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ESPN welcomes Gordon Edes

Lynn Hoppes, Page 2

We talk with Gordon Edes about baseball, Boston and the movies.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Welcome to the NBA preview, Part 1

Bill Simmons, Page 2

In Part 1 of his NBA preview, Bill Simmons starts his list of the 33 most intriguing people of the 2009-10 season.

Story | October 23, 2009

Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars

Buster Olney

...on the verge of squandering opportunities to pitch in the postseason. Chamberlain turned up the heat, writes Bob Klapisch. The bruise to Lester's right knee and Chamberlain's re-emergence obscured another issue -- the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009

Phil seeking a different kind of win

Jason Sobel

In a recent Q&A with Golf Digest's Bob Verdi, Phil Mickelson spoke about his several close calls at past editions of the U.S. Open...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

Of dinosaurs and In-N-Out Burger ...

Bob Verdi, GolfDigest

Phil Mickelson may own a dinosaur head, a meteorite and dreams of owning the San Diego Chargers, but forget about your silver-spoon preconceptions. As sure as he's one of the world's top golfers, Lefty is a man of the people.

Story | Conversation | May 18, 2009

Azinger says '10 Ryder Cup captain won't be him

ESPN.com news services

Paul Azinger won't return as captain of the United States Ryder Cup team, he told Bob Verdi of GolfWorld.com on Monday.

Story | Conversation | December 08, 2008

REPORTING FROM ... THE PESKY POLE, AND BEYOND

Jon Scher

...a bad intro to Fenway. I remember getting bumped from behind in the coffee line, causing Bob Verdi of the Chicago Tribune to take a hot bath and turning angrily to see that it...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2008

Firings aren't always the answer

It was the estimable Chicago columnist Bob Verdi who once wrote, "When a team is at the bottom, the problem is usually at the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 23, 2008

Revisiting the Deion story

We are headed for a week filled with testimony, bloody gauze, the looming threat of perjury charges, and talk of Debbie Clemens getting injected in th...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 10, 2008

Rice production and OPS+

A lot of e-mail landed here about Friday's Jim Rice column, most of which suggests: First, that I cherry-picked statistics to make Rice look good; sec...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 12, 2008

Tribe susceptible to soft stuff

Curt Schilling is one of the greatest postseason pitchers of all time, and he said, going into his start in Game 2 of the American League Championship...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2007

Tiger is hot -- the rest are not

Bob Verdi, Golf World

Tiger Woods has no rival. In fact, his only peer doesn't play competitive golf anymore. That would be Jack Nicklaus, whose major record remains the biggest challenge.

Story | Conversation | August 16, 2007

Stricker continues to make strides

Bob Verdi, Golf World

The end result wasn't what he wanted, but Steve Stricker's run at the British Open proves he still has plenty of game.

Story | Conversation | July 25, 2007

U.S. Open returns to the Steel City

Bob Verdi, Golf World

The U.S. Open returns to Pittsburgh this week, home of the "Stillers," Iron City beer and Arnold Palmer's last stand.

Story | Conversation | June 10, 2007

It's fitness vs. fatness on PGA Tour

Bob Verdi, Golf World

Bigger isn't necessarily better on the PGA Tour, where there's a battle between the haves and the have-mores.

Story | Conversation | May 02, 2007