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The Nebraska men’s basketball program released their 11-game non-conference schedule today, a slate that features eight home games and three tilts against Big Six conference teams. The marquee visitors to the Devaney Center include Wake Forest, who take on the Huskers on November 30 as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, and Oregon, who makes the trek to Lincoln on November 23. Oregon is coached by former Creighton boss and Wilber native Dale Altman. Nebraska will also host South Dakota, their season-opening opponent on November 11; Rhode Island, South Dakota State, Florida Gulf Coast, Alcorn State, and Central Michigan. Nebraska’s biggest road game is a trip to USC on November 14. The Huskers will also visit Creighton and TCU. Nebraska will play 18 games inside the Big Ten this season.
The Denver Broncos dropped their preseason opener 24-23 to the Dallas Cowboys last night as the Cowboys scored a touchdown and two-point conversion with 15 seconds left to play. The Broncos first team offense scored on their opening drive, with Matt Prater hitting a 24 yard field goal. That was all the scoring for the first team, which was quarterbacked by Kyle Orton, who hit on two of his six passes for 37 yards. Tim Tebow led two scoring drives in the second quarter, both ending in Prater field goals. Tebow completed six of seven passes for 91 yards and rushed twice for 15 yards. In the fourth quarter, Jeremiah Johnson ran for a touchdown and Brady Quinn threw a TD pass to Eron Riley to complete Denver’s scoring. The Broncos are back in preseason action next Saturday at home against the Buffalo Bills.
The Colorado Rockies once again squandered a chance to win a road series, losing in a Thursday matinee 2-1 to the Cincinnati Reds. The loss was Colorado’s second straight after taking the first two in the four-game set. After the Reds scored twice in the first inning, Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin settled in and pitched a complete game, striking out nine, but got only Seth Smith’s ninth-inning solo home run in support. The Rockies have now lost in eight of Chacin’s last nine starts. Aside from Smith’s blast, the Rockies managed just four hits on the afternoon, including two from Mark Ellis. The Rockies continue their road trip by heading to St. Louis to begin a three-game series against the Cardinals tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action from Busch Stadium, with pregame coverage at 6:30 and first pitch at 7:15.
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) – Authorities say an Oregon couple is in custody after a shooting, a high-speed pursuit into Utah, and a foot chase. Detective Dick Blust Jr., of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s office says Roy and Jessica Fritts were arrested around 1 p.m.
Sunday. Blust says 54-year-old Edmund Thornell of Costa Mesa, Calif., was camping with the Fritts when a dispute arose and he was shot several times Sunday morning. He says Thornell, who was in stable condition, reported that they fled in his van. Wyoming authorities spotted the van and chased it 30 miles into Utah near Echo, where the pair fled on foot but were quickly captured. They are being held at the Summit County jail in Utah. The Deseret News reports that the sheriff’s office says 33-year-old Roy Fritts is wanted in Oregon after fleeing from supervised prison release on two counts of attempted aggravated murder. In Nebraska, state troopers suspect the pair stole a car last week before abandoning it.
Roland Kramer has replaced Dean Sparks as the new Chief Deputy Sheriff. Sparks resigned in May opening the way for Kramer who brings 17 years of experience to the post. Roland Kramer will have his hands full with his second promotion in less than six months, not only with new training, but dealing with the growing pains and issues that have arisen moving in to the new jail building.
The Live Well Nebraska tour was in North Platte Thursday with a big special guest and a big check for a local educational organization. Olympic Gold Medalist and Biggest Loser participant Rulon Gardner spoke to the crowd about his own personal journey and the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Live Well Nebraska, which is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska, presented a $10,000 check to the North Platte Public Schools Foundation, who will use the funds to promote healthy lifestyle programs locally. One such program awards a bicycle to the student who most adheres to a commitment to walking and biking to school. For more information visit the North Platte Public Schools Foundation’s website at https://nppsf.org/, or the Live Well NE website at https://livewellnebraska.com/section/livewell
