Tipsheet is disappointed. The much-hyped LeBron James-Kobe Bryant showdown won’t occur. Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic ruined all that by beating LeBron’s Cavaliers rather decisively.

So we’ll get to see a Stan Van Gundy-Phil Jackson coaching showdown instead. We’ll see the Pau Gasol and Andrew…

The Cubs cannot be stopped. Just ask the AL Central-leading White Sox, who just got swept in their cross-town series over the weekend.

So what if Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Zambrano are out? The Small Bears remain fierce. They moved 20 games over…

Tiger Woods has played better golf, for sure, but he has never played more compelling golf. He hobbled through the U.S. Open on one leg and battled his way into an 18-hole playoff against journeyman Rocco Mediate.

Here is how some…

Over at draftfeinstein.com, you can read about one Washington University student’s dream to play in the NBA . . . or at least mock the draft process.

He filled out the paperwork necessary to become eligible for the NBA Draft as…

So we’re thinking Tony Stewart killed future relationships with the Goodyear tire folks. Dale Earnhardt Jr. did the same.

They were not happy with the performance of those tires over the weekend. And they were not shy about it.

Here is how ESPN.com’s Terry Blount summed…

Shaquille O’Neal turned on the charm at his introductory news conference in Phoenix, assuring fans that he wasn’t finished.

Here is how Mark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times described the session: “Shaquille O’Neal could be as old as Methuselah and he could be…