Today in sports history: 9
In 2017, Sergio Garcia beat Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff at the Masters for his first major in almost two decades of heartbreak. Watch more sports moments:
Masters Day 2: All eyes on Scheffler, weekend wind picking up | golf
By TIM DAHLBERG – AP sportswriter AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The weekend couldn’t come soon enough for the Masters players, who really only had two choices, as the sun set on Augusta National and the reality of their situation became clear. You could watch Scottie Scheffler make a birdie putt and wonder why more of … Read more
Amazon tries to overturn union profit, says vote tainted | nation
Amazon is trying to overturn the historic union victory at one of its New York City warehouses, arguing in a lawsuit filed Friday that union organizers and the National Labor Relations Board acted in a way that skewed the results. Now she wants to repeat the election. The e-commerce giant listed 25 objections in the … Read more
Bam Adebayo’s late dunk lifts the Heat over the Hawks, 113-109 | NBA
AP MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo started the game with 27 seconds left and scored 27 points in the Miami Heat’s 113-109 comeback win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Jimmy Butler added 20 points, Kyle Lowry finished with 16 points and Tyler Herro had 15 for the Heat. They ended with a 10-2 … Read more
New Mexico Legislature Approves Payments to Compensate Inflation | national politics
By MORGAN LEE – Associated Press SANTA FE, NM (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law Friday to provide payments of $500 to single adults or $1,000 to households to offset increased prices for fuel and other consumer goods . Payments of $250 per person are planned for June and August … Read more
Blues vs. Islanders: Second game in a row for both teams | St. Louis Blues
When where: Saturday, 7 p.m., Enterprise Center TV, radio: BSM, WXOS (101.1FM) About the islanders: Like the Blues, the Islanders will play the second game of a back-to-back game. The only difference — the New Yorkers are on their way after playing in Carolina on Friday while the Blues were at home in St. Louis. … Read more
Missouri Cannabis Company Sues Growers Over Marijuana Allegedly Trafficked From Out Of State | marijuana
JEFFERSON CITY — A Kansas City-based cannabis company said in a lawsuit filed earlier this year that a marijuana grower in Perryville illegally traded in foreign marijuana, a claim the grower said was an attempt to “smear” its reputation. Kansas City-based Green Four Ventures, trading as Clovr Cannabis, sued Archimedes Medical Holdings Jan. 10, stating … Read more
SLU baseball returns home after a wild, winning weekend | Billik Beat
Not many baseball weekends have gone as planned for St. Louis University this season, but the recent trip to New York to play Fordham in a three-game series was a particular challenge for the Billikens. And rewarding in the end. SLU (15-12) won two of three games in about 24 hours to open the Atlantic … Read more
New Look NFL: Contenders, Sleepers in AFC, NFC after Free Agency, Other Moves | bets
For FrontPage Bets A month into the 2022 league year, the NFL’s pecking order has received a facelift. Big spends converged in the free hand and big moves by trade shifted the axis of power in the AFC, where the West could be a collection of the conference’s best, with All-Pro newcomers Russell Wilson (Denver … Read more
Food Prices Soar to Record Highs Due to War Disruptions in Ukraine | Business news from St. Louis
By NICOLE WINFIELD – Associated Press ROME (AP) – Prices of foodstuffs such as grains and vegetable oils hit their highest levels last month, mainly because of the Russian war in Ukraine and the “massive supply disruptions” it is causing to millions of people in Africa and the Middle East threatened with hunger and malnutrition … Read more