James Street Guilty Of Hate Crime For Punching Curt Ford & Using Racial Slur

A Jefferson County man was found guilty Monday of punching former Cardinals outfielder Curt Ford in 2015 and using a racial slur during the attack.

Post-Dispatch

MLB & Those Charity/Cause Uniforms

Last night the St. Louis Cardinals wore “military themed” uniforms for Memorial Day. Several weeks ago they wore pink uniforms on Mothers Day. Military and Mothers are two causes I support. How about you?

Redbird Rants

Dexter Fowler's Importance To The Cardinals Goes Far Beyond Baseball

It is 8:02 in the morning, and the St. Louis Cardinals clubhouse is quiet.

KSDK

State Of Emergency In St. Louis County With Cardinals Homestand Looming

Due to recent violence in nearby Ferguson, St. Louis County has been declared under a State of Emergency. Here's the news release from county executive Steve Stenger, via CBS St. Louis:

CBS Sports

Deadspin Targets Fredbird Over 'Police Lives Matter' Sign

Sports website Deadspin took the St. Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird to task this week for posing for a photo while holding a sign that said "police lives matter in a story titled "Your Racist Uncle Will Love This Picture of The Cardinals' Mascot."

Joe's St. Louis

Unacceptable Piece By Deadpsin -- Your Racist Uncle Will Love This Picture Of The Cardinals' Mascot

Of course Fredbird, the official mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals, would be the one sports mascot to attend an event hosted by the St. Louis Police department and hold up a “Police Lives Matter” sign. It was never going to be any other way.

Deadspin

The Boys Are Back In Town

Busch Stadium comes alive Monday, with the Cardinals coming home to be greeted and celebrated by a sold-out crowd, with the energizing color of red swirling in downtown St. Louis to make us feel good again.

Bernie Bytes

Installing Metal Detectors At Busch Stadium Raises Concerns For A Fan

When the Cardinals return to Busch Stadium for the home opener on Monday, fans will be required to pass through metal detectors on their way into the stadium.

STL Sports Page

Curt Ford Talks About Being Attacked At Gas Station

Hateful and degrading, that's how former St. Louis Cardinal Player Curt Ford describes what happened to him last month at this gas station in Fenton.

Erie TV News

FBI Investigating Curt Ford, MetroLink Assaults As Hate Crimes

The FBI is launching hate crime investigations into the assault of a former Cardinals outfielder and the assault of a man on a MetroLink train.

KSDK

Ameren Missouri Thanksgiving Day Parade Postponed

POSTPONED DUE TO RECENT CIVIL PROTESTS. NO NEW DATE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED

River Front Times

Ferguson, The Murder Of Michael Brown, & The Cardinals

This week, St. Louis, MO has again been roiled by protest after the controversial shooting of yet another young black man, this time by an off duty police officer. Protesters who gathered outside Busch stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals were battling their way to the National League Championship Series were met with uncivil words by alleged Cardinal's fans.

Huffington Post

The Cardinals Need To Reclaim Spirit Of 1964 To Heal St. Louis' Racial Tensions

Before the St Louis Cardinals’ first home playoff game on Monday, the team reunited its World Series-clinching battery from fifty Octobers ago – Bob Gibson and Tim McCarver – for the ceremonial first pitch.

The Guardian

Ferguson Protests Planned For Before Cardinals Games

Organizers of the four day-long “weekend of resistance” called Ferguson October are expecting between 6,000 and 10,000 to join up in St. Louis to “build momentum for a nationwide movement against police violence.” Mervyn Marcano, a spokesperson for Ferguson October, said groups involved in planning the events have been heavily canvassing St. Louis neighborhoods to come out and expects a great majority of attendees will be St. Louisans.

Biz Journal

Some Fools Are Selling Darren Wilson Cardinals Shirts

Inspired by the dude who taped an "I Am Darren Wilson" sign to the back of his Cardinals jersey before Game 4 of the NLDS, a local group of people who support Darren Wilson—a Ferguson, Mo., police officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Mike Brown in August— has decided to start selling handmade shirts that express support for both the St. Louis Cardinals and Darren Wilson, and are urging people to wear them to Game 1 of the NLCS on Saturday.

Deadspin

New Video Of Cardinals Fans, Michael Brown Protesters Shows Not All Fans Were Assholes

Daniel Suarez, a 28-year-old Collinsville, Illinois, resident and Cardinals fan, said he exited the Monday, October 6, playoff game to go to a designated smoking area and hand his friend a ticket over the barrier. When he got outside, he said he saw a small group of about a dozen Michael Brown protesters.

Riverfront Times

NAACP Board Member Deplores Cardinals Fans' Ferguson Taunts

John Gaskin III, a member of the NAACP national board of directors says he was appalled by "offensive remarks" aimed at Ferguson protesters Monday night outside Busch Stadium.

Newsmax

Michael Brown Protesters March Outside Busch Stadium

Protesters are outside Busch Stadium calling for justice for the death of Michael Brown. There are about 16 demonstrators chanting, “Fight Back.”

Fox2Now

Cardinals Fans Chant 'Let's Go Darren' At Ferguson Protesters

Cardinals fans confronted Ferguson protesters at Game 3 of the NLDS in St. Louis on Monday night.

Lookit

Senator's Staffer Planning Shutdown Of MetroLink During MLB Playoffs

Commander Ron Johnson issued a plea Wednesday to political leaders and protest leaders to end the violent demonstrations. However, an elected leader's staff member has threatened to shut down the MetroLink during Cardinals’ playoff games.

KMOV