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Excercise rider Dana Barnes works out Kentucky Derby hopeful Captain Steve along the backstretch at Churchill Downs.
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May 6, 2000
Gary Shelton
Team Pegram's co-captains
Mike Pegram names his horse after Louisville officer who once vouched for him.
Devil Rays
Rays get back to losing ways
More squandered opportunities result in a 5-3 loss to Boston.
- Hernandez to try to mix things up
BOSTON -- Roberto Hernandez knows what isn't wrong. "It's not mechanical and it's not a slump," he said Friday. "I'm making good pitches and they're hitting good pitches."
Motorsports
1 make, 3 owners, 7 teams, 1 concept
With Dodge returning to Winston Cup in 2001, all of those involved have agreed to share research.
Colleges
Outdoors
Captain's corner
The voice came over the radio: "If I hook up with one more sailfish, I'm calling it a day." There also were reports of blackfin tuna being caught. No, we weren't fishing off the east coast of Florida or in the Keys, we were fishing in a kingfish tournament out of St. Petersburg.
Mutiny
Diallo says either he starts or he will leave the Mutiny
The forward didn't come to Tampa Bay to sit on the bench or be a backup to Raul Diaz Arce.
Bus
Bucs sign Middleton to a one-year contract
TAMPA -- The Bucs signed guard Frank Middleton, a restricted free agent, to a one-year deal Friday. Terms were not disclosed, but Middleton was tendered as a first-round pick at the beginning of the free-agent period in February. The initial tender offer was $1.027-million and it's believe the one-year offer is for that amount.
Preps
- Countryside shoots higher
CLEARWATER -- The Cougars remember the pain. Now they hope to use it.
- McMullian lifts East Lake
EAST LAKE -- East Lake rallied behind starting pitcher Scott McMullian to beat Punta Gorda Charlotte 7-4 in a second-round game in Class 5A Region 3.
- Seven Rivers' Allen captures silver
GAINESVILLE -- Shawn Allen led the Seven Rivers Christian contingent at Friday's Class A state track meet at the University of Florida's Percy Beard Stadium, taking second-place in the high jump with a leap of 6-feet, 4-inches.
- Sarasota smothers hitless Land O'Lakes
LAND O'LAKES -- Sarasota coach Clyde Metcalf has seen some impressive pitching efforts in his day, especially when you consider he coached 1994 National High School Player of the Year Doug Million as well as Devil Ray minor leaguer Bobby Seay.
- Zephyrhills star plays
ZEPHYRHILLS -- The question whether Zephyrhills' Brett Cimorelli would play in the Class 4A, Region 2 semifinal against Winter Haven was answered at game time Friday.
- Errors hasten end of Hernando season
EUSTIS -- Hernando High drove all the way to Lake County just to be beaten by a kid from Spring Hill.
- Armwood reaches regional final
NORTH FORT MYERS -- "If you get a couple of hits, then you'll play in the next game," Armwood coach Joey Fernandez said to Ryan Loveridge midway through the season.
- Seminole Presbyterian routs Canterbury 15-7
TAMPA -- By the time Seminole Presbyterian had its first hit Friday, it was leading 3-1 and already had chased one Canterbury pitcher off the mound. An error-filled first inning gave the Lancers all they would need to advance to the 1A-Region 3 final with a 15-7 victory in the semifinal at Doc Nantz Field.
- Berkeley's Steier adds two state titles
GAINESVILLE -- Berkeley Prep sophomore sensation Rolf Steier spent Friday night polishing up his burgeoning resume.
