Darius Miles

A Giants Fan Tries to Make Sense of St. Louis

Former RFT staff writer Albert Samaha, a Bay-Area native, just published the following for our sister paper in San Francisco, SF Weekly. Enjoy!Today, roaming bands of Giants Nation will converge on Busch Stadium to watch game three of the NLCS.Of course, San Franciscans leaving the safety of our pen ... More >>

The 2011 Unreal News Challenge

Kellen Winslow Honored as East St. Louis Hometown Hero

Albert SamahaNFL great Kellen Winslow was honored at in his hometown, East St. Louis.​There were gator shoes, orange socks, brown fedoras, pinstripe vests, politicians, former NFL players, dozens of cameramen, hundreds of students, and lots and lots of orange and blue balloons packed into the East ... More >>

Darius Miles: Ex-NBA Player Arrested for Gun at Lambert Airport

Darius Miles​The legal troubles continue for East St. Louis native Darius Miles. Miles, 29, was arrested yesterday at Lambert St. Louis International Airport for trying to bring a loaded gun onto a flight. The Post-Dispatch reports that Miles was booked into the St. Louis County jail in Clayton ar ... More >>

Loosecannon Celebrity Game Will Feature Miles, not Maroney

Maroney will skip this year's 'cannon-fest.​Local boy Darius Miles, the one-time wonder from East St. Louis, will return to the hardwood later this month to join fellow provocateurs from the sports world for the "Loosecannon Celebrity Basketball Game" at the Chaifetz Arena. Other athletic wild ... More >>

FoodWire: New Restaurant with Familiar Name on Laclede's Landing

Splashy ad in this week's dead-tree RFT for a new restaurant and bar at 800 North 3rd Street on Laclede's Landing: King Louie's Courtyard Bar & Pizzeria. Yeah, they went there, taking the name of the late, lamented restaurant at 3800 Chouteau Avenue.At first, I was all, "Oh, no, they didn't!" Bu ... More >>

FoodWire: Skybox Now the Levee

Changes abound today! A post on the Urban St. Louis message board reveals that Skybox (800 North Third Street) -- the restaurant/nightclub owned by Nelly, Larry Hughes, Darius Miles and Marshall Faulk -- is now the Levee. (The linked post and its source call it At the Levee, but the phone message I ... More >>

Did Darius Miles' Outrageous Ride Lead to Pot Bust?

Professional basketball player and the pride of the East Side, Darius Miles is free on bond today after police in Fairview Heights found marijuana in his 1996 Chevrolet Impala. The 27-year-old Miles was alone in his vehicle last night when he was pulled over for allegedly failing to use a turn signa ... More >>

Derrty Entertainment vs. Loosecannon Celebrity Basketball Game

Go! St. Louis Weekend Calendar, January 30-February 1, 2009

Not totally satisfied with your weekend itinerary? Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature delivers the Top 10 can't-miss activities to complete your fun-seeking agenda. Looking for live music? Here's your complete St. Louis weekend concert calendar in A to Z.

Darius Miles: One Second Away From Costing Portland $18 Million

Darius Miles' bizarre labor dispute with the Portland Trailblazers is coming to a head. Last night he scored 13 points in 13 garbage time minutes as his new team, the Memphis Grizzlies, lost to the powerful Cleveland Cavaliers. As previously noted, if Miles steps on the court for one more second thi ... More >>

Drink of the Week: Apple Bottom Martini

Skybox Sports Bar & Grill
800 N. Third Street
314-241-5100

Coming, Going, Barking

More openings and closings — and Ian's a cat person, dammit!

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Restaurant Tidbit: Skybox

Buffet of Champions

You came, you saw, you voted: the winners of the 2005 Riverfront Times Music Awards

Tallboys

The answer to Larry Bird's prayers for a white basketball savior might reside just off Highway 67 in Poplar Bluff

Star Flack

Publicist extraordinaire Jane Higgins has put St. Louis hip-hop on the map

Shooting Stars

Tommie Liddell plays tortoise to Darius Miles’ hare in the annals of East Side High basketball lore

SheBron's Truth

Sheila Bronson is twelve years old -- and may be the first player to jump from middle school into the WNBA

Scratch My Itch

Week of November 7, 2001

He Got Game

Bill Laurie has a basketball jones that won't go away. Who cares whether it makes economic sense?

Hoopy Days

NBA-starved St. Louisans get a tantalizing taste of their obsession at an exhibition match

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