The view from that other Final Four.

Some things are best left unseen, like catching your grandpa naked or eying the kitchen at what -- until that moment -- had been your favorite budget restaurant.

The same could be said for the "Final Four" of collegiate chess. When we wrote about Webster University's participation in the event last week, we pictured something akin to college basketball's annual championship -- albeit on a much smaller scale. We had no idea how small, however, until the pictures started rolling in over the weekend via the Twitter feed of Webster's coach Susan Polgar.

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David Freese got a Twitter invite from Mike Tyson.

So this just happened.

Mike Tyson will be in St. Louis tonight for his one-man show, and today, he's doing some good old-fashioned Twitter promoting in advance of his visit.

This includes a polite request that David Freese swing by.

Will the Cardinals third baseman make it?

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Mike Tyson will be in St. Louis today to perform his one-man show, The Undisputed Truth as part of a 36-city tour, directed by Spike Lee. The Tyson monologue is, according to producers, "a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown."

In case you missed it, check out Daily RFT's interview with Tyson this week in advance of his stop at the Peabody Opera House tonight.

And in honor of the most feared man ever gracing us with his presence, we've collected for you videos of some of the best Tyson knockouts and other notable moments in his career. Ear biting and more below.

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Iron Mike Tyson brings his one-man show,
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, to the Peabody Opera House (14th and Market streets; 314-241-1888; tickets $35 to $350) at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 5, as part of a 36-city tour for the Spike Lee-directed monologue. Producers are billing the show as "a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown."

You'll have to judge the rare and personal aspects for yourself, but about the "most-feared heavyweight" there can be no debate.

Born in 1966, Tyson grew up on the mean streets of Brooklyn, where he started out fighting older kids who made fun of his famously high-pitched voice. Arrested for petty crimes dozens of times by the age of thirteen, he lost his mother at sixteen and was rescued from reform school by a boxing manager. Debuting as "Kid Dynamite," Tyson knocked out his first nineteen opponents, most of them in the first round, and at age twenty was the undisputed world heavyweight champ.

This ushered in the "Iron Mike Tyson" era of superstardom, a celebrity marriage (to actress Robin Givens) and seemingly limitless wealth.

But Tyson found ways to lose it all.

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Update: See photos from soccer at Busch Stadium.

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Last week, Daily RFT told you why you should care that the Premier League's Manchester City and Chelsea F.C. will be playing an exhibition game at Busch Stadium.

Apparently, St. Louis soccer fans needed little convincing. The game sold out within minutes, and when we went to check out online sales yesterday, we were stuck for an agonizingly long time in the cardinals.com virtual waiting room.

All hope is not lost, though! St. Louis Craigslist and other websites are busy marketplaces for tickets today, with some pretty outrageous offers...and desperate pleas. Our favorites on view below plus a bonus e-mail from one very upset RFT reader.

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Update: See photos from soccer at Busch Stadium.

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The teams face off at 7:30 p.m., May 23rd at Busch Stadium.

Lately, the Premiership, or the Barclay's Premier League, or just the Premier League, has been called the world's "top league" -- mostly by players coming into the British league from France, Germany, Spain and yes, the United States. That's because in the twenty-team Premier League, play is faster, there are more games in quicker succession (they don't take the traditional Christmas holiday break) and, it's by far one of the most physical soccer leagues in the world.

On May 23, two of the league's top teams -- Manchester City and Chelsea F.C. -- are going to play an exhibition game at Busch Stadium. Here's why you should care about it.

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Aaron Goldsmith

Aaron Goldsmith, who grew up in St. Louis, is the Seattle Mariners' first full-time radio announcer hire since legendary caller Dave Niehaus, who passed away at age 75 in 2010.

Goldsmith, at the young age of 29, has secured the incredibly sought-after job after six seasons of working his way through the minor-league broadcasting ranks, as outlined in-depth in a feature published this week in Seattle Weekly.

On Monday, the announcer will officially be calling games alongside Rick Rizzs, who has been at it for almost as long as Goldsmith has been alive.

How'd he get there?

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What's in your water?

A basketball prank involving two Missouri high schools has forced administrators to bring in an infectious-disease specialist.

Why? Four girls poured urine into their opponents' water cooler during a basketball game. So says a letter to parents from the principal of Monett High School, a southwest Missouri school that was apparently the victim of a really gross Cassville High School stunt.

"We have been working throughout the day to determine if any health risks may be present due to the nature of this prank," principal David Steward says in his letter to parents, obtained by Daily RFT and on view below.

What does Cassville have to say about this?

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It's hard not to have a team to root for in this year's NCAA tournament with Saint Louis University, Mizzou and Illinois all three getting an invite to the Big Dance.

Now the only question is this (and it's a tough one): Which pub are you going to park it in to watch all the hoop action?

Below are five St. Louis venues that promise to be as fun as the games themselves.

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This week's cover story -- "Don King's Final Round" -- followed the ups and downs of St. Charles native Ryan "Irish Outlaw" Coyne in his legal battle against the legendary promoter Don King.

Despite the fact both men have sued each other, King recently offered Coyne the opportunity to fight another undefeated light heavyweight, Marcus Oliveira. Call it luck of the Irish?

"The fight is a done deal, as much as it can be all things considered," Coyne wrote Daily RFT over the weekend, "but again King is screwing around with the show and everybody involved."

Maybe not.

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