The Nebraska baseball team won just two conference series in their final season in the Big 12 last year. They’re already one-for-one in Big Ten Conference weekend series, and open their bid for two-for-two today in Evanston, Illinois, in game one of their three-game set with Northwestern. Nebraska’s first conference road trip of the season takes them to visit a Wildcat team that will be playing their first home games of the season. They have compiled an 8-14 record on the campaign thus far. On the flip side, the Huskers just went 12-5 on a 17-game homestand to improve their record to 18-9. The Huskers will send Tom Lemke to the mound for the lidlifter today. Jon Keller and lefty Zach Hirsch will follow in Darin Erstad’s pitching rotation. First pitch this afternoon is scheduled for 3 PM.
Month: March 2012
Broncos Re-Sign Veteran DE Hunter
The Denver Broncos resigned defensive end Jason Hunter to a one-year contract. Hunter has been a valuable backup each of the last two seasons in Denver, spelling Elvis Dumervil and Robert Ayers on the outside last season. Hunter joins linebackers Wesley Woodyard and Joe Mays as players who the Broncos have re-signed to their defense. Mario Haggan, Marcus Thomas and Brian Dawkins remain free-agents.
Surging Husker Softball Plays Three At Minnesota This Weekend
The Nebraska softball team rides a nine-game winning streak into this weekend’s Big Ten Conference series at Minnesota. After a slow start to the season for the previously-ranked Huskers, their streak has moved their record to 20-12. The Huskers and Gophers play a double-header on Saturday and a single game Sunday. Sunday’s game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
Victims of Broken Bow Plane Crash Identified
BROKEN BOW, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of a passenger who died and the injured pilot of a private plane that crashed northwest of Broken Bow Airport in central Nebraska.
The crash occurred about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
In a news release Thursday, the Custer County Sheriff’s Office says the passenger, 48-year-old John Webb died. The pilot, 33-year-old Dustin Webb, was flown to a hospital for treatment. He is John Webb’s nephew.
They’re both from Huntsville, Texas. A sheriff’s office spokeswoman didn’t immediately return messages.
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the crash investigation. An NTSB representative didn’t immediately return an Associated Press call.
The sheriff’s office says the two-engine aircraft was headed from North Dakota to Texas when the crash occurred.
NE Will Resume Keystone XL Environmental Review
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that would allow Nebraska to resume its environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline has won first-round approval from state lawmakers.
Lawmakers voted 35-2 Thursday to advance the measure by Papillion Sen. Jim Smith.
Pipeline developer TransCanada agreed to submit to a state environmental review in November, in the midst of a special session aimed at the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline. Environmentalists and landowners had protested the pipeline’s original path through Nebraska’s environmentally sensitive Sandhills region and the Ogallala Aquifer, a massive groundwater supply.
The state environmental review was halted in January, when President Barack Obama rejected a federal permit for the project after congressional Republicans tried to force his hand.
Nebraska lawmakers approved the bill so the state can continue its review while TransCanada reapplies for federal approval.
Temps rise.. Fire Danger increases for the area!
Fire weather conditions will become critical Friday afternoon as temperatures soar into the upper 70s and low 80s, while dewpoints are expected in the upper 20s and mid 30s. This will bring minimum relative humidities down to around 15 percent in the afternoon across much of western Nebraska. Higher moisture is expected going into eastern Nebraska, with dewpoints near 40 degrees roughly east of a Curtis to Broken Bow to O’Neill line, so these areas may see relative humidities drop to 25 percent. Still looking at the winds, but the current forecast would put sustained speeds of 15 to 20 mph mainly west of highway 83 with lesser winds expected going east. Look for gusts about 5 mph higher, so winds should top out around 20 to 25 mph area-wide. At this point decided to issue a fire weather watch for zones 204 and 210 (the panhandle and western Nebraska) where the most favorable conditions are expected.
Conditions look near critical for Saturday through Tuesday as well. Saturday and Sunday will be very warm with highs in the 80s in most locations. Winds could be fairly light both days so will be closely watching the forecast as higher winds would bring most of Nebraska into the critical fire weather category. A system will move through Sunday and Sunday night to bring cooler temperatures in for Monday and Tuesday. Highs will still be above normal however. But very dry air will be brought into the area behind the system as dewpoints are expected to drop into the teens. So again, relative humidities should fall to around 15 percent in the afternoons. Also, winds on Monday will be quite strong behind the front. The current forecast would put sustained northwest winds of 20 to 25 mph across much of western and north central Nebraska. Then on Tuesday, winds should subside, leading to not as extreme conditions expected.
Please call the National Weather Service office with any questions on fire weather conditions through the weekend and into next week.
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Freddie Mercury’s Got Nothing On This Guy… Drunk Man Sings Bohemian Rhapsody in Back of Cop Car
If you’re gonna be on camera after being arrested for public intoxication, might as well make your moment count. This Canadian gentleman certainly did. He may have been drunk, but he still managed to remember every last word – and the instrumental interludes! – to Queen’s classic “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Mamma Mia, let him go, indeed.
A Lost Legend
The world of country music has lost one of its biggest names. Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs has died. He was 88. His son says Scruggs passed away yesterday morning at a Nashville hospital. Gary Scruggs adds his father died of natural causes. Earl Scruggs was an innovator who pioneered the modern banjo sound. His use of three fingers rather than the clawhammer style elevated the banjo from a part of the rhythm section — or a comedian’s prop — to a lead instrument. His string-bending and lead runs became known worldwide as “the Scruggs picking style.” You can hear it on the iconic theme from “The Beverly Hillbillies.” He helped to profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe and later with guitarist Lester Flatt. Gary Scruggs says funeral plans are still incomplete.
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March 29 Entertainment News
REPORT: MEGAN FOX PREGNANT
Oh, baby! Megan Fox is reportedly pregnant.
A source tells Star magazine that Meg and hubby Brian Austin Green “just found out and are incredibly excited. It’s still early, so they are only telling close friends and family members.”
Brian has a 10-year-old son with his ex Vanessa Marcil. The source adds, “Megan has become a great stepmom, and Brian knows she’ll be wonderful with the baby. She has really grown in the past couple of years. Megan used to only be concerned with her career, but now family comes first.”
Meg recently told Cosmopolitan magazine that she and Brian would be ready for children soon. “I want at least two, probably three,” she said. “I’ve always been maternal.” So far, the couple hasn’t confirmed the news.
LINDSAY LOHAN FINSHED WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY
Lindsay Lohan should be in a good head space today as a judge decides whether to take her off probation. That’s because Linds has completed her court-ordered psychotherapy sessions. She had been ordered to complete 18 sessions as part of her sentence in the jewelry theft case. Insiders tell TMZ Lindsay believes therapy has “made an impact” on her life.
She goes before Judge Sautner today, when her probation it set to end — as long as that hit-and-run thing doesn’t hold things up.
LORAX STATUE STOLEN FROM SEUSS ESTATE
Some Grinch has stolen a statute of The Lorax from Dr. Seuss‘s California estate.
A San Diego Police official tells Reuters, “We don’t know if it’s just a prank because of the recent release of the movie or if someone thinks it’s going to be worth a buck or two because it’s a lot of [metal].” The two-foot-tall, 300-pound bronze statue is valued at $10,000.
Audrey Geisel, the widow of the children’s book author, promises not to press charges if the thieves come forward.
The statue was created by her daughter, sculptor Lark Grey Dimond-Cates, who says, “I want very badly to get our little Lorax back home where he belongs. Wherever he is, he’s scared, lonely and hungry. He’s not just a hunk of metal to us. He was a family pet.”
BOBBY BROWN CHARGED WITH DUI
Bobby Brown was charged yesterday with three misdemeanors, including drunken driving. Whitney Houston‘s ex, who was arrested Monday in suburban Los Angeles, had a blood alcohol level of more than .08 percent. The R&B singer faces up to six months in jail on the DUI counts if convicted. He’s set to appear in court April 16th.
RIHANNA DODGES QUESTION ABOUT RELATIONSHIP WITH ASHTON
Rihanna has side-stepped questions about her rumored relationship with Ashton Kutcher. The speculation began after the singer paid a late-night visit to the actor’s L.A. home. Asked at a London press conference for the movie Battleshipif Ashton would be joining her on the promotional trip, she replied, “I am happy and I’m single, if that is what you are asking.”
PETER FACINELLI FILES FOR DIVORCE
Peter Facinelli has filed for divorce from wife Jennie Garth. The Twilight star cited “irreconcilable differences.”
When Peter said last fall that he wanted a divorce, Jennie refused to give in. “I was very resistant,” she tells Peoplemagazine. “I didn’t want it to happen. It took me some time to come to peace with it.”
Peter is seeking joint physical and legal custody for their three young daughters. The couple was married in 2001.
CELEB QUICKIES
- Ashton Kutcher is reportedly close to signing a big contract to return for another season of Two and a Half Men. Sources say Ashton has been offered $1 million per episode. He currently makes $700,000, while Charlie Sheenraked in $1.25 million in his final season.
- Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana have split after a three-month romance. But a source tells Us Weekly the two were never “super serious.”
- New celeb couple alert: Jason Segel and Michelle Williams are “smitten and very serious,” Us Weekly reports.