The Brady Eagles head into the 2012 football season with their fourth head coach in the last five years. New sideline boss Andy Seamann takes the reins of a program looking to make a fourth straight playoff appearance. Hear about his plans for this season and for the opener against Maxwell Friday in this week’s Brady Eagle Sports Update!
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska horse trainer has been suspended and fined $1,500 pending an investigation of a horse that tested positive for a powerful stimulant called “frog juice” that is barred from use in the United States.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that a urine sample showed a horse named Cheatin’ Cowboy may have had dermorphin in his system when he finished second at a race July 15 at Horsemen’s Park in Omaha.
Dermorphin is produced naturally as a skin secretion in certain species of South American frogs, but it also can be produced synthetically.
The trainer, Kim Veerhusen, could not be reached to comment. The executive director of the Nebraska Racing Commission, Tom Sage, confirmed its investigation but declined to make any other comments.
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge in Austin, Texas, has thrown out Lance Armstrong’s lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, an attempt to stop the drug case against the seven-time Tour de France winner.
Armstrong has repeatedly denied doping. His lawsuit claimed USADA lacked jurisdiction and that its arbitration process violates his constitutional rights.
U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks dismissed the lawsuit, allowing the case to proceed. Armstrong can appeal in federal court, go ahead with USADA’s arbitration or accept its sanctions.
Penalties could include a lifetime ban from the sport and loss of his titles.
USADA says Armstrong took steroids and blood boosters to win the Tour de France every year from 1999 to 2005.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The NFL has suspended Kansas City All-Pro linebacker Tamba Hali for the season-opener against Atlanta for violating its policy on substance abuse.
The league announced the suspension Monday without disclosing details. Hali will miss the Sept. 9 game against the Falcons and be fined an additional game check.
Hali is a rising star who went to his first Pro Bowl last season along with fellow Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson. Hali had 12 sacks while Johnson set a franchise record with 131 tackles.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Augusta National Golf Club, the home of the Masters, is welcoming two women to its ranks of membership. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore will be the first women to wear the fabled green jacket when the new season opens in October.
The 80-year old club, which is private, has been under fire for years to admit a woman as a member.
Augusta National chairman Billy Payne calls the admission of Rice and Moore a “joyous occasion.”
The move likely ends the debate that intensified in 2002 when Martha Burke of the National Council of Women’s Organizations urged the club to admit women. Former club chairman Hootie Johnson stood his ground, even at the cost of losing Masters television sponsors for two years.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City at Tampa Bay 6:10 p.m.
Baltimore at Texas 7:05 p.m.
N-Y Yankees at Chi White Sox 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Oakland 9:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Seattle 9:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta at Washington 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia 6:05 p.m.
Colorado at N-Y Mets 6:10 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
Chi Cubs at Milwaukee 7:10 p.m.
Miami at Arizona 8:40 p.m.
Pittsburgh at San Diego 9:05 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers 9:10 p.m.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Philadelphia at New England 7:00 p.m.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – Excitement around Nebraska Land Days 2013 is already in the air!
It was announced Monday August 20th that Lady Antebellum will perform in North Platte in The US Cellular Summer Jam Concert as part of their 2013 tour. Lady Antebellum will perform on June 21st 2013 at the Wild West Area in part of Nebraska Land Days.
Lady Antebellum is famous for the album “Own The Night” that debuted as No. one position on Billboards Top 200 chart in October of 2011. Lady A also released hits “Just a Kiss” and “We Owned The Night” as just two of six number one hits since their debut in 2007.
A release from Nebraska Land Days, Concert Chairman Hans Julius says
“We are thrilled to be able to bring Lady Antebellum to North Platte, our fans have come to expect top level entertainment, and they’re going to get it again next year.”
Your chance to purchase tickets are right around the corner. If you’re a Sustaining Member or a Lady Antebellum Fan Club Member you can purchase tickets as soon as Wednesday August 22nd and 9am. Tickets go on sale to the general public Monday August 27th at 9am.
Advance purchase of tickets get you a nice discount, the first 500 general admission tickets are going for $50, the following 500 GA tickets will cost $55, the balance of GA tickets and reserved seating is $60 and Golden Circle tickets , the standing room directly in front of the stage will be $90.
You can purchase tickets HERE or a the box office at 509 E. 4th Street Suite G in North Platte.
Bucs outlast Cards in 19…Houston loses first under interim skipper…Rays complete sweep
UNDATED (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals hurler Jaime Garcia allowed a pair of unearned runs and five hits over eight innings after being sidelined 64 days with a strained pitching shoulder. Redbirds outfielder Carlos Beltran took over the National League RBI lead with a two-run double.
But the rest of the Cards’ day was long and fruitless as Pittsburgh earned a 6-3, 19-inning victory that took more than six hours to complete. The Pirates blew a lead in the 17th inning before scoring three times in the 19th to beat the Cardinals. Pedro Alvarez snapped a 3-3 tie with a solo homer in the 19th before Andrew McCutchen’s two-run single gave the Bucs some breathing room.
McCutchen went 2-for-8 with three RBIs as the Pirates stayed 6 1/2 games behind the Central Division-leading Reds and moved a game ahead of San Francisco for the final wild-card berth.
The Cards and 8 1/2 games behind Cincinnati and two games in back of Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati also won in its final at-bat as pinch-hitter Xavier Paul tripled and scored on Ryan Hanigan’s single to lift the Reds past the Chicago Cubs 5-4. Hanigan had two hits and two RBIs.
Also in the NL:
– Chad Billingsley won his sixth straight start by combining with two relievers on a three-hitter in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-0 shutout of Atlanta. Mark Ellis put the game out of reach with a three-run double in the ninth and finished with four RBIs.
– The Dodgers lead the NL West by a half-game over San Francisco after Clayton Richard allowed an unearned run and five hits over eight innings of San Diego’s 7-1 win over the Giants. Cameron Maybin had three RBIs as the Padres halted a five-game skid.
– Washington leads the East by five games over the Braves after Gio Gonzalez allowed a run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings to pitch the Nationals past the New York Mets 5-2. Homers by Bryce Harper and Danny Espinosa helped Gonzalez become the league’s second 16-game winner.
– Houston got beat 8-1 by visiting Arizona in its first game under interim manager Tony DeFrancesco. He’s replacing Brad Mills, who became the first skipper to be fired this season after Saturday’s night’s loss to the Diamondbacks. Aaron Hill went deep twice for the winners.
– Kyle Kendrick pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and Dominic Brown drove in four runs to lead Philadelphia past Milwaukee 8-zip. There was a rare rain delay at Miller Park. The game was held up for a short time in the bottom of the first while they closed the retractable roof.
Over to the American League, where Tampa Bay completed a four-game sweep of the Angels as Ryan Roberts hit a two-run homer in the Rays’ 8-3 rout of Los Angeles. Matt Joyce and Carlos Pena drove in two runs apiece to support Matt Moore, who won his fourth straight decision despite surrendering home runs by Mike Trout and Albert Pujols (POO’-hohlz).
The Rays remain 4 1/2 games behind the East-leading Yankees.
The Angels have dropped 13 of 18 and are 4 1/2 games behind Baltimore in the battle for the final AL wild-card berth.
The Yankees were 4-1 winners over the Red Sox as Hiroki Kuroda (hih-ROH’-kee kuh-ROH’-dah) took a shutout into the seventh and allowed just a run and four hits in eight innings. Ichiro Suzuki hit a pair of solo homers and Derek Jeter went 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
In other AL action:
– Salvador Perez drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 to complete a three-game series sweep of the AL Central leaders. Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie was working on a no-hitter before Paul Konerko (kuh-NER’-koh) reached on an infield single with two out in the seventh.
– Michael Young belted a three-run homer and had a two-run double while AL West leader Texas was pounding out an 11-2 decision over the Blue Jays. The Rangers, who have baseball’s highest scoring offense, had been limited to four runs while splitting the first two games of the series in Toronto.
– The Orioles bounced back from a 5-0 first-inning deficit to pin a 7-5 loss on the Tigers. Nate McLouth hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in a three-run fourth inning and the O’s went on to record their fifth win in seven games. Baltimore leads Detroit by two games in the race for the second wild card berth in the AL.
– Coco Crisp homered and drove in five runs as Oakland crushed Cleveland 7-0 to complete a three-game sweep. Jarrod Parker gave up six hits in eight innings and retired 16 of his final 18 batters.
– Seattle picked up its fifth consecutive win as Michael Saunders launched a two-run homer in a 5-1 win against Minnesota. The Seattle bullpen tossed 3 2/3 innings of hitless relief after Blake Beaven allowed seven hits in 5 1/3 frames.
Thanks for the help
NEW YORK (AP) – An associate of San Francisco Giants All-Star Melky Cabrera purchased a website and attempted to create evidence to support a claim that the outfielder inadvertently took the substance that caused his positive drug test, according to a report in the New York Daily News.
Baseball officials uncovered the scheme as Cabrera prepared his case to challenge the test. Cabrera dropped his grievance and Major League Baseball announced a 50-game suspension Wednesday.
Biffle rides to Victory Lane
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) – Greg Biffle won NASCAR’s Pure Michigan 400. He held off Brad Keselowski by about a-half second after a green-white-checkered finish at Michigan International Speedway.
Biffle got to the front when leader Jimmie Johnson developed an engine problem with six laps left and was forced to take his car off the track. Biffle took over the points lead, while Johnson dropped from first to fourth.
Kasey Kahne finished third, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Marcos Ambrose.
Hornets extend coach
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Hornets coach Monty Williams has agreed to what he confirms to The Associated Press is a four-year contract extension that ties him to the club through 2016.
The 40-year-old Williams is heading into the final year of the contract he signed when he took his first NBA head coaching job in New Orleans in 2010.
Williams took the Hornets to the playoffs his first season with a 46-36 record. The team slumped to 21-45 last season after trading star guard Chris Paul to the L.A. Clippers.
The Hornets then won the NBA’s draft lottery and selected Kentucky star Anthony Davis first overall and added Duke’s Austin Rivers with the 10th pick.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 7, Detroit 5
Texas 11, Toronto 2
Kansas City 5, Chicago White Sox 2
Tampa Bay 8, L.A. Angels 3
Oakland 7, Cleveland 0
Seattle 5, Minnesota 1
N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 4
L.A. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 0
Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 2
Arizona 8, Houston 1
Philadelphia 8, Milwaukee 0
Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 3, 19 innings
Colorado 3, Miami 2
San Diego 7, San Francisco 1
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Lincoln man stabbed his brother during an argument about which song to play on a stereo.
46-year-old Todd Zellers faces assault and weapons charges.
Police say the argument between the two men turned violent when Zellers stabbed his brother in one of his thighs. The wound isn’t considered life-threatening.
A Lancaster County jailer said Zellers remained in custody on Monday. It’s unclear whether he has a lawyer. Online court records don’t yet list the case.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two 19-year-old men have been charged as accessories in the shotgun slaying of a Lincoln man during a late-night brawl last month.
Online court records say Jose Ferguson, of Bennet, and Shay Dailey, of Lincoln, were two of nine people at the confrontation. Eighteen-year-old Zachary Neuberger, of Lincoln, has been charged with second-degree murder and two weapons counts.
Investigators say the melee erupted late on July 29. They say Neuberger shot Naif Al-Kazahy after Al-Kazahy used a baseball bat to hit a man who used brass knuckles to punch Al-Kazahy’s brother, Munif.
Neuberger, Ferguson and Dailey remain in custody. Online court records don’t list the names of their attorneys.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska students who can’t yet vote can begin gearing up for the chance to at least practice during the Nov. 2 general election.
Secretary of State John Gale says registration has started for students to enroll in Nebraska Student Vote. The program combines civics instruction with a mock election in tandem with the U.S. general election.
The program is for elementary, middle and high schools.
Teachers can get information about the program and register their classes online at www.nestudentvote.com. The registration deadline is Oct. 19.
Students will vote for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in the mock election.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A University of Nebraska-Lincoln crop management clinic is set to examine late-season field conditions.
The clinic is scheduled for Aug. 30 at the Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead.
Topics will include new information about using switch grass for bioenergy, late season validation techniques, and ways to identify corn and soybean disease.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The clinic starts at 8 a.m. The clinic costs $160 for anyone who registers a week or more in advance and $210 for those who sign up later
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — A plea agreement has been reached with a 34-year-old Scottsbluff man charged with the physical abuse of his two-month 
old son.
Nathan Pace entered a no contest plea to intentional child abuse, a felony that carries a maximum prison sentence of five years.
The agreement was reached Wednesday.
Authorities say Pace injured the infant in February. The child was transferred to a Denver hospital with serious head injuries. Pace was arrested after doctors said the injuries were not accidental.
Scotts Bluff County Attorney Doug Warner says while the child’s injuries initially appeared serious, he recovered quickly and is back home from the hospital.
Warner says the mother told him recently the child is doing well and his development is on par with his twin.
