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CHICAGO -- John Danks' fastball isn't what it once was so if the new version isn't exactly where he intends it to go, days like Wednesday will happen. In his second outing since spending a year on the disabled list, the Chicago White Sox's starter...

CHICAGO -- Tyler Flowers returned to the Chicago White Sox lineup Monday after missing the entire Miami Marlins series with a bad back. His back was so bad last week that he couldn't even bend over to tie his shoes. The soreness might not be compl...

CHICAGO -- Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale said he is stronger than ever and will pitch Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs after missing his last start because of a sore shoulder. The left-hander was diagnosed with tendinitis in his posterior shoul...

CHICAGO -- One day after his first major league start in more than a year, John Danks said he felt better than expected. Danks gave the Chicago White Sox six-plus innings and 76 pitches Friday, ultimately getting a no-decision in a game that turne...

CHICAGO -- John Danks will make his third minor league rehab start on Sunday when he takes the mound for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. The Chicago White Sox are hoping to see a slight uptick in velocity for Danks, who has been in the high 80 mph...

CHICAGO -- A day after Ian Stewart was optioned to Triple-A Iowa, Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum made it clear that Cody Ransom and Luis Valbuena do not need to be looking over their shoulders. "(Stewart) is down there as a Triple-A player now," ...

Four months after an injury ended his season prematurely, Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza was cleared Thursday to resume his normal offseason routine.

CHICAGO -- Injured Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza is scheduled to have a scan on his right elbow this week. Garza has been rehabbing a stress reaction in the bone above the elbow that first surfaced in a game at St. Louis in July. The injury not ...

CHICAGO - Top Chicago Cubs infield prospect Javier Baez showed appreciation to his most ardent supporters not long after a thumb injury essentially ended his Arizona Fall League season. Baez injured his left thumb Saturday and the Cubs are checkin...

CHICAGO -- The cold-hearted cynic could shrug and say the Chicago Cubs deserved their fate this season. They could point out that a flawed roster and a starting staff that was dismantled by trades and injuries was lucky not to lose more than 101 g...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs were expecting the Chris Carpenter of old as the right-hander made his 2012 season debut Friday with less than two weeks remaining in the season. A shoulder injury had Carpenter out since the start of the season and he ...

CHICAGO -- Battered and bruised, but not broken, the Chicago Cubs saw two of their young players return to action Friday and contribute to a victory. Brett Jackson was back at it on defense, throwing his body around the outfield, and Anthony Rizzo...

Injuries to two regulars, along with a left-handed opponent on the mound, had the Chicago Cubs trying an interesting lineup Wednesday. Joe Mather was in the leadoff spot for the third time in the past four days, Starlin Castro marked his return to...

Brett Jackson was not in the Chicago Cubs' lineup Tuesday against the Houston Astros, and he doesn't figure to return to action until the team returns home for a 10-game homestand beginning Friday. Also not in Tuesday's lineup was Darwin Barney, w...

CHICAGO -- Alfonso Soriano didn't want to go to San Francisco via a trade and on Friday the Chicago Cubs left fielder added insult to injury by unloading a home run and three RBIs on the first-place Giants. The situation wasn't lost on Soriano, wh...

MILWAUKEE -- Matt Garza was put on the 60-day disabled list Tuesday and despite the fact that he will be eligible to return with eight games remaining in the season, the Chicago Cubs will not use him again this year. "He's shut down the rest of th...