BERNIE BITS Predictions for 2024 I will turn 65 on Feb. 15. I will write many words and stress my voice by hollering for hours and hours on the radio. I will subscribe to too many sports-data sites. I will not watch the NBA until the postseason gets underway. I will...
BERNIE BITS Hitting some fungoes while patiently waiting for the Cardinals to sign or otherwise acquire a couple of relievers to upgrade their bullpen … Five things jump out about the Blues since Drew Bannister took over as interim coach after the sacking of Craig...
Late Monday night, former Mizzou quarterback Drew Lock saved Seattle’s season. It would be an overstatement to say Lock saved his own NFL career, but this was huge. In leading the Seahawks to a 20-17 comeback victory over the visiting Philadelphia Eagles, Lock made a...
NFL Week One: Heroes, Villains and a shocking fall for an NFL legend. 1. All of the hype. So much hope. And the season lasted four plays for NY Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who will miss the remainder of the season with a complete tear of his achilles tendon. I...
I normally refrain from writing about Stan Kroenke. It’s too easy. But I do make an exception if he’s in the sports news. And St. Louis is a Soccer Town, so … Kroenke will likely lose out in the competition to host the 2026 World Cup final at his...
The latest stage production of the Super Bowl lived up to its hyperdrive excess. There was the usual array of anthems and strategic displays of flag waving as the league aggressively marketed the Stars and Stripes to wrap itself in patriotic virtue. In the halftime...
I’ve been looking forward to the Super Bowl since the matchup was set back on Jan. 29. The Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Kansas City Chiefs, and I’m struggling to pick the winner. That’s probably the way it should be. Including the postseason the Eagles are 16-3, the...
In eight days, Patrick Mahomes went from being injured, to limping, to becoming immobile, to having a weakened right ankle that could fail to hold the enormous weight of his team’s fate. He became the weeklong obsession of gamblers, had to listen to hearing all about...
NFL PICKS! The divisional round is here. Jacksonville (10-8) at Kansas City (14-3) Saturday at 3:30 p.m. STL time on NBC. Betting Line: The Chiefs by 9 as of 2 p.m. Friday Analysis: Let’s not overthink this. The Chiefs are the best all-around team in the NFL according...
