The Nebraska baseball team has posted an 11-5 record in the first 16 games of their season-long 17-game homestand. Tonight, they’ll try and end the home stand the same way it began – with a win over former Big 12 rivals Kansas State. Back on March 6th the Huskers defeated the Wildcats 9-6. The 17-9 Huskers will send Brandon Pierce to the mound to make his first start of the season. First pitch at Hawks Field is set for 6:35.
Month: March 2012
Two Husker Softball Players Win Big Ten Weekly Awards
Nebraska’s Brooke Thomason was named the Big Ten’s Softball Player of the Week for her performance in the Huskers’ three-game sweep of Northwestern last weekend. Thomason batted .417 and drove in seven runs, four of them on a walk-off grand slam in the series opener. Her teammate, Tatum Edwards, was named the conference’s Pitcher of the Week for her complete game in the series finale.
Rockies Beat Angels; CarGo, Giambi With Big Hits
Carlos Gonzalez hit a two-run double as the Colorado Rockies defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 in Cactus League action yesterday afternoon. Jason Giambi added a two-run single for the Rockies, who move to 13-10 in spring play with the win. The Rockies face the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottsdale this afternoon.
Nuggets Top Bulls Behind Lawson’s Big Night
The Denver Nuggets rebounded from one of their worst performances of the season to hand the Chicago Bulls their worst home defeat of the season, winning 108-91 last night in Chicago. Ty Lawson led five Nuggets in double-figures with 27 points. Andre Miller posted a double-double off the bench, with 12 points and 12 assists. The Nuggets snap a two-game losing streak and move to 27-23 on the season. They visit the Toronto Raptors Wednesday.
NE Supreme Court: Kerrey STAYS On Ballot
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected the state Republican Party’s attempt to keep Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Kerrey off the ballot.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the GOP challenge of Kerrey’s residency in Nebraska was filed too late because the May primary ballot was certified last Thursday.
The high court’s decision clears the way for Kerrey to run for the senate seat he held for two terms after serving as Nebraska’s governor. He recently moved back to Nebraska from New York where he’d lived since 2001.
Kerrey’s campaign manager Paul Johnson says Republica
ns should accept they’ll have to compete with Kerrey.
GOP Chairman Mark Fahleson says he’s disappointed Kerrey will appear on the ballot because of a legal technicality. But he says another appeal is unlikely.
New Solutions Sought For Republican River Water Usage
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A $413,000 grant will help Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas evaluate different options for managing the Republican River.
The money may help the three states resolve their long fight over the Republican River’s water. This is one of only five grants the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation plans to fund in 2012.
The Republican River starts in eastern Colorado, flows into Kansas and up to Nebraska and returns to Kansas in Republic County. A 1943 river compact says 49 percent of the river’s water is allocated to Nebraska, 40 percent to Kansas and 11 percent to Colorado.
NP Rotary donates to Buffalo Elementary: Little Books for Big Futures
The North Platte Sunrise Rotary Club donated $500 to the Buffalo Elementary School to purchase books and learning materials for the Pre-School class of Mrs, Goentzel. The donation was made as part of the Sunrise Rotary Club’s Literacy project headed by Mike McPherron. “Literacy is one of the most important areas that we can have a big influence on in our community.” said Scott Olesky of the North Platte Sunrise Rotary Club. The books can be checked out by the students and then returned to check out a new book at a later date. The class was extremely excited as the books were shown. For more information check rotary.org
Man Injured After Falling From Jeffers Street Viaduct Into Train Car
A man was injured Saturday night when he jumped off the Jeffers Street Viaduct and landed in an empty train car. On Saturday March 24, 2012, at about 8:48 P.M. an officer responded to the Lincoln Connection on the report of a suicidal subject. The reporting party indicated that Aaron Hecksel, 26, a transient from Michigan, left the Connection and was getting ready to jump from the viaduct. When officers arrived, Hecksel had positioned himself in a way that officers could not reach him. He hung from the viaduct for a short time and then fell, landing in an empty westbound coal car. Officers were able to locate Hecksel in the empty coal car after the train had stopped in Bailey Yard. Hecksel was transported to GPRMC with unknown injuries.
March 26 Entertainment News
FAN ARRESTED FOR BREAKING INTO SIMON COWELL’S HOME: An “overzealous fan” was arrested over the weekend after breaking into Simon Cowell’s London mansion — while he was home.GossipCop.com reported that Cowell was watching TV when the woman, Leanna Zaloumis, broke in. She was detained by Cowell’s security until police arrived and subsequently charged with suspicion of aggravated burglary, though it doesn’t appear anything was taken. Cowell’s rep would only say, “This is now a police matter.”GALLAGHER SUFFERS ANOTHER HEART ATTACK: The comedian suffered a mild heart attack just four days after he was discharged from the hospital from his previous one. A rep told TMZ, “Gallagher suffered a mild heart attack today at a hospital in Sedona due to complications from his previous heart attack. He is awake and resting comfortably now.”
DONALD TRUMP’S SONS UNDER INVESTIGATION: The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force is reportedly investigating Donald Trump’s sons Donald Jr. and Eric to determine if their hunting trip was legal. TMZ.com reported that the men used a South African safari firm that is not registered in Zimbabwe during the 2011 trip, which recently made headlines after photos surfaced of them posing with their kills. The men reported killed an elephant, an endangered leopard, a buffalo, a crocodile and other “big game” animals.
JON HAMM SAID HE’D BE A TERRIBLE FATHER: There’s one pretty major reason that Jon Hammdoesn’t have children. The Mad Men/Friends With Kids star told Us Weekly, “I’d be a terrible father!” He explained, “I see my friends who have children and I’m like, ‘Dude, how are you even upright, much less here at work at 6 a.m.?'”
BETH LITTLEFORD ADOPTS: Beth Littleford has adopted a daughter. A rep for the actress, most recently seen in Crazy, Stupid Love, confirmed that she and husband Rob Fox adopted daughter Halcyon “Hallie” Juna Fox. The couple has a son, Jackson, who Littleford gave birth to in 2005.
TORI SPELLING IS PREGNANT AGAIN: Tori Spelling is pregnant again. Just five months after giving birth to daughter Hattie, the reality star announced that she and Dean McDermott are expanding their family yet again. She wrote on her website, “Dean, Liam, Stella, Hattie, and I are beyond thrilled to announce that another little McDermott is on the way. We feel truly blessed that another angel has found us. Love, Tori xoxo.”
TV Tonight March 26
- CBS
- HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (repeat)
- 2 BROKE GIRLS (repeat)
- TWO AND A HALF MEN (repeat)
- MIKE & MOLLY (repeat)
- HAWAII FIVE-0 (repeat)
- THE VOICE – Team members perform dueling duets, after which each coach must decide which vocalist from the team will advance to the live shows.
- SMASH – The team deals with the workshop’s after-effects; Derek asks Karen to help him steal the show from Tom and Julia.
- ALCATRAZ – (finale) Rebecca and Doc close in on a man who might have information about all the returning criminals; Rebecca pursues the man who killed her partner.
- DANCING WITH THE STARS – The couples perform the jive or the quickstep.
- CASTLE – When a bomb kills five people at a protest rally, Beckett and Castle try to solve the case by reconstructing the 47 seconds prior to the explosion.
- CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC – A compulsive shopper who is drowning in debt gets a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine. Starring Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Joan Cusack and John Goodman.
BRAVO
- BETHENNY EVER AFTER – The apartment remodeling moves forward with some hitches; Bethenny finds some riling news about her mother.
VH1
- BASKETBALL WIVES – The fallout from Jen and Ev’s confrontation continues.
- LA LA’S FULL COURT LIFE – A series of roadblocks threatens La La’s plans to attend Kelly Rowland’s birthday party.
LATE NIGHT TALK SHOWS
THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS) – Rachel Maddow, Timothy Olyphant, Train
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (NBC) – Elizabeth Banks, Carson Daly, Jake Owen
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (ABC) – Zooey Deschanel, Steven Seagal, Shinedown
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON (CBS) – (repeat)
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (NBC) – Sam Worthington, Casey Wilson, Swervedriver
LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY (NBC) – Kendrick Lamar, Ducky, Wallpaper
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Shaquille O’Neal
THE COLBERT REPORT (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Dr. David Page
CONAN – Kristin Chenoweth, Liam Hemsworth