Shane Spencer

As all New Yorkers know Derek Jeter collected his historic 3,000th career hit during Saturday’s game with a home run.   It was storybook, too good to be scripted, unbelievable.  It was vintage Jeter.   In a career that has featured so many...

The intensity returned Friday night. So did the power. Hours after a team meeting in which manager Ozzie Guillen questioned the White Sox's passion and lack of swagger, they responded with four home runs to pull away to a 9-4 victory over the Royals....

Mark Buehrle wasn't his normal self Sunday. The All-Star left-hander yielded seven runs over 4 1/3 innings as the White Sox fell to Cleveland 7-4 in front of 14,975 fans at U.S. Cellular Field. Behind three home runs in the first three innings,...

Manager Jerry Manuel wore a T-shirt bearing the words of the White Sox's latest unofficial slogan: "It's better to burn out than fade away." The message: Don't hold back. Go all out. The Sox did just that Sunday by rallying for a 7-4 victory over...

If it's not broken, don't fix it. Who could begrudge Anaheim Angels general manager Bill Stoneman a restful winter? After all, the Angels' ultraimpressive run through the playoffs should not be viewed as the doing of the Rally Monkey or any other Disney-...

The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...

In a town that loves to talk, the Cubs are more than happy to hit the mute button on themselves. After all, actions speak louder than words, as they proved again Saturday in a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets on a chilly afternoon at Wrigley Field....

The White Sox had only five hits Friday night, but four of them were home runs. Jose Valentin hit two and Frank Thomas and Carl Everett belted one apiece. That was the victory formula for the muscle-flexing first-place Sox as they beat the Texas...

Nomar Garciaparra, who didn't get into any spring training games because of pain in his right wrist, was placed on the 15-day disabled list by Boston. Saturday's move is retroactive to March 22, meaning Garciaparra could be activated next Saturday, but...

2002: 103-58, First place. Manager: Joe Torre (eighth season). He's here: LF Hideki Matsui, RHP Jose Contreras, LHP Chris Hammond, OF Bubba Trammell, RHP Juan Acevedo, RHP Antonio Osuna, INF Todd Zeile, C John Flaherty. He's outta here: LHP Mike...

No clutch hitting. Failed sacrifice bunt attempts. Mediocre defense. Bad luck. Mark Buehrle deserving the win, but Billy Koch getting the loss. There's no need to look back on the White Sox's first 55 games. All their faults were on display Sunday in...