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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s baseball beat writers and sports columnists take a look at the Cardinals’ prospects for the 2022 season.

North Carolina meets Kansas in the men’s college basketball championship game Monday night in New Orleans. Let’s hope it does justice to the Final Four games we witnessed on Saturday night. In a historic domestic semifinal, the Tar Heels (29-9) beat rival Duke 81-77 and ended Mike Krzyzewski’s legendary career a game before the championship … Read more

MOTOR RACE

By JOHN NICHOLSON – AP Sportswriter RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho started fast and moved on Saturday in the Chevron Championship to take a six-shot lead in the Major Championship in the last round all-time at Mission Hills. Kupcho shot an 8-under 64 for a tournament record 16-under 200 overall on another hot … Read more

By DOUG FERGUSON – AP Golf Author AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — 16-year-old Anna Davis, the model of calm under her bucket hat, drove her bogey-free and seemingly carefree around the back nine at Augusta National on Saturday. It was only after she finished a 3-under 69 at the Masters’ home stadium that nerves began as … Read more

Much less ESPN. Tuesdays with TBS. Then add a fruit (apple) and bird (peacock) to mix with MLB Network, Fox and FS1. These are the key figures in the meaningful way baseball fans will watch games this season — and in some cases fewer games than last year. The surge in streaming popularity has provided … Read more

JUPITER, Fla. — Adam Wainwright and one particular word — nostalgia — have a mixed history. The word stuck to the Cardinals starter like an unwanted bumper sticker as he searched and struggled years ago. Some wondered, when Wainwright was at its worst, if the beloved right-hander’s long and successful history with the team obscured … Read more

Phoenix Suns (62-15, 1st in Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (22-55, 14th in Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM: Phoenix plays Oklahoma City Thunder after Devin Booker scored 41 points in the Suns’ 122-114 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Thunder are 15-32 in Western Conference games. Oklahoma City ranks ninth … Read more

From The Associated Press Dillon Brooks scored 30 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Phoenix Suns 122-114 in a matchup between the top two teams in the NBA on Friday night, extending their winning streak to seven. Brooks turned a three-point game into an eight-point lead with 32 seconds remaining, and the losing Grizzlies … Read more

DICK SCANLON – Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fred VanVleet and Scottie Barnes each scored 19 points, Pascal Siakam added 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic 102-89 for their fifth straight win Friday night. Gary Trent Jr. finished with 17 points for Toronto, which utilized 21 Orlando … Read more