Bob Verdi

Who's buried in Grant's tomb? On Sunday, all of the Orlando Magic. They were put on horizontal hold early in the United Center, or well before their spiritual leader, Horace...

Ben Wright, wherever he is, must be wringing his bloody British hands over the incessant babblings of one Marge Schott. Only last May, Wright disappeared after 23 years as a...

Terry Bevington, a manager who did not arrive to the White Sox by way of central casting, confirms all suspicions that he's been smoking something. But, at least in this...

The Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche went into overtime Monday night, but this is not a recorded announcement. This is about two proud teams who couldn't get enough of each other....

The better team won, if not by much. The Blackhawks weren't deprived of the Stanley Cup on Monday night for the 35th consecutive year because of their team doctor. They...

The Blackhawks lost Wednesday night's playoff game on Thursday morning, but they might have established a National Hockey League record for the longest "equipment problem." Chris Chelios, the Hawks' captain...

Murray Craven, or at least what's left of him after that bout with the poison potato, has been around too long to believe in any conspiracy theory. Perhaps his fellow...

You could almost hear the Blackhawks mutter to themselves, even above all that noise at the United Center Monday night. Here we go again. Midway through the third period of...

Jeremy Roenick, the Blackhawks' free-agent superstar, isn't going anywhere next season except to a higher tax bracket. Take that from team President Dollar Bill Wirtz, all you nervous hockey pucks...

Rarely have the Blackhawks seemed so high on hockey. But this isn't about altitude. It's about attitude. In seasons past, before a big game or even a little game, this...