With jockey Eddie Delahoussaye's whip an unneeded prop, Risen Star won the race by 14 3/4 lengths, the fourth-largest margin in the 120-year history of the stake, and he ran it in 2:26 2/5, faster than Gallant Man and slower only than Secretariat. It' s a pose that became awfully familiar during Louisville' s 73- 49 victory over Morehead State on Wednesday night. But he turned that around, going on an 8-for-13 tear with a home run, 2 doubles, a triple and 8 RBIs in the final three games. Parker stole the ball and was fouled going to the basket on the break and missed but made both free throws. Associated PressSPRINGFIELD, Mo( AP- Gerald Davis rushed for 110 yards and four touchdowns to lead Missouri State a 62- 17 win over Division II Missouri- Rolla on Thursday night.

Arizona State climbed back one more time by making 6- of- 8 free throws, the last two by Kirsten Thompson, to slice the lead to 47- 42 with 8: 08 to go. The Sun Devils faced their biggest deficit of the season when Close hit a 3- pointer with 4: 40 left in the first half, giving Oregon State a 32- 16 edge " They did a good job of pressuring us and we were hesitant " Turner Thorne said " We weren' t as aggressive as we usually play I was always confident that we would settle down. He was named for a Macedonian battle site by his owner, Steven Stavro, who was born in Greece. The only area the Rebels really struggled in Tuesday was at the free throw line where they shot just 40 percent. Both teams struggled from the floor in a close game throughout that featured 13 lead changes.

Trailing 65- 60 with less than five minutes remaining, the Tigers went on an 8- 0 run to take a 68- 65 lead with 3: 52 left Robinson hit two free throws with 36 7 seconds remaining and Clemson went ahead 74- 67 The Tigers made 8 of 10 from the line in the final minute. 922 and her second in a row over Texas' Jody Conradt, who has 889. That' s part of our momentum and part of what got us so far " North Carolina, trying to join the Tar Heel men in the Final Four, shot just 32 percent. Several things have been happening, such as: -Other than one game, Kareem has been gone, taken out of his game by Mark Eaton Eaton killing Abdul-Jabbar. "He ran an excellent race, and there was nothing I could do about it so I'm pleased" Corona del Mar's Jim Robbins finished eighth in 4:23. 17. It was difficult to decide who was most elated Saturday night at the conclusion of the California Interscholastic Federation state track and field meet at Cerritos College in Norwalk. The Irish shot 44 percent from the floor, but Villanova scored 19 points off 20 Irish turnovers " We made a lot of mental errors at critical times and it cost us the game " said Irish coach Muffet McGraw, who played at nearby Saint Joseph' s " We made mistakes and they took advantage " After missing her only shot in the first half, Dessart Mager went 5- for- 6 in the second half and scored six straight points in one stretch that helped the Wildcats take a seven- point lead.

San Jose State committed a personal foul after the play, but Jeff Carr still drilled the extra point from 35 yards out to tie it at 63- 63. As far as defense and rebounding, me and Mike Hall feel like we' ve taken that on ourselves, to try to step it up " Using a mix of defensive sets, including a 1- 3- 1 zone, GW forced 23 turnovers, blocked six shots and limited Norfolk State to 43 percent shooting " When they start getting into that 1- 3- 1, that' s probably 40 feet of arms out there " Norfolk State coach Dwight Freeman said " They cover a lot of space " Still, Murphy got loose often enough to go 6- for- 9 on 3- pointers and tie his career scoring best after averaging only 13. Shut out by Jeff Pico, making his major league debut for the Chicago Cubs Tuesday, the Reds have lost four in a row and 6 of their last 7 in falling 4 games under . 500 and 6 back of the division-leading Dodgers. Of the eight questions asked of them, two elicited revealing responses on the changing face of high school coaching. Howard scored its first points with 12 minutes remaining in the first half when Shannon Carlisle converted a turnover into a basket.

But that didn't keep Musburger from saying, "The Boston Celtics will win this series" adding that the goaltending call "sealed the fate of the Atlanta Hawks"Somebody, please, put a muzzle on Brent Musburger. She won San Diego Section championships in both sports during her freshman year, and soon after she set a goal for herself: eight titles-four in each sport-in four years For a while, it seemed realistic. James hit a 3- pointer of his own to make it 14- 0, and before the end of the first half Marquette was playing five guards at the same time " Experimental " Crean said of the lineup. Young was the game' s leading scorer despite playing just 21 minutes and yielding to reserves early in the second half She also grabbed seven rebounds. Furukama was pinch-running for Kevin Mahoney, who reached first base on an error. But as they have throughout the playoffs, the Oilers showed in the first game of the series Wednesday night that they can adapt to whatever style is needed on any particular night.

"You can throw fastballs and watch them go" Until two were out in the eighth, the White Sox, losers in eight of their last nine games, had only four hits and an unearned run. But it felt like March " Rutgers coach Vivian Stringer was upset with her team' s execution, especially late in the game. Modupe Ishola had 14 points, and Bridget Chacon and KaShawna Curry had 10 apiece for the Herd women The Lady Eagles out- shot Marshall 44 9 percent to 34 8 percent. Swindell became the first nine-game winner in the major leagues Tuesday night at Chicago when he pitched a strong eight innings in the Indians' 4-3 victory over the White Sox. The pro-Giants club members, who pay $22 a year, can receive six free tickets for outfield seats The anti-group members have to buy their own tickets. Always- acrobatic Pops Mensah- Bonsu scored 21 points, including a handful of eye- catching dunks^.

Greg Nero and Marty O' Sullivan each added 13 points for Fairfield( 9- 15, 7- 5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Hundreds of Orange County men who once went to school with Brian surely ask themselves, "How did Brian Downing get to the big leagues" I'm sitting outside Brian Downing's batting cage, looking at the answer to that question. About 45% are in mobile-home parks where the homeowner pays a monthly rental That percentage is down from 48% just five years ago. Eight-lap, heat-race winners included Stevens and Cummings (Modified, and Richard Delong Jr of Van Nuys, Rodney Johnson and Mallett (Sportsman. Sylmar (11-6 in league) moved past North Hollywood (10-7) into second place with one game remaining in the regular season.

BATON ROUGE, La( AP- Seimone Augustus made a commitment to LSU four years ago On Sunday, LSU fans turned out to say thanks. Joyner-Kersee said she did not feel that she was running that fast, adding that her form was sloppy over the last three hurdles. Mayweather-Brazier was a battle of big punchers, with Mayweather surviving desperate trouble in the last four rounds. Jones was 18- of- 27 for the Razorbacks( 5- 5, 3- 4 Southeastern Conference, who beat the Bulldogs for the sixth straight time and remain in the hunt for one of the league' s eight bowl spots. Chris Moore also scored 10 points, which included a go- ahead free throw with 1: 40 remaining. Thomas, who was bothered by an allergy earlier in the season, is sharp now, as evidenced by his school-record time of 20. 18 seconds in the 200 last Saturday night at Occidental. Adam Payton led the Tribe with 20 points, Corey Cofield had 14 and Calvin Baker scored 10.

And a timid front line failed to use its height advantage- Kentucky got only four free throws in the first half and missed them all " The big key is you' ve got to get there " Smith said " Four times in a half is just terrible " The Wildcats made what was likely their final trip to the downtown arena where they have played a game each of the last eight seasons to reward their fan base in northern Kentucky The contract to play at U S Bank Arena ends after this season. Hobbs, the former Connecticut assistant, improved his three- plus- year record to 53- 47, one win short of matching Carl Slone for sixth on the GW list St. Brandon Ellerbee' s 3- pointer tied the game at 47, and McClurkin' s turnaround jumper gave the Red Foxes the lead with 6: 34 remaining. Wootton, who also had a sack, appeared to injure his right leg with about four minutes remaining and did not return Fitzgerald said he did not have an update on his condition.

But when Langford took an inbounds pass and was fouled hard, he made both free throws to start the game- turning spurt. The game seemed set for a tense finish when Tamarr Maclin made a three- point play with 7: 24 to go to cut Southwest Missouri' s deficit to 52- 50. Mazzilli, a switch-hitter who was 0 for 13 right-handed, bounced a single over charging third baseman Tom Lawless that scored Howard Johnson from second base with none out in the 12th. Crystal Langhorne had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Laura Harper scored 21 to eclipse the 1, 000- point mark, and Maryland held on for a 90- 77 victory Tuesday night. Miguel boys' team win the overall team title by one point Saturday Morse finished second with 44 points.

And while the Pistons were convinced the man of the hour was Gary Herman, the Forum's 24-second clock operator whose timing cost Detroit's Dennis Rodman a steal and an almost certain game-tightening basket in the last 1:39, Pat Riley nominated Magic Johnson, who had spent most of the day fighting a losing battle with the stomach flu but wouldn't allow the Lakers to flush their title chances away "He was really weak" Riley said. His blue van was parked right behind the goal, and Veee was in it quickly and gone. The animated guard received a warm ovation from the crowd during pregame introductions, then silenced the arena when she fell and appeared to hurt her surgically repaired right knee. 2 Texas beat feisty Texas Tech and their prolific new passer 34- 24 Saturday night. I' ve got much respect for her " Paris said " I was right in her face but she made a big one " Ohio State trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half and eight in the second before mounting a comeback that was almost entirely driven by Hoskins. Yale went in front 64- 60 on Travis Pinick' s 3- pointer with 3: 35 remaining.