John Danks News Archives

Starting pitcher John Danks #50 of the Chicago White Sox delivers the ball against the Chicago Cubs on June 17, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Gordon Beckham drove in three runs to help John Danks earn his first win in more than a month and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 on Monday night.

General manager Ken Williams took an extended look at the White Sox during their road struggles at Boston, New York, Anaheim and Seattle.

Sicilian uncles always are good for a few fond memories. There are two that stand out about my Uncle Tommy.

Aside from Gavin Floyd and his achy left hip, shutting down other starting pitchers isn't in pitching coach Don Cooper's plans.

The White Sox slim hopes of playoff grandeur took another hit Tuesday night, as Chicago dropped an 8-6 decision against American League Central rival Minnesota at U.S. Cellular Field.

Minnesota's Matt Tolbert celebrates with Orlando Cabrera after Tolbert's home run off Chicago White Sox pitcher John Danks during the sixth inning tuesday.

Those of you who took the first eight innings off didn't miss anything. The Mariners seemed dead in the water after managing just an Adrian Beltre solo homer off John Danks and seeing Brandon Morrow walk six guys and allow three runs -- two earned -- in a ho-hum afternoon contest in front of the second-smallest crowd all season.

The Jake Peavy plan for the White Sox next season also involves a Mark Buehrle plan, one that would move the team's current ace to the No.3 or No.

There they were again Thursday, John Danks pitching his tail off against the Seattle Mariners , the rest of the White Sox dragging out an extra-inning game, teasing all the way to the end.

The five-second pause after Ozzie Guillen was asked the first postgame question Thursday night at Safeco Field seemed to indicate the colorful White Sox manager was about to take off on one of his classic rants.

The move toward becoming a fundamentally sound team year in and year out has not come as quickly as manager Ozzie Guillen would like.

VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX When: 7. Where: Angel Stadium. On the air: TV: FSW; Radio: 830, 1330.

That went out the window somewhere between getting swept in New York and crawling out of the Twin Cities by stealing the series finale to avoid a sweep.

The White Sox turned a cozy effort Saturday into a maddening 4-3 victory over the Angels in 10 innings.

The Chicago White Sox had their four-game winning streak snapped as they fell to the Boston Red Sox 6-1. Mike Lowell put Boston ahead to stay in the fourth when he slammed a two-run homer off White Sox starter John Danks.

The future of the Chicago White Sox looks better than their present. This assumes that Jake Peavy becomes healthy enough to pitch again on an extremely regular basis.

Mike Lowell has made no secret of his distaste for his part-time role. That said, the third baseman continues to make the most of it.

After dropping the first two games of the series by a combined score of 17-3, the Sox looked to Jon Lester to play the role of stopper--a role he filled perfectly.

The Boston Red Sox try to hang onto their spot atop the American League Wild Card standings this afternoon, when they continue their four-game series with the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

The chairman isn't happy. And when Jerry Reinsdorf isn't happy, well, changes are made.

RHP Junichi Tazawa vs. LHP John Danks "Tazawa is making his fourth start of the season and first appearance against the White Sox .

Even with a trip to the Bronx on the horizon, the Chicago White Sox probably can't wait to get out of Boston.

There's a reason that pitching prospect Daniel Hudson is a strong candidate to start Saturday against the New York Yankees.