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Big Ten announces list of players to appear at media days

Posted on July 9, 2015

The Big Ten Conference announced today the 42 players scheduled to attend the 2015 Big Ten Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon presented by Allstate and BMW, held Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.

Nebraska will be represented by a trio of juniors – quarterback Tommy Armstrong, safety Nate Gerry and wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp

Here is a list of players attending the 2015 Big Ten Football Media Days.

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Blackshirts Williams, Bullocks Headline Hall of Fame Class

Posted on July 9, 2015

A nine-year NFL veteran, linebacker Demorrio Williams leads a strong Nebraska Football Hall of Fame class. (Photo Courtesy Scott Bruhn/NU Media Relations)

Recent NFL defensive standouts Demorrio Williams and Josh Bullocks highlight a five-player group of 2015 inductees into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame, which were announced on Thursday, July 9.

Joining Williams and Bullocks, who were Blackshirts together at Nebraska in 2002 and 2003, are 1997 national championship quarterback Scott Frost (1990s), All-Big Eight safety Jeff Krecji (1980s) and All-Big Eight halfback Harry Wilson (1960-70s).

In addition, quarterback Brook Berringer, who was a key player on Nebraska’s 1994 and 1995 national championship teams, will receive an honorary posthumous induction into the Hall of Fame. The announcement of Berringer’s induction comes on what would have been his 42nd birthday.

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Trout hits 2 HRs, Giavotella lifts Angels over Rockies 3-2

Posted on July 9, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Mike Trout homered twice and Johnny Giavotella singled in the tiebreaking run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels over the Colorado Rockies 3-2 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.

The start was delayed by rain for 2 hours, 7 minutes, and the teams played in 50-degree weather throughout. It didn’t bother Trout, who hit mammoth homers in the first and sixth to account for the Angels’ runs against starter Chris Rusin.

It was the fifth multihomer game of Trout’s career and second this season. The reigning AL MVP has gone deep 24 times on the year, second in the league to teammate Albert Pujols (26).

Royals lose Gordon to injury, rally past Rays 9-7

Posted on July 8, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lorenzo Cain and Jarrod Dyson hit two-run homers, Alcides Escobar had four hits and the Kansas City Royals pounded Rays All-Star Chris Archer before holding off Tampa Bay 9-7 on Wednesday night.

The Royals lost All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon to a strained groin in the fourth inning. He was hurt on Logan Forsythe’s inside-the-park homer.

Dyson countered with an inside-the-park homer two innings later. It was the first time there were two in one game since the Cubs’ Sammy Sosa and Pirates’ Tony Womack did it on May 26, 1997.

Tampa Bay, swept in a doubleheader Tuesday, fell for the 10th time in 11 games.

Jeremy Guthrie (7-5) got the win. Joe Blanton gave up three runs in the ninth before Greg Holland got the final two outs, stranding runners on second and third, to earn his 17th save.

Archer (9-6) allowed a career-high nine runs on 11 hits over six innings.

Nebraska athletes to get laptops with more scholarship money

Posted on July 8, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst has announced plans to provide additional benefits to athletes that are now allowed under NCAA rules.

Eichorst said in a video statement on the athletic department’s website Wednesday that beginning this fall each athlete would receive a laptop computer and that an athlete who graduates and exhausts his or her eligibility will receive assistance for obtaining an internship, studying abroad or attending graduate school.

The university announced in January that athletic scholarships would increase in value this fall to include the full cost of attendance. An athletic department spokesman said Wednesday he didn’t have the exact dollar amount that would be added to scholarships to cover personal expenses. University officials in January estimated the figure at $3,600 per full scholarship.

Royals, Cardinals form alliance for All-Star final vote

Posted on July 8, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, bitter cross-state rivals, have forged an unlikely alliance to get their final vote candidates into the All-Star Game.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas and Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez are among the five candidates in their respective league. Fan voting will determine who makes the roster.

The regional sports networks for each team are promoting the alliance, and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Wednesday that fans should vote “so there is as much Royals blue and Cardinals red on the field next week in Cincinnati as possible.”

The Royals already have six players on the American League roster, including four starters. The Cardinals have five on the National League roster, two of them starters.

Petteway Begins Pro Career in NBA Summer League

Posted on July 8, 2015

*Photo Courtesy Andy Wenstrand/NU Digital Media*

Former University of Nebraska guard Terran Petteway begins his professional career this week, as he was signed by the Atlanta Hawks to play in the NBA Summer League.

Petteway signed with the Hawks for the Summer League after the NBA Draft last month. The Hawks will play in the Las Vegas Summer League, which runs from July 10 to July 20.

Petteway and the Hawks will play Denver (July 10), Golden State (July 12) and the NBA D-League Select Team (July 13) with the playoffs opening on July 15 and commencing with the championship game on July 20.

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UNL hires staff to study data tied to athletic performance

Posted on July 8, 2015

The University of Nebraska Athletic Department has recently added Tucker Zeleny as the Director of Sports Analytics and Data Analysis. Zeleny joins Athletics after building an impressive resume in various areas at UNL.

Zeleny will head a newly formed department that will be in charge of working with Nebraska’s 24 varsity sports to collect, analyze and summarize data related to team and individual performance. Zeleny and his staff will also work with support staff areas within the department to collect, analyze and summarize data related to department operations.

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Royals beat Rays 7-1 to finish off doubleheader sweep

Posted on July 7, 2015July 7, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alcides Escobar hit a bases-loaded double, Alex Gordon matched a career high with four RBIs and the Kansas City Royals cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday and a sweep of their day-night doubleheader.

Escobar fell behind 0-2 against Brandon Gomes (1-4) in the sixth inning before battling back to a full count. On the 11th pitch of the at-bat, Escobar yanked a fair ball just down the third-base line, emptying the bases and breaking a 1-all deadlock.

Brandon Finnegan (2-0), Luke Hochevar and Ryan Madson made the lead stand in relief of Royals starter Edinson Volquez, who allowed only John Jaso’s homer in five innings.

The victory in Game 2 came after Paulo Orlando hit a ninth-inning grand slam to give Kansas City a 9-5 win in the opener.

Pujols, Trout homers lead Angels past Rockies, 10-2

Posted on July 7, 2015

DENVER (AP) — All-Stars Albert Pujols and Mike Trout hit two of Los Angeles’ four home runs and the Angels routed the Colorado Rockies 10-2 on Tuesday night.

Matt Joyce and Chris Iannetta also went deep as the Angels jumped on Colorado starter Chad Bettis for 10 runs in just 2 1-3 innings to win their fourth straight.

Angels left-hander Andrew Heaney (2-0) had another impressive outing in just his third career start. He allowed two runs on eight hits and struck out five in 7 1-3 innings. He surrendered a solo home run to Drew Stubbs in the third and an RBI single to Troy Tulowitzki in the sixth that extended his hitting streak to 19 games.

Heaney’s outing was more than enough for the offense. Pujols hit a three-run shot in the first inning for his AL-leading 26th homer of the season. Joyce gave Los Angeles a 5-0 lead with his fourth of the year in the second, and Trout hit his 22nd later in the inning to make it 8-0.