Hawkins’ 10th team still 3 short of MLB record

CHICAGO | LaTroy Hawkins put his arm this year where his mouth was in 2012.

Tigers hitting coach stayed busy during offseason

VALPARAISO | Gary native Lloyd McClendon has been employed by Major League Baseball for most of his adult life. As a player, coach and manager, he's seen a lot of trends and has learned how to accept a few of them — although sometimes grudgingly.

GEORGE CASTLE: Youkilis would be good for Cubs, Sox – yet doesn’t fit anymore

The one convergence for our baseball teams is a goateed former OBP guru who was a folk hero with his last two teams and would be once again if he played in Wrigley Field.

Sox have no hangover from lopsided Tigers' series

CHICAGO | A 4-16 record, including seven losses in a row, over the past two seasons was strong evidence the White Sox didn’t match up well against AL Central nemesis Detroit.

A.J.’s brawn, brains back Sale’s 14th win

CHICAGO | Like all White Sox pitchers, Chris Sale has a trump card – batterymate A.J. Pierzynski.

Sox attendance hike lifts all boats

The sting of a three-game sweep by the Detroit Tigers was wiped away by the White Sox’s ensuing sweep of the Twins in front of the biggest three-day U.S. Cellular Field gate for a non-Cubs series in nearly two years.

Mulder: Sale’s good health impossible to guarantee

Mark Mulder figures to speak from experience about how White Sox ace Chris Sale can avoid the former’s fate – a premature end to his career due to arm trouble.

Tigers rally to beat Cubs

CHICAGO | Jhonny Peralta had three hits and two RBIs one night after he made two costly throwing errors, and the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Cubs 8-4 on Wednesday.

White Sox fall to Tigers in weekend series finale

DETROIT | Adam Dunn hit another homer in the first inning -- and that was it for Chicago's offense.

Dunn's homer gives Sox win over Tigers

DETROIT | A day after losing to Detroit on a ninth-inning homer, Adam Dunn and the White Sox returned the favor.

Peralta's homer in 9th lifts Tigers over Sox

DETROIT | The White Sox are shuffling their bullpen, and closer-to-be Chris Sale isn't expected to be ready until next week.

GEORGE CASTLE: Sox gain necessary respect from Tigers

CHICAGO | An unwritten rule in sports mandates a superior opponent should never say anything bad about a foe they've recently dominated.

White Sox can't pull off sweep of Tigers

CHICAGO | Win or lose, Paul Konerko like what he sees in his team.

McClendon still valuable as second sight for Cabrera, Fielder

CHICAGO | Who's coaching whom on the Detroit Tigers?

GEORGE CASTLE: Floyd gets us believing in him, but can it last

CHICAGO | Maybe we expect too much of Gavin Floyd.

McClendon aids local players, coaches before spring training

VALPARAISO | "Focus on the nail."

Tigers coach returns to Triple Crown Valpo

VALPARAISO | Planted in front of the TV and watching the back-and-forth drama of Game 6 of the World Series may had been no better place to be for an ardent baseball fan.

Cruz hits grand slam in 11th, Texas beats Tigers

ARLINGTON, Texas | Nelson Cruz hit the first game-ending grand slam in postseason history, lifting the Texas Rangers over the Detroit Tigers 7-3 in 11 innings Monday for a 2-0 lead in the AL championship series.

Valverde, Tigers stop Yanks to tie series

NEW YORK | Detroit closer Jose Valverde held off a furious New York ninth-inning rally and the Tigers avoided a major slip-up, beating the Yankees 5-3 on a rainy Sunday and evening their best-of-five AL playoff series at one game apiece.