Earl Austin Jr
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Maya Anderson commits to Kentucky
One of the St. Louis area’s top girl’s’ track and field athletes will be headed to the Bluegrass State for college. → Read More
Macaleab Rich Commits to Kansas State
East St. Louis Senior High basketball standout Macaleab Rich has given a commitment to Kansas State University. → Read More
Tiafoe defeats Nadal!
American tennis standout Frances Tiafoe delivered one of the biggest moments to date at the U.S. Open on Monday evening. → Read More
First Black NBA coach Bill Russell dies at 88
The basketball world lost one of its biggest giants with the passing of Hall of Fame center Bill Russell. The former Boston Celtics great died on Sunday at the age → Read More
First MICDS-John Burroughs basketball district championship game
The MICDS-John Burroughs rivalry is well known in area high school football circles, but the two long-time rivals took to the basketball court on Friday night to play for a → Read More
Lift for Life brings March madness
The boys Class 4, District 4 championship basketball game between Lift for Life Academy and Confluence Prep Academy on Wednesday night was March Madness at its finest. → Read More
Speedskater Erin Jackson makes history with Olympic gold
American speedskater Erin Jackson made history on Sunday when she won a gold medal in the 500-meter race at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. → Read More
Yuri Collins Breaks SLU career assist record
Saint Louis University basketball standout Yuri Collins became the school's career leader in assists on Wednesday night during the Billikens' 80-67 victory over George Washington at the Chaifetz Arena. → Read More
Brian Taylor commits to Milwaukee
DeSmet Jesuit basketball standout Brian Taylor has given a commitment to attend the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. → Read More
NBA Playoffs still pack plenty of punch
Youth being served! → Read More
Basketball’s dynasties
Last weekend’s Missouri State High School Activities Association state championships in Springfield was a showcase for some of the St. Louis area’s leading basketball dynasties. → Read More
Basketball legend Elgin Baylor, one of first to suspend in air, dies at 86
The National Basketball Association family lost one of its most legendary figures in Elgin Baylor, who passed away on Monday. He was 86. → Read More
Whitfield wins first state championship
The Whitfield girls’ basketball basketball program has been knocking on the state-championship door for the past five years. → Read More
Thrilling district championship basketball game between Cardinal Ritter and U-City
The much anticipated district championship basketball game between Cardinal Ritter College Prep and University City more than lived up to the hype in terms of excitement and high drama. → Read More
Standouts in girls high school basketball
The one thing that has been a given about area high school basketball throughout the years is that the Vashon Wolverines boys’ team will always be in the state-championship hunt → Read More
Chaminade boys are 7-1; Vashon and Incarnate Word girls play next week
The Chaminade Red Devils have enjoyed a tremendous run of success in boys basketball over the years with a couple of state championships, several state Final Four appearances and a → Read More
Pirate powerhouse at Pattonville; Soulard Showcase this weekend
Kelly Thames was one of the St. Louis area’s top basketball players during his stellar career at Jennings in the early 1990’s. → Read More
Confluence, MICDS boys and Holt, Lutheran North girls score championships
The Confluence Prep Academy Titans have a very productive holiday tournament season as they won the championship of the Francis Howell/O’Fallon-Christian Round Robin. → Read More
St. Louis American Prep Sports 2020 Year in Review
The high school sports year in 2020 was like no other as the pandemic wiped out much of the sports calendar, which included the large school basketball state championships, all → Read More
Signees for Mizzou football; girls Christmas Tournament and 1,000-pt college players
First-year head coach Eli Drinkwitz has been true to his word when he said that he was putting an emphasis on recruiting the talented prospects from the St. Louis area → Read More