Kevin Wheeler

Lance Berkman #12 of the St. Louis Cardinals is attended to after the third out against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second inning at Dodger Stadium on May 19, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Berkman left the game with a possible injury. (Photo by Jeff Golden/Getty Images)

WHEELER: Some Movie Wisdom For Reeling Cardinals

It’s been a tough couple of weeks for the Cardinals and you can see that it’s wearing on them… Carlos Beltran misses games with a sore knee… Jon Jay hits the DL with a shoulder [...]

2012/05/21

WHEELER: Rough Weekend For Cards (Plus Other Baseball Thoughts)

Yeah, it was a tough weekend for the home team. The Braves came into Busch Stadium and swept the Cardinals in three games and that never feels good. But the Cards still have a 2 [...]

2012/05/14

Blues v Kings - Game Four, Getty/Harry How

WHEELER: Blues Knocked Out But Not For Good

With the loss in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon the Blues’ 2011-2012 run of success came to a halt. A screeching one at that as they were swept by the Kings and pushed into the [...]

2012/05/07

A general view of the Draft stage during the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

WHEELER: My Own 2012 NFL Mock Draft

It’s NFL Draft Day and for draft geeks like yours truly it’s one of year’s top sports days…

2012/04/26

WHEELER: There’s No Crying In Hockey (Ahem, San Jose)

After the Blues beat the Sharks 3-0 – and then proceeded to beat them up physically when San Jose didn’t let the chippiness go when the clock went to 0.0 – there was an awful [...]

2012/04/16

WHEELER: Cards Win Opener, Blues Down The Stretch And More

Cards win their Opener Boy did the Cardinals look solid last night. Great performance from Kyle Lohse, the bullpen was nails, the defense was good and they ground out 13 hits (11 singles, FWIW) en [...]

2012/04/05

WHEELER: 2012 Baseball Preview

In this space today I’ll be making some picks and offering up brief thoughts on each team in Major League Baseball. Tune in to Sports Open Line on Tuesday night for more thoughts, predictions and [...]

2012/04/02

Jaroslav Halak #41 of the St. Louis Blues streches before facing the Chicago Blackhawks in a shootout at the United Center on March 13, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blackhawks defeated the Blues 4-3 in a shootout. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

WHEELER: Monday Morning Mash Up (Blues, Mizzou, SLU, Cards)

Wow, what a weekend. Amazing sports stories across the board…gotta love it. Let’s start with the most significant achievement of the weekend and go from there… BLUES The Blues reached the 100 point and became [...]

2012/03/19

Jared Sullinger #0 of the Ohio State Buckeyes makes a free throw against the Kentucky Wildcats during the east regional semifinal of the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Prudential Center on March 25, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

WHEELER: How Far Do The Tigers And Billikens Go?

Today is one of those special sports days. I know TV networks refer to March Madness when promoting conference tournament play and the four play-in games (I refuse to call them first round games) earlier [...]

2012/03/15