The Husker baseball team was unable to earn a series victory over 16th-ranked Purdue at Hawks Field this weekend, falling in Sunday’s rubber game 8-3. After dropping the series opener 8-5 on Friday night, the Huskers rebounded and won Saturday’s game 8-3, setting up big stakes for both teams in the finale. The Boilermakers came out strong, taking a 6-0 lead thanks to a four-run fourth inning that chased Husker starting pitcher Zach Hirsch from the game. Nebraska responded with a three-run fourth inning of their own, keyed by Josh Scheffert’s two-run single. But the Huskers would be unable to generate any more offense, and Purdue tacked on insurance runs in the seventh and ninth. Nebraska falls to 8-7 in the Big Ten and 26-15 overall with the defeat. They visit Creighton on Tuesday night.
Month: April 2012
Rockies Win on Sunday… Wait, What? (TONIGHT’S GAME POSTPONED)
The Colorado Rockies have won three straight series after taking the rubber game of their three-game road set against the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 yesterday afternoon. Michael Cuddyer’s two-run double in the eighth inning broke a 1-1 tie and helped move the Rockies back over the .500 mark. The Rockies road trip continues tonight as they head off to Pittsburgh to begin a three-game series with the Pirates, though inclement weather has tonight’s series opener in doubt. If they play ball, ESPN Radio 1410 will be the place to hear the call. Pregame coverage will begin at 5:30, with the first pitch scheduled for 6:05.
UPDATE: Tonight’s Rockies game has been postponed. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday.
Husker Football Snags Another Commit From Youngstown
The Youngstown, Ohio pipeline has delivered another recruit for Husker football. Commitment number five for the class of 2013 is linebacker Courtney Love. Love is the fifth player from Youngstown’s Cardinal Mooney High School to commit to the Huskers since Bo Pelini, a Cardinal Mooney alum, took over as head coach. He joins safety Marcus McWilson as Cardinal Mooney players in the 2013 class so far. The 6’1”, 225 pound Love is rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com.
Husker Softball Blanked as Buckeyes Avoid Sweep
The Husker softball team was unable to complete a three-game road sweep of Ohio State, falling 4-0 to the Buckeyes yesterday in Columbus. It marks the first time this season the Huskers have been shutout in conference play. Nebraska managed just three hits on the afternoon in falling to 29-17 overall and 10-5 in Big Ten conference play. The Huskers travel to Omaha to take on Creighton on Wednesday
Nuggets Rout Magic in Home Finale
The Denver Nuggets have a playoff spot clinched, but they aren’t taking it easy in the regular season’s final days. The Nuggets routed the Orlando Magic 101-74 in their regular-season home finale in Denver last night, led by Javale McGee’s 17 points and 8 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari also had 17 points for the Nuggets, who have won four of their last five games and hold on to sixth place in the Western Conference. In the season’s penultimate game on Wednesday night, the Nuggets visit Oklahoma City.
Local State Trooper injured in late night crash
(North Platte, Neb.) – A Nebraska State Patrol trooper received serious injuries when his patrol unit was struck nearly head-on by an unlicensed 17-year old driver.
Just before 2:00 a.m., Sunday, April, 22, Trooper Jeffrey Van Stelton, 28, was traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 34, about four miles west of Stratton, in Hitchcock County when a 2008 Ford Fusion, crossed the center-line striking his 2010 Dodge Charger nearly head-on.
Trooper Van Stelton’s vehicle which suffered extensive front-end damage came to rest in the south ditch, before bursting into flames. The other vehicle came to rest on the Highway.
Trooper Van Stelton, was transported by ambulance to the McCook hospital, and then flown by medical helicopter to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney with injuries to his pelvis, legs and arm. He is listed in serious condition.
The 17-year old male driver of the other vehicle was transported by ambulance to the Benkelman hospital, where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. A 40-year old female passenger, identified as Antonia Valdez, was transported by ambulance to the McCook hospital, and was later flown by medical helicopter to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, with non-life threatening leg injuries.
The 17-year driver of the vehicle did not have a driver’s license. Both the driver and his passenger are believed to be from the Denver metro area.
A six-year veteran of the Nebraska State Patrol, Trooper Van Stelton is assigned to Troop D-North Platte and is stationed in McCook.
Maryland first state to OK Facebook Password protection bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is poised to become the first state that bans employers from demanding applicants or workers hand over their log-in information for social media sites like Facebook.
The measure, which handily passed the legislature earlier this month, keeps companies from snooping on password-protected content, a practice advocates of the bill say violates privacy and intimidates job seekers and employees.
Robert Collins, a former corrections officer in Maryland, says he was asked for his Facebook account information last year while being recertified for his job following a leave of absence.
Advocates for the bill say his willingness to come forward is rare because many people don’t want to risk losing an employment opportunity or upsetting their employer.
(POLL) Eddie Van Halen says dad fueled his drinking.. What do you think?
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NEW YORK (AP) — Eddie Van Halen puts some of the blame on his father for his long struggle with alcohol.
In the May issue of Esquire, the Van Halen guitarist said “the whole alcoholism thing” developed when he asked his dad how to combat his nerves when playing music in front of people.
His father gave him a shot of vodka and a cigarette to ease his nerves, and that started Van Halen on a near lifetime of drinking.
The 57-year-old Van Halen also talked about the struggle to get clean, pulling his son Wolfgang out of school at 15 to join the band, and his relationship with ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli.
The issue hits newsstands on April 24. The recently reunited Van Halen is now on tour.
Here’s the latest Lottery results from the Nebraska Lottery
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — These Nebraska lotteries were drawn Saturday:
2 By 2
Red Balls: 3-8, White Balls: 1-22
(Red Balls: three, eight; White Balls: one, twenty-two)
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $76 million
MyDaY
Month: 7, Day: 25, Year: 53
(Month: seven; Day: twenty-five; Year: fifty-three)
Pick 3
8-4-9
(eight, four, nine)
Pick 5
15-20-21-27-29
(fifteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-seven, twenty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $58,000
Powerball
06-08-20-42-51, Powerball: 16
(six, eight, twenty, forty-two, fifty-one; Powerball: sixteen)
Estimated jackpot: $152 million
Kirkpatrick charges amended: Charges show McCook teen was sexually assaulted, then killed
McCOOK, Neb. (AP) — Amended charges filed in the death of a 14-year-old McCook girl indicate she was sexually assaulted before her body was sent ablaze.
Twenty-year-old Stathis Kirkpatrick, of Bartley, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges in the death of Kailee Clapp, whose burned body was found the evening of Jan. 21, 2011, in a Bartley cemetery. She had been reported missing that morning from her McCook home.
The amendment filed Tuesday in Red Willow County District Court indicates the killing was carried out in conjunction with a sex assault.
Kirkpatrick had originally been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial but the judge later found him competent. His attorneys have filed paperwork indicating they’ll pursue an insanity defense.