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Gymnastics Team Member Injured at Nebraska Church College

Posted on January 15, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An acrobatic gymnastics team member has been seriously injured in a fall at Union College in Lincoln.

College spokesman Ryan Teller said the woman remained hospitalized late Thursday morning. He would not release her name. A posting on the university website says the woman fell Wednesday night while setting up a gymnastics apparatus for a practice of the Gymnaires team.

Lincoln Fire Battalion Chief Tim Linke says firefighters were sent to the college’s gymnasium just before 8 p.m. on a report that someone had fallen more than 30 feet. The university says the gymnasium has been closed and men’s and women’s basketball games scheduled for Thursday have been canceled.

Union College is a four-year college that’s owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

NPCC Basketball Teams Travel to Play Southeast

Posted on January 15, 2015

The North Platte Community College Knights and Lady Knights play the Southeast Community College Storm Saturday, January 17 at the Truman Center Gymnasium in Beatrice.

Both games are Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference games. The women’s game is also a Region IX Division II game.

In Region IX Division II there are three teams: North Platte, Southeast, and Central. The Division II tournament championship will be hosted by the number one seed, against the winner of the number two and number three seeded teams.

The Knights play Central Community College the night before.

The Lady Knights are 9-7 overall for the season. They are led in scoring by sophomore April Stull of Sweeny, Texas with a 16.4 scoring average. Stull also leads the team in rebounds with 8.9 rebounds per game and in blocks with 1.5 blocks per game.

The Lady Storm, 9-6 on the season, are led in scoring by Breanna Grant, who is averaging 10.2 points per game. Chelseah Savage is just under averaging double figures with 9.9 points per game. Veshae Wilkinson leads the Lady Storm in rebounding with 6.6 rebounds per game.

In the men’s game, the Knights come into the game with a 13-4 record. They are led by sophomore Cameron Williams from Omaha South. Williams is averaging 23.2 points per game. Other Knights in double figures are Shyquinn Dix, a freshman from Stamford, CT, averaging 12.3 points per game, and Marco Pascolo, a sophomore from Udine, Italy, averaging 11.8 points per game.

Pascolo also leads the team in rebounding with 7.8 rebounds per game.

The Storm, 7 -11 overall, has two players averaging in double figures. John Swift is averaging 10.8 points per game and Altez Davis is averaging 10.4 points per game. Davis also leads the Storm in rebounding with 6.8 per game.

Tip-off for the Women’s game is at 2:00 p.m. The Men’s game is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

The games may be viewed on ihigh.com.

Carlino’s 3 helps Marquette beat Creighton 53-52

Posted on January 15, 2015

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Matt Carlino scored 19 Wednesday night and hit the game-winner on a pull-up 3 with 11 seconds left to lift Marquette past Creighton 53-52.

Marquette (10-6, 2-2 Big East) took possession trailing by two points after Will Artino’s travelling violation for Creighton (9-9, 0-5) with 21 seconds left. Carlino dribbled from the right wing off a screen to get free near the top of the key.

Carlino also had a 17-foot jumper off the dribble that pulled Marquette within 52-50 with 53 seconds left.

Duane Wilson added 17 points for the Golden Eagles, who led by 13 late in the first half. Creighton had back-to-back 3s in the final minute to cut the deficit to 28-21 at the break.

Rick Kreklow scored 13 and Toby Hegner 10 to lead the Bluejays, who pulled back in front midway through the second and led 50-46 on Kreklow’s 3 with 2 minutes left.

Lawson, Faried lead Nuggets past Mavericks, 114-107

Posted on January 15, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Ty Lawson had 29 points and 12 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the slumping Dallas Mavericks 114-107 on Wednesday night.

Kenneth Faried scored four of his 22 points down the stretch and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the Nuggets run their winning streak to five.

Dallas coach Rick Carlisle gave three of his best players the night off after an overtime victory Tuesday night in Sacramento. Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler and Rajon Rondo rested while Raymond Felton, Richard Jefferson and Greg Smith started. It was the first starts for Felton and Smith.

The starters struggled for much of the night, leaving the bench to keep the Mavericks in the game. The Dallas reserves scored 62 points, led by J.J. Barea with 17.

NPCC Defeats Laramie County in Key Region IX Game

Posted on January 15, 2015

The North Platte Community College Knights Basketball team defeated the Laramie County Community College Golden Eagles 87-84 in a key Region IX game on Special Olympics night at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium Wednesday night.

The Knights improved to 13-4 and 6-1 in Region IX South sub-region play to remain in a tie with Northeastern Junior College for the lead in the South sub-region.

The Golden Eagles dropped to 14-5 overall and 5-2 in the South Sub-region.

The standings in the sub-region are crucial because the top four seeds in both the North and South sub-regions will host the first round of the Region IX tournament. The winners of those games will advance to the top remaining seed in the North for the remainder of the Region IX tournament.

The Knights jumped out to an 11-0 and stretched the lead out 31-16 with 7:49 in the first half on a three pointer by freshman Matt Thomas.

Mullen native Riley Rice dished out 3 of his 6 assists in the first half.

The Golden Eagles outscored the Knights down the stretch in the first half 19-13 to cut the Knights lead to 44-35 at halftime.

In the second half. The Golden Eagles went on a 13-4 run to tie the score at 48 a piece with 16:49 left in the game.

Laramie took their first lead of the game 56-54 with just under 14 minutes to play.

During the rest of the game there were six lead changes and five ties. The final lead change was with 1:15 to play when Cameron Williams made a layup to put the Knights ahead 81-79.

The Golden Eagles cut the Knights lead to two, 86-84 on a three pointer by Spencer Svejcar.

Riley Rice was fouled on the inbound by Darien Fernandez and sent to the free throw line. Rice made one of two free throws to put the Knights ahead by three to clinch the win

“It was a good team win, we played unselfishly and passed the ball well”, Knights assistant coach Ryan Glenney said after the game. The Knights had 17 assists led by Rice’s 6 assists.

The Knights were led in scoring by Cameron Williams with 35 points to lead all scorers. Marco Pascolo scored 19 on some clutch three pointers and free throws. Shyquinn Dix was the other Knight to score in double figures with 16 points.

The Golden Eagles were led in scoring by Kamari Robinson with 26 points. Three other Golden Eagles hit the double digit mark: Darien Fernandez scored 21, Spencer Svejcar scored 19, and Alexis Dargenton scored 12.

The Knights go on the road this weekend to face Central Community College in Columbus on Friday. They then travel to Beatrice to play Southeast Community College on Saturday. Both games are Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference games.

Tip- off for the Central game is 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday for the Southeast game.

Bears Interview John Fox for Coaching Job

Posted on January 15, 2015January 15, 2015

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Former Denver Broncos coach John Fox interviewed for the Chicago Bears’ job.

Fox met with the Bears on Wednesday, two days after he and the Broncos agreed to part ways.

He is at least the sixth candidate to interview for the job. He is widely seen as a strong possibility given his record and his ties to consultant Ernie Accorsi and new general manager Ryan Pace.

Fox was the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants from 1997 to 2001 when Accorsi was the GM. Saints coach Sean Payton was the offensive coordinator for part of that time, and he is tight with Pace, who was hired out of New Orleans’ front office.

Stubbs and Lyles Agree to 1-Year Deals with Rockies

Posted on January 14, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Outfielder Drew Stubbs and right-hander Jordan Lyles avoided arbitration by agreeing to one-year contracts with the Colorado Rockies.

Stubbs gets $5,825,000 under Wednesday’s agreement and Lyles receives $2,475,000. Both deals are not guaranteed.

Stubbs made $4.1 million last year, his first season in Colorado. He hit a career-best .289 with 15 homers and 43 RBIs in 132 games for the Rockies.

In six seasons with the Cleveland, Cincinnati and Rockies, Stubbs has a .246 batting average with 84 home runs.

Lyles was 7-4 with a 4.33 ERA in 22 starts last year and made $502,000. He was sidelined for two months after breaking his left hand June 4 when he tried to tag out Arizona’s Martin Prado at home after a first-inning wild pitch.

Colorado’s other players who filed for arbitration Tuesday are right-handers Jhoulys Chacin, Tyler Chatwood and Adam Ottavino; left-hander Rex Brothers; and catchers Mike McKenry and Adam Ottavino. Players who don’t settle by Friday will swap proposed arbitration salaries with the Rockies.

Huskers Announce 2015 Sand Schedule

Posted on January 14, 2015

The Nebraska sand volleyball team has announced the upcoming schedule for the 2015 season.

Nebraska begins its third season of sand volleyball in Hawaii on March 20-21. The Huskers will compete at the Queen of the Beach Challenge along with Hawaii, USC, California, Hawaii Pacific and Chaminade. Nebraska will also play duals against Hawaii and California on March 22, both in Honolulu.

The Huskers finish the sand season with four days in Arizona from March 25-28. Nebraska will play duals against Arizona State and Grand Canyon and will also participate in the Wildcat Spring Challenge March 27-28, hosted by Arizona with Cal State Northridge, Arizona State and Boise State also among the participating teams.

AP Source: Jack Del Rio to be New Raiders Coach

Posted on January 14, 2015

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have hired Denver defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio as their new coach.

A person with knowledge of the deal said it was agreed to on Wednesday, not long after the team told interim coach Tony Sparano he would not get the job. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an announcement had not been made.

ESPN first reported the hiring.

Del Rio replaces Sparano, who replaced the fired Dennis Allen and had hoped to keep the job.

Del Rio was head coach in Jacksonville for nine seasons before spending the past three as defensive coordinator in Denver.

NPCC Basketball Teams Travel to Columbus to Face Central

Posted on January 14, 2015

The North Platte Community College Knights and Lady Knights Basketball teams will travel to Columbus to face the Central Community College Raiders on Friday January 16.

Both games are Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference games. The women’s game is also a National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX Division II region game.

The Lady Knights, who are 9-7 on the year, are led by April Stull. Stull is averaging 16.4 points per game and 8.9 rebounds per game. Both statistics are leading Region IX Division II in those categories.

Other players to watch for the Lady Knights are Aliyah Brown from Omaha Burke. Brown is averaging 9.6 points per game and is second in the region with 3.8 steals per game. Ester Micheva from Bulgaria is averaging 6.6 rebounds per game, which is third in the region. Micheva is also averaging 6.8 points per game and is coming off a 14 point and 12 rebound game against Northwest Kansas Technical College.

The Lady Raiders, 9-7 on the year, are led by the number two and number three leading scorers in the region. Adrienna Beck is averaging 16.2 points per game and Montrese Weller is averaging 15.7 points per game. Paige Muhammed is another Lady Raider averaging in double figures with 13.2 points per game.

McKenna Rossmeier leads the Lady Raiders in rebounding with 6. 3 rebounds per game.

The Lady Raiders are averaging as a team 82. 2 points per game and giving up 80.7 points per game.

The Lady Knights are averaging 60. 8 points per game and giving up 53.8 per game.

In the men’s game, the Knights, currently 12-4 on the year, are led by sophomore Cameron Williams. Williams is leading Region IX Division I in scoring with 22.4 points per game. Currently Williams is 10^th in the nation in scoring.

Other Knights in double figures are Shyquinn Dix, averaging 12.1 points per game, and Marco Pascolo, averaging 11.4 points per game. Pascolo is also averaging 7.9 rebounds per game, which is leading the Region IX South sub-region.

The Raiders, who are 3-14 on the year have three players in double figures. Shawn Robinson leads the Raiders with 14.1 points per game. Thomas Johnson is averaging12.9 points per game. Matthew McLeod, who is also averaging 10.2 points per game, leads the Raiders with 4.8 rebounds per game.

The Knights are averaging 80.8 points per game and allowing 69.6 points per game.

The Raiders are averaging 69.8 points per game and allowing 82.9points per game.

The women’s game is scheduled for tip-off at 5:30 pm CST. The men’s game will follow with approximate tip-off time set for 7:30 pm CST.