World Series tickets quickly sold out on the Cardinals web site, and those for sale through online outlet are averaging more than 300 bucks a seat.  But die-hard fans still have a chance to score tickets without shelling out the cash. The Cardinals are giving away tickets on Facebook.  Go to the Cards' page, "like" the team, and you'll be able to fill out a form to enter the World Series Sweepstakes.

Missouri officials could be ready to take the next step in a potential departure from the Big 12 Conference.  The school's Board of Curators will meet Thursday in Kansas City for a closed executive session.  The university is mulling an offer to join the SEC.
 
The  NFL  trade deadline  is set for  this afternoon and  it appears as though disgruntled  quarterback Carson Palmer has finally gotten his wish and will be dealt  from the  Cincinnati Bengals  to the  Oakland Raiders.  Various reports indicate that the Raiders will send a first-round pick in the 2012 draft and a conditional  future  selection for Palmer, who  had made good on his threat to retire  if the  Bengals did not trade him. One deal on Monday saw the Denver Broncos send wide receiver Brandon Lloyd to the  St. Louis Rams  for a conditional 2012 draft pick. The trade will reunite Lloyd, who is in the final year of his contract, with former Denver head coach Josh McDaniels, the Rams' offensive coordinator.

Painters are working overtime at Busch Stadium, getting everything ready for the first World Series game.  The National League Championship logo painted on the field has now been replaced with the World Series logo.  But that's not the only place the new graphic will be seen.  The logo will also be in the dugouts, the outfield walls and on tarp covers. The painters will work right up to tomorrow to make sure are the signs are finished and in place.

Cardinals fans are helping sick kids in St. Louis. Officials with Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital hope the sale of "Rally Squirrel" merchandise will help them build a new playground at their cancer center.  Much of the purchase price has already been raised by the sales, but officials hope the unveiling of a new squirrel-themed shirt today will net the rest of the money.  To find out where you can buy the Cardinal Glennon "Rally Squirrel" merchandise, log onto glennon.org.