Bob Verdi

On a weekend when spring finally arrived in Canada, there was Denis Savard, hockey player still at work. His complexion is a pasty white, shielded from the sun. He has...

It's not like these teams do this every spring, but 28 years had elapsed since the Blackhawks last won a playoff game in historic Maple Leaf Gardens. Bob Pulford and...

In three hours of true grit Thursday night, the Blackhawks not only beat Felix Potvin. Another hot goalie declared himself at Maple Leaf Gardens. "Yeah, I was steamed," said Ed...

His injured leg is improving. But otherwise, Jeremy Roenick feels fined, no thank you. On four separate occasions within a week, the Blackhawks' star center has been docked $500 for...

For this most international Kentucky Derby of them all, D. Wayne Lukas had spoken with forked tongue in many languages. By Saturday, he had fooled not only Japan, England and...

It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. And nobody does it better than Michael "Roxy" Roxborough, my hero. So, guess who's the first person I see upon...

With the gift of genius, there is still the burden of frustration. Wayne Gretzky wore it like his black suit Wednesday night at the United Center, where the Los Angeles...

This short hockey season certainly has been a long one. The Kentucky Derby will be over before the Blackhawks even begin the Stanley Cup tournament. And they're off . ....

All the pieces were in place for Doug Collins to destroy himself. He was fired suddenly, mysteriously, during the summer of 1989 by the Bulls, a team he'd coached toward...

Baseball is indeed back at Wrigley Field, not that it would be the logical place to gauge amnesty, anyway. Forgiveness is forever there, as much a part of the landscape...