Another Schilling shelling  —  Injury questions raised after Braves rout Red Sox  —  ATLANTA — Only 11 days have passed since Curt Schilling dabbled with immortality, coming within one out of a no-hitter.  —  Could he have gotten this old, this fast?  —  Or was Chipper Jones …

Fired Perlozzo: 'I felt I could make a difference'  —  BALTIMORE — When he accepted the job as the 16th manager in the history of the Baltimore Orioles, Sam Perlozzo was determined to rescue the franchise from a steady wave of losing seasons.  —  Perlozzo had been with the team for a decade …

Maine Is Back on Track, and So Are the Mets  —  John Maine had certainly been part of the problem of late for the Mets, who entered last night having lost seven of eight games.  After a strong start to the season, Maine had won only once since May 9.  But last night, he was the solution.

Yankees' need spawns rumors  —  It may only take one look at first base tonight to understand why the Yankees might have interest in Todd Helton.  —  Wanting to pair starting pitcher Mike Mussina with young catcher Wil Nieves, there's a strong possibility Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will start at first base.

Figgins' six-shooter clears way for Angels  —  His sixth hit of the game, a two-out triple, drives in Willits in the bottom of the ninth inning and caps a come-from-behind 10-9 win over Houston Astros.  —  Chone Figgins felt as if he had crossed the threshold from reality to fantasy Monday night …

White Sox manager tells Marlins' Cabrera to lose weight  —  CHICAGO — Miguel Cabrera's recent weight gain hasn't escaped the notice of his countryman and mentor, Ozzie Guillen.  —  The subject came up again during their late dinner Sunday evening after the Marlins flew into town …

Buehrle still hopeful he can stay with Sox  —  Mark Buehrle's answers are usually black-and-white.  —  But when the White Sox left-hander was asked Monday if his gut feeling is that he will be traded soon, it was time to get a little gray.  —  ''Yes and no,'' Buehrle said.

Costly Mistakes Too Much for Nats to Overcome  —  The highlights will show the Washington Nationals' gallant comeback in the ninth inning, an onslaught that featured Cristian Guzman's two-run triple, Felipe Lopez's run-scoring single and a Detroit Tigers lead that at one point had been eight runs but …

Golfer's bad swing sparks brush fire  —  STAFF REPORT  —  A Wildcreek golfer who hit a bad shot this evening started a brush fire that consumed 15-20 acres northeast of the golf course, fire officials said.  —  The golfer had knocked his ball into the grass beyond the course off the 3500 block of Sullivan Lane.

Romero riding the waivers  —  Team cuts ties with lefthander  —  ATLANTA — The Red Sox officially cut ties with lefthanded reliever J.C. Romero yesterday, placing him on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.  They had designated Romero for assignment 10 days earlier in Arizona …