Bob Verdi

As you might have heard, 70 new "bullpen box seats" are being installed at Wrigley Field for next season. Inasmuch as the Cubs will be marking the 100th year since...

When Keith Magnuson, former Blackhawks captain and spiritual leader, was killed in an automobile accident four years ago, a lesser man would have issued a statement expressing regrets, then resumed...

There was a lot of talk about the Blackhawks during the summer, which is nice because for the last decade or so, there hasn't been much talk about them during...

Mike Downey: Hall for stars, not saints Barry Bonds is a man accused by many, proven guilty by no one. Arrested by no one. Suspended by no one. In baseball's...

Although I have watched the Cubs and White Sox for years, it was not until I read Friday's Tribune that I grasped the true significance, hidden meaning and enduring grandeur...

In Boston, bosses of the rampaging Red Sox have been known to refer to the New York Yankees as the "Evil Empire." But that's when the Yankees were so annoyingly...

Chief Sitting Bull, Jerry Reinsdorf, speaks softly and carries a big cigar. He might also be puffing out his chest at this point, because his fingerprints are all over a...

Baseball players' careers are defined by numbers. Once those players have been retired for five years, the most important number becomes 75. That's the percentage of ballots on which a...

Pat Foley probably didn't anticipate etching a career path so close to that of one of his heroes, Harry Caray. But with the Blackhawks anything is possible, except a Stanley...

With proper respect for baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and his revenue-sharing plan, there is room for improvement. Some problems have been rectified by rich teams giving money to poor teams,...