The Denver Nuggets have signed forward Wilson Chandler to a five-year contract worth nearly $37 million, and the four-year NBA veteran is expected to join the roster and start playing as early as tonight. Chandler became a restricted free-agent after last season, during which he was dealt to the Nuggets as part of the Carmelo Anthony trade and averaged 12.5 points per game in 21 games in Denver. He chose to sign with a professional team in China during the NBA lockout and was ineligible to return to the league until his team in China and basketball’s international governing body signed off on his return. Chandler has averaged just under 14 points per game in his NBA career. The Nuggets were able to free up the money for this deal by trading Nene at the trade deadline on Thursday.
Month: March 2012
TORNADOES TOUCH DOWN IN NORTH PLATTE (LATEST)
(LAST UPDATE: 12:19 PM) The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least two tornadoes touched down in Lincoln County last night, damaging homes, vehicles, and power lines, and resulting in four injuries. The National Weather Service has issued their first official statement about the storm, which can be read here.
A tornado warning went into effect for central Lincoln County just after 9 PM on Sunday. Tornadoes were spotted around North Platte within the next hour, including west of town, and south near Lake Maloney. One tornado was spotted by a spotter and by law enforcement near Buffalo Rd. and North River Rd. in North Platte.
A reported thirty-one train cars were damaged by the storms at Bailey Yard, which was in the path of one of the tornadoes. There was also damage to multiple vehicles along Interstate-80 west of North Platte. This image shows the damage done to a semi truck on I-80. The driver was treated for injuries.
Of the four people injured by the storm, two were treated and released and two remain hospitalized in stable condition.
The attached image was tweeted by multiple sources and was originally taken by Jake Burglund. It is of a tornado and power flash west of North Platte.
Volunteers are opening a shelter at the North Platte Rec Center for those affected by the storms.
We will continue to update information as it becomes available.
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Authorities Release Name Of Wellfleet Crash Victim
WELLFLEET, Neb. (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a 31-year-old woman who died after her sport utility vehicle crashed into a school bus in western Nebraska. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department identified her as Shaylynn Hagan, of Wellfleet. The crash occurred a little before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at a railroad crossing on U.S. Highway 83 south of Wellfleet. Deputies say the bus had stopped at the crossing and was struck in the rear by Hagan’s SUV. The bus driver was alone on the bus. Hagan’s 3-year-old daughter was with her. All three were taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, where Hagan was pronounced dead. Her little girl was listed in stable condition. The bus driver was treated and released.
Kimball Co. Residents Say ‘No’ To Racetrack
KIMBALL, Neb. (AP) – Kimball County voters have rejected an $8 million bond measure for a motor sports complex. County officials said after the count Tuesday that just 200 people voted for the measure, compared with nearly 1,300 who voted against it. Organizers said the proposal would have cost property owners about $130 a year on property valued at $100,000. The money would have been spent to build High Point Motor Speedway. It would have included a drag strip and an oval track at a site three miles south of Kimball off Nebraska Highway 71. Kimball County is in the southwest corner of the Nebraska Panhandle.
3/16/12 Birthdays
| Ryan MacMillan | |
| 1975 | Matchbox Twenty/Elvis Monroe/Push Stars drummer (Age: 37) |
| Todd McFarlane | |
| 1961 | Movie producer-comic book mogul (Age: 51) |
| Flavor Flav (William Drayton) | |
| 1959 | Public Enemy rapper; reality show star (Age: 53) |
| Bob Ley | |
| 1955 | He’s been with ESPN since the cable sports channel began in 1979. He now anchors the investigative reporting series Outside the Lines. (Age: 57) |
| Erik Estrada | |
| 1949 | CHiPs star (Age: 63) |
| Chuck Woolery | |
| 1941 | Game show host (Original daytime Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection, Scrabble, The Dating Game, Greed and Lingo) (Age: 71) |
| Jerry Lewis (Joseph Levitch) | |
| 1926 | The comic actor, who has long been idolized in France and is probably best known in the U-S nowadays for his annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon, starred in a number of films with his longtime comedy partner Dean Martin before branching out on his own. He received the Jean Herscholt Humanitarian Award from the Motion Picture Academy in 2009. (Age: 86) |
| Pat Nixon | |
| 1912 – 1993 |
The wife of the only president to resign his office died of lung cancer on June 22, 1993 at 81. |
Husker Baseball Takes First of Four From LA Tech
The Nebraska baseball team opened a four-game weekend series against Louisiana Tech by beating the Bulldogs 9-2 at Hawks Field yesterday afternoon. Rich Sanguinetti and Richard Stock drove in runs in a two-run fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie. The Huskers broke the game open in the eighth inning, when Cory Burleson hit a two-run, inside-the-park home run, and Chad Christensen hit one over the fence for a more traditional round-tripper, a two-run blast as well. Christensen went 3-5 and finished a triple shy of the cycle to lead the Husker charge. On the mound, Zach Hirsch worked five and a third innings for his second victory of the season. Brandon Pierce earned the save. The Huskers and Bulldogs are back at it this afternoon at 1:35, with the 12-6 Huskers sending Jon Keller to the mound in search of his third win.
Hooper Named To WCBA All-Region 6 Team
Nebraska’s Jordan Hooper was named to the Women’s College Basketball Association’s All-Region 6 team, making her one of 52 finalists for the association’s All-America team. The 6’2” sophmore from Alliance led the Huskers with 19.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. She was third in the Big Ten in scoring and led the conference in rebounding. Hooper is already a finalist for the Wade Trophy, the WCBA’s Player of the Year award, as well as the Naismith trophy, another national Player of the Year honor. The WCBA’s All-America team will be announced on March 31st. Hooper and the Huskers open NCAA Tournament play on Sunday. The 24-8 Huskers are the sixth seed in the Des Moines Region. They take on eleven-seed Kansas Sunday night at 6:30 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rox Win Sixth In a Row
The Colorado Rockies picked up their sixth straight victory in Cactus League play with a 7-5 triumph over the Chicago Cubs yesterday afternoon. Catcher Wilin Rosario and utility-man Jordan Pacheco, both vying for roster spots, hit two-run home runs, and starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin worked three shutout innings. The Rockies take on the Cincinnati Reds in Goodyear, Arizona tonight.
Nuggets Lose; Trade Nene To Free Salary For Chandler
The Denver Nuggets lost at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-90 on a day where they made a significant move at the trade deadline. The Nuggets sent Nene to the Washington Wizards as part of a three-team trade that brought big men Javale McGee and Ronny Turiaf to Denver. The Nuggets are expected to waive Turiaf and use the savings from trading Nene’s contract to sign Wilson Chandler, who played for the Nuggets for half of last season.