Matt Thornton

Chris Sale was named to the All-Star team. Deserved. Sale has been talked about as the American League starter. Deserved. Sale should not pick up so much as the rosin bag a week from today in Kansas City. Preserved. Sale is important. The  All-...

At this rate, the White Sox's investment in Kevin Youkilis could pay off in full by the end of this six-game homestand. Youkilis saved his best for last Wednesday night, ripping a single over the head of shortstop Elvis Andrus to score Alejandro De Aza...

NEW YORK — As long as the White Sox receive contributions similar to Dylan Axelrod's Thursday night, there shouldn't be many issues about trusting eight rookies in an American League Central pennant race. Axelrod, one of six rookies on the Sox's...

With a 4-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday night, the White Sox became the only major league team to play the entire first half without getting swept in a series. "We're just playing," manager Robin Ventura said. "We're not concerned about setting...

After his third game-winning hit in 12 games with the White Sox, Kevin Youkilis was talking about his new-found popularity in Chicago. "You can be popular one week and ... bomb the next," he said. "This game's crazy and you've just got to keep grinding...

Don’t look now, but first place could become second place for the White Sox by Thursday night. They have lost the first two games of their home series to the vexing, dastardly Blue Jays, who seem to beat the Sox as regularly as the Indians seem...

Contact a Hollywood agent, quick. It's time for someone to do the miniseries "Trading Sori: Inside the Cubs' Quest for the Holy Grail.'' The conversations about the Alfonso Soriano situation that have taken place recently and will take place for who...

There was no reason to mess with success. But Robin Ventura did. There was no reason to changes pitchers. But Robin Ventura did. There was no reason to lift rookie Jose Quintana after he threw a shockingly efficient 77 pitches in eight shutout...

LOS ANGELES — Even Chris Sale needs help now and then. The roughest aspect Friday night for the White Sox, however, was that solving 2011 National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw wasn't enough to for Sale to survive his roughest...

LOS ANGELES — Having received eight shutout innings from their least experienced starting pitcher Sunday, the White Sox must rely on an adjusted rotation after suffering one of their toughest losses during a rough stretch. Although left-hander Jose...

Statistics through Sunday (last week's rank) 1. Rangers (1): Matt Harrison's new and improved sinker hasn't been sinking. Otherwise there's not much to be concerned about even though they've lost three consecutive series. This will be an interesting week...

ARLINGTON, Texas — It wasn't worse than a noogie from Nolan Ryan, but losing his first game as White Sox manager to Ryan's Rangers hurt Robin Ventura. Not that Ventura showed it. There are Mandarin dictionaries easier to read than Ventura. "I...