Bob Verdi

The Cleveland Indians waited 41 years for this? To have their bats reduced to sawdust by a kid who looks like he collects stamps when he isn't singing for the...

Wherever you are, Miss Schroeder, thanks for looking the other way. Many, many years ago, Miss Schroeder was teaching 4th grade one October afternoon when she glanced to the back...

Most of you have read enough epistles about money and sports, but bear with me on this one. Unless quick action is taken, another game dear to us all will...

When the Jaguars grow up, they want to be like the Bears. That says something about the message being sent to the next generation of pro football animal life. The...

They could have sent the Cubs, and it wouldn't have been any worse. The Atlanta Braves won another pennant Saturday night. They routed the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 to sweep a...

They could have sent the Cubs, and it wouldn't have been any worse. The Atlanta Braves won another pennant Saturday night. They routed the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 to sweep a...

What's wrong with Greg Maddux? He's tired. He's nervous. He's injured. He's a former Cub. Or, he's y'all of the above. It's almost become an Olympic event here, volunteering hollow...

Even without competition from O.J. Simpson, baseball still doesn't get any respect. But, baseball still doesn't get it, period. Disgusting. They're all spoiled here. That's how Marge Schott, owner of...

Davey Johnson, manager pro tem, was discussing his Reds at Riverfront Stadium when he witnessed a common sight that has absolutely nothing to do with baseball. Schottzie 02, the team's...

It was a slam-dunk, and Dennis Rodman isn't even being hired to score. Jerry Krause, who generally manages the Bulls, brought Rodman to his house last weekend, probably not to...