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It’s decision day for Bubba Starling. The would-be Nebraska freshman quarterback has until eleven PM tonight to decide whether to accept an offer from the Kansas City Royals, who made him the fifth overall pick in the Major League Baseball Entry Draft this summer, or stay in school and pursue his football career with the Huskers. Details about the negotiations between the Royals and Starling’s agent, Scott Boras, have been scarce, with the few reports that do exist suggesting that Boras is asking for a signing bonus of around 10 million dollars for Starling’s services. Starling has been in Lincoln working out with the Huskers, though he is not eligible to practice with them. The Huskers will return to the practice field today to resume two-a-days while they await Starling’s decision.
The Colorado Rockies’ Sunday futility has reached historic proportions. The Rockies lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 in St. Louis last night, their seventeenth consecutive loss on a Sunday. That sets an all-time Major League record for Sunday defeats, breaking the record set by Philadelphia Phillies teams in 1927, 1928, and 1960. The Rockies took an early 2-0 lead after a solo homer by Mark Ellis and RBI single by Troy Tulowitzki in the first inning, but the Cardinals responded with four runs in their half of the first inning and never trailed again. Esmil Rogers gave up four runs in his five innings of work to take the loss. The Rockies return to Denver tonight to open a three-game series against the Florida Marlins. ESPN Radio 1410 has Rockies baseball tonight with pregame coverage starting at 7:05 and the first pitch at 7:40.
The Nebraska women’s basketball team wrapped up their tour of Scandinavia with a 101-87 victory over the Danish National Team yesterday, their third win in four games on the trip. Sophomore Jordan Hooper led the way for the Husker ladies with 33 points and eight rebounds. The forward from Alliance averaged 23 points and 10 rebounds per game in the four games played. Junior point guard Lindsey Moore chipped in 12 points, nine assists and three steals, while freshmen Tear’a Loudermill and Brandi Jeffrey each scored nine points. Freshman Emily Cady, from Seward, had four points and seven rebounds. She was the Huskers’ other double-figure scorer on the trip, averaging 14 points per game. The Husker women open their season with a home game on Saturday, November 12.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) – A Kearney woman has died after her car collided with a train west of Grand Island. Grand Island police say 76-year-old Lana Lowell didn’t stop Saturday evening at a railroad crossing, drove around the warning gates and into the path of the Union Pacific train. The train crew spotted the car and sounded its horn but couldn’t stop in time to avoid a collision. A police officer was in the area and witnessed the crash.
WATERLOO, Neb. (AP) – A man has died after being hit by a Union Pacific train near Waterloo. The incident was reported to the Douglas County sheriff’s office about 5 a.m. Sunday but fog hindered rescuers’ attempts to locate the victim. His pickup was found parked next to the railroad tracks, and his body was found a short time later. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff’s office has not released his name. Deputies told KETV-TV that the death is believed to be a suicide. A Union Pacific spokesman says the 137-car coal train was traveling from Wyoming to Iowa.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A Lexington rendering plant faces a federal lawsuit over water sent to the city’s treatment plant. The lawsuit says STABL Inc., formerly operating as Nebraska
By-Products Inc., exceeded the allowable limits for chemicals in water sent to the treatment plant on dozens of occasions between 2006 and 2010. That contributed to violations at the city plant regarding the amount of pollutants in discharged into Dawson County Drainage Ditch (hash)1, Spring Creek and the Platte River. A message left by The Associated Press for STABL’s owner, Irving, Texas-based Darling International Inc., wasn’t returned. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. It says STABL could be fined $32,500 to $37,500 for each time it exceeded the chemical limits.
Two-a-days have begun for the Nebraska football team. The Huskers practiced for two hours this morning for their first practice of the day. Defensive coordinator Carl Pelini spoke to the media after practice and says he’s encouraged by the progress of his players. “We’ve got our whole package in,” Pelini said. “In different days, (we’re) trying to focus on different aspects of it, maybe lean toward a certain place, but it’s all in and just honing it up now. We’re probably a week ahead of where we’ve ever been at this point. But the guys, they know the system better, they’re more experienced with it and they picked it up fast and they’re handling it pretty well. (There are) still some busts out there, but we’d rather correct it full speed than teach it on the chalkboard.” Pelini said he instructed his players to be very physical in the day’s first workout and that they will probably dial it back to less than full speed in the afternoon session. Nebraska wraps up their first full week of fall camp on Saturday, three weeks away from their season opener.
The Colorado Rockies continue their road trip through the midwest with a stop in St. Louis this weekend for a three-game series against the Cardinals. It’s the first meeting between the two teams this season. The Rockies are coming off a four-game series split in Cincinnati that saw them win the first two games before losing the final two. The Cardinals lost two of three to the Milwaukee Brewers and trail the Brewers by four games in the National League Central race. Aaron Cook is on the mound for the Rockies tonight. Cook has pitched well lately but the Rockies haven’t scored a run while he’s been on the mound in his last two starts. Kyle Lohse takes the ball for St. Louis. Hear the action between the Rockies and the Cardinals tonight on ESPN Radio 1410. Pregame coverage starts at 6:30 with the first pitch at 7:15.
Hello North Platte! Hopefully you have all had a chance to read my book, “Welcome to Nebraska.” If not, I recommend getting it. IMMEDIATELY!!! But, shameless plugs aside, I would like to thank the North Platte Post for giving me the opportunity to directly engage with you, my endearing public.
Ok. All jokes aside, I realize my book has created a bit of a stir in our fair city, and a number of questions continue to surface about me and the content within. So, I have decided to dedicate my first blog entry on the Post to answering at least a handful of those questions. And please, feel free to insert your own queries here and I will attempt to answer them to the very best of my ability. Here goes:
1) Do you hate North Platte? The answer is a resounding “no.” I have spent a good portion of my life in the cozy confines of this community, and am not ashamed to call it my “hometown.” However, as many other “lifers” under the age of 40 will most likely agree, there is a lack of mainstream excitement here. That is why I attempted to create my own.
2) Are you a drug addict? Again, resoundingly “no!” That being said, I have engaged in a bit of research over the past two decades which involved me being, as one law enforcement official once told me, “not in the fire, but close enough to get burned.” I, unlike the characters in my book, was smart enough to observe behaviors without having to exhibit them.
3) Will you write again? I hope so. It is astoundingly hard to write a book, especially a fiction piece when you have nothing to go on but imagination and natural ability. I am not an “educated” writer, nor do I enjoy the luxury of a publisher, agent, specialized training, etc. I was a man with a story to tell, and I told it. However, the pieces of a sequel have been floating around my mind, so, God and time willing, I do plan to write again.
Well, that’s it for now. Post comments as you will and I will answer them accordingly. In closing, I wrote “Welcome to Nebraska” because I was not satisfied saying, “You know, I should really write a book.” I just decided to do it. You should try it. It’s actually very fun….
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