Dustin Hermanson

The White Sox and Cubs showed Saturday why their seasons are heading in opposite directions. After Carlos Zambrano shut them out on one hit over seven innings, the Sox broke through with four runs in the eighth off the Cubs' bullpen to spark a 5-3...

Two men were on and two were out at Wrigley Field when Cubs catcher Henry Blanco and his .146 batting average stepped to the plate Saturday as the potential winning run in the ninth inning, his team trailing the White Sox 5-3. The most concerned Sox...

The Tribune's White Sox beat writer answers reader questions throughout the season. This week, who stays and who goes, re-evaluating the Thome-Rowand trade and some bald-faced optimism. I have always wondered what the numbers in front of the pick to...

The Tribune's White Sox reporter answers reader questions each week during the season. This week, Lance Broadway's future, September call-ups and how to label the 2008 White Sox. Hey, Mark, what's your take on Lance Broadway? Is he in the rotation next...

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen received security Monday with a contract extension. He and a few of his players also received a much-needed parachute. The bailout came when Timo Perez cracked a two-run opposite-field single with two outs and two...

The White Sox got back to the Central issue of this season Friday night. For the first time in nearly a month, they returned to playing their own AL Central. So far, that has been a very good thing. With their 6-4 victory over Cleveland in front of 23,...

The White Sox appear willing to tolerate Jose Contreras' inconsistencies, which resurfaced Tuesday night in a 7-1 loss to Detroit that snapped their five-game winning streak. All of the runs scored against Contreras (5-6) came after two outs,...

The White Sox pulled out all the stops Tuesday night in seizing a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees: Mercurial Jose Contreras threw what he described as the best game of his career by pitching seven-plus scoreless innings against his former team....

So much for those fears that an interleague series at hitter-friendly Coors Field would chew up the White Sox's pitching staff. In two games, the Sox have allowed seven hits. They were "tagged" for five hits Tuesday night but made the most of a fourth-...

Good teams find ways to win close games. The White Sox, therefore, qualify as a good team, raising their record in one- and two-run games to 26-10 with a second straight last-minute escape in Saturday's 6-5 victory over Cleveland. "We find a way to...

Imagine the shock for an Atlanta Braves fan who spent the winter abroad without giving his favorite team a second thought. Hey, that isn't Tom Glavine in a New York Mets uniform, is it? And what's the deal with Kevin Millwood wearing that Phillies cap?...

The Sox finish up their three-game set with the Oakland A's out in lovely Northern California. We're in chilly Chicago, but have been told to pay attention to the game. Welcome all fair readers--that's means you, too, Linda S. Make yourself comfy, grab...