Do unhappy NFL stars really expect fans to hold pity parties for them?

Apparently so. As we all know, Rams running back Steven Jackson, under contract for another year, is holding out for a contract extension.

He is unhappy being…

One of Tony La Russa’s favorite sayings is “men not machines.” It’s his way of reminding all of us that athletes are human too.

That applies to women, of course, as ESPN.com columnist Pat Forde observed after watching U.S. track stars…

Rams fans are understandably vexed about the team’s quarterback situation, given Marc Bulger’s disappointing preseason performance.

But at least this team has Trent Green prepared to step in, and a spirited battle is underway for the No. 3 slot. Look at…

Maybe it’s best that Colby Rasmus couldn’t play in the Summer Olympics after all.

His knee injury knocked him off of Team USA – and kept him away from the mayhem that ensued when the United States beat China 9-1.…

Last week was busy for Bengals receiver Chad Johnson. First came reports he was considering changing his legal name to “Ocho Cinco” for marketing purposes.

Then came his rip on Olympic hero Michael Phelps during an appearance on ESPN’s “Pardon the…

Finally, Manny Ramirez got his hair cut. Barely.

“One inch, half an inch,” Ramirez told reporters. “It’s still long. If I come back next year, it will be shorter.”

Dodgers manager Joe Torre insists on maintaining a clean-cut team. Ramirez, acquired from the…

The Spanish Olympic basketball team stirred stuff up by posing for an inflammatory advertising photo. (As the Associated Press put it, they did this by “using their fingers to apparently make their eyes look more Chinese.”)

Spanish officials apologized, but the…

Brett Favre had lots of fun with his un-retirement. He jerked around his old bosses for a month, inspired an army of ESPN reporters to track his every movement and then landed in New York to the delight of long-suffering Jets…

Tipsheet is enjoying the friendly confines of Concordia University-Wisconsin, where everybody is exceedingly polite. Mequon is a serene place all around, a lovely hamlet on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Life at the Detroit Lions camp was a bit more…

And Tipsheet appreciates his theatrics.

With the Dodgers leading the Phillies 8-6 after eight innings Monday, Manny Ramirez did not head out to his post in left field. The team had to send folks to look for him.

Perhaps Ramirez…