Sports

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday and Los Angeles Angels pitcher John Lackey were among 79 players who filed for free agency Thursday, the first possible day.

Tickets to the 14th annual St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warm-Up will go on sale Nov. 27.

Marc Bulger has thrown just three touchdown passes and has a passer rating of 68.2 for the scuffling St. Louis Rams.

Whether it was breaking tackles or dragging defenders down the field, running back Steven Jackson was going to do whatever it took to get the St. Louis Rams their first win in more than a year.

After his team played poorly the night before, Thrashers coach John Anderson challenged his players to focus on fundamental hockey.

No matter which rink he played in, which city he visited, which teammates he played with or which coach he thrilled or tormented, there was never a dull moment when Brett Hull was involved.

The supposedly high-performance offenses at Illinois and Minnesota spent most of the first seven weeks of the season stuck in the shop, sputtering and struggling to get going.

The 2008-09 season was one Southwestern Illinois College women's basketball coach Mike Juenger would like to forget.

Q: Any recommendations or unique experiences for Brussels or Bruges over Thanksgiving?

Holiday luggage can be overstuffed with gifts, tension and family expectations. That emotional baggage gains weight when travelers face international or domestic flights, custom agents or missed connections.