Reds expected to promote top Triple-A prospect Jay Bruce  —  Tomorrow the Reds are expected to promote from Triple-A Louisville top prospect OF Jay Bruce.  —  A corresponding roster move will be announced prior to tomorrow's 7:10 p.m. game against the Pirates.

Former MLB pitcher Gonzalez killed by lightning strike  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — Former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez, who won 11 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1997, was killed by a lightning strike in his native Venezuela on Sunday.  He was 33.  —  Emergency management official Herman Bracho …

Randolph still manager after talk with Mets brass  —  His controversial comments got him in trouble, but Willie Randolph must have said the right thing to keep his job on Monday.  —  A marathon meeting with New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya, principal owner Fred Wilpon …

NCAA Tournament Announcement Live Blog  —  John: Before the broadcast begins, let's reset our 16 regional hosts, listed by conference:  —  ACC (4): Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State  —  Big 12 (3): Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M  —  Big West (2): Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State

Brewers set to sign Tavarez  —  Washington - As I reported two days ago, the Brewers' interest in veteran reliever Julian Tavarez has escalated to the point that they are prepared to sign him for the remainder of the 2008 season.  —  General manager Doug Melvin just told us that Tavarez worked …

Atkins, Taveras hoping to avoid DL  —  Rockies saw three players placed out of action this weekend  —  DENVER — On a whiteboard in the Rockies' clubhouse, someone drew a sign saying, “Disabled List Inn: No Vacancy.”  Might as well have fun with the pain that's afflicted the Rockies.

First rehab game in books for Posada  —  Veteran catches five frames, hopes to throw more later in week  —  BALTIMORE — Yankees catcher Jorge Posada caught five innings and went 0-for-5 with a walk in his first extended spring game on Monday.  —  Posada was on the field in Clearwater …

Blue Jays finish 4-game sweep of Royals  —  TORONTO (AP)—These days, the Kansas City Royals can't even keep track of the outs.  —  Shaun Marcum won for the first time in four starts, Gregg Zaun hit a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City 7-2 Sunday to complete their first four-game sweep of the Royals.

Coonelly, Huntington: Pirates seek rich, deep draft  —  President, GM address questions about No. 2 pick, money matters, and what happened with Wieters  —  In little more than a week, the Pirates' new management team will engage in its first Major League Baseball amateur draft, June 5-7 …

Young LA lefty impresses Cards  —  LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw was a name on a page to the Cardinals early Sunday afternoon.  Later in the day he was an indelible mark.  —  Just two months removed from celebrating his 20th birthday, Kershaw made his major-league debut a coming-out party …