Sports
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Matt Lawrence was 6-for-7 from 3-point range and matched his season best with 18 points, pacing a dominant first half that produced a 34-point lead in Missouri's 88-55 rout of Coppin State on Tuesday night.
-- Belleville West slowly is changing its colors. The Maroons, who relied heavily on junior Justin Clayborne and struggled to make free throws early in the season, featured a different star and clicked from the line Tuesday in a 52-35 win over O'Fallon in a Southwestern Conference game.
Senior Kaitlyn Hill and sophomore Erika McCaster made sure the Belleville West losing streak ended at one Tuesday at O'Fallon High School.
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The following is a list of sports events, youth league registrations and other news for metro-east residents wanting to participate in organized activities. Organizations or individuals with information for this list should mail the item to: News-Democrat, P.O. Box 427, 120 S. Illinois St., Belleville, Il., 62222. Items also can be e-mailed to Norm Sanders at: nsanders@bnd.com.
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The St. Louis Rams will interview former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel on Thursday, ESPN reported on Monday.
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Despite ending the season with a 10-game losing streak, Jim Haslett has no regrets about taking over the reigns of the St. Louis Rams four games into the 2008 season.
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St. Louis Blues forward Paul Kariya sought out one of the world's top hip surgery specialists for his surgery that was done Monday in Vail, Colo.
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There were plenty of Eric Brewer critics before the veteran St. Louis Blues defenseman underwent surgery Dec. 19 to repair a herniated disc in his back.
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Matt Lawrence was 6-for-7 from 3-point range and matched his season best with 18 points, pacing a dominant first half that produced a 34-point lead in Missouri's 88-55 rout of Coppin State on Tuesday night.
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The sometimes woeful offense of the Southwestern Illinois College Blue Storm will soon be getting a much needed jump start.
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Local anglers won't want to let this big one get away -- the 16th annual Let's Go Fishing Show Friday through Sunday at the Gateway Center in Collinsville.
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A drawing will be held Friday to allow 26 people to hunt antlerless deer during the late-winter deer season on part of the Baldwin Lake Waterfowl Rest Area at Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area.
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Other than a couple of tweaks here and there, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa likes the team he will put on the field in 2009.
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Royce Ring became the third left-hander in the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen, agreeing Monday to a $475,000. one-year contract.
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