The Missouri football program was hit with its third DWI arrest this month over the weekend. Reserve tight end Beau Brinkley was arrested early Sunday in Columbia and charged with driving while intoxicated, joining the ranks of offensive line coach Bruce Walker and reserve linebacker Will Ebner, who were also arrested this month on suspicion of DWI.

The Rams are preparing this week for their final preseason game Thursday night at home against the Baltimore Ravens.  St. Louis is coming off a 36-35 road win over the New England Patriots last Thursday in which rookie quarterback Sam Bradford got his first NFL start. 

Adam Wainwright lost his third straight start Sunday as the Cardinals fell to the Nationals 4-2 at Washington.  Pitcher John Lannan hit a two-run double in the second and Mike Morse a two-run homer in the third to stake the Nats to a 4-0 lead.  Jon Jay had a run-scoring groundout in the seventh and Pedro Feliz homered in the ninth for St. Louis, which lost three-of-four in the series. Tempers flared in the ninth inning of yesterday's game when Washington reliever Drew Storen opened the frame by sailing a pitch behind Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday’s ear. Holliday was not pleased, and neither was the normally stoic Tony La Russa.

It looked like Colby Rasmus was finally going to return to the starting lineup and center field on Sunday, but it wasn't meant to be. Rasmus was scratched about a half-hour before first pitch as he continues to recover from a strained calf muscle.  He hasn't started since August 15th against the Cubs.

It wasn’t all business this weekend for Tony La Russa and first baseman Albert Pujols, who took time to participate in Glenn Beck’s "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington, D.C.on Saturday.  The event marked the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream". La Russa introduced Pujols, who was presented with the Hope Award for his accomplishments off the field.

The Cardinals are just 2-and-5 on their 10-game road trip, which continues with the first of three games against the Astros tonight in Houston. St. Louis lost two-of-three at Pittsburgh and three-of-four at Washington, both last-place teams. The Cardinals have fallen five full games behind the first-place Cincinnati Reds in the NL Central.  Jake Westbrook opposes J.A. Happ tonight, and Kaspar Broadcasting will broadcast the game, starting with the pre-game at 6:22 tonight on KWRE