Checkered flag for Patrick!

Bitty’s Back Porch: So Danica Patrick is a real racer after all, huh?

Addition through subtraction at KFNS

Dan Caesar @ P-D: Radio blowhard Kevin Slaten allegedly deceives pitching coach, loses job, blames vast Redbird conspiracy.

Barry Who?

ESPN: Let the name of Bonds be stricken from every pylon and obelisk of AT&T Park!

Turbulent week for St. Louis sports fans

Each of the three local pro sports franchises cuts ties with notable players.

Roid rage

For me, the most interesting aspect of Mitchell Day was the overblown “team coverage” given the story by local NBC affiliate KSDK. This is what happens when a station tries to take ownership of a story. Similarly hysterical is the war font treatment employed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Why, it’s the biggest story since the [...]

Me and Mrs. Jones

An inescapable yet little-remarked aspect of the downfall of cultural icons is that they never fall alone. This previously published entry explores how I fell in with - and fell to earth with - the idea of the fastest woman in the world.

The soothing effect of schadenfreude

Some days, thoughts of Michael Vick are all that keep me going.

Ah. Much better.
Thank you, Deadspin. Keep it coming.

The new most popular search term at Waveflux?

Redbird Fever.
It’s just nutty.