Arizona Cardinals

Jenna Fischer, Murphy Lee, Joe Buck and More Lend Their Voices to Citygarden

Since its opening four years ago, Citygarden has become a must-see St. Louis destination. Now the downtown sculpture park is worth a listen, too. See also: - Jenna Fischer Defends Imo's Pizza - Jon Hamm Brags About St. Louis Cardinals Today Citygarden unveiled an iPhone app that offers -- among ... More >>

Brandon Gibson, The Underrated Ram

You know, it's a pretty common refrain around Ramsland: this offense just kind of, well, sucks. And I say kind of mostly to be nice. For the last few years, in fact, the Rams have struggled mightily to put together any kind of offensive attack that can consistently put points on the board, or e ... More >>

The Ram Defense By the Numbers

The final game of the 2012 NFL regular season is upon us, as the Rams will travel to Seattle this week, into the maw of that nightmare the Seahawks call a homefield advantage. It's been a good season for the Rams, to be honest. Better than I personally expected. I wasn't particularly sanguine a ... More >>

The Same Old Story For the Rams

Bring back the yellow and blues! ​The Rams lost yesterday. I know, nothing new there, right? Well, you think it was nothing new, and you're right, but you may not realize just how right you are. The Rams lost yesterday. In virtually the exact same way they've lost every other game this year. ... More >>

Three Keys to Victory Redux: Rams at Cardinals

​On Friday I boiled down the Rams' trip to Arizona to just three key areas to be addressed, three things that absolutely, positively had to happen for the Rams to emerge victorious. Well, they didn't emerge victorious, losing a heartbreaker to the Cardinals. However, the weekend was not a tot ... More >>

Three Keys to Victory: Rams at Cardinals

Fourth thing to watch Sunday: The impressive half-time show.​Hallelujah, the Rams won a game! Oh, and now they have to go out and try to win another one this weekend as they begin divisional play for the 2011 season with a trip out into the Arizona desert. It seems odd to say this about a 1-6 ... More >>

Cardinals: Dodging Issue of Gays on Kiss Cam Since 2006

Unfit for public consumption?​The Post-Dispatch this morning takes on the topic of "Kiss Cams" -- the stadium pastime that places couples on the JumboTron with the expectation that they smooch.At issue: Will the Cardinals place a same-sex couple on the Kiss Cam this weekend when the team hosts "Ou ... More >>

Analyzing the Good, Bad and Ugly of Rams Opener

Don't worry, guys. I think the day just might be coming when you can take those bags off. ​Okay, hold your hand up in front of your face. Extend your index finger. Now, take your thumb and hold it about half an inch away from you finger. Resist the temptation to pretend you're crushing someone's h ... More >>

Rams Season Opener: Moral Victory, Literal Defeat

Image viaSam Bradford gazes longingly into the future.​"I thought this was going to be a new year."That was the too-true statement uttered by the bartender at McGurk's yesterday afternoon after the Cardinals blocked Josh Brown's 34-yard field goal attempt early in the first half. A sizable crowd g ... More >>

First Rams Loss of the Season Will Be Televised Sunday in St. Louis

Image viaAre R.A.M.S. fans ready for another Really Awful Miserable Season?​Alright, so the Rams haven't actually played their first regular season game -- that happens Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome against the Arizona Cardinals -- so adding a tally to the loss column might be a bit premature. A ... More >>

The Tillman Story sets the record straight

Ten Steakhouse Concepts More Appropriate for Downtown St. Louis Than Shula's 347 Grill

Image viaYou will eat Marshall Faulk's steak, and you will like it.​Look, Gut Check has nothing against Don Shula. Still, news that the Hall of Fame coach will open a branch of his Shula's 347 Grill in the new Roberts Tower doesn't sit quite right.What about the steakhouse concepts of our very own ... More >>

Kroenke Could Get Approval to Own Rams by Start of NFL Season

Stan Kroenke​The Post-Dispatch is reporting that NFL owners could give approval at their August 25 league meeting for Stan Kroenke to purchase the remaining 60 percent of the St. Louis Rams. Kroenke emerged as the leading bidder for the franchise this spring after Illinois business tycoon Shahid K ... More >>

The Controversy of Tim Tebow's Super Bowl Ad is Old News in St. Louis

Amen. Here in St. Louis we like to think we clap for the other team when they make a good play. We're gracious and forgiving of our pro athletes (fans here give needle-in-the-butt guys like Mark McGwire minutes-long standing ovations.) We love them, even when they're not talking about sports a ... More >>

Boller's In for Up to Six Weeks as Rams Quarterback, Carrie Prejean Connection Now Unavoidable

With news that Rams quaterback Marc Bulger broke his tibia during Sunday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals, back-up quarterback Kyle Boller looks to start on Sunday in St. Louis against the Seattle Seahawks. (Here are Boller's 2009 stats.)While Deadspin beat us to the punch on this topic, Boller may b ... More >>

Accused Murderer Chris Coleman, Quarterback Kurt Warner and a Grassy Knoll

If you look closely you can see Kurt Warner's head right above the wall on the grassy knoll.​As far as grand conspiracies go, this one might not rank up there with JFK's assassination and the alleged shooter on the "grassy knoll". But it does share some of the similar themes. A suspicious murder, ... More >>

Pre-Seasoning the Falcons

Map Locations At A Glance: Stadiums

Warner Re-Signs with Cardinals, Big Ben Parties in Vegas

St. Louis' favorite Jesus-drawing quarterback Kurt Warner has re-signed with the Arizona Cardinals, after taking a trip to San Francisco Monday to meet with team officials about signing a deal there.Warner signed a two-year $23 million contract with Arizona (who used to play here), reports the Assoc ... More >>

The 5 Greatest Coach Meltdowns Ever Filmed

After seeing Jim Calhoun, men's basketball coach at the University of Connecticut, lay into a reporter who asked him about giving back a portion of his salary to help and offset the state's budget shortfall (Calhoun is, in fact, the highest paid state employee in Connecticut), I found myself thinkin ... More >>

Lost in the Supermarket: Chris Walla, "Our Plans, Collapsing"

(Welcome to Lost in the Supermarket, an occasional blog recurring feature in which we discuss unexpected songs we've heard in unexpected places. This doesn't just have to be your local Schucks or Dierbergs, either; any weird pairing you've heard is fair game for the feature. Email the scenario to me ... More >>

Was Super Bowl 43 Kurt Warner's Last Game?

Statistically it was Kurt Warner's day. He threw for 377 yards, completed 31 of 43 attempts and connected for three touchdowns. But it was Warner's lone interception -- a 100-yard pick by James Harrison for a touchdown in the first half -- that kept the Arizona Cardinals from winning Super Bowl 43. ... More >>

My Very Own Super Bowl Prediction

It's almost time for the big game, and I have to say, I'm pretty excited. Myself, I'll be rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I know, Kurt Warner and all that, but I actually happen to be a fan of the Steelers. No real reason, other than the fact that I always liked Bill Cowher, I like the Oma ... More >>

Unreal takes back the Big Red, talks to a Steeler, and dances the inaugural night away

Today's Old School Football Cardinals Photo

Now that the Arizona Cardinals, historically one of the worst teams in all of professional sports, are in the Super Bowl, we thought we'd take a look at the team's years here in St. Louis.From 1960 to 1987 the Cardinals played in St. Louis, and to sum up the feelings of many fans who watched the tea ... More >>

Headline of the Day from the U.K.

The article below appeared in today's The Times of London. Notice they got Arizona Cardinals correct in the story. Warner and the St. Louis Cardinals? Wonder what position he'd play?  

The Weekend Rundown

What we missed in the world of sports this weekend.- The power of Christ compels him. Kurt Warner leads the Arizona Cardinals (!) to the Super Bowl.- Get Bunk and McNulty on the scene. There was a homicide in Pittsburgh on Sunday when Big Ben and Troy Polamalu killed Baltimore's AFC championshi ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Tony La Russa Concert, Ladies of Lumiere, Kurt Warner, Cheech and Chong

What a weekend we just had. Decent weather, little precipitation, about 30 concerts around town and lots of football and pot-culture on Sunday. A big weekend all around, which might be why this weekend wrap-up is coming a little after noon. Forgive me.In case you missed it, here's what went down ove ... More >>

Ghosts of St. Louis Football Haunted the Desert

It just isn't really sinking in, you know? Are we really going to see the Arizona Cardinals play in a Super Bowl? There are certain things that just don't sound right when you say them; phrases that I've never used in my life and, honestly, never expected to say. "NFC Champion Arizona Card ... More >>

Brenda Warner: Hair Becomes Her

Yes, this is my third or fourth sports-related post in the past 24 hours. But, hey, it's a federal holiday and besides today's MLK festivities and tomorrow's presidential inauguration (both of which I've ready blogged about) there just ain't a whole lot to discuss today.To wit, I was just flipping t ... More >>

Sigh, Go Cards. Go Kurt Warner.

Friends, I come to you today with a heavy heart. I feel a deep, aching sorrow in my chest, and I fear that nothing in this life will lift this burden from me. This weekend, I am going to do something I thought I would never do. I am going to watch a football game and root for the Arizona Cardinals.

Over the Weekend: Drug Deal Shooting Follow-Up, Sharon Jones at the Pageant, Kurt Warner Kills Rams

Good morning, St. Louis! Here's what you may have missed over the weekend:On Friday afternoon, we posted a story about how the grandson of a former mayor of St. Louis was shot in both arms during a drug deal. The story was posted late in the afternoon, so if you missed it, check it out here (with po ... More >>

Congratulations, You Bastards

Well, the day has finally come. Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2008 NFC West Champions, the Arizona Cardinals. And their leader, Klobberin' Kurt Warner. So congratulations to the Cardinals and congratulations to Kurt. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. 

Are the Rams the worst team in football? Let the NFL NIT decide.

"Oh God," the bartender at Nadine's Gin Joint muttered yesterday afternoon. "It's time for the Rams again." Then the boys in blue and gold promptly met everyone in the bar's lowest expectations, getting stomped 34-10 by Arizona, the unlikeliest of NFC West champions. Talk eventually turned to t ... More >>

Five Ways to Build Buzz for a Sinking NFL Franchise: The St. Louis Rams

It's tough being a Rams fan these days. But hey, if you think it's tough following the team, just think of how hard it is trying to sell this team to the people of St. Louis.They get outscored by something along the lines of 10-1 in the first half, and then it gets really ugly. That scenario could v ... More >>

End Zone

Battered by the pounding they took on the gridiron, former players say the National Football League has abandoned them.

Letters Column

Week of September 28, 2006

News to Muse

The Year in Review: A Quiz

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of September 8, 2004

Where's Florissant?

Some Lou denizens feel dissed by Miss USA (but Unreal still loves her!), a Pattonville student is treated criminally, and an 84-year-old grandma praises the Rams in song; plus, we clock local athletes on our gaydar

Know News?

The year in review: A quiz (For answers, see last page)

When Was the Last Time You Saw God?

Week of December 3, 2003

Compliance Techniques & Frosted Tips

Brian McKenna bares it all, Dick Gephardt runs a new campaign ad, the Sanford-Brown Indians keep up the fight, and Blake Ashby ruminates on Euro-dance; plus, the battle over the Famous Gerber wakes up Grandma

Best Reporter (TV/Radio Division)

Tom Ackerman
KMOX (AM 1120)

Crazy for Paige

Confessions of a long-distance performer who keeps on growing

Best TV-Sports Anchor

Martin Kilcoyne, KTVI (Channel 2)

Best Ram

Aeneas Williams

Slap Shot

The Missouri River Otters take aim at fans of St. Louis' major-league teams

Best St. Louisan of 2000

Nelly

The Dogs Bark, The Caravan Moves On

St. Louis comings and goings in anno Domini 1999