Eckstein still resents St. Louis departure; Young to undergo surgery

ST. LOUIS — This is David Eckstein’s second trip back to the town where he was a World Series MVP in 2006. Lingering resentment remains over his departure.

Reds pitcher Bailey injured in liner off foot

Cards RHP Wellemeyer goes on DL, Boggs recalled to make start

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals pitcher Todd Wellemeyer was placed on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his right elbow Tuesday, a day after the team scratched him from a scheduled return to the rotation.

Reds put newly acquired 3B Scott Rolen on disabled list because of concussion symptoms

ST. LOUIS — The Cincinnati Reds put newly acquired third baseman Scott Rolen on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday after his concussion-related symptoms did not lessen.

Lohse ends drought in Cardinals’ 4-1 victory over Reds

ST. LOUIS — Kyle Lohse won for the first time since injuring his forearm more than 2½ months ago, working six effective innings in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.

Instead of starting Tuesday, Cardinals RHP Wellemeyer may be headed for DL

ST. LOUIS —Todd Wellemeyer’s return to the St. Louis Cardinals’ rotation might have to wait indefinitely after the right-hander complained of a sore elbow following a bullpen session.

Rams’ wide receiver Donnie Avery to miss 4-6 weeks with foot injury

ST. LOUIS —The St. Louis Rams will be without No. 1 wide receiver Donnie Avery for four to six weeks after the second-year player injured his foot during a scrimmage last week.

Jennifer Song wins US Women’s Amateur, becomes second woman to win 2 USGA titles in a year

ST. LOUIS —Jennifer Song became the second woman to win two U.S. Golf Association championships in the same year, beating Jennifer Johnson 3 and 1 on Sunday in the U.S. Women’s Amateur final at Old Warson.

Jennifer Song, Tiffany Johnson advance to US Women’s Amateur final

ST. LOUIS —Jennifer Song moved within a victory of becoming the second woman to win two U.S. Golf Association championships in the same year, beating Tiffany Lua 3 and 2 on Saturday in the U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinals.

Jennifer Song reaches US Women’s Amateur semifinals in bid to win 2 USGA titles in year

ST. LOUIS — Jennifer Song moved within two matches of becoming the second woman to win two U.S. Golf Association championships in the same year, beating Stephanie Kono 2 and 1 in the U.S. Women’s Amateur quarterfinals Friday.

Kang’s 30-foot putt clinches stroke-play medalist honors at US Women’s Amateur

ST. LOUIS — Danielle Kang, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., rolled in a 30-foot par putt at the 18th hole to earn stroke-play medalist honors Tuesday by one shot at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship.

Bulger still learning West Coast offense

ST. LOUIS — The switch to the West Coast offense is taking some time to sink in for Rams quarterback Marc Bulger.

Amy Anderson grabs 1-shot lead in 1st round of US Women’s Amateur

ST. LOUIS — Amy Anderson shot a 3-under 68 in the first round of stroke play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur to take a one-shot lead on Monday.

With rookie season behind him, Rams’ long feels like a veteran

ST. LOUIS — After just a year in the NFL, Chris Long feels like a veteran.

St. Louis Rams’ Little said he can still be an every-down player

ST. LOUIS — Leonard Little feels he’s much more than a third-down pass rusher for the St. Louis Rams.

Norris works 7 innings in first major league start as Houston shuts out St. Louis 2-0

ST. LOUIS — Bud Norris pitched seven sharp innings in his first major league start, leading the Houston Astros to a 2-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.

Matt Holliday homers twice to help Carpenter, Cardinals beat Houston Astros 3-1

ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday hit two solo homers, Chris Carpenter tossed an eight-hitter for his second complete game of the season and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday night.

Holliday homered twice to help Carpenter, Cardinals beat Houston Astros 3-1

ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday hit two solo homers, Chris Carpenter tossed an eight-hitter for his second complete game of the season and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday night.

Khalil Greene is activated from DL; Mitchell Boggs optioned to Triple-A by Cardinals

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals activated shortstop Khalil Greene from the 15-day disabled list, and optioned right-hander Mitchell Boggs to Triple-A Memphis.

4 more hits from Matt Holliday help Cardinals beat Astros 4-3

ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday had four hits for the second time in his eight games with the St. Louis Cardinals and scored the go-ahead run on Rick Ankiel’s eighth-inning single in a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

2nd overall pick, offensive tackle Jason Smith, hits field day after signing with Rams

ST. LOUIS — A day after the St. Louis Rams took Jason Smith with the second pick of the draft, the offensive tackle vowed to be in training camp on time.

Blues sign former Senators defenseman Brendan Bell

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have signed defenseman Brendan Bell, who played with the Ottawa Senators last season.

Kemp’s hit helps Dodgers beat Cardinals 5-3 in 10 innings, end four-game skid

ST. LOUIS — Matt Kemp hit a two-run single in the 10th inning for his third hit, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers end a season-worst four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.

Rams sign Jason Smith, second overall pick of draft

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams on Thursday signed offensive tackle Jason Smith, the second overall pick of the draft, a day before opening training camp.

Pujols, Cardinals beat Dodgers 3-2 in 15 innings, send L.A. to fourth straight loss

ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols lined an RBI single over the head of center fielder Matt Kemp with two outs in the 15th inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and saddling the NL West leaders with their first four-game losing streak of the season.

Dodgers give struggling pitcher Jason Schmidt at least one more start

ST. LOUIS — The Los Angeles Dodgers are keeping Jason Schmidt in the rotation for now.

Rams sign 2nd-round pick Laurinaitis, Ohio State linebacker

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams signed three draft picks Wednesday, including second-rounder James Laurinaitis.

St. Louis Blues sign defenseman Bryce Lampman

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have signed defenseman Bryce Lampman, who played last season with Amur Khabarovsk of Russia.

Wainwright stymies Dodgers, Billingsley clobbered in Cardinals’ 10-0 win

ST. LOUIS — For 99 games, the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided losing three in a row. Game No. 100 was a stinker that ended a franchise-record run.

Wellemeyer bumped from rotation, Boggs to start Friday

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals are sending struggling Todd Wellemeyer to the bullpen. It did not come as a surprise to the right-hander, 7-9 with a 5.79 ERA.

Rams sign 7th round draft pick Ogbonnaya

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams have signed seventh-round draft pick Chris Ogbonnaya (OH’-bon-EYE’-uh).

Carpenter wraps up perfect month in Cardinals’ 6-1 win over Dodgers

ST. LOUIS — Chris Carpenter wrapped up an undefeated month, Brendan Ryan matched a career high with four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Monday night.

Cardinals, Holliday both patient about longterm contract talks

ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday is in no hurry to talk about the future. Neither are the St. Louis Cardinals, who want to sign him to a long-term contract.

Spokes, grapes and pioneer history: Cycling Missouri’s Katy Trail, one sip at a time

HERMANN, Mo. — The 19th century German settlers who saw visions of the Rhineland in the rolling Missouri hills likely didn’t anticipate the more modern voyagers who flock to these parts: Spandex-wearing, energy-bar-chowing cyclists lured by a 236-mile rails-to-trails path — the nation’s longest.

Blues re-sign defenseman Steve Wagner

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have re-signed defenseman Steve Wagner.