July 2014 – Page 45 – North Platte Post Archive

Nebraska Football to Hold Fan Day on August 1

Posted on July 16, 2014

Fans will have their first chance to see the 2014 Husker football team at the annual Nebraska Football Fan Day presented by U.S. Cellular on Friday, Aug. 1. The event at Memorial Stadium is the best opportunity to meet Nebraska players and coaching staff before the start of preseason camp.

Fan Day will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. inside Memorial Stadium. All Husker players that will be part of preseason camp will be in attendance and available to fans.

Autograph cards and other items will be available for fans at the gates. Fans are reminded to limit their autograph requests to one item per player or coach.

Huskers Authentic will be open on Fan Day and will have its usual wide selection of adidas products, as well as this year’s media guide and schedule posters. More information on Fan Day, including parking and gate information and a Fan Day map will be available on Huskers.com as the event draws near.

Nebraska will open the 125^th season of Cornhusker Football against Florida Atlantic at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 30.

Buffett Makes Annual Stock Donations to Charities

Posted on July 16, 2014July 15, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett has given several charities Berkshire Hathaway stock worth more than $2.8 billion as part of his plan to give away his fortune gradually through annual gifts.

Berkshire’s chairman and CEO announced the gifts Tuesday in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In accordance with Buffett’s giving plan, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation received the biggest gift worth more than $2.1 billion.

Buffett also gave nearly 1.7 million Class B Berkshire shares to his own foundation and 1.16 million shares to each of his three children’s foundations.

Buffett also made smaller gifts to several unnamed charities.

Buffett has been giving away blocks of Berkshire stock since 2006, but still controls roughly 34 percent of the voting power because his 321,000 Class A shares carry more voting rights.

North Platte Weather-July 16

Posted on July 16, 2014

Today: Scattered showers, mainly between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Isolated showers between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 8 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 7 to 13 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

Mother of Nikko Jenkins Gets Prison Time

Posted on July 16, 2014July 15, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The mother of a man convicted of killing four people in Omaha last summer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp ordered on Tuesday that 47-year-old Lori Jenkins serve two 10-year sentences at the same time.

Jenkins was found guilty in April on two counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition. She was accused of illegally buying ammunition that her son, Nikko Jenkins, used in the killings of four people last summer.

Lori Jenkins is awaiting trial in Douglas County District Court on three counts of being an accessory to the shootings. Court records do not list an attorney.

Jeter, Trout Lead AL over NL 5-3 in All-Star Game

Posted on July 15, 2014July 15, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Helping send Derek Jeter out a winner in his last All-Star game appearance, Mike Trout drove in two runs with a triple and a double to lead the American League past the National League 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Jeter started his 14th and final midsummer gathering of the game’s best with a vintage opposite-field double, following an ovation from the Target Field crowd of more than one minute. The Yankees captain went 2 for 2 and was removed to another roar from the fans in the top of the fourth inning.

Max Scherzer picked up the victory with a scoreless inning, and Twins closer Glen Perkins pitched a perfect ninth for the save in front of his home crowd to again give the AL home-field advantage for the World Series.

Another hometown favorite, Pat Neshek, took the loss for the NL.

Miguel Cabrera homered for the AL.

Trout was named the game’s MVP.

Former Husker Pleads Guilty in Drug, Weapons Case

Posted on July 15, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former Nebraska football player has pleaded guilty to federal gun and drug charges.

26-year-old Benjamin Martin made the pleas Monday at a hearing in Lincoln.

Authorities say a passer-by found Martin slumped over in his car in a Lincoln parking lot on Dec. 20. When officers awoke Martin, he opened his car door and rifle rounds spilled into the parking lot. Officers say they found a rifle, more than $48,500 in cash and methamphetamine in the car and later found more meth in a storage unit rented in Martin’s name.

Martin began playing defensive tackle for the Huskers in 2007, but his college career ended later when he was given a medical hardship scholarship.

Bill Seeks to Disclose Finances of College Sports

Posted on July 15, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two congressmen have introduced a bill to require the NCAA, schools, conferences as well as the College Football Playoff to reveal how much money is flowing through college sports.

The Standardization of Collegiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures (SCORE) Act would require the NCAA to make public a standardized financial report for itself and release similar information for schools that already report the data to the NCAA. It also would affect conferences and any entity hosting a postseason competition.

U.S. Rep. David Price, a North Carolina Democrat, and U.S. Rep. Tom Petri, a Wisconsin Republican, introduced the bill. In a statement Tuesday, Price said it would allow “for the first apples-to-apples comparison” of revenues and spending throughout college sports.

NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn did not immediately return an email Tuesday.

Selig Says Rose Could Play All-Star Role in 2015

Posted on July 15, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pete Rose may have a role to play in next year’s All-Star game in Cincinnati despite his lifetime ban from baseball.

The career hits leader generally is not allowed in any areas of major league ballparks not open to fans. The former Reds star was on the field in Cincinnati last September for the unveiling of a bronze sculpture honoring Hall of Fame teammate Joe Morgan.

The Reds host the 2015 All-Star game on July 14, and Commissioner Bud Selig left open the possibility Rose could play a part in the ceremonies.

Hours before the All-Star game on Tuesday, Selig said the Reds are likely to discuss Rose’s participation in the event next summer.

Rose agreed to the lifetime ban in 1989 following an investigation by Major League Baseball that concluded he bet on the Reds to win while managing the team.

Signed Lou Gehrig Glove Sells for $287,500

Posted on July 15, 2014

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — An autographed baseball glove that Lou Gehrig gave to a Connecticut man when he was a boy has sold for $287,500.

Officials with Hunt Auctions said the glove sold Tuesday at auction in Minneapolis. They didn’t disclose the name of the buyer.

Howard Henderson, a 92-year-old Greenwich (GREN’-ich) resident, says the New York Yankees slugger gave him the glove in the mid-1930s. It’s signed: “To Howard. I hope you have much luck with this glove as I did. Lou Gehrig.”

Gehrig and his wife were friends with Henderson’s father, Ray, a songwriter. Gehrig visited the family’s Bronxville, New York, home.

US Concussion Expert: World Cup Sets Bad Example

Posted on July 15, 2014

BOSTON (AP) — Concussion expert Chris Nowinski says World Cup organizers missed a chance to use the tournament as a “bully pulpit” to teach soccer fans and young players around the globe about the dangers of head injuries.

Several times in the event players sustained obvious concussions but continued to play — a practice doctors agree can put them at risk of severe brain damage. In the final, Germany midfielder Christoph Kramer continued playing after colliding with Argentina defender Ezequiel Garay. Kramer later had to be helped off the field and said he couldn’t remember much from the collision.

Nowinski says he doesn’t just worry about the top professionals who are injured in the world championship. He’s also concerned about the millions who are watching who might think it’s OK to keep playing after a concussion.