[AP] Jockey Kent Desormeaux celebrates his second Derby crown. "I had a marvelous trip," he said.

May 7, 2000

Gary Shelton
Legend spreads his wings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- This is the anointed one. This is the one a sport has been waiting for.

Devil Rays
Rays get whiff of victory vs. Pedro
Pedro Martinez strikes out 17, but Steve Trachsel shuts down the Red Sox and Greg Vaughn, who had struck out three times, has the winning RBI in a 1-0 victory.

• Trachsel keeps focus on game, not Martinez
  BOSTON -- Knowing he was going to be matched up with the dominating Pedro Martinez on Saturday, Steve Trachsel made a point to not make a big deal about it.
• A year after injury, Saunders is ahead of schedule
  BOSTON -- The Devil Rays are hopeful that Wilson Alvarez and Juan Guzman will be pitching effectively in the rotation by the end of May. As astonishing as that is, the bigger news is that Tony Saunders may not be far behind.
• Rays tales
  NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: So a big part of the Devil Rays' attendance problem is supposedly the widespread appeal of the Yankees and the way they have cut into the Rays fan base. In honor of the Rays' visit to New York this week, we checked around and found that indeed there are a number of valid reasons why Yankees fans aren't coming to Rays games. Among them:

Baseball
Age finally catches up to Gwynn
His career has been the accumulation of one special number after the next, but there is a milestone approaching that Tony Gwynn never figured would matter to him.

NBA playoffs
New York-Miami feud regains playoff heat
Eastern Conference rivals meet in post-season for fourth consecutive year.

• Today's semifinal NBA matchups

NBA
Riley starts preparing for the end
Indiana coach Larry Bird has said this will be his last season coaching in the NBA. Pat Riley may be the next to leave.

Mutiny
Forward-thinking Mutiny rallies past Dallas
Diallo, who has been demanding playing time, scores two; Valderrama gets three assists.

Lightning
Simpson makes case to stay
Reid Simpson said he is just the kind of player the Lightning needs.

Mizell mailbag
Devil Rays continue to disappoint fans
It's possible that moves by Chuck LaMar and Vince Naimoli with the Devil Rays are effectively turning off Tampa Bay fans. We should be thinking about what the Rays can be in two years; really excited about up and coming stars.

Rugby

• Foster, Penn State sparkle
  Out-of-synch Princeton routs Illinois in other women's rugby semifinal.
• Cal rallies past Army in 2nd half
  Wyoming wins other semifinal to set up today's men's rugby championship.

Outdoors
Net pilot program under inspection
A three-year pilot program that allowed a small group of commercial fishermen on the Panhandle to use huge purse seines to catch baitfish will expire on June 30.

• Ask the experts
  Ever wonder why red drum have spots on their tails, or how to catch a 10-pound snook on 2-pound test? If you have any Outdoors-related questions, we'd like to help you find the answers.
• Bass on the move, strategies abound
  May is a transitional time for bass. During winter months, bass move into shallow water (1-5 feet) in search of nesting areas. As the water temperature increases, the bass move back to deeper water.
• Captain's corner
  With 231 boats entered in the King of the Beach Kingfish Tournament, the competition figured to be fierce. Mark Goodwin of Team Economy Tackle pulled out a 35.10-pound king mackerel to win the tournament.

Horse racing
Downs wraps up meet today
OLDSMAR -- Tampa Bay Downs' 74th live racing meet concludes today with a 12-race card and special promotions.

Preps

• Plant's 12-hit outburst propels it to state
  CLEARWATER -- All season, Countryside ace Crystal Crews has dominated the opposition. On the third pitch of Saturday's Class 5A, Region 3 final, Plant senior Kristen Abbott sent Crews and her teammates a message: not today.
• Cougars shocked by Plant
  Countryside's late rally and its state bid fall short in region final 4-2.
• Hernando squeezes past Central into state
  Little ball proves to be the difference as the Leopards win 1-0 over the Bears.
• Palm Harbor University returns to state
  Mary Goldman improves to 16-0 with a 6-0 Hurricanes win over Ocala Forest. They are 2 wins from repeating as state champs.
• North Suncoast has a disappointing day
  As a whole, the area didn't come away with any state titles, but there were some bright spots.
• Sickles fights to beat Bulls
  CITRUS PARK -- Sickles has played better games.
• Smothers' win in 200 salvages afternoon for Tampa Catholic
  A disappointing day for the Crusaders gets a lift as Travis Smothers cruises to 200 state title.