David Ortiz’s Saturday news conference didn’t play to great reviews. Critics didn’t sense much contrition in comments like these:

“I definitely was a little bit careless back in those days when I was buying supplements and vitamins over the counter —…

The White Sox have had better days.

First, Padres ace Jake Peavy stiffed the team. General manager Ken Williams struck a deal to acquire him, offering four young pitchers to San Diego.

But Peavy invoked the no-trade clause in his contract and nixed…

Former Rams star Torry Holt has fabulous hands. But the new Jacksonville Jaguars receiver also has a somewhat mangled digit, which he manages to play with.

His finger puts the jagged in Jaguar, as groaning reporters noted. His first big Jacksonville news…

It’s over for Ned Yost. O-V-E-R.

For the second season in a row, his Brewers plunged into a late-season free fall. Despite the addition of ace pitcher CC Sabathia and veteran leader Ray Durham, Milwaukee staggered down the same road again.

The Brewers…

Jamie Martin is back!

He’s not back with the Rams, of course, but with Mike Martz. With quarterback Alex Smith sidelined with a broken shoulder, Mad Mike gave the perpetual No. 3 quarterback a call from San Francisco.

Martin is a 49er. His…

For the time being, Tipsheet won’t be able to share highlights of Jay Mariotti’s Chicago-centric rants. The Sun-Times columnist has moved on after one final tiff with his bosses.

We figure he will resurface on the Internets soon enough and he will…

Tipsheet returned from vacation just in time for another Ozzie Guillen outburst – and the related mayhem, starring the White Sox and Royals.

The fun started when White Sox reliever Hector Carrasco hit Royals batter Miguel Olivo, prompting Olivo to charge the…

Here is some more bad news for Cardinals fans: Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano is back in fine form.

In his second start since returning from the disabled list, Zambrano beat the Reds 5-1. He allowed just one hit in eight innings –…

Even on a split TV screen, Rafael Nadal’s conquest of Roger Federer was compelling viewing.

Federer had been invincible at Wimbledon, winning 40 consecutive matches and five straight championships. But Nadal outlasted him Sunday in a 4-hour, 48-minute marathon, shrugging off three…

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…