Bob Verdi

If nothing else, the salary cap has become the official headgear of sports in the '90s. Getting it to fit comfortably is the problem. By instituting a lockout disguised as...

With uncertainty the only given in baseball now, the White Sox could have cast a vote for stability. But so far as singing the praises of manager Gene Lamont, their...

Just when Chicago's roster of active athletic legends loses Michael Jordan, Ryne Sandberg and Mike Ditka, the pantheon is replenished by Oliver McCall. We should consider ourselves blessed. Until the...

What we have in professional hockey is a failure to communicate. This can happen when the body lacks a head, which has been a problem for years. John A. Ziegler...

If busting the union isn't what baseball owners really sought by canceling the rest of the 1994 season, might they settle for second prize, like bending a TV contract until...

It's supposed to be baseball season, but when the telephone rang at Greg Maddux's winter home on a golf course recently, he was there. The message wasn't much fun, either....

Being indicted can't prevent Don King from being excited. Pound for pound the most powerful promoter in boxing, King just visited New York, where Sports Illustrated hailed him as one...

If you shut it down early Monday night, the Bears beat you to it. Were Mike Ditka still the coach in charge, he probably would rant and rave about this...

If you shut it down early, the Bears beat you to it. They put America to sleep before waking up, which means an entire nation can't help but be better...

The Stadium has been stripped of banners, scoreboards and that giant organ. There wasn't a clock to be found in the place Friday night, either, which is just as well....