Bob Verdi

It's going to be a war. Randy Myers, the Cubs' outstanding relief pitcher, predicted that recently. His wardrobe is early American combat even during times of peace, but as player...

I realize it's un-American of me, but I still can't do it. I thought about jumping on the bandwagon to bash the World Cup, because we surely don't need a...

It's June and the Bulls are still playing games, after all. Winning three straight titles doesn't mean forsaking your roots, and Chicago sports teams do seem to have the patent...

The last pitch on this shiny Memorial Day afternoon at Wrigley Field was significant, too. Randy Myers saved a victory by Willie Banks over the Philadelphia Phillies, who produced only...

The bullies won, but did basketball? Only time will tell. The New York Knicks beat the Bulls Sunday, which makes Spike Lee and Woody Allen and all those other beautiful...

The bus that was supposed to be carrying the New York Knicks was pretty empty, too. Oh, they did arrive at the Stadium Friday evening with a full complement of...

The question now is not whether these Bulls can handle stress, but whether they can create enough to get them back to this tightly wrapped city that never sleeps. You...

Several weeks ago, seated with permission at his locker, Scottie Pippen volunteered that Phil Jackson deserved to be NBA coach of the year. "He's the glue," Pippen said. "He's kept...

That was a terrific headlock Derek Harper put on Jo Jo English, yet it was nothing compared with the Big Apple of chokeholds the Bulls tried on themselves. If the...

That was a terrific headlock Derek Harper put on Jo Jo English, though it was nothing compared with the mother of all chokeholds the Bulls tried on themselves. But the...