Lance Armstrong

Disappearing Ink: What will happen to all the books?

Photos: Fans Flock to Busch Stadium Statue to Pay Tribute to Stan Musial

This Thursday, fans mourning the loss of Stan Musial will have an opportunity to formally pay their respects at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. But in the meantime, the Stan the Man statue at Busch Stadium has become a makeshift memorial site where fans are stopping by to pay tribute and say go ... More >>

Lance Armstrong, the Robber Baron of the Sporting World

I want to play a game. Just real quick, okay? It won't take but a second, I promise. Oh, quit frowning. Seriously, it will be super fast and over before you know it. (No jokes about my sex life, please.) We're going to play a word association game. Just one round, one word. I want you to say th ... More >>

Poll: Should Anheuser-Busch InBev Keep Funding Lance Armstrong's Cancer "Charity"?

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is now considered so toxic in the wake of recent doping accusations that big sponsors such as Nike and Trek are running for the hills. So too is Anheuser-Busch InBev. The beer giant used to pay Armstrong to promote Mic Ultra, but n ... More >>

Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending April 8, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books, Subterranean Books and Sue's News. Friends, it's finally here: that book that provides ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Fifteen Best Shows From March 19 to 25

Last week we alluded to the fact that this March is a great time to be a music fan in St. Louis....this week we're driving the point home and then some. Unless you are capable of bi-location (or in some cases: tri / quadro), you are going to miss some good shows this week. We have Andrew Bird at the ... More >>

Race That Was Tour of Missouri Gets Top Three Finishers From Tour de France

tourofmissouri.comThe third, and final, Tour of Missouri in 2009.​Next week marks the start of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, a.k.a. the race Colorado gained and Missouri lost following a political pissing match last year between Governor Jay Nixon and Lt. Governor Peter Kinder. During its three-y ... More >>

Colorado Gets Race That Was Tour of Missouri; Lance Armstrong Backs "Quiznos Pro Challenge"

tourofmissouri.comBikers ride in last year's Tour of Missouri.​If you haven't heard yet, Colorado next year will host an international cycling event in August featuring the world's top riders. That's the same month that Missouri once held its own elite road race before it was canceled this year du ... More >>

Tour of Missouri Organizers Say Nixon's Staff is Not Coming Clean About Meeting Requests

Updated at 3:45 p.m. The odds that there will be a Tour of Missouri this year are growing longer.​Top organizers of the Tour of Missouri, which is in serious jeopardy of being canceled this year, are furious with Gov. Jay Nixon and, in particular, his communications staff. "You have t ... More >>

Nixon-Kinder "Grudge Match" -- Not Budget Woes -- May Derail Tour of Missouri

A bitter political rivalry may doom the fourth running of the Tour of Missouri​The Tour of Missouri, the Midwest's version of the Tour de France, is likely dead on arrival this year, a victim in large part of the political animosity that exists between Gov. Jay Nixon and Lt. Gov. Peter Kind ... More >>

The Almost-Canceled Tour of Missouri Reportedly Generated $38.1 Million This Year

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjscott69/ / CC BY-SA 2.0​Looks like the 2009 Tour of Missouri -- the world-class cycling race that almost got shut down last summer -- ended up generating several million more dollars in spectator spending than previous editions. Daily RFT could not find an official c ... More >>

More on that Lance Armstong, Michelob Ultra Deal

Lance occasionally enjoys a cocktail.​Details are emerging on that endorsement deal we mentioned yesterday between cyclist Lance Armstrong and Michelob Ultra. Armstrong was in St. Louis yesterday to publicly unveil the endorsement at the AB brewery on Pestalozzi Street. According to an article tod ... More >>

Photos: Shaquille O'Neal, Albert Pujols at the Four Seasons

Photo: Nick LucchesiThe entire press conference was filmed to be included in the television series.​To hype his upcoming reality show Shaq VS., Shaquille O'Neal, the 17-year NBA icon, mixed friendly smack-talk and humble sentiments at the opportunity to face Albert Pujols in a home run derby Thurs ... More >>

FoodWire: Thursday Night Tour de France at La Dolce Via

​Lance Armstrong and friends may have finished their epic bike journey through France, but our friends at La Dolce Via (4474 Arco Avenue; Web site) plan to prolong the moment under the assumption that eating a well-prepared dinner is much more fun than pedaling a bike uphill through the Vosges Mou ... More >>

My Cardinals: Larry Borowsky of VivaElBirdos.com

You know, back when I started putting these together, I had thought to lead off with Larry Borowsky, since he's really the guy who gave me my start writing about the Cardinals. I was just a blogger over at Viva El Birdos, which Larry founded, and he asked me if I wanted to contribute to the front pa ... More >>

Bear Market Sandwich Extravaganza: Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Flatbread Sandwich, Steakhouse Beef with Garlic Parmesan Sauce

The Bear Market continues its quest to find cheap, tasty sandwiches. Today, an Oscar Meyer Deli sandwich.

Summer Sensations: So much to do, so little time. Here's what we recommend you dare not miss.

Lollapalooza, Day Two: A Review

Can't Miss Summer Adventures

As always, we’ve found cool ways to beat the heat.

You've Got a Friend

We catch up with the Gentleman Callers, find out what Ron Jeremy has to do with school and examine how much James Taylor really sucks

Good Advices

We have an intervention for An Angle, talk baseball and Moz with Joe Pernice, and learn some rock rules by which to live

Renaissance du Roadie

The Gateway Cup equates pain with gain