Bob Verdi

So, the White Sox want to hear from real people. That's the new and improved marketing strategy for 1995. It's a "Dear Sox" campaign, even if they become the "Near...

When NHL owners and players are done complaining about that rotten deal they just signed, maybe they can find time to say they're sorry. With the belated season due to...

A major shoe company, Reebok, tells real baseball players it might consider paying $25 million to sponsor a season of barnstorming. See the striking stars, every weekend, in a different...

Barry Switzer steadied a can of root beer in his hand so as to avoid spillage, then reached for stage props. "This is all I did," said Switzer, banging his...

The weather hasn't changed. It's still raining sideways. But the climate is much different. Last week, the Bears were just happy to be here, they played accordingly, and they were...

Come back, Christian Ruuttu, wherever you are. Pending approval by players, the incredible shrinking NHL season should begin next week, better late than not at all. That is, if union...

Now that the Bears have observed the lofty level to which they must climb, they can answer the next question whenever they're ready. What are they going to do about...

Shaun Gayle has seen perception battle reality before, so let us take his word that it will be a better fight than the Bears put up during Saturday's surrender. "I...

For a playoff game against the Bears, one would expect normal conditions throughout the Bay Area. Clear sky and a strong chance of smug. This is understandable. When it comes...

It's almost as difficult to get a handle on the Bears as a three-cent stamp right about now. Nobody was ready for either, although the post office at least issued...