http://www.bnd.com/sports/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Sports 60 Sat, 17 May 2008 07:53:10 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/343030.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/343030.html Sat, 17 May 2008 07:52 CDT Darin Opel never thought his 15 minutes of fame would arrive because of a carp. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/342969.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/342969.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:07 CDT St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a cut on his right hand that became infected. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/342970.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/342970.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:07 CDT Kyle Lohse put his manager's mind at ease Friday. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/342971.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/342971.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:07 CDT Andy Sonnanstine carried a shutout into the eighth inning and added two singles to a 12-hit outburst in the streaking Tampa Bay Rays' 3-1 victory over the sagging St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/342940.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/342940.html Sat, 17 May 2008 01:07 CDT The Cardinals, in a move that I think is about two weeks too late, have called up AAA closer Chris Perez and put struggling major league closer Jason Isringhausen on the disabled list. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/342994.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/342994.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:07 CDT Karrington Pettiford, a senior point guard at CBC High in St. Louis, has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at McKendree University. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341884.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341884.html Fri, 16 May 2008 05:59 CDT What the St. Louis Cardinals believed was a temporary problem with closer Jason Isringhausen turned into a full-blown dilemma Thursday. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341900.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341900.html Fri, 16 May 2008 08:24 CDT Former St. Louis Cardinal Jim Edmonds singled once in four at bats in his debut for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the punchless San Diego Padres 4-0 Thursday. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341864.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341864.html Fri, 16 May 2008 02:07 CDT Right-hander Kyle Lohse is battling shoulder soreness that forced him to skip his bullpen session Thursday. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341865.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341865.html Fri, 16 May 2008 02:07 CDT John Stuper pitched one of the most important games in Cardinals history. He went the distance in Game 6 of the 1982 World Series, helping the Cardinals overcome a 3-2 deficit in the Fall Classic and defeat the Milwaukee Brewers four games to three. Stuper, 51, now the baseball coach at Yale University, talked about that game, some of his former teammates, Whitey Herzog and pitch counts with News-Democrat reporter David Wilhelm. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341903.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341903.html Fri, 16 May 2008 02:07 CDT On a dreary Thursday afternoon at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals played a game that matched the weather conditions. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341919.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341919.html Fri, 16 May 2008 05:54 CDT St. Louis Rams coach Scott Linehan sees Brian Leonard splitting time at fullback and halfback as well as playing a key role on special teams in his second season in the NFL. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341800.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/341800.html Fri, 16 May 2008 05:12 CDT A search of the Cubs blogs proves that Northsiders are just about as happy to have Jim Edmonds as the Cardinals fans are that he became a turncoat. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340728.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340728.html Thu, 15 May 2008 13:48 CDT Three towering post oaks lean over the Kaskaskia River near mile marker 21 like fishing poles, suspended in midair as if by magic. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340462.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340462.html Thu, 15 May 2008 04:58 CDT Finding suitable low-stress outings for stumbling closer Jason Isringhausen, while he regains his form in middle relief, is not as easy as it might sound for the St. Louis Cardinals. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340678.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340678.html Thu, 15 May 2008 02:07 CDT Jim Edmonds wasn't out of work long. The Chicago Cubs agreed to a contract with the 37-year-old outfielder on Wednesday, five days after he was released by the San Diego Padres. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340933.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340933.html Thu, 15 May 2008 08:11 CDT The most disgusting defections of St. Louis sports icons: http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340663.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340663.html Thu, 15 May 2008 02:07 CDT The patience of Kyle Vasel paid off Wednesday at local qualifying for the 108th United States Open Golf Championship. Starting at the 15th hole after thunderstorms suspended play at Gateway National Golf Links on Tuesday, Vasel finished strong Wednesday with an even-par 71 to share medalist honors with Matt Rosenfeld of Plano, Texas. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340694.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340694.html Thu, 15 May 2008 02:07 CDT McKendree University added depth on the perimeter Wednesday with the signing of Brandon Rogowski. http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340668.html http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/340668.html Thu, 15 May 2008 02:07 CDT While rumors flying around the hockey world have former Vancouver Canucks general manager Dave Nonis linked with Toronto, don't count out St. Louis as a possible destination.