Zach Stewart

MINNEAPOLIS — An abscessed tooth that was pulled Monday put prized White Sox left-hander Chris Sale in no mood to talk about his one-hit shutout Sunday. But veteran Jake Peavy was forthcoming in assessing his teammate's ascent since Sale was...

|TV SPORTS| Tennis--Australian Open, men’s semifinal, same-day tape, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); women’s championship, 2 a.m. (ESPN2) Cycling--Tour Down Under, Stage 4, same-day tape, 2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) NBA Basketball--Minnesota Timberwolves at...

|TV SPORTS| |THURSDAY|  Men’s College Basketball — Kentucky at Notre Dame, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Western Illinois at South Dakota, 7 p.m. (MSN); Marquette at Florida, 8 p.m. (ESPN2).  Women’s College Basketball — Virginia at...

On a Monday night flight that originated in Barranquilla, Colombia, Abel Quintana landed in Chicago and the new world of opportunity created suddenly by his son's baseball career. Out of nowhere over the weekend, Jose Quintana arrived as a major league...

Can a playoff team vote an opponent a playoff share? Can it tip the schedule maker? We might find out this season if the White Sox edge the Indians for the American League Central title or finish just ahead of the Orioles for one of the two wild-card...

Problem solved. And, no, the question isn't "What are two words the Cubs haven't said this season?'' A lot of us were having trouble figuring out how Theo Epstein should handle the awkward confluence of Anthony Rizzo, Bryan LaHair and Alfonso Soriano,...

Inside the Orioles clubhouse, a tub of champagne on ice sat in the middle of the room, a black tablecloth covering it. Plastic covers were rolled atop the lockers, ready to be unraveled to cue a celebration 15 years in waiting. Hours later,...

[Down the stretch is a daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming day for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason continues.] About last night O's beat Red Sox and move into a tie for 1st place Brooks...

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TV SPORTS Tennis-U.S. Open, Noon and 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Canadian Football League-British Columbia at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) College Football-Chick-fil-A Kickoff, North Carolina State vs. Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU); Boise State at Michigan State,...

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball—Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles, 11:30 a.m. (WGN) Tennis—U.S. Open, Noon and 6 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football—South Carolina at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Texas A&M at Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m....

Four words about Kevin Youkilis: I had no idea. I knew that Youkilis used to be good. Used to be. But when he was traded from the Red Sox to the White Sox on June 24, he had fewer homers and RBIs that month than Orlando Hudson, the man he was supposed to...