Pro Sports

Albert Pujols' departure was rumored since the first day of spring training when he cut off contract talks. Field shuffling went into effect to compensate in case he decided to leave. 

After hearing that the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols has agreed to a $254 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, fans of both teams took to Facebook and Twitter to express their disappointment, excitement and other reactions.

Although the statue of Albert Pujols remains in front of his suburban St. Louis restaurant, the slugger left St. Louis for Anaheim on Thursday. The signing makes the Angels legitimate World Series contenders and stifles the championship aspirations of the Cardinals and Marlins.

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the 10-year deal is worth $250 million.

Carl Edwards won the pole for Sunday's season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where the Sprint Cup Series championship will be decided. Edwards goes into the race with a three-point lead over Tony Stewart, who qualified 15th.

The Sprint Cup title race between Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart has so far been friendly. It remains to be seen if that will be the case heading into Sunday's season finale.

The Cardinals selected former catcher Mike Matheny on Monday as their new manager at a news conference.

The four-time Gold Glove catcher said being named the Cardinals manager is the greatest honor of his life.

The former Cardinals pitching great died six days after throwing the opening pitch of Game 7 of the World Series.

The first 2012 game for the World Series champions will be April 2 in Springfield, not St. Louis. 

The 67-year-old retires third on the all-time managerial wins list, 35 behind second-place John McGraw.

Pushed to the brink, the St. Louis Cardinals saved themselves. A frantic rush to reach the postseason on the final day. A nifty pair of comebacks in the playoffs. Two desperate rallies in Game 6.

Pushed to the brink, the St. Louis Cardinals saved themselves. A frantic rush to reach the postseason on the final day. A nifty pair of comebacks in the playoffs. Two desperate rallies in Game 6. And a World Series win.

The Texas Rangers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 in Game 4 of the World Series to even the series at 2-2.

On a typical fall weekend, the city of Columbia is inundated with all things football. The Missourian is out to capture as much of it as possible.

The Rangers and Cardinals haven't faced each other since 2004, but the two teams have a lot in common.

Armed with peanut butter, the Busch Stadium staff is trying catch the squirrel or squirrels that ran onto the field this week during the National League Division Series.

Edwards dominated again at Dover International Speedway, winning his seventh race of the season in the Nationwide Series. Edwards races in the Chase for the Spring Cup on Sunday.

 The Missouri volleyball team held off a comeback attempt then completed one of its own to improve to 10-1 on the season.

The proposed sports incentives are part of the agenda for a special legislative session that starts Tuesday.