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CHICAGO -- Although he didn't know the details, John Danks still got the word he had been waiting to hear. After nearly a month of pitching at extended spring training, the rehabbing Danks will make his next outing in a minor league game. Danks...

The numbers game only appears to be catching up to the Chicago White Sox, an organization that has witnessed an extremely low number of injuries over the last decade-plus when compared to other teams. The latest spring injury nuisance is with reli...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The first of what is expected to be many different lineup looks was posted in the Chicago White Sox clubhouse wall in advance of the team's first Cactus League games of the spring. Alejandro De Aza will lead off and play center ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Spring training games are just five days away, which means Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura can start to experiment with lineups. Ventura has yet to talk about a preferred lineup for the season, only offering hints like t...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Resembling his high-school yearbook photo more than the guy who set up games for the Chicago White Sox last season, Matt Thornton has been sporting an entirely new look this spring. It's not the way he has been dressing or even ...

HOUSTON -- For a pitcher who struggled with the mental side of the game this spring, starting Tuesday's game by allowing a home run and a ground-rule double appeared to be a recipe for disaster. But Travis Wood proved that he is a different pitche...

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Matt Garza became the second Chicago Cubs starting pitcher to complete his spring training workload when he pitched in a minor-league game Sunday. Garza went four innings in his final tuneup, throwing 51 pitches. He added a handful...

MESA, Ariz. -- Ryan Dempster could have brushed aside his struggles in a minor-league game Sunday, but he owned up to them, saying his execution should have been better. The Chicago Cubs starter got in his second-to-last spring outing against Sing...

MESA, Ariz. -- Questions continue to build around the Chicago Cubs' bullpen as Kerry Wood and Marcos Mateo miss time with injuries. Wood, who had been healthy all spring, hasn't pitched in a Cactus League game since Sunday and on Saturday manager...

Cubs relievers Kerry Wood, Marcos Mateo missing time with injuries.

MESA, Ariz. -- The Chicago Cubs kept it close into the late innings on Tuesday before the Texas Rangers ran away with a 6-2 victory. The Cubs lost for the eighth time in their last 10 games. The good: Starlin Castro has delivered a solid spring an...

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Chicago Cubs took a huge early lead Monday, watched it disappear and then erupted again in a 12-7 victory over the Seattle Mariners. The good: In only three entire games this spring had the Cubs scored more than they did in ...

MESA, Ariz. -- The Chicago Cubs found themselves in a rare low-scoring game this spring and fell 3-2 to the San Francisco Giants on Friday. The Cubs' scoring came on solo home runs from Anthony Rizzo and Blake Lalli. The good: Matt Garza's start ...

MESA, Ariz. - The Cubs fell to the Brewers 10-2 on Wednesday to even the series between the teams this spring at a game each. They have one more game left against each other on the final day of Cactus League before camp breaks. The good: Ian Ste...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Geovany Soto will make his long-awaited Cactus League debut when he catches for the Chicago Cubs in Saturday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Soto has been out of action since the first week of spring training with what the...

MESA, Ariz. -- There appeared to be more offspeed pitches in the mix for Chicago Cubs starter Ryan Dempster on Monday as opposed to spring games last year. Dempster has admitted to new manager Dale Sveum that his slow start to the 2011 season coul...