Healthy Smoltz may start Thursday for BoSox  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Boston's John Smoltz is healthy enough to make his next scheduled start on Thursday.  —  The Red Sox right-hander just doesn't know if it will be against the Florida Marlins or another rehabilitation assignment …

Cubs replace hitting coach Perry with Von Joshua  —  The Cubs' offensive woes have cost hitting coach Gerald Perry his job.  —  Perry, who has held the post the last two seasons under manager Lou Piniella as the Cubs won two National League Central titles, was let go Sunday by general manager Jim Hendry.

Toronto Raptors' Chris Bosh interested in playing for Miami Heat  —  The Heat's interest in Chris Bosh apparently is mutual.  A friend of the Toronto power forward said Bosh has interest in playing for Miami, which would love to add him via trade this summer or free agency in 2010.

Bruney & K-Rod go at it at Stadium  —  Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez's exuberance on the mound doesn't sit well with Yankees setup man Brian Bruney ...  The most passion that any Met was able to muster Sunday came from closer Francisco Rodriguez, who never pitched in the Yankees' 15-0 rout.

Lee tosses three-hit shutout as Indians blank Cardinals  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cliff Lee threw seven innings of no-hit ball before settling for a three-hitter to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.  —  Lee (4-6) allowed only two first-inning …

To Cashman, getting Wang, Bruney right is crucial  —  Brian Cashman said the solutions to the Yankees' problems, particularly with their starting rotation, may not lie elsewhere.  —  The general manager said he didn't have a sense of the trade market yet, with six weeks …

Angels' Jered Weaver wins again at home  —  He completes a sweep of the Padres with a five-hit shutout to improve to 5-0 at Angel Stadium, where he has a 1.01 earned-run average.  —  Jered Weaver should consider making a personal plea for the All-Star Game to be played at Angel Stadium …

Prospectus Idol Entry  —  Hunter Pence  —  Hunter Pence provided one of the only bright spots for the Houston Astros during a breakout rookie performance in 2007.  Pence didn't quite match his output as a hitter in his follow-up act in 2008 but, with his defense, remained a valuable asset.

Wild Willis walks eight in Bucs 6-3 win  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dontrelle Willis fought with his control for the third consecutive start by walking eight in 3 2-3 innings, leading to all of Pittsburgh's scoring, and Robinzon Diaz drove in three runs to help the Pirates beat the Tigers 6-3 on Sunday.

Aybar's pinch-hit RBI double lifts Rays over Nats  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pinch hitter Willy Aybar got a lucky bounce, doubling off the third base bag in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a sweep of the lowly Washington Nationals with a 5-4 victory on Sunday.

Yanks crush Santana to take Subway rubber game  —  After five of the most exasperating days of their season, the Yankees finally had enough.  —  The Bombers unloaded their frustrations on Johan Santana and the Mets Sunday afternoon, crushing their crosstown rivals, 15-0 …

Harper ready to give college try  —  16-year-old Las Vegas High baseball prodigy registers at CSN, plans to attain GED to speed draft eligibility  —  Bryce Harper, the baseball phenom from Las Vegas High School, has no future in high school.  An extraordinary player is ready to make an unusual move.

Bases-loaded walk gives Texas 7-6 win over Southern Miss  —  OMAHA (AP) — Texas coach Augie Garrido often says baseball is a cruel game.  —  SCHEDULE: College World Series matchups  —  CWS GAME THREE: Arizona State 5, North Carolina 2  —  Don't the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles know it.

Chavez to have back surgery - career in jeopardy?  —  **UPDATED** Eric Chavez is having a microdiscectomy, manager Bob Geren told reporters at AT&T Park.  A month ago, Chavez told me that because he already has had a microdiscectomy for a different herniated disk, another would leave his back too unstable to play baseball.

Sizzling Rockies win 11th straight  —  Nothing — not tornado warning sirens near Coors Field and certainly not the Seattle Mariners — can stop the Rockies these days.  —  They cruised past the Mariners 7-1 for their record-tying 11th consecutive victory Sunday afternoon.

Calhoun's homer keys ASU's extra-inning win over UNC  —  OMAHA (AP) — After Arizona State's Josh Spence and North Carolina's Alex White tangled in a rare College World Series pitchers' duel, a bad break for the Tar Heels and a good swing of the bat by Kole Calhoun decided the outcome.