Subject: Kurt Warner

• 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 police report included): Police Say Grandson of Former St. Louis Mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes Wounded in Drug Deal Involving Clayton High School Students Onto the music:Sharon Jones at the PageantSoulful

  December 8, 2008

• 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. 

  December 8, 2008

• 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 the same pitiful banter that has accompanied the past half dozen Rams pity parties: What draft pick will they get and who should they take with it? Are they worse than Detroit or some of those oth

  December 8, 2008

• The End of the Whole Mess: Five Things to Take from the Rams' Painful Season

  Well, the Rams' 2008 campaign has finally, mercifully, come to an end. And you know what's just a little bit sad about that fact? They actually started to look a little bit like a real team there toward the end. Yes, they lost to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon. But guess what? The Falcons are good. They've got a dynamic young quarterback in Matt Ryan, one of the best tandems of running backs in the National Football League. and a defense that has been fairly stout for most of

  December 29, 2008

• 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.

  January 15, 2009

• Kurt Warner #13, Let the Bidding Begin

  Oh, lucky #13! Okay, who's joining me in wearing their Kurt Warner jersey this week? You know, the one that comes in electrifying shades of blue and gold? Don't have one? There are plenty of #13 Rams sweaters on sale on eBay. My advice? Bid often and bid high cause the Kurt Warner stock is going to be even greater come February 2 -- the day after Superbowl XLIII. And speaking of XLIII, that just so happens to be the size of this circa 1999 jersey on sale right now. Im

  January 18, 2009

• 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 championship dreams.- Just a tad better than last year. SLU beat George Washington 63-59 on Saturday, scoring 43 more points than they did against the Colonels last year when they set a modern record f

  January 19, 2009

• 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 over the weekend."Ladies of Lumiere" Calendar Release PartySlide ShowOn Saturday night, the 2009 "Ladies of Lumiere" 2009 calendar was released at the Hotel Lumiere. Steve Truesdell brought back these ph

  January 19, 2009

• 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 Cardinals" is certainly high among them.

  January 19, 2009

• 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 Omar Epps impersonator that they have coaching now, and I like their uniforms. Yup, that's enough for me to like a team. Makes you think twice about actually putting any weight on the things I write, doe

  January 29, 2009

• 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, with the phrase Lost in the Supermarket in the subject heading, and you just might see it here.)Where: Schnucks, Clayton Avenue, BrentwoodWhen: 8 p.m. Sunday, February 1What: Chris Walla, "Our Plans

  February 2, 2009

• 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. And oh what a game it was. Warner and receiver Larry Fitzgerald rallied from a 20-7 deficit to take the lead 23-20 with just over two minutes left in the game. But the Pittsburgh Steelers would answer

  February 2, 2009

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

  January 28, 2009

• We Believe in a Thing Called Fear

  October 3, 2007

• Ready, Set?

  September 6, 2006

• Butt Those Bears

  August 11, 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

  April 28, 2004

• From the Field of Dreams

  To your table

  April 7, 2004

• Know News?

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

  December 31, 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

  December 3, 2003

• Best Reporter (TV/Radio Division)

  Tom Ackerman
  KMOX (AM 1120)

  September 24, 2003

• Tkachuk vs. MacInnis

  Blues' internal squabbles

  September 10, 2003

• Kurt, I Am Your Father

  Rams vs. Chiefs for control of the Empire

  August 27, 2003

• Crazy for Paige

  Confessions of a long-distance performer who keeps on growing

  July 30, 2003

• No Such Thing as a Free Throw

  When a squad of St. Louis Rams plays ball for a local church, everybody benefits

  April 30, 2003

• Texas Ram

  Week of December 25, 2002

  December 25, 2002

• Faded Love

  Warner's biggest fans turn on their hero, feeling betrayed

  December 18, 2002

• No Dancing

  The climate for modern dance in St. Louis is especially chill

  December 11, 2002

• Best Sports Bar

  September 25, 2002

• Best Ram

  Aeneas Williams

  September 25, 2002

• Let Us Prey

  September 4, 2002

• A Farewell Reflection

  May 22, 2002

• Alan's Nightmare

  March 6, 2002

• Day of Reckoning

  February 20, 2002

• Tom Landry Is Dead

  February 13, 2002

• God's Level Playing Field

  February 6, 2002

• This Is Not God's Team

  January 30, 2002

• Slap Shot

  December 19, 2001

• Best St. Louis Ram

  September 26, 2001

• Best Professional Coach

  September 26, 2001

• Who Has Brought the Most Magic to St. Louis Sports in the Last 20 Years?

  March 21, 2001

• Best Sports Bust

  September 27, 2000

• Best Sports Bargain

  September 27, 2000

• Best Coach

  September 27, 2000

• Best St. Louis Ram

  September 27, 2000

• He Writes a Book, He Broadcasts Games, He Raises Money for Charity, He Changes Lyrics

  April 5, 2000

• HOW 'BOUT THEM RAMS, NOAM?

  January 19, 2000

• Why the Rams Suck

  Brenda Warner: Exhibit DD in the case of "Why the Rams Suck"​If you haven't read it yet, Deadspin is having its readers write NFL previews on the weaknesses of the league's 32 teams. Last week, a reader named "Adam S." critiqued the St. Louis Rams. Along with recalling the dark days of Rich Brooks (who coached the Rams in their inaugural St. Louis season), Adam S. also picks apart Mike Martz for trading away Kurt Warner. But the most convincing argument Adam S. makes against the Rams (and St.

  September 1, 2009

• 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, grass (or artificial turf, anyway) and grainy video footage. Today the Belleville News-Democrat is airing a clip of a charity touch-football game from earlier this year that featured Arizona Cardinals

  November 16, 2009

• 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 at all. We'll still watch and listen -- and generally, politely pay attention.This brings up the much written-about Super Bowl commercial featuring Tim Tebow.

  January 27, 2010