[AP photo: Jeff Zelevansky] Dwight Gooden takes a hit from his old teammates in New York.

May 9, 2000

Devil Rays
Rays get hit by Tino
The Tampa native slugs a three-run homer off his hometown friend Dwight Gooden to carry the Yankees.

Good news for Hernandez
NEW YORK -- Given the alternatives, the news on Roberto Hernandez was good Monday: He is likely to be back sometime this week.

Bucs
Bucs sign Milanovich
TAMPA -- The Bucs signed quarterback Scott Milanovich to a one-year deal, but that does not rule out the possibility of the team signing a veteran quarterback after June1.

Darrell Fry
The gulf over black college golf teams
Today is the final day of the National Minority College Golf Championship, an event for historically black universities.

NBA
Spotlight, please
After seasons in the background, Jamal Mashburn is injury-free and sparking the Heat in the playoffs.

Heat ready to go against 'desperate' Knicks
MIAMI -- Don't bother reminding the Heat it is up a game on New York in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series. In an effort to maintain its intensity, the Heat is trying to pretend things are different going into tonight's Game 2 at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Preps

• Different record, same results
  Jesuit struggled early. However once again, it has reached tonight's regional final.
• Saint Leo to play in first regional tourney
  SAINT LEO -- Finally, after 19 years, the Saint Leo University softball team is going to the "show."
• Sarasota has advantages, East Lake has LaMacchia
  An outsider handicapping the East Lake-Sarasota region final first might take into account Sarasota's outstanding tradition. The Sailors have won seven state titles.
• One more win would be legendary for Mustangs
  The motto is on the cover of the Northside Christian media guide and on the players' practice T-shirts: "Working towards LEGENDS status."

Motorsports
Schedule squeezes two more tracks in
The Winston Cup schedule just got a little more crowded.

Colleges
Waldon invited to tryout
TAMPA -- South Florida sophomore B.B. Waldon has been invited to the USA Basketball men's national team trials May 26-28 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.