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College World Series Reserved-Seat Tickets on Sale April 18

Posted on February 26, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tickets for reserved seats at the College World Series will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 18.

The CWS runs June 13 through June 23 or 24 at TD Ameritrade Stadium in downtown Omaha.

The NCAA said up to six tickets for each game can be purchased. Fans who want to buy in April must log on to NCAA.com/CWSTickets or call (866) 208-0048. A valid credit card is required.

Tickets will be delivered electronically and registered to the buyer’s credit card, which must be presented at the stadium entrance on game day. After the card is scanned, a seat locator will be printed and fans will be admitted.

Prices start at $38 for the first weekend of games.

Suns End 5-Game Skid with 110-96 Win over Nuggets

Posted on February 25, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Brandon Knight hit two key late 3-pointers and had 19 points to help the Phoenix Suns snap a five-game losing streak with a 110-96 victory over the injury-depleted Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.

Eric Bledsoe added 18 points for the Suns, who had six players score in double figures as they ended a seven-game road skid. The Suns grabbed 65 rebounds, most in the NBA this season.

Will Barton had 22 points and Danilo Gallinari chipped in 20 as the Nuggets lost their eighth straight game at Pepsi Center. It’s their longest losing streak at home since dropping 10 in a row beginning in April 1997 and spilling over into the following season.

The arena wasn’t all that packed due to a snow storm hitting the area.

AP Source: 49ers to Bid to Host College Football Title Game

Posted on February 25, 2015

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will bid to host the college football playoff championship game at Levi’s Stadium.

A person with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the team will seek to host either the 2018, ’19 or ’20 title game when they come up for bid later this year. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because there has been no announcement about the plans.

Cities interested in hosting one of those three title games have until May to bid. A decision on the winners is expected in the fall.

While the semifinal games in the four-team playoff have been awarded to existing bowl games, playoff officials have opened up the championship game to all cities.

AT&T Stadium in the Dallas area hosted the first college championship game last month between Ohio State and Oregon. The next two title games have been awarded to Glendale, Arizona, and Tampa, Florida.

AP Source: Manning, Broncos Talking About Reworking Contract

Posted on February 25, 2015

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the negotiations confirms the Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning’s representatives are discussing ways to revise his contract and give the team more flexibility in free agency.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the talks.

Manning, who has made more money than any player in pro football history, is due to make another $19 million in both 2015 and ’16, and his salary cap number for next season is $21.2 million.

John Elway has traditionally been one of the more aggressive general managers in the NFL when it comes to free agency.

Nuggets’ Faried, Chandler Out with Injuries against Suns

Posted on February 25, 2015

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets are without banged-up forwards Kenneth Faried and Wilson Chandler on Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns.

Faried is sidelined with a bruised left thumb, which he hurt in the first half Monday against Brooklyn. Chandler is missing a second straight game due to a sore left groin. Chandler said the move was precautionary and he hopes to return Friday against Utah.

The news that Faried couldn’t play caught Nuggets coach Brian Shaw a little by surprise since the high energy forward practiced the day before.

Shaw said of Faried: “It was his call and he said he wasn’t going to be able to play tonight. You can’t question that. He knows himself better than anybody else does.”

Faried is averaging 11.3 points and 8.6 rebounds this season.

Hawaii Student Honored with Rodeo Scholarship

Posted on February 25, 2015

Aukai Kaai receives scholarship. From L-R: Ryan Purdy, Jody Tomanek, Aukai Kaai, Dustin Elliott

Mid-Plains Community College President Ryan Purdy, Area Vice-President of Academic Affairs and North Platte Community College Jody Tomanek and MPCC Rodeo Team Coach Dustin Elliott present Aukai Kaai, MPCC student and rodeo team member, with a $1,000 scholarship Wednesday night during a MPCC Board of Governors meeting.

It was the first time money from rodeo team fundraisers was used for a scholarship – typically, it goes toward traveling and other team expenses.

“We’re hoping to do this every semester,” said Elliott. “It’s a dual excellence scholarship because the students who receive it have to excel in both the arena and the classroom. They have to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to qualify.”

Kaai competes in bull riding and team roping. He’s a native of Waimānalo, Hawaii.

Huskers’ Miles Hopes Players Respond to Punishment Right Way

Posted on February 25, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Tim Miles is about to find out if his tough love gets the results he desires.

The Cornhuskers (13-14, 5-10 Big Ten) have lost five straight and seven of eight heading into Thursday night’s game at Ohio State (19-8, 8-6).

They hit bottom with a 28-point home loss to Iowa on Sunday. Miles responded by locking his players out of their posh locker room and lounge and cutting off media access to them.

Miles said the team showed “outstanding” effort in the two practices after the Iowa game.

The Huskers have scored 46 or fewer points in four of their last eight games. While going 0-7 in Big Ten road games, the Huskers are shooting 22.7 percent on 3s and averaging 51.7 points.

He says he hasn’t decided when the lockout would end.

Storm Alumni Update: February 2015

Posted on February 25, 2015

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm are recognizing former forwards Trevor Moore, Soren Jonzzon and Matt Johnson as their alumni of the month in February. Each month during the season, the team has selected a group of former players based on their contributions on the ice at the next level.

Moore, who is in his sophomore season at Denver University, has scored points in each of his team’s games during February, including five goals in his past four games.

Through 29 games this season, Moore has 16 goals and 15 assists. In his career at Denver, the Thousand Oaks, Calif. native appeared in 71 games and has scored 30 goals and 33 assists. Moore’s 31 points has him 33rd among all Division I skaters. His goal total is also 21st.

Denver is ranked at No. 7 in the latest USCHO.com National Poll with an overall record of 18-10-2, while tied in third place in the highly competitive National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) standings with a mark at 11-8-1-1.

While with the Storm for two seasons during 2011-13, Moore was one of the team’s scoring leaders with 32 goals and 63 assists. In his final season in Tri-City, the forward led the team with 63 points on 20 goals and 43 assists in 62 regular season games.

Jonzzon, who is in his junior season with Quinnipiac University, has appeared in 31 games for the Bobcats, already surpassing his previous career high.

The Mountain View, Calif. native has five goals and seven assists for 12 points this season after just five points combined in his freshman and sophomore years. On Feb. 13, Jonzzon recorded the first multi-point game of his collegiate career against St. Lawrence.

Quinnipiac has an overall record of 20-8-4 on the year, and have first place in the ECAC with a conference record of 15-2-3. The Bobcats are currently 10th in the USCHO.com Poll.

The forward played 81 games during parts of two seasons with the Storm from 2010-12, scoring 18 goals and 31 assists.

Johnson, now a senior at Ohio State, earned the spotlight in a 5-3 win over rival Michigan on Feb. 20. The Stillwater, Minn. native had two goals and had the primary assist on the game-winning goal to lift the Buckeyes to victory.

This season the forward has 17 points on 12 goals and five assists, while appearing in 25 games. The 17 points is already a career high for Johnson, who did not reach double-digit scoring totals in any of his first three seasons in Columbus.

Ohio State has an overall record of 9-17-2 and is in 5th place in the Big Ten conference standings.

In two seasons with Tri-City from 2009-11, Johnson had 18 goals and 17 assists in 111 games.

The Storm host Western Conference leading Sioux City in Kearney for a two-game series this weekend. Friday’s contest begins at 7:30 p.m., whileSaturday’s gets underway at 7:05.

For more information and to purchase tickets, contact the Viaero Event Center Box Office at 308.338.8011 or visit www.stormhockey.com.

CBI to Use 30-Second Shot Clock

Posted on February 25, 2015

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — The College Basketball Invitational will use a 30-second shot clock to assist the NCAA in research on pace of play and scoring.

“The additional data we will receive from these games will be very meaningful to us as we meet this coming May,” Belmont coach Rick Byrd, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee chair, said Wednesday.

The 16-team postseason tournament opens with games March 17 and 18.

The NCAA uses a 35-second shot clock.

Huskers Visit LA for Three-Game Set with Loyola Marymount

Posted on February 25, 2015

After taking three-of-four from the BYU Cougars in Peoria, Ariz., last weekend, the Nebraska baseball team (4-3, 0-0 Big Ten) hits the road for the third straight weekend for a three-game series in Los Angeles, Calif., against the Loyola Marymount Lions (5-2, 0-0 WCC).

The Lions have played six of their seven games at home this season and are 5-1 at Page Stadium. The Lions opened the season with a series sweep of San Jose State and last weekend rallied to win the final two games of their series against Saint Joseph’s after dropping the series opener. The Lions lost their lone road game of the season, a 7-6 loss at San Diego State.

The Huskers and Lions have meet just twice all-time, with both meeting coming in 1988. Following a eight-day trip to Hawaii, the Huskers stopped in Los Angeles and played a pair of games against the Lions on their way back to Lincoln. The Lions took both games, 15-9 (3/29/88) and 10-7 (3/30/88).

This weekend’s games are scheduled for 8:05 p.m. (CT) on both Friday and Saturday, while the finale on Sunday is set for 2:05 p.m. (CT).

Seniors Chance Sinclair (1-1) and Kyle Kubat (0-0) are scheduled to throw on the first two games of the series for the third straight week. The Huskers have not announced a starter for Sunday’s finale.

Friday, Feb. 27 – 8:05 p.m. (CT)
Probable Starters: RHP Sinclair (1-1) vs. RHP Welmon (1-1)
TV: None
Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream (LMULions.com)
Radio: Husker Sports Network

Saturday, Feb. 28 – 8:05 p.m. (CT)
Probable Starters: LHP Kubat (0-0) vs. RHP Trevor Megill (1-0)
TV: None
Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream (LMULions.com)
Radio: Husker Sports Network

Sunday, March 1 – 2:05 p.m. (CT)
Probable Starters: TBA vs. RHP Tylor Megill (2-0)
TV: None
Stream: Free Radio (Huskers.com) | Video Stream (LMULions.com)
Radio: Husker Sports Network