The Denver Broncos have managed to stay mostly injury free through the preseason, but something broke yesterday in practice: a windshield. An errant pass by quarterback Kyle Orton shattered the windshield of running back Willis McGahee’s Porsche at the Broncos Dove Valley training facility. McGahee shrugged it off after practice, telling the media he needs a new car, anyway. Orton and the rest of the Broncos starters will play into the third quarter in tomorrow night’s preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks. You can hear that game on ESPN Radio 1410 with coverage starting at 5:05.
Month: August 2011
Husker Basketball Recruiting Class of 2012-13 Has First Commit
The Nebraska basketball program has secured its first commitment for its recruiting class of 2012-2013. Keith Coleman, from Philadelphia, orally committed to the Huskers yesterday, citing interest from Nebraska since his freshman year. A 6’9”, 250-pound power forward, Coleman will play this season at Marshalltown Community College in Iowa after spending last season at Lee Academy, a prep school in Maine. Academic difficulties kept him from signing with a Division I program immediately after his high school graduation. Coleman will be ranked among the top junior college prospects in the country and will fill a need for Doc Sadler’s program when he joins the team for the 2012-2013 season. He will have three years of eligibility to use with the Huskers.
Husker Soccer Loses Lead, Game Late
The Nebraska women’s soccer team allowed two goals in the final 16 minutes and lost to Denver 3-2 last night in Denver. A pair of goals from Morgan Marlborough, her 40th and 41st career tallies, erased an early one-goal deficit and put the Huskers in front 2-1. That score held until the 75th minute, when Denver’s Kaitlin Bast scored to equalize. The winner came from Kristin Hamilton with just 20 seconds remaining in regulation time. The Huskers fall to 0-2-1 with the defeat. They return to action next weekend with a pair of home games, hosting Arkansas next Friday night and Northern Arizona next Sunday afternoon.
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High temps turn up heat on Nebraska grapes
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska vineyards are rushing to harvest the grapes before high temperatures make them too ripe. KNOP-TV in North Platte says vineyards across the state are bringing in the grapes, which must be picked by hand. And, the heat isn’t making it easy. Connie Brittan is the winemaker at Feather River Vineyards near North Platte. She says the heat is good for later grapes, but it’s really stressing the early grapes, and they’re rushing to get finished. Brittan told KNOP on Tuesday that they hoped finish 8 rows, but it will take four workers per row about six hours to get it done. Their season is over at the end of September.
Police: Nebraska boy, 9, broke into vehicle
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) – Fremont police have cited a 9-year-old boy, accusing him of breaking into a vehicle and stealing a video game. The Fremont Tribune reports that the crimes occurred Tuesday. Deputy Police Chief Jeff Elliott says the boy used a fence post to break a window on a vehicle in the parking lot at Big Red Keno. Elliott says the boy stole a video game inside the vehicle and damaged a door. The damage total was estimated at a little more than $1,000. The boy was cited for criminal mischief and theft. He was released to his parents.
Another cougar sighting reported in Kearney
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – Another cougar sighting has been reported in Kearney. According to the Kearney Hub, the Police Department says a woman reported that a cougar ran across her driveway as she was backing out of her garage in southeast Kearney on Wednesday. No confirmation has been reported. Another cougar sighting was reported Saturday by a man who said he saw a cougar near the clubhouse at Meadowlark Golf Course. The report also hasn’t been confirmed. There have been several reports in recent weeks of cougar sightings in nearby York and Hall counties. Cougars, which also are called mountain lions or pumas, have turned up as far east in Nebraska as Omaha.
Keystone pipeline opponents converge in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Activists from California, Texas and Nebraska have converged in Lincoln to present their case against a proposed tar sands oil pipeline. Approximately 40 people gathered Wednesday for a discussion of the Keystone XL pipeline, which is designed to carry oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries. Several activists were on their way to an ongoing White House protest against the pipeline, or had just come from it after being arrested. Environmental groups have raised concerns that the pipeline could foul underground and surface water supplies, increase air pollution around refineries and harm wildlife. Pipeline supporters say it is safe and will create much-needed jobs. David Daniel, an east Texas landowner, says he was repeatedly pressured into signing a portion of his property away with legal threats.
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