Recent St. Louis Post Dispatch Articles
Personalities attract viewers, interest in women's basketball
by Kathleen Nelson (Commentary | St. Louis Post Dispatch - April 9)
Geno and Pat and Freddy Adu illustrated the right way and the wrong way to grow a boutique sport. more details | go to article

These Olympics May Be Awkward For U.S. Women
by Kathleen Nelson (Preview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - May 22)
The Olympics have been kind to women's sports. Think back to 1996, when the U.S. women brought home gold in softball, soccer and basketball. A parade of feel-good stories led to a new generation of role models for girls and the formation of women's pro leagues. more details | go to article

U.S. Knows It Can't Afford To Be Lax vs. Grenada In Qualifier
by Tom Timmermann (Preview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - June 12)
The longest journey begins with a single step, and for the U.S. national soccer team, the long road to the 2006 World Cup begins with just about the smallest step possible, a home-and-home series with Grenada that starts Sunday in Columbus, Ohio (ESPN2, noon). more details | go to article

U.S. Can Lose And Still Reach Semifinals
by Tom Timmermann (Preview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - June 19)
After what amounts to a weeklong halftime, the U.S. national soccer team returns to action Sunday to face Grenada in the second half of their World Cup qualifying series (ESPN2, 3 p.m.). more details | go to article

U.S. In Good Shape For World Cup Semifinal Qualifying
by Tom Timmermann (Preview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - June 22)
After posting a 6-2 aggregate win over Grenada to advance to the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying, the United States will face the nations it expected and is in excellent position to move to the final round of qualifying next year. more details | go to article

Steamers Will Star In Reality TV Program
by Tom Timmermann (Article | St. Louis Post Dispatch - September 10)
Are you ready for St. Louis Steamers: The TV Series? A reality show based around the indoor soccer league club is part of the plan the team's new owners have for the Steamers, who have battled to attract fans at the gate but which they think will be appealing to television viewers. more details | go to article

Getting Steamy: New Owners Hope Edgy, Hip Marketing Sells Indoor Soccer
by Tom Timmermann (Article | St. Louis Post Dispatch - December 15)
The name Steamers has been associated with indoor soccer teams in St. Louis since 1979. It has carried on through multiple ownership changes and assorted leagues. But it has never been linked with a team like this. more details | go to article

Steamers Plan To Add A Woman To Roster
by Zack Creglow (Profile/Interview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - January 20)
St. Louis Steamers owner Michael Hetelson read from a laundry list of promotions ranging from the signings of two draft picks to the team's reality TV show to mentioning the Steamers' games are a great place for singles to meet, all in hope they will continue to bolster fan support. more details | go to article

Steamers Lose Game, Doran In Woman's Debut
by Tom Timmermann (Result | St. Louis Post Dispatch - February 20)
The Steamers lost 7-3 to Milwaukee on Saturday night but are facing a bigger loss in the weeks ahead. Player-coach Daryl Doran, who leads the team in scoring, will have arthroscopic knee surgery on Sunday. Also: Lindsay Kennedy had an inauspicious debut for the Steamers as she became the first woman to play in the MISL and just the fourth to play in a professional men's soccer game. more details | go to article

Ageless Doran Helps Steamers Snap Skid
by Tom Timmermann (Result | St. Louis Post Dispatch - March 3)
Ten days removed from arthroscopic knee surgery, Steamers player-coach Daryl Doran returned to the field Thursday morning as if nothing had happened. Doran, who turns 42 later this month, had a goal and an assist as the Steamers snapped a four-game losing streak with an important 6-5 win over league-leading Milwaukee in a matinee at Savvis Center. more details | go to article

Mcmillian Kicks It Around All Over Town
by Theo Tate (Article | St. Louis Post Dispatch - March 6)
Justin McMillian definitely has his hands full. The former Granite City soccer standout is not only playing for the St. Louis Steamers, but he's a director of the Elite FT (Fitness Training) pre-season conditioning program and a coach of a Metro United soccer team. more details | go to article

Steamers Trade For High-scoring Farias
by No Author Listed (Article | St. Louis Post Dispatch - March 19)
The Steamers acquired forward Carlos "Chile" Farias from Baltimore in exchange for forward Mike Apple and defender Nate Houser. more details | go to article

Steamers Can Clinch A Berth In Playoffs
by Tom Timmermann (Preview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - April 9)
With five games left on the schedule and the playoffs in sight, Steamers player-coach Daryl Doran has one thing on his mind. "We've got to get some wins," he said Friday. "It's all about W's now." Also: St. Louis-area MLS players; misc. soccer news round-up. more details | go to article

Steamers Are Slipping In Playoff Race
by Tom Timmermann (Analysis | St. Louis Post Dispatch - April 10)
The Steamers' season has had enough drama and angst, on and off the field, to befit a reality show, which, come to think of it, it is. The Steamers have just about ensured that their season will come down to the season's final game after a 10-8 loss to Cleveland on Sunday night at Savvis Center. more details | go to article

Steamers' Defeat Puts Playoff Spot In Jeopardy
by Tom Timmermann (Result | St. Louis Post Dispatch - April 17)
Not only are the St. Louis Steamers in the throes of a two-month slump, losing 10 of 14 games, but they can't even count on getting help from other teams in the league. On Saturday, the Steamers lost to the Milwaukee Wave 7-2 at Savvis Center, which kept their magic number at one to clinch the final Major Indoor Soccer League playoff spot. more details | go to article

Popular St. Louis Post Dispatch Articles
Let's Hope MLS Doesn't Give St. Louis A Raw Deal
by Bernie Miklasz (Commentary | St. Louis Post Dispatch - February 23)
After finalizing funding for a suburban soccer stadium, Philadelphia will officially receive a Major League Soccer expansion franchise next week. more details | go to article

St. Louis Deserves An MLS Team
by Bernie Miklasz (Commentary | St. Louis Post Dispatch - January 15)
You may not know Don Garber, the commissioner of Major League Soccer. And he might just be the smartest commissioner of a professional sports league in North America. more details | go to article

Cooper: Do I Feel Like We'll Get It? Yes.
by Tom Timmermann (Profile/Interview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - March 4)
Jeff Cooper has always thought he’ll get an MLS expansion team for St. Louis, so the news of Miami dropping out of the race was interesting, but didn’t change his take on the situation. more details | go to article

Garber: We'll Sell Like Heck To Get Investors Interested In St. Louis.
by Tom Timmermann (Blog Entry | St. Louis Post Dispatch - March 20)
MLS Commissioner Don Garber told me a little while ago that the league will continue to try to steer investors toward Jeff Cooper in an effort to put a team in St. Louis and that having now solidified itself on the West Coast as well as the Northeast, the next area the league wanted to strengthen was the Midwest. more details | go to article

Soccer Talk
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - November 5)
Jeff Cooper, who is trying to bring an MLS team to the St. Louis area, joins readers at 11 a.m. Wednesday in a live chat and answers questions about his project. more details | go to article

St. Louis Bid For Soccer Expansion Team Receives Land From Anheuser-Busch
by Tom Timmermann and Jeremiah McWilliams (Analysis | St. Louis Post Dispatch - March 12)
The group bidding to bring a Major League Soccer expansion franchise to St. Louis received a boost on Wednesday when Anheuser-Busch said it would give the group the Soccer Park near Fenton as a site for a new stadium and lobby the league on St. Louis' behalf. more details | go to article


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