Peace reigns in the Cardinals front office. Tony La Russa is back, Dave Duncan is back and La Russa favorite Mark McGwire is tagging in for hitting coach Hal McRae.

The Skipper has his people in place. He, owner Bill DeWitt and general manager John Mozeliak seem…

Sadly, Tipsheet does not get HBO at the home office. So we missed former Mizzou star Chase Coffman getting a rough ride in Bengals training camp on the “Hard Knocks” show.

As the Dayton Daily News notes, Coffman was featured getting  “Gomer…

We can’t wait to see how well (how badly?) Shaquille O’Neal hits in his made-for-ABC-TV showdown against Albert Pujols.

This show, “Shaq Vs.,” is just the latest entry in the sports reality genre. “The TO Show” is cluttering up the airwaves for…

Why are the Brewers struggling? Blame the starting pitching.

After all, that’s what outfielder Ryan Braun does. Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly out-pitched somebody named Mike Burns Sunday.

“Their starting pitching is a lot better than ours,” Braun told reporters after the Brewers succumbed 8-2.…

Shaquille O’Neal is ready to get to work in Cleveland. His mission is clear.

“My motto is very simple,” O’Neal told reporters. “Win a Ring for the King.”

As in King LeBron James, who is still seeking his first NBA title.

“It’s LeBron’s team,” Shaq…

Former Rams quarterback Trent Green took Peter King’s place this weekover at SI.com, offering an assortment of opinions in the “Monday Morning Quarterback” column.

Green offered up lots of football insight, including a prediction that at least 10 NFL quarterbacks would pass…

The Cardinals were difficult to watch this week. They lost three of four games at New York and looked pretty bad doing that.

Even when they played well and pitched well, they didn’t hit. Their outfielders went cold — again.

Fortunately for…

After watching the Cards flail helpless at the plate against no-name Mets pitching, fans might be wondering what Oakland A’s outfielder Matt Holliday is up to.

Not so much, as it turns out.

He has two RBI in his last 17 games. He…

President Barack Obama already caused a fuss at Notre Dame by giving the commencement speech and accepting an honorary degree – the chagrin of Roman Catholics opposed to his views on abortion and stem-cell research.

So maybe he shouldn’t have taken a…

John Madden has parked the Madden Cruiser, set aside the turducken and called it a broadcasting career.

His impact on NFL fans was massive, as these pundits observed:

Tom E. Curran, NBCSports.com: “Madden’s analysis was rooted in teaching. And he understood his audience…