The Mets aren’t too happy with Brad Thompson.

The mild-mannered Cardinals pitcher sent Mets star David Wright sprawling with a runaway pitch Wednesday afternoon. This brushback came after Mets reliever Nelson Figuerora hit Albert Pujols in the wrist with a pitch.

Here was some…

After catching a fly ball on a brutal high sun day at Wrigley Field — after missing one the previous inning –  disaster-prone Cubs rightfielder Milton Bradley was happy. He was so happy, in fact, he forgot how many outs…

These are not happy times in the college sports industry. Alabama has been rocked by a wide-ranging athletic scandal, one that could strip the football team of 21 victories.

It seems the Crimson Tide got wrapped up in a textbook scam.…

Did Lance Armstrong try to scam a French drug tester back on March 17? Or are French officials again going overboard in their quest to take down the Great American Cyclist?

We may never get the real answer, but France’s anti-doping…

CC Sabathia earned his ludicrous $161 million contract by pitching lights-out during the “walk year” of his contract.

Good for him. But signing with Yankees for that kind of dough . . . well, it puts a LOT of heat on the…

After all those years of hating Eastern Conference arch-rival Allen Iverson, will Pistons fans embrace him?

Tipsheet guesses they will. A.I. is headed from Denver to Motown in a blockbuster NBA trade. Pistons GM Joe Dumars delivered on his promise for shake…

Remember Matt Leinart? The former USC star who was supposed to guide the Arizona Cardinals into the future?

He is still a Gridbird, off in the background somewhere while Kurt Warner works his magic. While we’re gearing up for Warner’s triumphant…

Is it over for Jimmy Ballgame?

San Diego Union Tribune columnist Tim Sullivan believes so. Here is his take:

“Should you happen to run across John Moores around mealtime, be sure to pass him some Pepto-Bismol. If the Padres’ owner is about to eat Jim Edmonds‘…

Jose Canseco is a knucklehead. You know that, we know that.

But if anybody needed affirmation about this point, it came this week when he lost his $2.8 million home in Encino, Calif., to foreclosure. He simply moved out of the house…

The Bowl Championship Series system is goofy at best. And there are way too many college football bowl games cluttering the sports landscape in December in January.

But postseason play, as confusing and excessive as it is, generates a LOT of…