ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have acquired two-time Pro Bowl tight end Vernon Davis from the San Francisco 49ers.
“He’ll be a valuable addition to our team w/his experience & leadership,” Broncos GM John Elway tweeted.
The 49ers will get sixth-round picks in 2016 and 2017 and the Broncos get a seventh-round pick in 2016. Continue reading “Broncos acquire TE Vernon Davis from 49ers”
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos coach Gary Kubiak says rookie left tackle Ty Sambrailo needs season-ending surgery on his left shoulder.
Sambrailo was injured Sept. 27 at Detroit and hasn’t played since. He returned to practice last week but was deactivated against Green Bay on Sunday night. Continue reading “Broncos rookie tackle Ty Sambrailo out for rest of season”
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst has released a letter to Cornhuskers football fans thanking them for their support and expressing confidence “the future is bright” under first-year coach Mike Riley.
Eichorst says that while the team’s 3-6 record is disappointing, he’s impressed by what he sees behind the scenes. Continue reading “Shawn Eichorst Thanks Husker Fans for Passion and Support”
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team opened up their season by going 1-1 in the Hampton Inn Classic at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.
On Saturday, the Lady Knights defeated the Midland University Junior Varsity Lady Warriors, 77-62. The Lady Warriors led early and held a 22-19 lead at the end of the first quarter. 12 of the 22 points for the Lady Warriors were from three-point field goals. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Basketball Goes 1-1 at Hampton Inn Classic”
NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Royals won their first World Series crown since 1985, rallying in the ninth inning when Eric Hosmer scrambled home to tie it and then breaking away in the 12th to beat the New York Mets 7-2 in Game 5 Sunday night.
The daring Royals capped their postseason full of comebacks with a dash for the ages, and made up for last year’s near-miss in a Game 7 loss to San Francisco. Continue reading “Royals win World Series, rally late, then rout Mets in 12th”
DENVER (AP) — In only the fourth meeting of teams 6-0 or better, Peyton Manning tied Brett Favre’s NFL record with his 186th regular-season win and Denver’s defense rattled Aaron Rodgers into one of the worst games of his career in the Broncos’ 29-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night.
Wearing the blue jerseys they did in beating the Packers for their first Super Bowl win in 1997, the Broncos piled it on in the fourth quarter, when DeMarcus Ware sacked Rodgers and the ball ended up in the end zone for a safety. Continue reading “Manning, Broncos throttle Rodgers, Packers 29-10”
LONDON (AP) — Alex Smith threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 78 yards and a touchdown to lead the Kansas City Chiefs over the Detroit Lions 45-10 Sunday at Wembley Stadium.
Smith scrambled his way through the Detroit defense for some big plays, including a career-high 49-yard run in the second quarter that set up his 12-yard touchdown run. Continue reading “Smith, Chiefs run over Lions 45-10 at Wembley Stadium”
Lincoln – Jessica Shepard scored 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in just 17 minutes in her much-anticipated debut, powering the Nebraska women’s basketball team to a 92-54 exhibition victory over Nebraska-Kearney on Sunday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Shepard, the No. 1 post recruit in the nation coming out of high school in 2015 according to ESPN, hit 11-of-19 shots from the floor, while adding 7-of-11 free throws against NCAA Division II UNK. The 6-4 forward from Fremont High School who was the Nebraska High School Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014, had 11 points in the first quarter and 17 points and six rebounds in the first half despite playing just 10 minutes. Continue reading “Shepard Stars in Husker Debut”
Brookings, S.D. – The 10th-ranked Nebraska wrestling team won six weight class titles in the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open at Frost Arena on Sunday. A total of 13 Husker wrestlers earned spots on the podium at the tournament.
No. 6 Jake Sueflohn won three of his five matches by bonus points en route to the 149-pound title. The senior from Watertown, Wis., who missed last season with an injury, tallied a pin, technical fall and major decision before notching a pair of decisions in the final two rounds. Continue reading “Huskers Capture Six Weight Class Crowns”
West Lafayette, Ind. – An injury-riddled Nebraska team turned the ball over five times and suffered a 55-45 loss to Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday.
The Huskers, who slipped to 3-6 overall and 1-4 in the Big Ten, played without injured starting quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., as Ryker Fyfe took the loss in his first career start despite throwing for 407 yards and four touchdowns. He also threw four interceptions and lost one fumble, and those five turnovers were converted into 28 points by the Boilermakers. Continue reading “Husker Fall at Purdue”
