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2C Muday, Mi 14 IMS THI TINNEStlAN Cf SPORTS A.M. COMPILED FROM STAFF, WIRE REPORTS BY JAVIER GONZALEZ Murray, WKU rates down Murray State and Western Kentucky still trail other Division I schools across Kentucky in the percentage of men's basketball players who have received their degrees, a newspaper reported yesterday. Only two of 15 players at Murray State have obtained their degrees since 1992 a 13.3 rate, the Lexington Herald-Leader said. Western Kentucky has awarded diplomas to three of 15 players 20. Those numbers are higher than last year's survey Western was at 12.5 (l-for-8), and Murray was at7.1 (l-for-14).

Morehead State is the leader among Division I 4 schools in Kentucky. Its overall percentage rose from in the last year when two seniors and two former players graduated, the newspaper reported. That means 10 of 13 Eagles from 1992 through 1995 have earned degrees. A I IS ill "Or- A 1 Agassi beats heat, Edberg Andre Agassi overcame blistering heat and humidity yesterday to win his first tournament since assuming the top ranking, outlasting Stefan Edberg 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 in the finals of the $675,000 Legg Mason Classic in Washington. Agassi won $90,000 and Edberg $47,300.

Agassi, who 14 weeks ago ascended to No. 1, joined Jimmy Connors and Guillermo Vilas as the only three-time winners of the 26-year-old event Agassi also won the tournament in 1990 and 1991. Agassi played all four of his previous matches at night and was confronted yesterday with afternoon heat reaching 118 degrees. FED CUP Gigi Fernandez and Lindsay Davenport led the United States into the 1995 Fed Cup final, joining forces in doubles for the first time to beat Nathalie Tauziat and Julie Halard of France at Wilmington, N.C The United States beat France 3-2 in the semifinal. The U.S.

will meet Spain in the final Nov. 25-26. MERCEDES CUP After completing a comeback victory over Sergi Bruguera, French Open champion Thomas Muster routed Jan Apell in the final of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany, for his eighth title this year. The 31st career title allowed Muster to regain the No. 3 ranking in the world, moving him ahead of Boris Becker.

MILLWOOD CLASH Andy Gray pulled off his top win of the summer and now goes for the unofficial title of Hillwood High today in the Sequoia Invitational tournament at the Sequoia Club. Gray upset No. 2-seed Jeremy Stephens in three sets in the boys 18s division yesterday and plays top seed and Hill-wood High teammate Chris Erwin today at 10 a.m. in a battle of rising juniors for the title. The boys 18s, 14s and 10s finals are today.

LJfflBiffll! Canadian conquers Cleveland Twenty laps from the end, Jacques Villeneuve knew he was in for the ride of his life. "When everybody was running so close, on a track like this where you can take risks, I knew it would be something. But it was a lot wilder than I could have imagined," Villeneuve said yesterday after the Canadian won the Cleveland Grand Prix by 1.16 seconds over Bryan Herta. 4 Sprinter lashes out at Fed Colin Jackson is blaming the British Athletic Federation for destroying his hopes of defending the world 110-meter hurdles title in Sweden next month. Jackson, who left Britain's team with an adductor muscle injury, says he would have been on the starting line in Goteborg had he not been "pressured" into proving his fitness.

He says he cant concentrate on the competition because of his anger at the Freeman Ramsey Staff SPLISH SPLASH! Austin Jones, 10, of the Richland Country Club competes in the girls' breast stroke relay yesterday in the City Meet at Centennial Sportsplex. Results 5C. East triumphs over West Tim Sparks of Chattanooga Christian scored a goal and added two assists in leading the East to a 4-2 vie- tory over the West in the Tennessee Athletic Coaches 5 AssociationSt Thomas All-Star Game at Donelson Christian Academy on Saturday. The East team scored three of its goals in the sec- ond half to break open a 1-1 game at halftime. Sam Ripkin, Pino Viaz and Ross Astoria had the other East goals.

Franklin's Justin Pratt and Brent Frisbee of Father Ryan had the West goals. rs STING WINS The 16-under Lady Sting beat rj: the Danish National team 4-1 at Horsens, Denmark. METROS WIN The Nashville Metros (12-6) beat the Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 4-2 yesterday. 1 1 Pasi Kinturi scored two goals. Steve Butler and Brendan Gilmartin had one apiece.

Heavenly Prize wins stakes Heavenly Prize, ridden by Pat Day, soared to an 11-length victory yesterday in the $175,000 Go For Wand Stakes at Saratoga, N.Y., her third win in five starts this year. GOLDEN RUN Gold and Steel won the 83rd running of the $300,000 American Derby at Arlington International Racecourse in Chicago. Uruguay upsets Brazil Uruguay, looking to reassert itself after missing the last World Cup, beat mighty Brazil 5-3 on penalty kicks yesterday to win the America Cup a record 14th time in Montevideo, Uruguay. After the teams played to a 1-1 tie in regulation, goalkeeper Fernando Alvez saved Brazil's third penalty kick by Tulio, enabling Uruguay to win its first South American championship since 1987. 4 mm'-y Coble in control at 750 Lady Tigers thump Vermont BuUets South Atlantic Ex-champion OK after KO Former world champion Orlin Norris was released from a London hospital yesterday after an overnight stay for observation following his knockout loss to Nate Miller.

Miller knocked out Norris in the eighth round to win the WBA cruiser weight title on Saturday. But Norris was taken from the ring on a stretcher after he collapsed and was moved to the hospital with an oxygen mask over his face. The Tennessee Lady Tigers defeated Vermont 78-42 in pool play at the National Junior Olympic Tournament in Indianapolis. Hickman County's Becky Myatt led the Tigers with 13 points. The Tigers next will play the North Carolina Emeralds.

Jerry Coble remains in Late Model Stock Car points lead with 750 after Saturday's action at Nashville Speedway. Billy James and Chad Chaffin are second with 700. John Burns, who won the Late Model race Saturday, is 13th. Coble finished second. The Silver Bullets of Nashville beat SWAT of Sandy Plains, yesterday at Music City Park to win the ASA 14-under Class A girls fast-pitch South Atlantic Regional.

The Bullets beat SWAT 3-1 in the first game and 9-8 in the second. Rain, Royals wash Nashville out 6-2 Amtrlcan Association Pet GB 42 41 Ml 59 44 573 56 45 i54 55 41 .534 IndlanaeoOs (Reds) Buffalo (Indians) Omaha (Royals) Louisville (Cards) N.Orleans (Brewers) Iowa (Cubs) Nashville (WSox) Okie. Cltv (Rangers) Bertotti at last gets his routine down pat on mound By JEFF LEGWOLD Sports Writer Pitching can at times be the search for technical boredom. Doing the same thing over and over again, time after time, game after game. 'You're looking for consistency, especially in the release point," Sounds pitching coach Steve Wilson said.

'It's very hard to be consistently in the strike zone if you're releasing the ball at different points By JEFF LEGWOLD Sports Writer Down came the rain and washed a little of everything away for the Nashville Sounds. In a persistent drizzle that mustered enough strength to cause one rain delay, the Nashville Sounds struggled both in the field and at the plate losing 6-2 to the Omaha Royals In front of 3,946 at Greer Stadium last night "Tnnoh tn win If vnn dnn't make 47 52 45 54 46 57 34 63 .475 .455 .447 351 reached on an error by Doug Brady, Cookson scores, Randa to third, Halter to second on a throwing error by Jerry Wotak. Harold Reynolds singled to right, Randa scores, Halter to third Reynolds steals second with J.T. Bruetl hitting. Bruetl hits a scarrflce fly to left, scores Halter.

Dwavne Hosey flies to right. Omaha 3, Nathvle 0. Omaha ffftt Hosey filed to left. Keith Hughes homered out of the stadium to right. Joe Vlliedo lines out to third Cookson struck out swinging.

Omaha 4, Nashville Nashville seventh; Kerry Vatrte pops out to second Chris Snooek waikedOt-medo Saenz walked, Snopek to second Barry Lyons singles to left, scoring Snopek, Saeni to second Mike Robertson singles to center, scoring Saenz, Lyons to second Tim Howard filed out to center. Jerry Wolak popped out to shortstop. Omaha 4, Nashvie I Omaha ttantt hkjro Marouez pitching. ViileHo walked Cookson walked. Villa) to second Randa grounded Into double play, forcing Cookson, Vitletoto third Mercedes homers to left, scoring Vltleflo.

Halter grounds out. Omaha (, Nashvie I Saturday's Barnes Nashvie 4, Omaha 3, (11) Buffalo 2, Iowa 0 Oklahoma City 10, Indianapolis 2 Louisville 6, New Orleans 1 Sunday's Games Omaha 6, Nashville 2 Buffalo 4, Iowa 3 Oklahoma City 10, Indianapolis (14) New Orleans 7, Louisville 1 Monday's Games Oklahoma City at Louisville New Orleans at Indianapolis Nashvlte at Iowa Buffalo at Omaha Tuesday's Gmiei Oklahoma City at Louisville New Orleans at Indianapolis Nashville at Iowa Buffalo at Omaha Nashville errors one play. "We had a double play right there and we didn't make it," Renick said. "It ends up costing us three runs, that's the game." Omaha's Brent Cookson led off the inning with a single and Mongiello then walked Joe Randa. Henry Mercedes struck out and when Mongiello got Shane Halter to hit a grounder toward second it looked like the Sounds would escape any major difficulties.

But second baseman Doug Brady mishandled the ball, allowing Cook-son to score. Then after center fielder Jerry Wolak recovered the ball, he threw it away, allowing Halter to go to second and Randa to third. Randa then scored on a Harold Reynolds' single and Halter then scored on a sacrifice fly. The Sounds, who did not get their first hit until the fifth inning, did score two runs in the seventh. With one out Omaha starter Scott Anderson walked Chris Snopek and Olmedo Saenz In succession.

Barry Lyons and Mike Robertson then each followed with run-scoring singles. But Tim Howard then flied out, Jerry Wolak popped out ending the Sounds' only real threat In your delivery. Mike Bertotti was having some trouble with that" Bertotti has worked a great deal with Wilson in the past week and it showed Saturday night. The 25-year-old left-hander gave up two hits in 6 Innings of work, striking out 10 and walking four. He lowered his ERA by almost five runs (from over 12 to 7.80) and discov Tonight Nashville will send left-hander Mike Sirotka (O-O, 0.00 ERA) to the mound to face the Iowa Cubs in a 7:15 p.m.

game In Des Moines. The Cubs had not yet announced a starter last night. Royals 6, Sounds 2 Indurain's year tainted by fatality Associated Press PARIS Miguel Induraln rode into history with his fifth straight victory in the Tour de France cycling's premier event, though 'the 1995 Tour also will be remembered for the death of an Italian Olympic champion. Induraln rode into Paris in yesterday's 20th and final stage and onto the Champs Elysees on a sunny day that made the yellow leader's Jersey he had worn since July 9 shine even brighter. The Spaniard joins three other riders who won the Tour five but Induraln is the first to win five jn a row.

"Maybe I won't fully realize what I've done until I get home and have time to evaluate it, just like every year," Induraln Belgian Eddy Merckx, and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault also won five Tours, with both Merckx and Anquetil winning four straight Residents of Villava, In northern Spain, rang church bells, popped champagne corks and fired rockets to celebrate the victory by their native son. Induraln maintained his lead of 4 minutes, 35 seconds over Alex Zulle of Switzerland yesterday. Bjarne Rlis of Denmark was third. Indurain's record victory will a tragic note with the death of Fabio Casartelli, who crashed on a descent In the Pyrenees last Tuesday. The rider was buried Thursday and in a tribute from all riders, his Motorola teammates were allowed to win Wednesday's stage.

Saturday's late box Sounds 4, Royals 3(11) OMAHA NASHVILLE abrhb) abrhbi NASHVILLE OMAHA Bruettd Hosevt Hughes rf abrhH abrhbi 4011 Brady 4000 5000 Valrierf 4000 4111 Snopek ss 2100 3110 Saeni 3b 2100 the plays," Sounds manager Rick Renick said. "And we sure didn't make any plays." The Sounds had just three hits all singles and made two of their three errors in the second Inning to give the Royals their 56th win of the season. The game was halted for a 24-minute rain delay just before the bottom of the fourth inning began. Nashville's Mike Mongiello, who will return to the bullpen beginning today when Mike Sirotka enters the rotation, suffered the loss though he surrendered just two earned runs in seven innings of work. Mongiello is now 2-3 on the year.

It was the Royals' gift-wrapped rally in the second inning that turned out to be all they needed. Omaha scored three runs on two hits, taking full advantage of two Norman 5000 Brady 2b Vliieto lb Tucker I 4000 Valrierf 5000 Snopek ss 4100 Saenz 3b Stewart GrolewM lb ered some results he had 5110 5120 4000 5032 4010 5010 4010 5010 4210 VIM) On 522 1 Lyons dh 4011 Robertsnlb Hosey rf not seen this year either in Class AA or Class AAA. Mrceoes 3b 2010 Wolak cf Bruetl or 000 0 Tremie Cookson dh 3110 Lyons 4011 Randa 3110 Robertson lb 402 1 Mercedes 4112 Howard dh 3000 Haltersi 4100 Wolak cf 3000 Reynolds 2b 3011 Cappucdolf 3000 Totals 3367 Toots 2123 2 Omaha 030 OW 070-6 Nathvle 000 000 200 -2 E-Anderton, Brady 2, Wolak. DP-NasnvHte 2, Omaha 1. LOB -Omaha 6, NashvWe 4.

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1 3 2 2 3 7 OMAHA Anderson 5-2 NASHVILLE MonoWo L.9-3 Marouez Vlerra 'He was moving his release point around and it was forcing him to pitch behind in the count," Wilson said. "He has worked very hard between starts to fix that" BertottJ's 10 strikeouts were high for a Sounds pitcher this year. Honored: Pitcher Tom Bolton was named American Association Pitcher of the Week. Hey, who's In honor of their last trip to Greer Stadium (because of the Sounds' return to Double-A next season), the Royals sent long-time Greer visiting clubhouse attendant Craig Ball out before the game to turn in the Omaha lineup. Ball wore No.

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