Schilling may miss opener

Curt Schilling may not be ready to face the Yankees on Opening Day. On the same day he was served with a subpoena to testify before the House Government Reform Committee, Schilling threw to batters for the first time since winning Game 2 of the World Series. Recovering from right ankle surgery on Nov. 9, Schilling said he's unlikely to pitch against the Yanks and former teammate Randy Johnson on April 3 in the Bronx.

A flu that left him bedridden earlier this week set back his timetable. "The math right now doesn't add up very well," Schilling said yesterday. "I'd like to think it's important for me to get back ... but that doesn't change the timetable." Schilling said he will go to the congressional hearing but thinks he has "nothing" to offer the panel. Continue