Bob Verdi

It's the baskets. They look smaller now. The United Center is three times bigger than the Stadium, but the baskets are the same size, so they look smaller now. That's...

As philosopher Michael Keller Ditka once said, this, too, shall pass. But not if you run the ball for only 27 yards. When the Bears aren't doing everything right, they...

My new friend beside the press box at Lambeau Field was dressed in green and gold. Also, he was turning blue. So, in keeping with the spirit of Christmas, I...

Forget all that has come before during this, baseball's worst season ever. Saturday will be the fork in a road of minefields. When owners convene in Rye Brook, N.Y., they...

David Condon had a thing about desks. Maybe they were just too stationary for this man in perpetual motion. His own desk used to be a centerpiece of the Tribune...

For a change, the Bears were exciting, amusing and unpredictable Thursday night. That's dangerous territory for a football team whose limitations are limitless, and it cost the Bears a 33-27...

For a change, the Bears were exciting, amusing and ready for prime time Thursday night. Now maybe they'll be ready to return to the basics of being boring. The Bears...

It's December, and they still haven't dropped the puck in the National Hockey League. This unfortunate circumstance leaves Jeremy Roenick with itchy skates. "Sooner or later," says the Blackhawks' star...

In a chain of senseless reactions, Ken Wilcoxen realizes his was the worst solution of all. " `Daddy, why do you want to die?' " he says. "When your son...

The gusts went away Sunday and Tom Watson came back. He canned a 20-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win the 1994 Skins Game with a weekend...