Cards prevail despite tragic season
The losses of pitcher Darryl Kile and long-time announcer Jack Buck inspire playoff run

This baseball season has been a roller coaster ride to say the least. The small-market Minnesota Twins, the underdog San Francisco Giants and the surprising Anaheim Angels have all made it to the League Championship Series in their respective leagues. However, the best story could be the determined St. Louis Cardinals. Read more...

Debate continues on performance-enhancing supplements
Northwestern football player’s death leads NCAA to re-evaluate the use of nutritional aids

(U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio—The use of nutritional supplements in college sports is nothing new, but it appears to be the newest concern for NCAA officials.Read more...

Bears still can’t stop Favre, Packers
Chicago hopes to regroup with this week’s bye after dropping to 2-3

The Chicago Bears continue to find themselves on the losing end. They have lost three straight games and the number of players lost to injuries continues to grow. Hopefully with the bye week the Bears can start to find some answers. Read more...

On The Base Line

Greetings Columbia sports fans, and welcome to On the Baseline, a new weekly column brought to you by yours truly, Ryan J. Saunders, Co-Sports Editor of a little rag I like to call the Columbia Chronicle. Some of you may remember me from my previous column, SLAPSHOTS!, which though dead, still lives on in hearts, minds and ColumbiaChronicle.com archives everywhere. Read more...

MLB managers taking the blame for team failures
Kimm, Valentine, Narron, McRae, Royster and Pujols get the ax

Since Sept. 30, the official start of the off-season for 22 of the 30 major league teams, six managers have been relieved of their duties. Bobby Valentine of the Mets, Jerry Narron of the Rangers, Bruce Kimm of the Cubs, Luis Pujols of the Tigers, Jerry Royster of the Brewers and Hal McRae of the Devil Rays all were given their walking papers in less than two weeks.Read more...

SIU loses Jabkiewicz for season
Game proves too difficult for redshirted freshman

(U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill.—The Southern Illinois University men’s basketball team was dealt yet another big blow Wednesday when it was announced that freshman Stefan Jabkiewicz would not play for the Salukis this season and would transfer out of SIU at the end of the fall or spring.Read more...

Sports News and Notes

Student-athlete graduation rate reaches 18-year high
Division I student-athletes have a 60 percent graduation rate, which is the highest in the 18 years that the NCAA has researched the topic. 54 percent Male athletes are graduating, which is 3 percent higher than last year. Their study of female athletes, 60 percent of whom graduate, remained steady. The survey covered scholarship athletes who started college in 1995 and graduated within six years. Read more...