Bob Verdi

If William J. Usery is indeed in a league of his own as a mediator, he's got some rallying to do. Usery's plan to settle the baseball strike produced the...

So, where does baseball go now to save itself? The Vatican? The White House tried and failed, but at least President Clinton identified the enemy and it is them. He...

If the rampaging Blackhawks look imposing now, how scary might they become with Bob Probert in their lineup? It could happen soon. The 29-year-old winger, who remains in a rehabilitation...

While the stomach turns in Washington, where baseball owners and players discuss their differences within President Clinton's shadow, pressure builds elsewhere. As mentioned here a couple weeks ago, the other...

Well, it's a start, anyway. For the Bears and other NFL dregs, Mike Shanahan's departure means a beginning of the end to the San Francisco 49ers' dynasty. Now, if we...

Robert Landers wore no glove to get a grip on this brave adventure, and in Monday's rain his white sneakers with the blue stripe took on a heavy coat of...

Was it live or was it Memorex? And we don't mean Kathie Lee Gifford's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." No, it's about the same old song that concludes every pro...

It's definitely a Quiche-22 situation, this impending Super Bowl XXIX co-starring the San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers. No matter which team prevails Sunday evening, the state of California...

Gale Gilbert is an old hand at this, but his arm is still brand new. Scottie Pippen throws furniture more often than Gilbert throws a football. Yet, when he and...

It must be the heat, because it certainly can't be the humility, so there comes a time to bare one's soul. And, yes, Deion Sanders has the right stuff, after...