JIM SALTER
FILE - Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke is shown before an NFL football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. Representatives of St. Louis, St. Louis County and the authority that owns The Dome at America’s Center have reached a tentative agreement dividing up the $519 million remaining in settlement money from the lawsuit over the NFL Rams’ relocation.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
St. Louis region announces plan for Rams settlement money

By Jim Salter Nov. 23, 2022 10:28 AM EST
ST. LOUIS (AP) — One year after Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the NFL agreed to pay

FILE - Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke walks on the field during an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Nov. 7, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis city and county said Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, file)
$790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams’ St. Louis departure

By Jim Salter Nov. 24, 2021 01:59 PM EST
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2016, file photo, championship banners are removed from the Edward Jones Dome, former home of the St. Louis Rams football team, in St. Louis. The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit filed over the Rams' departure from St. Louis will be heard in a St. Louis courtroom, a defeat for the NFL team's owner who sought to send the case to arbitration. The court issued its ruling Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in a lawsuit filed by St. Louis city and county and the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, which owns the domed stadium where the Rams formerly played. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Court rules Rams lawsuit can be heard in St. Louis courtroom

By Jim Salter Sep. 04, 2019 12:24 PM EDT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit filed over the

St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly carries the Stanley Cup during the Blues' NHL hockey Stanley Cup victory celebration in St. Louis on Saturday, June 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Fans pack downtown St. Louis to cheer on the champion Blues

By Jim Salter Jun. 15, 2019 03:27 PM EDT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a half-century of disappointment, even Mother Nature didn't

St. Louis Blues fan Marge Kirchhoefer poses for a portrait in her St. Louis home, Thursday, June 13, 2019. At age 100, Kirchhoefer is among the oldest St. Louis Blues fans, and now that they're Stanley Cup champions, she knows exactly how she'll celebrate. She plans to drink champagne and says she "may get loaded." There's a lot of that going around in St. Louis, now that the Blues have knocked off the Boston Bruins to win their first NHL championship since they arrived as an expansion team 52 years ago. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)
Heartache turns to triumph for St. Louis sports fans

By Jim Salter Jun. 13, 2019 03:51 PM EDT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At age 100, Marge Kirchhoefer is among the oldest St. Louis Blues

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 21, 2019 file photo, the St. Louis Blues celebrate after beating the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference final series, in St. Louis. The Blues won 5-1 to win the series 4-2 and earn a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
After half-century of frustration, Blues can exorcise demons

By Jim Salter May. 25, 2019 11:24 AM EDT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stanley Jackson and buddy Steven Crow can be excused if they tend to

In this Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 photo, Phil Heidemann, left, and Bob Rothschild discusses whether or not they'll watch the upcoming Super Bowl while having lunch at a sports bar in Fenton, Mo. St. Louisans may watch the game this weekend but few will be rooting for the Rams, the team that left the city for Los Angeles three years ago, leaving hard feelings and Rams owner Stan Kroenke and his team being even less popular than the Cubs. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
St. Louis blues: Fans watch their old team reach Super Bowl

By Jim Salter Feb. 01, 2019 10:43 AM EST
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Consider St. Louis a big fan of the New England Patriots on Super