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Huskers Finish 10th in Average Attendance

Posted on July 6, 2015

*Nebraska averaged 15,569 fans per game in 2014-15. (Photo Courtesy Nate Olsen/NU Media Relations)*

Lincoln – Nebraska basketball finished with its highest attendance finish in program history, as the NCAA officially released its 2014-15 men’s basketball attendance figures on Monday.

Nebraska ranked 10th nationally in average attendance, averaging 15,569 fans per game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2014-15. The Huskers drew 249,101 fans for its 16 home games, marking the second straight year Nebraska topped its single-season record for attendance. Nebraska’s average of 15,419 in 2013-14 ranked 13th nationally.

Nebraska helped the Big Ten lead the nation with a total attendance of 3,195,137, the second‐highest total number of any conference in history. The Big Ten also led all conferences in average attendance with 12,781 fans per game, marking the 39th consecutive year the Big Ten has led the nation in average attendance.

Nebraska’s fan support across the spectrum is evident in the fact that Nebraska was the only Division I program which ranked in the top-10 in average attendance in both football and men’s basketball, while the Huskers also ranked in the top-15 in attendance in volleyball (first), women’s basketball (11th) and baseball (11th).

In addition, the Huskers were one of only five programs to have men’s and women’s basketball programs that ranked in the top 15 in average attendance in 2014-15, joining Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee and Michigan State.

Lloyd scores 3 and US defeats Japan 5-2 for World Cup title

Posted on July 5, 2015

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Carli Lloyd came up big again. Three times.

And with it came the Americans’ elusive third Women’s World Cup title.

Lloyd scored a hat trick as the U.S. burst to a four-goal lead in the first 16 minutes, and the Americans overwhelmed defending champion Japan 5-2 Sunday for their record third championship and first since 1999.

A sellout crowd that included U.S. Vice President Joe Biden roared in approval for Lloyd’s hat trick, the first ever in a Women’s World Cup final.

When it was over, Lloyd collapsed to her knees and pumped her fists. Forward Abby Wambach bear-hugged teary-eyed coach Jill Ellis, lifting her off the ground.

Lloyd also won the Golden Ball as the most outstanding player in the Women’s World Cup.

U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo won the Golden Gloves award as the top goalkeeper in the tournament. The United States defense was stellar throughout and went 540 minutes between the first match of the group stage and Sunday’s final without giving up a goal.

Canada’s Kadeisha Buchanan won the Best Young Player award and Germany’s Celia Sasic won the Golden Boot.

4 Royals elected to start All-Star Game

Posted on July 5, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Houston second baseman Jose Altuve passed Kansas City’s Omar Infante in the final days of voting, leaving four Royals as starters for the All-Star Game.

Todd Frazier of the host Cincinnati Reds leapfrogged St. Louis’ Matt Carpenter and will be in the NL starting lineup for the July 14 game at Great American Ball Park.

The voting results were announced Sunday.

AL champion Kansas City will be represented in the starting lineup by outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon, catcher Salvador Perez and shortstop Alcides Escobar. Four players ties the AL record for fan-elected starters, achieved nine times previously.

Eight Royals were on track to start in vote totals announced June 15, but first baseman Eric Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas and designated hitter Kendrys Morales also were overtaken.

Royals salvage split with Twins with 3-2 victory

Posted on July 5, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Hosmer drove in Lorenzo Cain with nobody out in the ninth inning, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Sunday for a split of their four-game series.

Cain drew a leadoff walk against Twins reliever Blaine Boyer (2-4) to start the ninth after Ervin Santana had nearly shut Kansas City down in his return from a drug suspension.

Twins manager Paul Molitor called upon Aaron Thompson to face Hosmer, who ripped a pitch down the right-field line. Cain sprinted around third base at full speed, and a throw from Torii Hunter in right field was nowhere close to getting him at the plate.

Greg Holland (2-0) earned the win with a scoreless ninth inning.

Tulowitzki’s homer leads Rockies to 6-4 win over D-backs

Posted on July 5, 2015

PHOENIX (AP) — Troy Tulowitzki had a three-run homer to extend his hitting streak to 18 games, Jorge De La Rosa pitched six effective innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.

Tulowitzki homered in Colorado’s four-run first inning against Rubby De La Rosa (6-4) and Carlos Gonzalez added a two-run homer off the right-hander in the sixth.

Gonzalez had three of Colorado’s 11 hits and made a diving catch in right field with the tying run on in the ninth to help the Rockies end a four-game losing streak.

Jorge De La Rosa (6-3) had six strikeouts to surpass 1,000 (1,005) for his career and John Axford struck out Paul Goldschmidt with two on in the ninth for his 14th save.

Yasmany Tomas had a homer among his three hits and drove in three runs for Arizona.

Mauer has 2-run HR among 4 hits as Twins beat Royals 5-3

Posted on July 5, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe Mauer hit a two-run homer in his first four-hit game in nearly two years, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Saturday night.

Mauer, who is 13 for 28 against Royals starter Joe Blanton (2-2), homered with Brian Dozier aboard in a three-run first. Aaron Hicks’ grounder scored Trevor Plouffe, who missed the cycle by a home run, with the other run.

Plouffe’s tripled scored Mauer in the fifth to extend the lead to 4-0.

Glen Perkins pitched a flawless ninth for his major league-leading 27th save.

Twins starter Mike Pelfrey was chased after the Royals’ first four hitters in the fifth reached base, the last on Lorenzo Cain’s two-run single. Kendrys Morales drove in another run on a grounder to pull Kansas City to 4-3.

Brian Duensing (3-0), the second of seven Twins pitchers, was credited with the victory.

Arizona’s Corbin gets win in return from Tommy John surgery

Posted on July 5, 2015

PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Corbin threw five solid innings to get the win in his return from Tommy John surgery 15 months ago and the Arizona Diamondbacks made it three straight over the Colorado Rockies with a 7-3 victory Saturday night.

The 25-year-old left-hander, who underwent surgery on March 25, 2014, allowed two runs, scattered eight hits, struck out three and walked none. Making his first start since Sept. 27, 2013, Corbin threw 76 pitches, 56 for strikes.

A.J. Pollock doubled in two runs off Colorado’s David Hale (2-4) to break a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning. Three consecutive bunts and a Rockies error led to three Arizona runs in the eighth.

Charlie Blackmon had an RBI double and D.J. LeMahieu a run-scoring single for the Rockies, who have lost four straight overall and seven of their last eight.

Burno headed to Arizona State just weeks after Huskers hire

Posted on July 4, 2015

On May 15 of this year Tim Miles announced the hiring of Rashon Burno as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Nebraska. Just seven weeks later, Burno has resigned at Nebraska and is off to fill a similar role at Arizona State University. Burno had spent the previous three seasons working under Billy Donovan at Florida and was hired to replace Chris Harriman, who took the head coaching job at New Mexico this offseason.

The Omaha World-Herald has more on Burno’s abrupt departure.

Platte River State Park to host rimfire challenge

Posted on July 4, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Platte River State Park is hosting a rimfire shooting challenge and learning experience.

The event is set to begin at 9 a.m. July 11 at the Roger G. Skyes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex.

Organizers say the introduction to rimfire shooting is about shooting fast, but participants will first learn the fundamentals by being slow and methodical while practicing.

Space is limited to the first 20 people to register. Participants must be at least 12 years old. Shooters who bring their own rimfire rifles must also bring their own ammunition.

The event is free, but each vehicle entering the part must have an entry permit.

Registration is available online at https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/58816 .

Cain has 3 hits to lead Royals over Twins 3-2 in 10 innings

Posted on July 4, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lorenzo Cain had three hits and scored the winning run in the 10th inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Cain led off the bottom of the 10th with a double, went to third on a wild pitch by Aaron Thompson (1-3) and scored on Jarrod Dyson’s fielder’s choice grounder to first baseman Joe Mauer.

The Twins challenged the call, but after a 99-second review the ruling on the field stood.

Wade Davis (4-1) worked a spotless 10th and lowered his ERA to 0.26.

The Royals tied it 2-2 in the eighth when Kendrys Morales’ two-out single drove home Cain, who had singled and stole second. Morales leads the Royals with 51 RBIs.