SAN FRANCISCO - Pittsburgh Pirates ace Oliver Perez will miss his scheduled start today because of stiffness in his left shoulder.

Right-hander Josh Fogg will pitch on three days' rest in place of Perez in the finale of a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants.

Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon hopes Perez, 1-4 with an 8.03 ERA in seven starts, will miss only one outing, then pitch again next Tuesday or Wednesday at home against the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates have three off days in the span of a week, which should give the left-hander plenty of time to recover and regain some confidence.

The WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association will hold its second annual All-Star Games at 3 and 6 p.m. June 11 at Falconi Field, home of the Washington Wild Things.The games will feature 88 players representing 60 high schools. The Class A all-stars play the Class AA all-stars at 3 p.m., followed by Class AAAA vs. Class AAA at 6 p.m.Seneca Valley coach Eric Semega is helping to coach the Class AAAA all-stars while Mars coach Andy Bednar is working with the Class AAA squad.

Bucknell University's Melanie Buczko captured her first Patriot League title in the pole vault by clearing 12 feet, 5½ inches at the league's Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Fisher Field in Easton, Pa., over the weekend.Buczko entered the event at 12-0 and needed just one attempt for the win. Buczko also placed fourth in the 100 hurdles in 15.07 seconds.The Bison women won their second consecutive title and their sixth in the past seven years.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tony Pena resigned as manager of the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, less than two seasons after he was the American League manager of the year.The move came hours after the Royals lost 3-1 to the Blue Jays in Toronto and fell to an AL-worst 8-25.Royals spokesman Aaron Babcock said Pena would be replaced on an interim basis by bench coach Bob Schaeffer.The Royals were one of baseball's biggest surprises in 2003, Pena's first full season in charge. They went 83-79 and contended into September before finishing third in the AL Central, earning Pena manager of the year honors. It was the team's first winning season since 1994.

PHOENIX - After directing the Phoenix Suns to a 33-win turnaround, Mike D'Antoni was rewarded as the NBA's coach of the year Tuesday.D'Antoni, in his first full season as Suns coach, molded a squad that transformed a 29-win team a year ago into one that led the NBA with a 62-20 record.The Phoenix coach received 41 first-place votes and 326 points overall. Rick Carlisle of Indiana was second with 26 first-place votes and 241 points.