The clock struck midnight for the Stony Brook Sea Wolves yesterday afternoon on the third day of play at the College World Series in Omaha. The Sea Wolves were eliminated in a 12-2 loss to Florida State. The Seminoles scored six runs in the second inning, five of which came after a two-out error, and cruised to victory. In the nightcap at TD Ameritrade Park, Arizona put themselves in the drivers seat in their pool with a 4-0 triumph over UCLA. Konnor Wade went the distance for a five-hit shutout, and the Wildcats backed him with a four-run fourth inning to knock off the number two national seed. Tonight’s action will see another team’s stay in Omaha come to an end, as Kent State battles Florida in the elimination game at 4 PM. The winner’s bracket matchup pits two-time defending champion South Carolina against Arkansas at 8 PM.
Month: June 2012
Miles Dismisses Hilliard From Team
Nebraska men’s basketball player Corey Hilliard Jr. has been dismissed from the program. Hilliard was arrested on suspicion of robbery on June 7, stemming from an incident on May 15 in which a female’s cell phone was stolen. He was arraigned on June 8 and released from jail five days later. Hilliard appeared in nine games as a true freshman in the 2011-2012 season, totaling nine points and two rebounds.
Buffalo Bill Rodeo Final Results
Final results, June 13-16, 2012
North Platte, Nebraska – Buffalo Bill Rodeo
Bareback riding
1 Tom McFarland, Bowie, Texas, 88 points on 550 Empty Pockets; 2 Will Lowe,
Canyon, Texas 87; 3; Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 86; 4 Wes Stevenson,
Lubbock, Texas 85;
Steer wrestling – 1st go round
1 Ryan Swayze, Freedom, OK 3.9; 2 Trevor Cox, Purdum, NE 4.0; 3 Jake
Rinehart, Highmore, SD 4.1; 4 Carver Abbot, Gordon, NE 4.2;
Steer wrestling -2nd go round
1 tie Beau Clark, Belgrade, Neb., 3.7 and Bray Armes, Gruver, Colo. 3.7; 3
tie Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., 3.8 and Chad Van Campen, Granada,
Colo. , 3.8;
Steer wrestling average
1 Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., 8.3 on 2 head; 2 Beau Clark, Belgrade,
Neb., 8.8;
3 Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 9.1; 4 Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 9.2;
Team Roping
1 tie Garrett Nokes, McCook, Neb. and Matt Wilken, Smithfield, Neb. 5.4
seconds and
Scott White, Oelrichs, S.D, and Jade Nelson, Midland, S.D., 5.4; 3 tie
Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla., and Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla., 5.5; and Ryan
VonAhn, Sac City, Iowa and Derrick Peterson, Overland Park, Kan. 5.5
Saddle bronc riding
1 Cole Elshere, 84 points on -518 Dipsy Doodle; 2 Jesse James Kirby, 83; 3
Cody Taton, 81; 4 Wade Sundell, 79;
Tie Down Roping 1st go round
1 (tie) Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, NM, 9.5 and Cody Quaney, Cheney, KS
9.5; 3 Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX 10.0; 4 Joey Dickens, Loveland, CO
10.5;
Tie-down roping – 2nd round
1 Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 9.4; 2 tie Jayce Johnson, Hemingford, Neb.
9.6; and Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla. 9.6; 4 Justin Scofield, Volga, S.D.
9.7;
Tie-down roping average
1 Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan., 20.4 on 2 head;
2 Boe Brown, Harrold, S.D.; 22.1; 3 Justin Scofield, Volga, S.D., 22.8; 4
Chris Neal, Muldrow, Okla., 23.6; \
Barrel Racing
1 Randa Kellog, Point, Texas 17.23; 2 Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla.
17.46; 3 Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas 17.52; 4 Toni Hardin, Wetmore, Colo. 17.57
Bull Riding
1 tie Shawn Coleman, Springfield, S.D. 79 points on 827 and Wes Wahlert,
Galeton, Colo. 79 on 652 Sunset; 3 Dustin Elliott, North Platte, NE 77; 4
Trey Kerner, Sutherland, Neb., 65; 5 Kris Newman, Casper, Wyo. 50;
Lindsay Lohan found unconscious
Lindsay Lohan has been hospitalized after being found unconscious in a California hotel room.
ABC7 Eyewitness News reports that the Lohan was found in the penthouse of the Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey before paramedics were reportedly called at 10:15 AM and the actress was transported to a nearby hospital.
“She’s fine and we’re hoping she will be released soon,” a friend of the Lohan’s told Radar Online.
Sirens activated in Hawaii from Nebraska
HONOLULU (AP) — Civil defense sirens that sounded across Oahu even though there was no emergency were inadvertently activated from Nebraska.
Hawaii Civil Defense spokeswoman Kelly Kunishige (COO’-nee-SHE’-gay) says eight sirens accidentally went off early Thursday because of an engineer doing upgrade work in Nebraska.
Illinois-based Federal Signal has been contracted to do modernization work for Hawaii’s more than 300 sirens across the islands. The state asked the contractor to do some checks, but after doing so, Hawaii’s siren protocols were not removed from the system, allowing some to be activated.
Kunishige says the project will allow sirens to be activated by satellite or cell phone in case radios are down.
The sirens are used during emergencies such as tsunamis.
Tsunami waves struck Hawaii in the aftermath of Japan’s earthquake last year.
Nebraska unemployment rate lowest since December 2008
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska authorities say the state’s unemployment rate remained at 3.9 percent in May, still the state’s lowest rate since December 2008.
The May and April rate is slightly lower than the March rate of 4.0 percent. A year ago the Nebraska rate for May was 4.5 percent.
Nebraska’s rate remains the second-lowest in the nation, following only North Dakota’s 3.0 percent.
The national rate rose in May to 8.2 percent from 8.1 percent in April.
Nebraska Supreme Court Puts Block on Divorcing Couples
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court says judges can’t order divorcing couples to file joint federal tax returns.
But the high court said in a ruling released Friday that if one spouse is unreasonably refusing to file a joint tax return, the judge can adjust the way the couple’s assets are divided.
Filing a joint tax return usually results in lower tax liability, but the high court said ordering a couple to file jointly is problematic because one spouse would be exposed to some unknown additional tax liability.
And federal law allows married couples to choose to file separately if they want to.
The Supreme Court ruling overturned a previous order in the divorce of Jennifer Lynn Dalbey and Matthew John Bock. Dalbey had objected to the joint tax returns.
Man with DUI convictions receives Liquor License
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man with a history of drunken-driving convictions has been given a state liquor license for a Lincoln business.
Local media reports that the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission granted the license on Thursday to Jeremy Schafer for his Top Shelf Beverage Services.
The commission says the license would be revoked if the business or its owners were to have any liquor violation or convictions in the next year.
The 38-year-old Schafer’s most recent DUI conviction was for third offense drunken driving in July 2009.
Schafer says he had abused alcohol to cope with a diagnosis of cancer he’d been given. He told the board he doesn’t drink anymore except to taste wine for his business.
His business partner also has two recent DUI convictions.
Friday Sports Day
INTERLEAGUE
Boston at Chi Cubs 1:20 p.m.
Colorado at Detroit 6:05 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410!)
N-Y Yankees at Washington 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland 6:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto 6:07 p.m.
Miami at Tampa Bay 6:10 p.m.
Baltimore at Atlanta 6:35 p.m.
Houston at Texas 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis 7:15 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.
San Diego at Oakland 9:05 p.m.
Chi White Sox at L.A. Dodgers 9:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle 9:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati at N-Y Mets 6:10 p.m.
Sports Wrap Up – Thursday
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) – The Heat stole home-court advantage and evened the best-of-seven NBA Finals with a 100-96 victory over the Thunder last night in Oklahoma City. LeBron James and Kevin Durant led their respective teams with 32 points. Game 3 is Sunday in Miami.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Kings paraded the Stanley Cup through downtown Los Angeles yesterday, celebrating the first NHL championship in the club’s 45-year history. L.A. completed their playoff run to the title Monday night by eliminating the New Jersey Devils.
SEATTLE (AP) – Edinson Volquez pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres handed the Seattle Mariners their fifth straight loss, 6-2 last night. The M’s are 0-5 since six pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter against the Dodgers on June 1, and they’ve played all of those games in their home ballpark.
INTERLEAGUE
Cincinnati 12 Cleveland 5
N-Y Mets 9 Tampa Bay 6
Detroit 5 Chi Cubs 3
Oakland 8 Colorado 2
Baltimore 12 Pittsburgh 6
Arizona 11 Texas 3
Kansas City 4 Milwaukee 3
Philadelphia 6 Minnesota 1
St. Louis 5 Chi White Sox 3
San Diego 6 Seattle 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 6 San Francisco 3
NBA FINALS
Miami 100 Oklahoma City 96 (series tied 1-1)