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The North Platte Bulldogs Soccer Teams Compete at the GNAC

Posted on April 13, 2014

The North Platte Bulldogs boys and girls soccer teams competed in the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference tournament in Scottsbluff over the weekend. The Lady Dogs placed third and the boys finished eighth in the tournament.

The North Platte girls (6-2) were the No. 2 seed in the tournament and beat No. 7 Gering 11-1 in the first round on Friday. Taylor Banark filled the stat sheet in Friday’s game by leading the Lady Dogs with three goals and four assists. Abby Stark had eight saves in earning the win as the goalkeeper. The Semifinal game on Saturday was a battle for North Platte against No. 3 Columbus. The Lady Dogs fell in a shootout 3-2. Banark scored another goal and added an assist and Madalynn Doughty scored a goal in the loss. In the 3rd and 4th place game North Platte played No. 7 Gering and won 5-1. Marisa Martinez led the way with three goals and an assist.

The North Platte boys (2-6) soccer team went 0-3 in the GNAC tournament and lost all three games by one goal. The Dogs were the No. 6 seed and lost in the first round to No. 3 Hastings 2-1 on Friday. Rashawn Bryant scored the lone North Platte goal in the loss. In the consolation semifinal Saturday morning the Dogs lost to Scottsbluff 3-2, Brady Mason and David Mata each scored in the game. In the 7th and 8th place game on Saturday the Dogs lost in a shootout to Gering 2-1. Mason scored the lone goal in the loss. The Bulldogs have now lost six matches in a row after starting the season 2-0.

The brackets for both the boys and girls GNAC tournaments can be seen by clicking on the links below.

GNAC Soccer 2014 Boys Final Bracket

GNAC Soccer 2014 Girls Final Bracket

Bubba Watson Wins Another Green Jacket at Augusta

Posted on April 13, 2014

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Bubba Watson has won the Masters for the second time in three years.

Watson claimed another green jacket by shooting a 3-under 69 in the final round Sunday, fending off Jordan Spieth’s bid to become the youngest major champion since 1931.

The 20-year-old Texan led by two shots heading to the eighth hole, but the tournament changed suddenly.

Watson made two straight birdies, Spieth took back-to-back bogeys — and just like that, Watson was up by two strokes at the turn.

The left-hander led the rest of the way, adding to the 2012 title he won in more spectacular fashion with a playoff victory. The winning score was 8-under 280.

Spieth finished with a 72, his worst score of the week. He was 283 overall, tied with Sweden’s Jonas Blixt.

Giants Beat Rockies 5-4 in 10 Innings

Posted on April 13, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandon Crawford led off the 10th inning with a splash homer to give the San Francisco Giants a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.

Pablo Sandoval homered and Angel Pagan drove in two runs for the Giants, who bounced back from a 1-0 loss on Saturday to take two of three in the series.

Wilin Rosario and Justin Morneau homered for the Rockies, who have lost 15 of their last 18 games in San Francisco and have not won a series here since 2010.

Crawford turned on the second pitch thrown by Rex Brothers (1-1) and drove it into McCovey Cove for his first career walkoff homer and first splash homer.

Sergio Romo (1-0) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win.

Davis’ Throwing Error Sends Twins over Royals

Posted on April 13, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pitcher Wade Davis made a wild flip home on a comebacker in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied past the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

After the Royals scored three times in the eighth for a 3-2 lead, reliever Aaron Crow (0-1) walked two Minnesota batters to start the bottom half.

Davis struck out Joe Mauer, but Trevor Plouffe walked to load the bases. Chris Hermann then hit a tapper back to the mound and Davis, hoping to begin an easy double play, hesitated briefly after getting the ball out of his glove.

Davis’ toss sailed past catcher Salvador Perez. Pedro Florimon scored the tying run and Brian Dozier slid home under Perez’s return throw to Davis covering the plate.

Casey Fien (1-0) got one out and Glen Perkins posted his third save.

Rockies Activate Chatwood from DL

Posted on April 13, 2014April 13, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have activated right-hander Tyler Chatwood from the 15-day disabled list and optioned infielder Charlie Culberson to Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Chatwood was activated in time to start Sunday’s series finale against San Francisco.

Chatwood went 8-5 with a 3.15 ERA in 20 starts last season for Colorado. He began this year on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring.

The Rockies might need to make another roster move this week. Lefty Brett Anderson had X-rays on the injured index finger on his throwing hand after the injury appeared more serious than originally feared when he hurt it Saturday.

Faried Helps Nuggets Rally past Jazz 101-94

Posted on April 13, 2014

DENVER (AP) — Kenneth Faried scored 24 points and pulled down 21 rebounds Saturday night in the short-handed Denver Nuggets’ 101-94 come-from-behind win over the Utah Jazz.

Randy Foye added 26 points and Evan Fornier 23 for the Nuggets, who trailed most of the night before sending Utah to its fourth straight loss and evening the season series with their rivals at two games each.

Foye’s 3-pointer with 6:54 left gave Denver its first lead of the night at 77-76.

Seconds later, Fornier made the most unlikely of baskets. He was driving in to the lane when he got tripped and let go of the ball as he fell backward into the paint. The ball fluttered through the net just as he hit the floor, and his subsequent free throw put Denver on top 80-76.

Gordon Hayward led Utah with 23 points and Enes Kanter added 22 points and 14 rebounds.

Anderson Injured in Rockies’ Win over Giants

Posted on April 12, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tommy Kahnle and four relievers combined for two-hit ball over six innings after Brett Anderson was injured, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 1-0 victory over Matt Cain and the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

Troy Tulowitzki had a sacrifice fly in the third inning for Colorado. Kahnle (2-0) allowed one baserunner in two innings. Matt Belisle, Adam Ottavino, Rex Brothers and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning apiece to complete the three-hitter with Hawkins finishing for his second save.

Rockies relievers extended their scoreless streak to 9 2-3 innings in this series.

Anderson left the game with a bruised left index finger after allowing a hit in three innings.

Colorado won for just the second time in six road games this season. It’s also just the Rockies’ third win in their last 17 games at San Francisco’s waterfront ballpark.

Cross Runs for 100 Yards in Nebraska’s Spring Game

Posted on April 12, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Imani Cross ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns against the No. 1 defense to highlight the Nebraska spring game Saturday.

Instead of splitting the players into Red and White teams, the scrimmage pitted the offense against the defense. The offense won 55-46 in a scoring system that awarded points to the defense for certain accomplishments.

Top running back Ameer Abdullah was held out to guard against possible injury. Cross racked up all his yards in the first half.

The day was about more than the traditional spring scrimmage. Coach Bo Pelini came out of the tunnel cradling a cat — yes, a cat — and raised it to the crowd in a nod to the avatar on the popular @FauxPelini Twitter account. He challenged receiver Kenny Bell to a throwing contest, and Jeremiah Sirles proposed to his girlfriend during a punt, pass and kick competition among former players.

Mauer Homers, Nolasco Pitches Twins past Royals

Posted on April 12, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer hit his first home run of the season and free-agent acquisition Ricky Nolasco earned his first win for the Minnesota Twins in a 7-1 victory Saturday over the Kansas City Royals.

A day after getting his first RBI of the year, Mauer drove in three more runs against Kansas City starter James Shields. Brian Dozier had a leadoff homer for Minnesota, which has scored the second-most runs in the American League.

Nolasco (1-1) showed why the Twins signed him to a $49 million, four-year contract to steady their rotation. The right-hander gave up five runs in each of his first two outings for his new team, but was on top of his game Saturday in his first home start for Minnesota. Nolasco went eight innings and allowed five hits with four strikeouts.

Shields (0-2) yielded seven runs — one earned — in 5 2-3 innings. He gave up six hits and walked three while striking out five.

Bumgarner Hits Grand Slam, Giants Edge Rockies 6-5

Posted on April 12, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to overcome a shaky outing on the mound, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.

Bumgarner hit a sacrifice fly off starter Jorge De La Rosa in the third inning, then connected for a towering home run in the fourth. It was Bumgarner’s third career homer and only the second grand slam by a Giants pitcher since the team relocated from New York to San Francisco in 1958.

Brandon Crawford added two hits and scored twice for the Giants.

Carlos Gonzalez homered for Colorado, which played short-handed after injuries sidelined two of its top hitters.