August 2013 – Page 71 – North Platte Post Archive

Young’s Speed Wins Game for Mets, 3-2 over Rockies

Posted on August 7, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Young made a diving catch to take a go-ahead hit away from Todd Helton in the sixth inning, then raced home with the tiebreaking run in the eighth, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Tuesday night.

The Rockies have lost 12 of 18 since the All-Star break and have scored five runs in their last three games.

LaTroy Hawkins gave up a pair of two-out singles in the ninth before Ike Davis made a diving catch on Yorvit Torrealba’s sinking liner foul down the first base line. It was Hawkins first save since May 6, 2012, for the Angels.

Scott Atchison (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth inning.

Eric Young led off the eighth with a single against Wilton Lopez (1-4).

He was able to take second on Marlon Byrd’s deep fly, putting him in position to make it home on Juan Lagares’ infield single, a slow chopper to second base, that he just barely beat out.

Peyton Manning: Age is Just a Number

Posted on August 7, 2013

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning knows that at age 37, he’s long in tooth and short on time, at least by NFL standards.

Yet, the annual influx of 22-year-olds who are ever-stronger, ever-fitter and ever-faster have him feeling like a youngster himself.

They keep him on his toes, spry in body, mind and spirit.

So do the athletic trainers and the strength staff who monitor his never-ending rehab, the new offensive coordinator who’s barking into his ear on game day, the new position coach and his new slot receiver extraordinaire, Wes Welker.

Manning had a terrific comeback last season and he looks even better this summer.

Jury in Colorado Theater Shooting Will Be Able to Ask Questions

Posted on August 6, 2013

(AP) — A judge says jurors in the trial of the suspect in the Colorado theater shooting last year will be allowed to ask questions of witnesses.

Defense attorneys for James Holmes had objected to jurors asking questions.

However Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. ruled Tuesday that he would allow written questions to be submitted, with safeguards to defend against objectionable questions and to protect Holmes’ rights. For instance, attorneys for both sides will be consulted before a question is asked, and they can object to questions outside the presence of jurors and the witness.

Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to more than 160 counts including murder and attempted murder. He is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 at an Aurora movie theater July 20, 2012.

Childhood Obesity Rates Decline in 18 States

Posted on August 6, 2013

(AP) — Health officials say they have the first evidence of a national decline in childhood obesity.

A government report released Tuesday found at least slight declines in obesity rates for low-income preschoolers in 18 states. Rates went up in three states.

The report is based on the heights and weights of children in a federal food program.

Previous research suggested national childhood obesity rates were flat, though some cities have reported improvements. Nationwide, about 12 percent of boys and girls are obese.

The report didn’t answer why some states improved while most others held steady. Experts credit policies that promote breast-feeding and healthier eating.

Overweight or obese preschoolers are five times more likely than other children to be heavy adults.

Doctor Sentenced in Malnourished Ohio Teen’s Death

Posted on August 6, 2013

(AP) — The doctor of a 14-year-old Ohio girl who had cerebral palsy and weighed 28 pounds when she died has been sentenced to six months in jail and a year’s probation on three counts of failing to report child abuse or neglect.

Montgomery County’s prosecutor says 51-year-old Margaret Edwards was sentenced Tuesday in Dayton. The Trotwood resident had pleaded no contest to the charges in patient Makayla Norman’s 2011 death and permanently surrendered her medical license. She faced a possible sentence of up to 18 months.

Messages left for Edwards’ attorney were not immediately returned.

Norman died from nutritional and medical neglect complicated by her chronic condition.

Norman’s mother and a nurse were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and other charges. Two other nurses were convicted of failing to provide for a functionally impaired person.

Bettis Starts for Rockies in Place of Chatwood

Posted on August 6, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Chad Bettis was set to start for Colorado against the New York Mets on Tuesday night in place of Tyler Chatwood.

Rockies manager Walt Weiss says he wanted to let Chatwood’s tight left hamstring heal, and wouldn’t start the right-hander before Thursday.

Bettis made his big-league debut on Aug. 1 against the Braves. He allowed five runs and six hits in five innings, and was the 10th starting pitcher Colorado has used this season.

The Rockies plan to have Jhoulys Chacin pitch on Wednesday against the Mets, but have left Thursday’s slot open.

Royals’ Duffy Scheduled to Start Against Twins

Posted on August 6, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals left-hander Danny Duffy will be recalled to start Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins after recovering from Tommy John surgery last summer.

Duffy was in the Kansas City clubhouse prior to Tuesday night’s game and said he felt “better than ever,” adding that he was pain-free for the first time since high school.

The 24-year-old Duffy was 2-2 with a 3.90 ERA in six starts last season before landing on the disabled list with pain in his left elbow. He had a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in 2010 before tearing it enough to require surgery in May 2012.

Duffy will be filling in for right-hander Wade Davis, who went on the family emergency leave list after the sudden death of his stepbrother.

49ers Top AP Pro32 NFL Power Rankings, Broncos 2nd

Posted on August 6, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are No. 1 in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings heading into the preseason, with the Denver Broncos second and the Jacksonville Jaguars at the bottom of the list.

Led by quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers nearly won the Super Bowl last season and could be ready to win it all as coach Jim Harbaugh begins his third season.

San Francisco received five first-place votes Tuesday from The Associated Press panel of 11 media members who regularly cover the league, and totaled 344 points. Denver, which added standout wide receiver Wes Welker to catch Peyton Manning’s passes, had four first-place votes and 335 points.

Receiving one first-place vote each are the Seattle Seahawks and the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. The Seahawks are fourth and the Ravens are sixth.

The Jaguars were ranked 32nd by six of the voters.

Nebraska Woman Gets Probation for Bogus Sex Website Post

Posted on August 6, 2013

(AP) — A woman who used information about her boyfriend’s ex-wife for a bogus posting on a bondage sex dating website has been given two years of probation in Nebraska.

29-year-old Kelley Haag was sentenced Monday. She’d pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor stalking charge after prosecutors lowered the charge from felony terroristic threats.

Haag was living in Waverly when the crime occurred last fall but now lives near Minneapolis.

Police say a 33-year-old Lincoln woman reported that her name, picture and personal and professional information had been placed by someone else on a dating site devoted to people looking for bondage and rough sex. She became frightened when she got a call from a man who’d seen the posting.

Investigators traced the posting to Haag.

Nebraska Soil Moisture Levels Rise

Posted on August 6, 2013

(AP) — Last week’s rain and below-normal temperatures combined to raise figures on Nebraska soil moisture.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 30 percent of Nebraska’s subsoil had adequate or extra moisture last week, compared with 24 percent the week before. Topsoil moisture was 51 percent adequate or beyond, compared with 31 percent a week earlier.

About 85 percent of the irrigated corn in the state was in good or excellent condition, compared with 76 percent average. The USDA says 43 percent of dryland corn was in good or excellent condition, compared with 40 percent the week before and much lower than the average of 64 percent good or excellent.

The USDA says about 69 percent of the soybean crop was in good or excellent shape.