Ned Yost wouldn't let James Shields try for a 1-0 complete-game win. Terry Francona has already let Justin Masterson do it twice this year. ...more

There's never been a major-league player from Kenya. But as White Sox scout John Tumminia says, there could be. ...more

If you haven't heard about Matt Harvey by now, you will, after a near-perfect game that he pitched Tuesday night -- with a bloody nose. ...more

Offense has been the White Sox's problem. But they'll still call it good news that John Danks is on the way back from shoulder surgery. ...more

The White Sox aren't scoring any runs, and the numbers are just plain ugly. But are they really this bad? ...more

The two leagues have been playing under different rules for four decades. They've played interleague games under different rules since 1997. But with interleague play expanding this year so that it's going on nearly every day, we have crazy sights like the White Sox being forced to bench their cleanup hitter in the seventh game of the season. ...more

Roy Halladay always pitches well against the Mets. He always has, anyway. Now we wonder whether Halladay can pitch well against anyone. He gets his chance against the Mets on Monday night, in a game that leads off this edition of 3 to Watch. ...more

Robin Ventura gives the White Sox a steady hand as manager, but can the top starting pitchers prove to be healthy and consistent? ...more

The White Sox defy predictions more frequently than any team in the game. So maybe it's good for them that everyone is talking about the rest of the AL Central this spring, just as it turned out just fine when a scout predicted last spring that they would lose 100 games. ...more

R.A. Dickey will be the starting pitcher Friday night, when Team USA opens the World Baseball Classic with a game against Mexico. Team USA manager Joe Torre has yet to announce the rest of his pitching plans, but suggested that Derek Holland will start Sunday against Canada. ...more