Apr 22:
Thornton was saddled with the loss Monday after allowing two runs—one earned—in the top of the eighth.

Apr 15:
Thornton threw a scoreless inning against the Indians on Sunday to earn his fourth hold of the season.

Mar 06:
Thornton (elbow) threw a scoreless inning against Team USA on Tuesday.

Mar 01:
Thornton (elbow) will make his spring debut Tuesday, ESPNChicago.com reports.

Feb 27:
Thornton felt good after his 40-pitch live batting practice session Wednesday, CSN Chicago reports.

Feb 24:
Thornton (elbow) threw a 35-pitch bullpen session Sunday without discomfort, Dan Hayes of CSNChicago.com reports.

Feb 21:
Thornton (elbow) took part in light catch-and-toss Thursday, ESPN Chicago reports.

Feb 20:
Thornton (elbow) will resume throwing in two days, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Feb 19:
Thornton had an MRI that showed inflammation in his left elbow but no other damage, ESPN Chicago reports.

Sep 21:
Thornton allowed a walkoff single in the White Sox's loss to the Royals on Thursday.

Sep 15:
Thornton ended a bases-loaded threat by the Twins on Saturday, recording the final out to seal the win for the White Sox and propel Thornton to his third save of the season.

Aug 03:
Thornton pitched a scoreless 10th inning on Friday, allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout, to earn the win against the Angels.

Jul 07:
Thornton allowed one hit over 1.1 scoreless innings to record his second save of the season Saturday. He struck out two.

May 24:
Thornton will revert to a setup role with Addison Reed earning the club's official closer title, the Chicago Tribune reports.

May 11:
Manager Robin Ventura announced the White Sox will return to a closer-by-committee situation with Chris Sale returning to the rotation, ESPN Chicago reports.

May 04:
Thornton allowed two runs on two hits, one of which was a one-out, two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of a 5-4 loss to Detroit Friday night.

Apr 29:
Thornton picked up a four-out save on Sunday against the Red Sox, but he doesn't necessarily have the closer's job from Hector Santiago yet, CSN Chicago reports.

Apr 17:
Thornton struck out two in a perfect frame against the Orioles on Tuesday.

Apr 07:
Manager Robin Ventura said Thornton will maintain his eighth inning role, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Apr 06:
Thornton's eighth-inning appearance does not eliminate him from consideration for the closer's role, CSN Chicago reports.

Apr 05:
White Sox manager Robin Ventura said that he has decided who his closer will be but won't announce it yet, the White Sox official site reports.

Mar 29:
Thornton struck out two Dodgers over a perfect ninth Thursday to pick up his first save of the spring.

Mar 27:
Manager Robin Ventura has yet to tip his hand in the White Sox's closer battle, which means Thornton's role for 2012 is still not official, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mar 16:
The White Sox's closer battle appears to have narrowed to Thornton and Jesse Crain, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mar 10:
Thornton threw a shutout inning against the Cubs on Friday.

Feb 23:
Manager Ozzie Guillen said the race for the White Sox's closer role might be more open than previously stated, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Jan 27:
Manager Robin Ventura reiterated Thursday he will go into spring training with Thornton as his closer, but that could change before the beginning of the season, the White Sox's official site reports.

Dec 06:
Manager Robin Ventura said Thornton could get the first crack at the White Sox's closer role in the wake of Tuesday's Sergio Santos trade, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Aug 13:
Thornton allowed three runs on three hits in 1.1 innings against the Royals on Friday.

Jul 02:
Thornton tossed two scoreless innings to earn his third save of the season Saturday against the Cubs.

Jun 24:
Thornton took the loss in a wild 14-inning marathon against Washington Friday night. He allowed four runs, and even though they were all unearned, he was not especially sharp giving up four hits and two walks (both intentional) in two innings while striking out four.