Bob Verdi

It's quiet over at Halas Hall. Very quiet. Michael McCaskey, president and chief executive officer of the Bears, has been in and out, you are told. But he is unavailable,...

It's Showtime again in Los Angeles, so let the cash registers hum a merry tune. This is not to disparage Magic Johnson's theatrical comeback. Instead, duty compels us merely to...

America's Team? Without question. Dislike the Dallas Cowboys if you must, but don't even think about denying them the role as titular fatheads of sports in the '90s. The Cowboys...

With any luck, Troy Aikman now can find a life or a wife or better yet, both. His good fortune would be ours as well, for the saga is sad...

Take heart, Cleveland. Well, half a heart, anyway. NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue volunteered Friday that bereaved Browns fans shall not be abandoned. He did not say such a terrible thing...

Jerry Reinsdorf, chairman of the Bulls and White Sox, is among the most powerful individuals in sports. Yet, from this winter retreat, he can only look from the outside in...

When Super Bowl XXX finally arrives in this desert retreat late Sunday, they really ought to have Jerry Colangelo handle the coin toss, maybe catch the first pass and accept...

Mark Brooks had a good year last week. He won the 37th Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, so that's $234,000 in the vault, even if he hits it sideways for the...

With one round remaining in the 37th Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, it's business as usual. Not a cloud in the sky, or a hairpiece out of place. There's no leader...

The bad news for baseball comes by way of the golf course. Greg Maddux is enjoying the perks of four straight Cy Young Awards so much that he might just...