 20 free throws, and out-rebounded the Eagles 41 to 23. See more photos at the Florissant Patch Facebook …
Monday, March 5, 2012
St. Louis Blues Right Winger T.J. Oshie will visit fourth-grade student Tyler Jenkins Monday afternoon.
Most students bring a pride possession or pet to their classroom’s show and tell, but Monday, one Robinwood Elementary School student will be bringing his favorite hockey player. St. Louis Blues Right Winger T.J. Oshie will visit Tyler Jenkins, a fourth-grade student at the school for some one-on-one time as well as for Show and Tell. Jenkins will also get a limo ride home from school with Oshie. “I knew this would excite him beyond belief,” his mom Jamie Jenkins said. “I about fell out of my chair when I got the call.” Jamie Jenkins and her husband recorded her sons’ reactions, and the video has also gone viral on YouTube with more than 400 views so far. Jamie Jenkins entered her son into the Verizon Wireless sponsored contest at a store …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
With a win over Vianney Saturday, the Stars will be in Columbia to seek its second consecutive title.
In any sport, experienced, veteran, championship teams don't panic early when they might be playing a little tight in a big game. The McCluer North boys’ basketball team faced this situation Saturday against Vianney in a Missouri Class 5 quarterfinal at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. The Stars defeated the Golden Griffins 63-54, led the entire game and were never really in any trouble. North (26-1) has won 24 straight games. The top-ranked team in the area heads to Columbia, MO Thursday in search of a second straight state title. The Stars face Lee's Summit West (26-3) at 8:30 p.m. at Mizzou Arena. There was a short stretch early in the first quarter when North could have been playing catch up. The Stars led 9-2 late in the first…
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Florissant residents can check out the world championship trophy in Hazelwood.
If you’ve been looking to cop a feel or glance of the 2011 World Series trophy, Tuesday is the opportunity for North County residents to make the dream a reality. The St. Louis Mills Mall in Hazelwood will put the trophy on display Tuesday, 3-7 p.m. Fans are free to take a photo with the trophy as well as bring their cameras to take photos of the trophy. The stop is one of many on a 53-city tour between Missouri, Illinois and Oklahoma. For a full schedule of all of the tour stops, check out our previous coverage of the trophy tour.
Phil Gonzalez
11:36 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
THE HANNCOCK AMENDMENT to the Missouri Constitution ( a bad constitution, by the way) PROHIBITS TAX INCREASES OR FEES for anything WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. Do you people know this bit of information? more ›