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Month: July 2013

Freeman, Delabar Voted in to All-Star Game, CarGo Withdraws From Home Run Derby

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2013-MLB-All-Star-Game-New-York-MetsNEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman and Toronto reliever Steve Delabar have won the fan voting for the last spots in the All-Star game.

Freeman’s victory means Los Angeles Dodgers sensation Yasiel Puig (pweeg) will not get to play in the July 16 game at Citi Field unless he is added as an injury replacement. Puig is off to a terrific start in his first stint in the majors, but he’s only been up for five weeks, leading some to question whether he belongs on the NL team.

Freeman set a record with 19.7 million votes, and Puig was second. Delabar won with 9.6 million votes

In another All-Star note, Pedro Alvarez of the Pittsburgh Pirates has replaced Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies for the NL team in the All-Star Home Run Derby. MLB says Gonzalez pulled out because of a sprained middle finger on his right hand.

Nuggets Sign Big Man Hickson

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JJ-Hickson-Denver-NuggetsDENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets bolstered their frontcourt Thursday by signing free agent forward J.J. Hickson to a three-year deal.

The 24-year-old bruiser is coming off his best season last year in Portland when he averaged 12.7 points and a career-high 10.4 rebounds. He joined Dwight Howard as the only players to average 12 points, 10 boards and shoot at least 55 percent from the field.

General manager Tim Connelly called Hickson “one of the most improved players in the league last year,” and said he gives Denver a low-post option in the halfcourt “and he’s a relentless rebounder who will help us get out and run.”

Hickson has averaged 9.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in five NBA seasons with stops in Cleveland, Sacramento and Portland.

North Platte Weather-Weekend

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  • Today: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind around 9 mph.
  • Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Broncos President Says Apology Rings Hollow

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DenverBroncosENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos coach John Fox gathered his players at midfield last month just before they dispersed for summer vacation and gave them his usual admonition about staying out of trouble.

By all accounts, they have heeded that advice not to embarrass themselves or the organization. But Executive Vice President John Elway’s top two assistants haven’t.

One day before Fox delivered his message, the Broncos brass had learned that Tom Heckert, the former Cleveland Browns general manager, had been charged with drunken driving in nearby Parker just a month after being hired as Denver’s director of pro personnel.

The Broncos kept Heckert’s June 11 arrest quiet until The Associated Press reported it Tuesday, a day after Broncos director of player personnel Matt Russell apologized for his arrest over the weekend on suspicion of driving under the influence.

 

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Tom Heckert

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Nebraska Woman, 19, Killed in Crash

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fatal-accident(AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old woman has died in a rollover crash near Wayne in northeast Nebraska.

Nebraska State Patrol Capt. Paul Hattan says the accident occurred about two miles southeast of Wayne and was reported about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Hattan says Amber Ernesti lost control of her sport utility vehicle on a gravel road and it rolled, ejecting her. She wasn’t wearing a seat restraint.

Ernesti was a West Point resident who attended Wayne State College.

Youth Homicide Rate Hits Lowest Mark in 30 Years

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cdc(AP) — Health officials say the homicide rate for older children and young adults has hit its lowest point in at least three decades.

In 2010, the homicide rate for victims ages 10 to 24 was down more than half compared to 1993. That was during an explosion in crime tied to crack cocaine.

The government report released Thursday echoes earlier findings about a national decline in murders and other crimes in the last two decades. Youths account for about a third of homicide victims.

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention went back to 1981 and found youth homicide rate declines across the board — in males, females, whites, blacks and Hispanics.

However, declines have slowed in the last 10 years.

Nebraska Horse Stars in ‘Lone Ranger’ Movie

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silver(AP) — A western Nebraska rancher says his registered quarter horse Leroy was one of many horses used to portray the hero’s mount in the newly released “Lone Ranger” movie.

K.C. Peterson runs the 18,000-acre Otter Creek Ranch, which sits north of Lake McConaughy.

Peterson said he bought Leroy nine years ago, anticipating that he’d look good in scenes with Tonto and the Lone Ranger for a movie Peterson was sure to be made someday.

When he read that filming would finally start, Peterson contacted a man he knew from previous movies productions that had used some of Peterson’s animals. The man added Leroy to the array of magnificent white stallions that were used, including one that was actually named Silver.

Nebraska Man Found Dead in Missouri River

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south-sioux-city(AP) — Authorities don’t suspect foul play in the death of a man in his 80s who was found dead in the Missouri River near a campground in northeast Nebraska.

The man’s body was found Wednesday.

South Sioux City Police Chief Scot Ford says rescue boats helped recover the man’s body near the Scenic Park campground.

Ford said Thursday that the family requested that the man’s identity not be released.

Ford says it doesn’t look like the man had been boating or fishing before his death, but there’s no indication of criminal activity.

South Sioux City Parks Manager Gene Maffit says the man wasn’t registered as a guest at the campground.

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Appeal of Nebraska Brothers

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federal-court-of-appeals(AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conspiracy and theft convictions of two Nebraska brothers in a Social Security fraud case.

Timothy Shirley was sentenced last year to 21 months for conspiracy, theft and Social Security fraud. His brother, Matthew Shirley, was sentenced to 12 years for conspiracy and theft.

Prosecutors said Matthew Shirley employed his brother — paying him in cash — knowing his brother was receiving Social Security disability benefits.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected Matthew Shirley’s argument that he stole nothing, because disability payments come from a trust fund that belongs to the individual who funds it, not the U.S. government.

It also rejected Timothy Shirley’s claims that there was insufficient evidence to conviction him and that his sentence was excessive.

 

Australian Man Gets Prison Time for Wyoming Bank Heist

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corey-donaldson(AP) — A federal judge in Wyoming handed down a nearly six-year prison sentence to an Australian man who says he robbed a Jackson bank so he could give money to the homeless.

The judge on Thursday sentenced 40-year-old Corey Donaldson to 70 months for bank robbery.

Donaldson claimed at sentencing that he was justified in robbing more than $140,000 from the US Bank in Jackson on New Year’s Eve.

He has likened himself to Robin Hood and claims he gave much of the money to the homeless and staged the robbery to call attention to problems with the banking system.

Law enforcement officers arrested Donaldson in Utah and recovered more than $30,000 from him and from a room he rented in an upscale hotel.

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