He was our voice, our friend, and an icon for generations.
We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Cardinals legend and St. Louis native son Mike Shannon.
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Heck of a year to start being a Spurs fan.
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Kyle Filipowski is fouled and heads to the line to shoot 2 free throws! He makes both!
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Anyone in Richmond looking for some moving boxes? DM me if you are. Thanks!
(Picture is of our dog with a stick because surely that is more captivating than a huge stack of boxes.)
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Final: #Jaguars 31, Chargers 30. Jags rally from 27-0 deficit to advance to AFC Divisional Round. Likely heading to Kansas City. Do you believe in miracles?
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With a 7-6 PK win over No. 13 Indiana, Syracuse men's soccer wins the College Cup for the first time in program history.
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UVA police report that suspect Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. is in custody.
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ICYMI: Part one of my latest project aired on News Focal Point's most recent episode. Watch here:
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Today's a good day to carve out some fun.
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AHEAD OF THE CARVE! Students in Mrs. Fletcher's class at Rural Point Elementary School went to the “pumpkin patch” and picked out desk pets for read-to-self time! They had a gourd time!
#InspireEmpowerLead #HanoverStrong #ATraditionOfExcellence
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How you can help fill birthday bags for Richmond kids
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It wasn’t supposed to end like this.
For six months, the Cardinals thrilled and dazzled. After two games, their season is done.
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Pujols is all alone in 2nd all-time!
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A HEARTFELT THANK YOU! Students and staff at Washington-Henry Elementary School, , and shared an emotional thank you and goodbye to Mrs. Judy Tuck, one of our beloved longtime bus drivers, this morning as she retires due to an illness.
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For generations to come, we will tell our kids and grandkids what it was like to watch Albert Pujols play.
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This has been such a special season.
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Few things last forever. This battery starts record might. #STLCards
This man is unbelievable.
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#stlcards lead.
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He is now tied with Alex Rodriguez for 4th on the all-time HR list with 696.
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WELCOME BACK! The 2022-23 school year is upon us! We are so excited for this school year and can't wait to make it our best year yet! Have a great school year!
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Simply incredible.
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Albert goes deep off the 449th pitcher he's faced in his career, tying Barry Bonds for the most all-time.
TV: Bally Sports Midwest
Stream: bspts.cc/st-louis-cardi
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HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! Tomorrow morning, our students will enter our schools for the final day of the school year. We hope you have a great summer and enjoy this video as we say goodbye to the 2021-22 school year!
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“As the unthinkable toll of the shooting came into focus, some parents texted the teacher: ‘Thank you for keeping my baby safe.’
‘But it’s not just their baby,’ the teacher said, sobbing on her front porch. ‘That’s my baby, too.’”
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“What do you want me to say?” the teacher told me after I knocked on her door. “That I can’t eat? That all I hear are their voices screaming? And I can’t help them?”
This interview was one of the hardest I've ever done.
I hope you'll give it a read. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t
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Roger Angell, one of the nation’s premier baseball writers, is dead at 101. In elegantly winding articles for The New Yorker loaded with inventive imagery, he wrote more like a fan than a sports journalist.
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A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY! Zoe, a 1st grader at Washington-Henry Elementary School, celebrated her birthday last week. When her mom came to pick her up from school, Zoe's bus driver, Mrs. DiGiacomo was in the office and told Zoe's mom that she would do a "little something" when...
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On this day in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged. While being led away, he turned to fellow prisoner Payne Best: “This is the end—for me the beginning of life.”
After the war, a concentration-camp medical doctor reflected on the German pastor’s final moments.
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Coach K: "I am proud of what my guys have done. They have been an amazing group for me. We had our chances and they made a couple more plays than we did. Our guys played their hearts out."
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Good morning, everyone!
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Albert Pujols returns to #stlcards for coda.
Sources tell @stltoday club will have No. 5 waiting for him on one-year, $2.5m deal, pending physical.
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