Singer William Bell is 74
Actor-singer Ruben Blades is 65
Drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police is 61
Dancer Michael Flatley (“Lord of the Dance”) is 55
Actress Phoebe Cates is 50
Actor Daryl “Chill” Mitchell (“Ed”) is 48
Actor Will Ferrell is 46
Actress Rain Pryor (“Head of the Class”) is 44
Actor Corey Feldman is 42
Singer-guitarist Ed Kowalczyk (Live (LYV)) is 42
Singer Ryan McCombs of Drowning Pool is 39
Actress Jayma Mays (“Glee”) is 34
Actress AnnaLynne McCord (“Nip/Tuck”) is 26
Actor-singer James Maslow (“Big Time Rush”) is 23
Actor Mark Indelicato (“Ugly Betty”) is 19.
Month: July 2013
July 16th Entertainment History
On July 16th, 1959, The Coasters recorded “Poison Ivy” in New York.
In 1966, guitarist Eric Clapton joined bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker to form Cream.
In 1976, Loggins and Messina broke up.
In 1980, “No Nukes,” the film documentary of anti-nuclear benefit concerts, premiered in New York. Among the performers were Jackson Browne, the Doobie Brothers and James Taylor.
In 1981, singer Harry Chapin was killed when his car was struck by a tractor-trailer on New York’s Long Island Expressway. He was on his way to a benefit concert. Chapin was 38.
In 1989, actress Rebecca Schaeffer, star of the sitcom “My Sister Sam,” was shot to death at her Los Angeles home by an obsessed fan. She was 21.
In 1994, the Three Tenors — Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras — reunited the night before the World Cup soccer final for a concert. It drew an estimated 1.3 billion TV viewers.
In 1995, rapper Queen Latifah’s bodyguard was shot and wounded when two teenagers tried to carjack her BMW in New York.
Also in 1995, Sinead O’Connor dropped out of the Lollapalooza tour because she was pregnant.
In 1996, drummer John Panozzo, one of the founding members of Styx, died of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at his home in Chicago. He was 47.
Also in 1996, singer Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries accepted an undisclosed sett
North Platte Weather July 16
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Clady Expected Back on the Field in Early August
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Ryan Clady has been one of the NFL’s most dependable players, quickest healers and best risk assessors.
One year after rejecting a $50 million offer and playing last season for a relative bargain price of $3.5 million, Peyton Manning’s blindside protector cashed in on his gamble by signing a five-year deal worth up to $57.5 million over the weekend.
Clady is one of just four offensive linemen in league history to start every game in each of his first five seasons and also earn three Pro Bowl berths. He skipped last year’s trip to Hawaii with a torn right labrum that required surgery.
2 Broncos Execs Suspended for DUI Arrests
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have suspended two executives who are facing drunken driving charges.
Director of player personnel Matt Russell was suspended indefinitely without pay Monday, and director of pro personnel Tom Heckert was suspended for a month without pay.
Executive vice president John Elway’s top two advisers were arrested and jailed on suspicion of drunken driving in separates incidents within a month of each other.
On July 6, Russell hit two vehicles, including a police SUV in Breckenridge, injuring an officer. Russell registered a 0.246 percent breath alcohol content, three times the legal threshold for a DUI violation in Colorado, according to the arrest affidavit.
Heckert’s blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.162 percent upon his release seven hours after his June 11 arrest in Parker, according to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report.
Hooper Starts, Stars in USA Gold Medal Win
Kazan, Russia – Nebraska’s Jordan Hooper scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds while making her first international start, powering the USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team to a 90-71 victory in the gold medal game on Monday.
Hooper, a 6-2 senior forward from Alliance, Neb., erupted in her first USA start, pouring in five points, including the game’s first three-pointer, to go along with three early rebounds to fuel the U.S. team’s 13-3 lead to open the game. She also played a major role defensively in helping the United States to its third straight World University Games gold medal.
Hooper scored seven first-quarter points to help the USA take a 22-13 lead at the end of the quarter. She played the entire first period and finished with 31 minutes in the game. Entering the contest, Hooper had averaged 6.2 points and 5.0 rebounds while playing 12.6 minutes per game in the USA’s first five wins.
In the tournament, Hooper finished with 6.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game, giving her per 40-minute averages of 16.6 points and 14.9 boards.
In addition to her scoring and rebounding, Hooper was officially credited with two assists, although her passes led directly to four USA baskets. She also had one official blocked shot, which came on a 3-on-1 Russian fastbreak. Hooper also caught a pair of Russian passes and forced several turnovers, although she was not officially credited with a steal in the contest.
Hooper started the second quarter on the bench, and while she was out, the Russian team quickly trimmed the USA margin to 25-21 with 7:46 left in the first half.
Hooper immediately returned to the court and helped shut out the Russians for the next three minutes to ignite a 7-0 USA run. Hooper’s offensive rebound and assist to Crystal Bradford (Central Michigan) in the corner for a three-pointer, gave the USA a 38-25 lead with 2:43 left in the half. It was the first of back-to-back threes by Bradford in a 45-second stretch to send the U.S. squad to halftime with a 41-27 lead.
With Hooper keying the defense, the USA surrendered just six points in the final seven-plus minutes of the half.
Nebraska’s two-time All-American played every minute of the third quarter. She again keyed a U.S. defense that helped the team build a 68-47 lead at the end of three quarters.
Hooper’s final bucket came with 7:30 left in the game, giving the USA a 75-55 lead.
For the game, Hooper hit 4-of-8 shots from the field, including 1-of-3 three three-pointers, while the USA connected on 35-of-57 shots for the game, including 9-of-20 threes. The U.S. squad also hit 11-of-15 free throws. Despite Hooper’s game-high nine rebounds, the Russians outrebounded the USA, 38-34, but the United States won the turnover battle, 20-16.
Bria Hartley (UConn) led a balanced U.S. attack with 17 points, while Bradford added a huge performance off the bench with 16 points in just 11 minutes. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (UConn) pitched in 15 points, while tournament MVP Odyssey Sims (Baylor) contributed 10 points and three assists. Theresa Plaisance (LSU) managed nine points and six rebounds, while fellow post player Cassie Harberts (USC) added eight points off the bench.
Russia hit 27-of-65 shots from the field, but just 5-of-24 from three-point range. Russia hit 12-of-18 free throws. Natalia Vieru, a 2012 Russia Olympian, led the team with 13 points.
The gold medal game, which was televised live by ESPNU, will be re-aired Monday at 8 p.m. The game will also re-air on Tuesday at 7 a.m.
USA Basketball Women’s World University Games
Results & Schedule (Gold Medal)
Monday, July 8 – USA 120, Mali 32 (Pool B)
Tuesday, July 9 – USA 101, Czech Republic 61 (Pool B)
Wednesday, July 10 – USA 105, Brazil 75 (Pool B)
Friday, July 12 – USA 103, Sweden 72 (Quarterfinals)
Saturday, July 13 – USA 79, Australia 78 (Semifinals)
Monday, July 15 – USA 90, Russia 71 (Gold Medal Game)
ESPNU will re-air at 8 p.m. and on Tuesday, July 16 at 7 a.m.
Wallace Man Charged with Strangling His Wife
A Wallace man is facing serious charges after he allegedly threatened to kill his wife.
At around 5:47 am on July 14th, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies were asked to respond to a domestic disturbance in Wallace.
Deputies made contact with 42-year-old Lawrence Kidd of Wallace and his wife.
Ms. Kidd told Deputies that her husband had attempted to strangle her during an argument. Mr. Kidd did admit that he had strangled his wife.
Additionally, Deputies say Mr. Kidd placed his arm across his wife’s face and asked her she “wanted to die.”
Deputies placed Mr. Kidd under arrest and charged him with Felony Domestic Assault and Strangulation. He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.
Deputies believe alcohol was a factor in the case.
Lesson Not Learned: NP Man Busted Right After Leaving ‘Stop’ Class
A North Platte man is facing charges after leading Lincoln County Deputies on a high-speed chase.
On July 13, a Deputy on patrol noticed a motorcycle northbound on Highway 83 at the North River Bridge.
The motorcycle began to do a wheelie on the bridge and was driving in a careless manner.
When the Deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the driver fled.
The chase ended at the Green Acres Trailer Court, just off of North River Road, and the driver ran and hid in a trailer.
Deputies eventually located the driver, 21-year-old Ryan Craighead, and placed him under arrest.
Craighead told Deputies that he was just leaving a “Stop” (defensive driving) course for a previous ticket he had received. Deputies confirmed Craighead had been a student in the class.
Craighead was charged with misdemeanor Flight to Avoid Arrest and Exhibition of Acceleration.
NP Man Charged with Holding His Wife at Knife Point
A North Platte man is being charged after he allegedly held his wife at knife point.
On July 13th, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a domestic dispute at 9110 South Canal Road in North Platte. Authorities were advised that 38-year-old Paul Schwager had assaulted his wife and was holding her against her will with a knife.
Upon arrival, the victim told Deputies that she was asleep in bed when Schwager pulled her from the bed by her hair and began pushing and shoving her, eventually pushing her down some stairs into the garage.
Deputies say Schwager then grabbed a knife and a struggle ensued, with the victim receiving a cut to the hand. The victim stated that Schwager eventually took her down to the ground and began to punch her in the head.
Deputies then spoke with Schwager who said he did not start the altercation, and claimed his wife had pulled the knife on him.
Following the investigation, Deputies determined there was probable cause to arrest Mr. Schwager for 2nd Degree Domestic Assault. He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.
Deputies say they believe alcohol was a factor in this case.
NTSB Intern Responsible for Prank on California TV Station
(AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area TV station has apologized after reporting bogus names of the four pilots aboard Asiana Airlines flight 214 that were a play on Asian names.
KTVU-TV co-anchor Tori Campbell read the racially offensive names on the air Friday. The report was accompanied by a graphic with the phony names listed alongside a photo of the burned out plane.
After a break, Campbell apologized for the error. She said a National Transportation Safety Board official confirmed the names to the station.
Neither the station nor the NTSB commented on where the names originated.
The NTSB also apologized and said a summer intern “acted outside the scope of his authority” when he erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew.
Flight 214 crashed Saturday at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring dozens.
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