Alex Rios

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Manager Robin Ventura told Chris Sale he was as the opening day starter before the prized White Sox left-hander experienced his roughest spring outing. Sale, who won 17 games in his first season as a starter, was tagged for five runs...

Chicago baseball returns Monday with a basis to be genuinely excited about possibilities of the future, but enough about Rosemont. As for citywide interest in the Cubs and Sox, the list of reasons to drop everything and pay attention is here somewhere...

MILWAUKEE -- How long Alex Rios plays Friday night is up to manager Robin Ventura and Rios' back, Chicago White Sox's right fielder is in the lineup against Milwaukee. This marks the first time Rios is in the  Sox's lineup since March 22 against Oakland,...

MILWAUKEE -- The Chicago White Sox's 7-2 win at Milwaukee was virtually secondary to manager Robin Ventura. "Health-wise, it was a good night," Ventura said after Jesse Crain threw an impressive scoreless inning with no pain in his right leg and right...

GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE Mets 5, Nationals 3: Stephen Strasburg surrendered three hits over two innings - including a single and home run to the first two batters he faced - in his first action since Sept. 7. David Wright was hitless in three at-bats for New...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- On an ideal night in Arizona, Jake Peavy threw the ball as well as he has in years, even if the results didn't show it. Peavy was throwing his fastball 92-93 mph, an increase of 2-3 mph over his norm last year, and his hard slider...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rain and cold didn't stop the Dominican Republic on Tuesday night, just like nothing else slowed it down during the World Baseball Classic. Minnesota Twins right-hander Samuel Deduno pitched five innings and combined with four...

You almost never can boil a baseball season down to one game, let alone one pitch. But when I break down what happened to the White Sox down the stretch in 2012, when a potentially great season for rookie manager Robin Ventura turned into a learning...

Talking baseball while wondering how Tom Thibodeau is going to survive until Derrick Rose returns: 1. To say that Marvin Miller was as tough as nails is to compliment the strength of nails. Miller has passed away at the age of 95, and somewhere there...

You’ve heard “Call Me, Maybe” all over the radio and watched the many parodies of it on YouTube (I like the Jimmy Fallon version with The Roots the best). Now is your chance to see the song of the summer performed in person – and...

1. Nationals (3): While the spotlight has been on the highly debated Stephen Strasburg decision, Davey Johnson's lineup came together in late August and rolls toward the first playoff baseball Washington has seen since 1933. Bryce Harper and friends hit...

This was the kind of September slide the South Side embraced rather than feared, one that brought the White Sox nearer the playoffs instead of farther away. This was right fielder Alex Rios, the team's most valuable player, proving it yet another way by...