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Cardinals Re-Sign Skip Schumaker; Local Columnist Sighs Deeply and Shakes Head

Image Via​I have a piece of advice for anyone out there who has an athletic child. If your child has the choice of playing football or baseball, you push him toward baseball. Given the choice between basketball and baseball, choose baseball. Soccer or baseball? Always baseball. Oh, you say he coul ... More >>

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Hip-hop jack-of-all-trades Black Spade is the force behind local rap collective the Force

Taste By Niche's Ted Kilgore: Featured Bartender of the Week

Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Alissa Nelson profiles Taste by Niche bartender Ted Kilgore. Below is a Q&A with Kilgore, followed by a video of him mixing an El Maestro No. 1 cocktail. Alissa Nelson​The "10,000 ... More >>

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The Ten Best YouTube Videos of the 2010 World Cup

Image Via​A month's worth of incessantly buzzing vuvuzelas and ready-made excuses for early-morning drinking came to an unforgettable end yesterday afternoon when Spain, the pre-tournament favorites, defeated the Netherlands 1-0 on Andrés Iniesta's extra time goal.The matches might be over for th ... More >>

World Cuppage: Spain 1 - Netherlands 0; Campeónes at Guido's Pizzeria y Tapas

Here are a few photos and videos that encapsulate wild ambiance at Guido's on the Hill during Spain's 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final. Andrés Iniesta scored with just four minutes remaining in overtime to propel España to the first World Cup Championship in the nation ... More >>

The 5 Best Places to Watch the 2010 World Cup Final

Throw It Down, Big Sam

Netherlands vs. Brazil

More Reasons to Hate Competitve Eating: No Vuvuzelas Allowed

Image viaWhat you won't see at this weekend's hot dog-eating contest.​Longtime readers know that Gut Check feels nothing but spite toward competitive eating, but this story we could not ignore.From the blog BK Southie, via Eater, comes shocking news about this weekend's annual Nathan's Famous July ... More >>

10 Things to Do for $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, June 18-20, 2010

Darth Vader Pez Dispenser: "Impressive."​Have fun this weekend, but don't go broke. Here are our ten suggestions for weekend entertainment that will cost you $10 or less. Eighteenth-annual National PEZ Convention at the Marriott St. Louis West (Saturday) If you remember our 2007 feature story ... More >>

M Is for Mother, and Men

World Cuppage: Switzerland 1 - Spain 0; Coffee and Cigarettes at the Amsterdam Tavern

photos by Keegan HamiltonIt's soccer 24/7 at the Amsterdam Tavern in Tower Grove​It wasn't a good sign for the Spanish contingent when Rob, the co-owner of the Amsterdam Tavern, started rattling off the final results of the previous winners of the EuroCup in the World Cup. Like some soccer Rain Ma ... More >>

We Are Scientists Booked at the Old Rock House, Pens a Hilarious Soccer Football Anthem

We Are Scientists are booked at the Old Rock House on Friday, August 13. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 day of show. Although it's still best-known for -- and excels at -- crafting spiky, dancing post-punk tunes, new album, Barbara, is much more diverse and even -- dare we say -- mellower. WAS a ... More >>

Where to Watch the World Cup in St. Louis

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Tower Grove Creamery Now Open in Tower Grove South

Ian FroebTower Grove Creamery at South Grand and Arsenal​Will the third time be the charm for ice cream at the corner of South Grand Boulevard and Arsenal Street? Tower Grove Creamery hopes so. The ice-cream parlor opened earlier this month at 3101 South Grand.

Vulgar Connotation of St. Louis Soccer Club's Unofficial Mascot is Purely Coincidental

Chickenhead Bradley DeMunbrun at an AC St. Louis match.​By now you've probably heard of St. Louis' new professional men's soccer club AC St. Louis, but have you heard about the team's unofficial mascot and fan site, Chickenhead?Moreover, did you know that "chickenhead" is vulgar slang for someone ... More >>

Coach Hired for New St. Louis AC Soccer Team Had Dubious Tenure in Scotland

Via the The HeraldClaude Anelka​For the second day in a row it's a balmy, 40-something degrees and Daily RFT is thinking, naturally, about springtime and soccer.Okay, not really, but we are rather fascinated about the following little tidbit we found online this week in Scotland's The Herald. It's ... More >>

Stray Poem Discovered at Arsenal and Gustine

Unreal was cruising past Tower Grove Park yesterday when, at Gustine Avenue and Arsenal Street, what should we spy but a large poem along the roadside!A stray poem at Arsenal and Gustine​Poem for South City The birds chirp serenity and every third step I smell her on my breathThe park rangers hate ... More >>

Where in St. Louis to Watch the USA-Mexico World Cup Qualifier Today

www.mouthpiecesports.com/blogmedia​So you may have heard that the United States has never won a soccer match in Mexico. When the gringos visit Estadio Azteca (perhaps the most historic fútbol stadium in the world, not a chain restaurant) they are 0-18-1. Blame the crazy urine-chucking fans, ... More >>

Homeless Soccer Players to Return to National Tournament This Week

The Roadies display their "Fair Play Award" at last year's Homeless USA Cup.​Last year we told you about the St. Louis Roadies, a soccer team headed by Keith Deisner, director of development at Peter & Paul Community Services in Soulard. For the most part, The Roadies look like a run-of-the-mi ... More >>

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All-Star Game May Only Be the Beginning; St. Louis In Running For World Cup

You'd think St. Louis would be happy -- or overwhelmed -- enough with hosting this year's MLB All-Star Game to look forward to a return to global obscurity. Or, at the very least, we should pay closer attention to how Chicago is making a fool of itself in its 2016 Olympic bid.But no. Our fair city, ... More >>

The Onion Exposes St. Louis Hipsters, Thankfully

Any drive down Arsenal on Sunday afternoon might result in spotting a group of grown-ups taking advantage of Tower Grove Park's many baseball diamonds, but the players on the field aren't throwing around a baseball or softball, or even using the dirt infield for game of soccer. Nope, it's kickball. ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 4.7

Georgia rallies around its beloved peanut, salmonella outbreak be damned. (New York Times)The stark realities facing chain restaurants during the recession. (New York Times)From the You Can't Make This Stuff Up Dept.: North Korea accuses South Korea of food poisoning its soccer team prior to a World ... More >>

International Coach Meltdown!

Recently, I put together some of my very favorite coaching meltdowns of all time. I was pretty happy with the list, even though there were a few that I simply couldn't include; I wanted to keep it to five, and I am a man of my word. So overall, I thought it was a pretty good list. In the comments se ... More >>

FoodWire: St. Louis Community Farmers' Market This Saturday

This Saturday St. John's Episcopal Church (3664 Arsenal Street) hosts the second St. Louis Community Farmers' Market of the season. The market runs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The market's Web site includes a list of confirmed and likely vendors.The St. Louis Community Farmers' Market meets on the first Sa ... More >>

Everybody Wins

It's a nice way to buy

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?

No turkeys allowed

The Old Switcheroo: UMSL follows its usual playbook in reassigning a controversial administrator

St. Louis' Homeless Soccer Team Nets Trophy

Now Open: Emack & Bolio's

The Spirit of St. Louis

Two of the Lou's famous rockers fill us in on their favorites of 2007 — and what the next year holds.

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She's the Man fits the bill for teenage drag-king fans

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World Cappuccino

A soccer field the size of a postage stamp

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"Big Machines" parks at the Science Center

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A TEAM OF THEIR OWN

They fled war-torn nations and came to St. Louis. They pursued their passion for soccer at Soldan High -- and got a coach who didn't know the game. Then the real lessons began.