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Crawford’s 41 Points Leads Warriors over Nuggets

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Denver_NuggetsDENVER (AP) — Jordan Crawford scored a career-high 41 points and Harrison Barnes added 30 as a squad of Golden State backups beat the Denver Nuggets 116-112 Wednesday night.

Crawford beat his previous career high of 39 points set against Miami on March, 30, 2011, when he was with Washington. He surpassed it with a runner that put the Warriors ahead for good at 110-108.

Randy Foye, who led Denver with 32 points, raced downcourt in response but his finger-roll rimmed out and Golden State corralled the rebound.

With 30 seconds left, Barnes sank a free throw and Draymond Green swooped in to tip in his errant second shot, giving the Warriors a 113-108 lead.

Crawford and Steve Blake each missed a free throw over the next 14 seconds, giving the Nuggets an opening. Green was whistled for goal-tending on Foye’s 3-pointer with seven seconds left but the call was overturned upon review, leaving the Nuggets trailing 115-112.

Guard from NJ power St. Anthony Signs with Huskers

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Tarin Smith Nebraska Huskers BasketballLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Point guard Tarin Smith of powerhouse St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, N.J., has signed a letter of intent to play at Nebraska.

The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Smith helped the Friars to a 53-7 record in his two years as a starter and consecutive state runner-up finishes.

Nebraska coach Tim Miles said Wednesday that Smith is a “complete package” as a point guard. Smith averaged 15 points, four rebounds and four assists as a senior. He scored in double figures in all but two games.

Smith picked Nebraska over Mississippi, Providence and Duquesne. He has a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.

Smith is the second member of the Cornhuskers’ recruiting class, joining 6-foot-10 center Jacob Hammond of Comanche, Okla., who signed in the fall.

Judge Again Rejects Deal in NFL Concussion Cases

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nfl_logo2011-medPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia has again declined to approve deals for some of the retired players suing the NFL over concussions.

U.S. District Judge Anita Brody’s preliminary ruling Wednesday affects a batch of lawsuits involving lead plaintiff Kevin Turner, a former Philadelphia Eagle now battling Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Brody had issued a similar ruling in January in the lead case in the matter, which could ultimately cover up to 20,000 retired players.

The judge has asked lawyers for more details to support claims the proposed $765 million fund would last for 65 years. Young players with severe brain injuries would get up to $5 million under the deal, though most players would get far less.

Brody is expected to conduct hearings in the case later this year.

BTN to Televise Nine Spring Championships in May

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Big-Ten-LogoCHICAGO – BTN is the home for complete coverage of Big Ten spring championships in May and will televise events in the sports of baseball, softball, men’s and women’s golf, rowing, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. In all, BTN will offer more than 50 hours of coverage.

Broadcast coverage of Big Ten spring championships begins with the Big Ten Women’s Golf Championships at 7 PM ET on Wednesday, May 7. The Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships will air at 7 PM ET on Wednesday, May 14. Both will be televised from French Lick, IN. The Illinois men’s and Purdue women’s teams hope to defend their titles.

The Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament, hosted by Northwestern, will air at 5 PM ET on Thursday, May 8, followed by the Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament at 7 PM ET hosted by Michigan State. The Ohio State men’s and Northwestern women’s teams look to defend their Big Ten Tournament crowns from a year ago.

At 1 PM ET on Sunday, May 25, BTN will televise the Big Ten Rowing Championships from Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, as the defending national champion Buckeyes also aim to defend their 2013 Big Ten title.

At 6 PM ET on Sunday, May 25, the network will provide coverage of the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships from Purdue. The Nebraska men’s and Penn State women’s teams earned 2013 titles.

BTN will provide live coverage of the entire Big Ten Softball Tournament from Northwestern, with the opening session available live on BTDN, and the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game live on BTN. Coverage begins with the opening session at noon ET on Thursday, May 8. The Big Ten Softball Tournament Championship Game will air at 8:30 PM ET on Saturday, May 10. Wisconsin won last season’s Big Ten Tournament crown.

BTN’s coverage of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament begins at 6 PM ET on Wednesday, May 21 from TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., home of the College World Series. The Big Ten Baseball Tournament Championship Game will air at 2 PM ET on Sunday, May 25. Last season, Indiana won both the Big Ten Championship and Tournament, and advanced to the College World Series. In addition, a nightly episode of the Big Ten Diamond Report will air following the last game of the day throughout the tournament. Rick Pizzo and Mike Hall will host the shows, along with analyst Cal Eldred.

In the latest polls, the Big Ten has nationally ranked teams in the sports of baseball (No. 26 Indiana), softball (No. 3 Michigan, No. 13 Minnesota, No. 19 Nebraska and No. 25 Northwestern), men’s golf (No. 7 Illinois and No. 43 Northwestern), women’s golf (No. 12 Northwestern, No. 28 Ohio State and No. 31 Michigan State), men’s tennis (No. 1 Ohio State, No. 10 Illinois, No. 22 Penn State, No. 28 Purdue, No. 35 Northwestern and No. 49 Michigan), women’s tennis (No. 13 Northwestern, No. 16 Michigan, No. 34 Ohio State, No. 42 Purdue, No. 43 Illinois, No. 48 Indiana, No. 59 Minnesota and No. 67 Michigan State), men’s track and field (No. 6 Wisconsin, No. 12 Nebraska, No. 18 Penn State and No. 24 Illinois), women’s track and field (No. 12 Penn State) and rowing (No. 2 Ohio State, No. 10 Michigan and No. 15 Wisconsin).

The complete television schedule for the 2014 Big Ten Spring Championships and Tournaments appears below. For more information on these events, go to www.BTN.com or www.bigten.org.

2014 Big Ten Network Spring Championships/Tournament Schedule:

Sport Dates Site Air Date and Time (ET) Defending Champion
(W) Tennis April 24-27 Northwestern Thursday, May 8 – 5 PM Michigan
(M) Tennis April 24-27 Michigan State Thursday, May 8 – 7 PM Ohio State
(W) Golf April 25-27 French Lick, IN Wednesday, May 7 – 7 PM Purdue
(M) Golf May 2-4 French Lick, IN Wednesday, May 14 – 7 PM Illinois
(M/W) Outdoor Track & Field May 16-18 Purdue Sunday, May 25 – 6 PM Nebraska (M)/Penn State (W)
Rowing May 18 Indianapolis, IN Sunday, May 25 – 1 PM Ohio State

 

2014 Big Ten Softball Tournament Schedule:

 

Game Dates Air Time (ET)
Seed 4 vs. Gm 1 winner Friday, May 9 Noon
Seed 1 vs. Gm 2 winner Friday, May 9 2:30
Seed 3 vs Gm 3 winner Friday, May 9 5:30
Seed 2 vs Gm 4 winner Friday, May 9 8 PM
Semifinal 1 Saturday, May 10 3:30 PM
Semifinal 2 Saturday, May 10 6 PM
Championship Saturday, May 10 8:30 PM

 

2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Schedule:

 

Game Dates Air Time (ET)
Seed 1 vs. Seed 8 Wednesday, May 21 6 PM
Seed 4 vs. Seed 5 Wednesday, May 21 10 PM
Gm 1 vs Gm 2 winner Thursday, May 22 6 PM
Gm 3 vs Gm 4 winner Thursday, May 22 10 PM
Gm 5 winner vs. Gm 7 loser Friday, May 23 4 PM
Gm 6 winner vs. Gm 8 loser Friday, May 23 8 PM
Gm 7 vs. Gm 10 winner Saturday, May 24 10 AM
Gm 8 vs. Gm 9 winner Saturday, May 24 2 PM
Winner Gm 11 vs. Loser Gm 11 (if necessary) Saturday, May 24 6 PM
Winner Gm 12 vs. Loser Gm 12 (if necessary) Saturday, May 24 10 PM
Championship Sunday, May 25 2 PM

About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 800 events, all in HD, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. BTN2Go is the 24/7 simulcast of BTN that delivers live and on-demand programming via the internet, smartphones and tablets to customers of participating video providers. Events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio shows; and classic games. The network televises and streams more Olympic sporting events and women’s sports than has ever been aired on any other network. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation’s finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is in more than 52 million homes across the United States and Canada, including carriage by all the major video distributors, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, Rogers Cable, Shaw and Shaw Direct (Canada) and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. For additional information, go towww.BTN.com.

NPCC Knights Softball Fall Twice at Iowa Western, Defeat Hastings JV Twice

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Knights-SoftballCouncil Bluffs, IA – The North Platte Community College Softball team (7-23) traveled to Iowa Western Community College on Tuesday where they fell 1-2 and 1-6 in two tightly contested games. Last week the Knights won two games at home against the Hastings College JV 8-7 and 3-2.

In the first game against the Hastings College JV Shannon Lieber gets the win giving up six hits, four earned runs and striking out three. Katharine Savolt had a walk off double in the bottom of seventh inning to win the game while going 3-4 with two doubles and 4 RBIs. Soliel Atenza was 2-4 with an RBI and Britlee Anderson was 3-4 with 2 RBIs and a homerun.

The second game against Hastings College JV went nine innings with Savolt earning the win on the mound giving up two hits and 1K, while Lieber got the save giving up four hits and 1 strikeout. Savolt again had a walk off double to win the game and a hit in the seventh inning to tie the game as she finished 2-4 with 2 RBIs. Siarra Velasquez was 2-4 with 2 doubles and 3 stolen bases. Sydney Standage was 2-2 with a RBI and two walks. Brittney Odum was 2-3.

“We played two solid games Friday,” said head coach Janelle Higgins. “The girls really stepped up and were aggressive and disciplined at the plate when we needed to be and got two great wins both on walk off hits by Katharine Savolt.”

Yesterday in the first game against Iowa Western Shannon Lieber took the loss on the mound giving up six hits and one earned run. Sydney Standage was 1-3 with a double and an RBI. Soliel Atenza was 1-3 with a single and Brittney Odum got on base on an error and scored the lone run of the game for the Knights who left 3 runners on base.

In the second game of the day in Council Bluffs, Lieber again took the loss giving up three hits and only one earned run to go along with one strikeout. Siarra Velasquez had a in the park homerun on an error in the outfield. Brooke Wakefield, Katharine Savolt, Brittney Odum were all 1-3 while Britlee Anderson 1-2 with a walk.

“I am very proud of our girls for playing two very tough games against IWCC,” said Higgins. “They are a very disciplined and solid team that is at the top of their region and we were right there with them both games.”

“We just couldn’t string our hits together like we needed to in order to get the wins. In game two we had a few errors that cost us some runs but their pitchers did a very good job of keeping us off balance and not getting solid hits.”

The Knights games with Colby Community College scheduled for April 17 have been postponed. The Knights return to the diamond on April 21 when they travel to face the Hastings College JV. The Knights are next at home on April 24 with a doubleheader against McCook Community College at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Players Championship Changes to 3-Hole Playoff

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PGA-LogoPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship is changing this year to a three-hole aggregate playoff involving the closing stretch at the TPC Sawgrass.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem announced the new format Wednesday.

The Players Championship previously was a sudden-death playoff that began on the par-3 17th hole, famous for having an island green. Starting this year, a playoff would take place on the par-5 16th hole, the 17th, and the par-4 18th. If players are still tied, it would go to sudden death starting on the 17th.

The Players Championship is May 8-11. It becomes the only regular PGA Tour event to use a playoff format that is not sudden death.

Clippers Beat Nuggets 117-105 for Record 57th Win

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Denver_NuggetsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 24 points while picking up his 16th technical, and the Los Angeles Clippers led all the way in beating the Denver Nuggets 117-105 on Tuesday night for their franchise-record 57th victory of the season.

Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, and J.J. Redick added 18 points in the Clippers’ finale at home, where they went 34-7 for another franchise mark. DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and 16 rebounds.

The win kept the Clippers in the hunt for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. They would need to win at Portland and Oklahoma City would need to lose to Detroit on Wednesday night for the Clippers to claim the second spot. Otherwise, they will remain the third seed.

Los Angeles will have to get by without Griffin on the road since his 16th tech triggered a league-mandated one-game suspension.

Nicasio Solid in Rockies’ 3-2 Win over Padres

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colorado-rockiesSAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Nicasio pitched six solid innings and the Colorado Rockies recorded a rare road victory with a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

Nicasio (2-0) limited the light-hitting Padres to two runs on six hits. The right-hander allowed hits to San Diego’s first four batters in the first inning as the Padres took a 2-0 lead. He gave up just two hits after that.

LaTroy Hawkins, the fourth Rockies reliever, pitched the ninth inning for his second save.

Colorado won for just the third time in nine road games this season.

Nicasio ran his career mark to 3-0 in six starts against San Diego with a 2.89 ERA.

The Rockies scratched together a single run in three separate innings, including the go-ahead run in the fifth off Robbie Erlin (1-1).

The North Platte Soccer Teams Split with Hastings

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North Platte Bulldogs SoccerThe North Platte Bulldogs boys and girls soccer teams hosted the Hastings Tigers on Tuesday and the Lady Dogs won, while the boys lost.

The North Platte Lady Bulldogs (7-2) beat Hastings (6-5) for the second time in as many games. The Lady Dogs won 4-2 on Tuesday at Madison Middle School in North Platte, following a 5-1 win over the Lady Tigers on Saturday in the GNAC 3rd-4th place game in Scottsbluff. North Platte spread the goals around in Tuesday’s win. Four Lady Dogs scored in the game. Taylor Banark and Samantha Tagwerker each scored a goal and had an assist. Carli Anderson and Marisa Martinez each added a goal for North Platte, who led 3-1 at the half. Goalkeeper Abby Stark had 14 saves for North Platte in the match.

The North Platte boys (2-7) soccer team  continues to struggle. They lost to Hastings (9-2) 2-0. The Bulldogs boys team also played Hastings in the GNAC tournament in Scottsbluff. They faced each other in the first round, which resulted in a 2-1 Tigers win. Dakota Guenin had eight saves in the net for North Platte in Tuesday’s loss. The Dogs have now lost seven matches in a row, but five of their seven losses have been by two goals or less.

The North Platte Bulldogs soccer teams will have one day of practice before hitting the road to play Columbus on Thursday.

 

Creighton Signs Boston U. Guard Maurice Watson Jr.

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Creighton-Jays-BasketballOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Boston University point guard Maurice Watson Jr. is transferring to Creighton.

Bluejays coach Greg McDermott announced that Watson signed a letter of intent Tuesday and will have two years of eligibility starting in 2015-16.

The 5-foot-10 Watson averaged 13.3 points and 7.1 assists per game last season. He was an All-Patriot League first-team selection.

McDermott said Watson, from Philadelphia, is an unselfish player who’s a capable scorer and will be a good fit in the Bluejays’ up-tempo offense.

 

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