The Colorado Rockies have a chance to gain ground on the National League West division leaders this weekend, as they open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Dodger Stadium. Left-hander Jamie Moyer will take the mound for the Rockies, opposed by Los Angeles southpaw Chris Capuano. ESPN Radio 1410 has all the action from Chavez Ravine, with pregame coverage starting at 8:30 and first pitch at 9:10.
Month: May 2012
Nuggets Force Game Seven
There will be a Game Seven in the NBA Playoffs for the Denver Nuggets, thanks to a dominant performance in the Mile High City. The Nuggets routed the Los Angeles Lakers 113-96 to put themselves one win away from erasing a 3-1 deficit in their first round series. The Nuggets sprinted to a dream start, taking a 13-0 first quarter lead and leading by as many as 15 in the first half before taking a 54-45 lead into the locker room. They extended the gap to as wide as 25 points in the third quarter and lead 90-68 after three, making the fourth quarter into a victory lap. Ty Lawson led five Nuggets in double figures with 32 points. Corey Brewer added 18 points off the bench, and Kenneth Faried contributed a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Game Seven in Los Angeles tips off Saturday night.
Broncos Sign Veteran CB Florence
The Denver Broncos agreed to terms with free agent cornerback Drayton Florence yesterday, continuing an off-season trend of adding depth to the secondary. Florence has spent 10 seasons in the NFL, the last three with the Buffalo Bills, where he had three interceptions each of the last two years. Florence is the second cornerback signed by the Broncos this summer, joining Tracy Porter, and is the tenth cornerback on the Denver roster.
Kerrey Comes Out in Support of Same-Sex Marriage
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Bob Kerrey is voicing support for same-sex marriage in the wake of a similar endorsement by President Barack Obama. The Nebraska Democrat said in a statement Thursday that he believes strongly in marriage equality, but added that states should retain the authority to establish family and marriage laws. Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in 2000 that banned same-sex marriage. Kerrey pointed to his opposition to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which he views as a restriction on states. Kerrey is seeking to return to the U.S. Senate after an 11-year hiatus. His statement came on the heels of an announcement by Obama, who said in an interview Wednesday that he supports same-sex marriage.
Goose Murderer Given Probation
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A southeast Nebraska man has been given probation and fined $2,000 for killing dozens of snow geese after hours without a permit. 19-year-old Nyle Bartling, of Syracuse, pleaded guilty to violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. He was sentenced on Wednesday in federal court in Lincoln. Bartling won’t be allowed to hunt for the next two years, while on probation. The U.S. attorney’s office says Bartling shot 86 snow geese after legal hunting hours in March 2011 at a private pond in Otoe County. Another man, Connor Marcoe, is also charged. Bartling says they were trespassing and left the birds when the property owner heard the shots and authorities arrived. Marcoe is to enter a plea in June.
Scottsbluff Man Will Appeal Life Sentence
GERING, Neb. (AP) — A Scottsbluff man plans to appeal his murder conviction and life sentence. A lawyer for Daniel Morgan filed the notice on Wednesday in Scotts Bluff County District Court. Grounds for the appeal have not been specified. Morgan was convicted in March of killing Dominic Marquez in May 2011. He was sentenced last month. Morgan claims he just wanted to confront Marquez because Morgan’s girlfriend, the mother of Marquez’s child, had been harassed and threatened by Marquez’s friends. Prosecutors say Morgan was armed when he drove to Marquez’s home and sent text messages that said he was “going after” Marquez. Police recovered 34 shell casings at the scene.
3 Men Now Under Arrest In Connection With Child Prostitution Case
(Lincoln, Neb.)- A 41-year-old Lincoln man has been arrested on a charge of first-degree sexual assault of a child in connection with a child prostitution case out of Buffalo County.
Shad Chandler, 41, Lincoln was taken into custody at his home in Lincoln on April 30 and lodged in the Lancaster County Jail. Chandler’s records were sealed by the Court as the investigation into the prostitution case continued. The seal was lifted by the Court late Wednesday, May 10.
Chandler is the third male arrested in connection with the case. Alex Rahe, 28, Omaha and Donald Grafe, 37, Columbus have also been arrested in connection with the investigation. Rahe was lodged in the Buffalo County Jail on May 2, on a charge of first-degree sexual assault of a child. Grafe was lodged in the Lancaster County Jail on May 5, on a charge of first-degree sexual assault of a child.
A 35-year old Upland Woman, Michelle Randall was arrested on April 26, and is currently being held in the Buffalo County Jail on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree sexual assault and possession of child pornography.
The investigation into this case continues.
Local newsman busted for giving female juvenile drugs
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post) – A North Platte news reporter has been arrested on drug charges.
According to the North Platte Police Department, 19-year old Dillon Daigger, reporter for the North Platte Bulletin, allegedly gave illegal drugs to a female juvenile from Frontier County. Investigators contacted Daigger at his residence and could smell marijuana coming from inside his home. After obtaining a warrant and the subsequent search, Daigger was arrested and charged for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class IV felony), Possession of Legend Drugs, (pharmaceutical drugs requiring a prescription- Class III misdeameanor), Possession of Marijuana Less than an Ounce and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (both infractions.)
Daigger remains in the Lincoln County Jail. No bond is listed. The investigation continues.
The following is a statement from North Platte Bulletin publisher George Lauby:
Dillon has been a good employee. He’s worked well every work day for nearly a year. He’s been conscientious, fair and thorough in the way he’s approached his work and done his job.
George Lauby
Publisher
Authorities ID Nebraska man fatally shot in Miss.
BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have identified a Nebraska man who died after being shot while driving on Interstate 55 in north Mississippi.
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Joey Miller said the man is 74-year-old Thomas K. Schlender of Raymond, Neb.
Miller said five shell casings were found on the interstate after the shooting early Tuesday morning in Panola County. It’s not clear if the shots were fired from another vehicle or from the side of the interstate.
Schlender’s car crashed into a divider in the median. He was alone in the car and no other motorists were hurt. The shooting happened Tuesday about 1:40 a.m.
His body has been sent for an autopsy. The investigation continues.
Sex offender imprisoned for Nebraska violation
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 27-year-old Sudanese man has been given 21 months in federal prison for not registering as a sex offender in Nebraska.
A news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says Koang Tang must serve five years of supervised release after he leaves prison.
Tang was convicted in Nebraska’s Hall County of attempted sexual assault and sentenced in February 2010 to five years of probation. Gilg’s office says Tang was taken to Des Moines, Iowa, for deportation proceedings. When Sudanese officials refused to accept him, in August 2010 he returned to Nebraska,
Gilg’s office says Tang didn’t register as required when he began living in Omaha.