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Gonzalez’s bloop single lifts Rockies past Braves 3-2

Posted on July 11, 2015July 12, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez hit a bases-loaded bloop single that dropped between charging center fielder Cameron Maybin and backpedaling shortstop Andrelton Simmons in the ninth inning Saturday, driving in the decisive run in the Colorado Rockies’ 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Misfortune hit the Braves at the outset of the Rockies’ late rally. Reliever Jason Grilli (3-4) tumbled to the ground and suffered a lower left leg injury as he ran toward first to cover the bag when Drew Stubbs, the first batter he faced, hit a grounder that first baseman Chris Johnson ranged to his right to field.

Grilli appeared to take a bad step and crumpled to the ground, grabbing his lower left leg in pain. Stubbs was safe on what was ruled a hit.

Team trainers and manager Fredi Gonzalez ran on to the field to tend to Grilli, who remained on the ground for several minutes. He was helped to his feet, taken away on a cart for further treatment and replaced by David Aardsma.

Buehrle, Encarnacion lead Blue Jays to 6-2 win over Royals

Posted on July 11, 2015July 12, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mark Buehrle pitched seven strong innings, Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City 6-2 Saturday to snap the Royals’ six-game winning streak.

Buehrle (10-5) limited the Royals to two runs and five hits while improving to 4-0 with a 1.24 ERA in his past four starts against them.

Encarnacion’s 18th home run in the fourth inning off Chris Young ended the Blue Jays’ 27-inning scoring drought.

Toronto led 3-2 in the ninth when Danny Valencia hit a three-run homer off Royals rookie Brandon Finnegan to extend the advantage.

Jose Reyes had three hits, stole three bases, walked, scored a run and drove in a run for the Blue Jays.

Young (7-5), working on three days’ rest, gave up three runs and five hits with two walks in six-plus innings. He left after giving up a single to Kevin Pillar to open the inning.

Nebraska big game permits available beginning Monday

Posted on July 11, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Hunters will be able to buy Nebraska’s remaining big game permits beginning Monday.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says people and eligible landowners may buy remaining deer and antelope permits, and state residents and eligible landowners may buy the state’s remaining elk permits.

Permits may be purchased over the counter at commission permitting offices or online at www.OutdoorNebraska.org.

As big game seasons approach, hunters will be able to monitor the number of remaining permits on the website.

Petteway Scores 11 in Summer League Debut

Posted on July 11, 2015July 12, 2015

Terran Petteway had 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting on Friday. (Courtesy Nate Olsen/NU Media Relations)

Las Vegas – Terran Petteway finished with 11 points in his NBA Summer League debut, but the Atlanta Hawks fell to Denver, 86-71, Friday evening.

Petteway hit 4-of-8 shots from the field, including a pair of 3-points, while also adding a pair of rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in 21 minutes of work. He was one of three Hawks to finish in double figures on Friday night.

Petteway got Atlanta going early, scoring all five of his first-half points in the opening five minutes as his jumper gave Atlanta a 13-11 lead with 5:29 left in the first quarter. The advantage would be short-lived but Denver closed the first quarter on a 13-2 run and never looked back.

Atlanta cut the deficit to three points on several occasions in the second quarter and was within 43-36 at halftime, but Denver outscored Atlanta, 23-15, and third quarter to build a 15-point lead.

Atlanta returns to action on Sunday night, as the Hawks take on Golden State. Tipoff is at 7:30

UPDATE: Petteway scored 9 points (4-10 FG, 1-5 3FG), 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 blocked shot in Sunday’s 71-70 win for Atlanta over Golden State.

Duffy pitches 6 sharp innings to lead Royals past Blue Jays

Posted on July 11, 2015July 11, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Danny Duffy pitched six sharp innings to pick up his first victory in more than two months as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 Friday night.

Duffy (3-4) shut down a Blue Jays offense, which leads the majors with 470 runs. He gave up four singles while walking three and hitting a batter to earn his first victory since beating Detroit on April 30.

The Royals have won six straight to improve to an American League-best 51-34.

Eric Hosmer went 4 for 4, his first four-hit game of the season and his eighth career game with at least four hits. Salvador Perez, Alex Rios and Alcides Escobar each had two hits and an RBI.

Marco Estrada (6-5) gave up a season-high nine hits and lost for the first time since May 27. The Blue Jays, 3-7 in July, dropped below .500 for the first time since June 8.

Royals’ Moustakas, Cardinals’ Martinez win final fan vote

Posted on July 11, 2015July 11, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas and St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez are going to the All-Star Game as winners of the final fan vote.

Moustakas becomes the seventh Royals player set to participate in Tuesday’s Mid-Summer Classic in Cincinnati. He beat out Minnesota’s Brian Dozier, Tigers outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts for the last American League spot. Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner was in the final five, but he replaced Moustakas’ injured teammate Alex Gordon on the roster Wednesday.

Martinez surged ahead of Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto late in the voting to become the sixth Cardinals player to make the NL roster. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and Mets closer Jeurys Familia were also in contention.

Collins Named to Outland and Nagurski Lists

Posted on July 10, 2015

Collins was named to the Outland and Nagurski watch lists on Friday. (Photo Courtesy Travis Shafer/NU Media Relations)

Nebraska junior defensive tackle Maliek Collins continues to roll up the preseason honors. On Friday, the Kansas City native was named to the preseason watch lists for the Outland Trophy and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.

The Outland Trophy is presented annually to the nation’s top interior lineman, while the Nagurski Trophy is presented to the nation’s top defensive player. Both awards are selected by the Football Writers Association of America. Earlier this week, Collins was named to the watch list for the Bednarik Award, presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club.

The 6-2, 300-pound Collins will man the interior of the Nebraska defensive front in 2015. Last season, Collins emerged as a dominant force at defensive tackle, leading the team with 14 tackles for loss, while adding 4.5 sacks. He was at his best against the toughest foes, with 12 of his 14 tackles for loss coming in Big Ten Conference games or the bowl game against USC. Collins was named co-Defensive MVP for the Huskers in 2014, and was a second-team All-Big Ten pick.

Collins was one of 15 Big Ten players named to the Nagurski Trophy Watch List and among 11 Big Ten linemen on the Outland Trophy list.

Nebraska has a long tradition with the Outland Trophy. Husker players have won a nation-leading nine Outland Trophies, most recently Ndamukong Suh in 2009. The Outland Trophy is presented each year at a banquet in Omaha. Suh also captured the Nagurski Trophy in 2009.

Gonzalez hits 3 doubles, Rockies top Braves 5-3

Posted on July 10, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez hit three doubles, Nolan Arenado had three hits for the second consecutive night and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on a rain-soaked Thursday at Coors Field.

Troy Tulowitzki singled to extend his hitting streak to 21 games — longest in the majors this season — for the Rockies, who dealt with another weather delay at home.

Jace Peterson had two hits and two RBIs, and Chris Johnson had three hits for the Braves.

A rainstorm came through two pitches into the bottom of the first inning and sent the players and fans scurrying for shelter. The delay lasted 2 hours, 6 minutes, and ended the night early for both starters.

David Hale, the scheduled starter Friday for Colorado, took over for Kyle Kendrick in the second but left with one out in the third with a mild left groin strain. Hale (3-4) went 1 2-3 innings to get the win.

North Platte 16U Bandits-Red bring home 4th place, look for more this weekend

Posted on July 9, 2015

The North Platte 16U Bandits-Red traveled to Hastings, July 3-5 to compete for the ASA Class B State Softball title.

The ladies showed up with hot bats Friday night and dominated the Chadron Slammers with an 11-1 sweep in just four innings. Calli Groseth, McKenna Johnson, Jayda Paul and Taylar Coleman combined for 6 hits and 8 RBI’s.

Saturday evenings game was another shut out. The defense shut down Fairbury Elite with the help of Taylar Coleman who pitched 5 innings allowing 0 runs on 2 hits and striking out 8 batters. Although they suffered an injury to their first baseman, Madi Christophersen, and had to make a quick adjustment, the girls still ended with a 9-0 finish.

Sunday morning the Bandits faced Hastings Crush. The girls came out swinging and put 2 runs on the board at the beginning of the game. Unfortunately the Crush out hit the Bandits and defeated them 10-2, dropping North Platte into the bottom bracket.

The lady Bandits never gave up. They had to play Grand Island Elite and turned that game into a slug fest! With doubles from Maddie Custer, Jayda Paul and Taylar Coleman, the girls came out on top with a 9-8 win.

With the heat of the day setting in, the Bandits went on to play Gretna Storm. Taylar Coleman gave the team a 2-run blast bringing Mckenna Johnson home in the first inning. The two teams battled back and forth exchanging blows until the fourth inning when Maddie Custer scored on a passed ball to the score to 4-4. The two teams fought hard to gain a lead bringing them to an international tie breaker. After 7 innings the Bandits fell short in an 8-7 loss.

The Bandits-Red came back to North Platte with a 4th place finish in the ASA Class B State tournament. They’ll make the journey to Lincoln this weekend looking to bring home some hardware at the USSSA Class B State tournament.

If you see any of these girls around town give them a hollar, a congrats, and wish the “best of the best” a good luck at State this weekend!

Royals roll past Rays 8-3 to finish off 4-game sweep

Posted on July 9, 2015July 10, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lorenzo Cain and Salvador Perez hit two-run homers, Yordano Ventura went five innings in his return from the disabled list, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 on Thursday to finish off a four-game sweep.

Ventura (4-6) allowed three runs and four hits and three walks, striking out four. It was his first start since June 12, when an elbow condition began causing numbness in his hand.

Eric Hosmer, Cheslor Cuthbert and Kendrys Morales also drove in runs off Nathan Karns (4-5), the latest Rays starter to get pummeled by Kansas City. The Royals scored at least seven runs in every game of their first four-game sweep since September 2008, against Seattle.

Meanwhile, the Rays were swept in a four-game set for the second time in two weeks, after Cleveland did it June 29-July 2. Tampa Bay has lost 11 of 12 overall.