After two big wins over a top-ten team mid-week, the Husker baseball team hopes to ride that momentum into a three-game Big Ten series at Purdue. The Huskers dropped two of three against Ohio State last weekend for their first conference series loss, but look to rebound against the scuffling Boilermakers. The defending Big Ten champs are just 4-8 in league play. Nebraska is 8-4 in the Big Ten, tied for third in the the league. Game one of the series begins tonight at 6 PM.

The 18th-ranked Husker softball team is heading to West Lafayette for a three-game set against Purdue this weekend. The Big Red have reeled off a 10-3 Big Ten mark, including a double-header sweep of Minnesota at home earlier this week. Purdue is 7-7 in league play. Nebraska has been tough to beat away from home this season. They’re 11-4 on the road, and have already complied the third-most road wins in a single season in program history. Game one of the series gets underway at 3 PM.

For the second time in three days, the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets were snowed out in Denver. When Monday’s game was postponed, the two teams made it up the next day, but that won’t be the case with yesterday’s game, and a makeup date has yet to be set. This afternoon, weather permitting, the Rockies will go for a three-game sweep of the Mets in what was originally intended as a four-game series. ESPN Radio 1410 will have the action, with pregame coverage at 1:30 and the first pitch at 2:10.

The Denver Nuggets closed out their regular season in style, routing the Phoenix Suns 118-98 in Denver to finish with a 57-25 overall record. Seven different Nuggets scored in double figures, led by Wilson Chandler with 21 points. Little-used reserves Anthony Randolph and Timofey Mosgov each posted double-doubles. The Nuggets secured the third seed in the Western Conference playoffs with the win. They’ll face Golden State in round one. Game one of the series is Saturday in Denver.

The Husker men’s basketball team marked the first day of the spring signing period by welcoming Seward County Community College transfer Leslee Smith into the fold. Smith, a native of the Virgin Islands, played his high school basketball in Texas and originally signed with SMU. After two years there, he went to Seward County for the 2012-2013 season, in which he averaged 8.3 points per game and led the team in rebounding. The 6’8”, 250 pound forward will compete for minutes in the post next season.

“I’m fired up about signing Leslee Smith,” Head coach Tim Miles said. “He is an intelligent young man with great maturity and is an excellent student. As a player, he possesses the athleticism and skill to flourish in our style of play. I think his versatility will also be an asset for us. We think he can play a variety of positions.  His experience at SMU is key because he understands about the regimentation, the training and competition to play at this level. Today is a big day for Husker Basketball.”

Nebraska junior Chad Wright was honored by the Big Ten Conference on Wednesday as he was named the Big Ten Male Field Athlete of the Week. The award marks the third Big Ten outdoor track and field weekly award of his career and first this season.

Wright finished first in the discus at the Nebraska Quad last Saturday, notching a season best throw of 199-6 (60.82). His mark ranks first in the Big Ten and third in the nation this season.

The Huskers hit the road this week for competition at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence, Kan., and the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif.

— Nebraska Sports Information

Nebraska’s wrestling program scored a recruiting coup on the first day of the spring signing period. Destin McCauley will join the program for the 2013-14 season. McCauley, who will wrestle at 149 pounds for the Big Red, won six state titles as a prep star in Minnesota before spending two years in the Olympic training program. He was a member of the Junior World team and won a junior national freestyle championship in 2012. McCauley is the fourth member of the Husker wrestling recruiting class of 2013.

“We’re excited for Destin and the future he has here at Nebraska,” Head Coach Mark Manning said. “He comes to us as a very accomplished high school wrestler as well as international (freestyle) competitor. We have a number of young men in our program that have high aspirations, and Destin wants to make history here at Nebraska.”

On a chilly day in Denver, the Colorado Rockies swept a double-header from the New York Mets to move their winning streak to five games. In game one, Todd Helton’s two-run single in the fifth inning pulled the Rockies ahead for good in an 8-4 victory. Carlos Gonzalez hit his fourth homer of the season and Eric Young Jr. drove in a pair of runs. Juan Nicasio battled through five innings to earn the win on the mound. The second game saw the Rockies facing an 8-2 deficit after five frames, as Jeff Francis was battered for the second straight time. But they battled back to tie the score at eight in the eighth inning, and in the tenth, Jordan Pacheco’s RBI single gave the Rockies the 9-8 win. Game three of the series is scheduled for tonight at 6:40. ESPN Radio 1410 will have all the action, with pregame coverage getting underway at 6:05.

Not only did the Husker baseball team score their two biggest wins of the season in a double-header sweep of 10th-ranked Arkansas, they made a little history in the process. Kyle Kubat, Tyler Niederklein and Dylan Vogt combined for the eighth no-hitter in program history as the Huskers topped the Razorbacks 3-0 in the opener in Lincoln. Kubat worked the first five innings in his first outing of the season. It was Nebraska’s first no-no since they completed the feat against Peru State back in 1993, and first against a Division I opponent since 1982. In the nightcap, Blake Headley’s pinch-hit homer kicked off a three-run eighth inning that led the Huskers to a 4-2 triumph. The Huskers move to 16-19 on the season with the victories. They travel to West Lafayette to take on Purdue in a three-game set this weekend.

The 18th-ranked Husker softball team earned a double-header sweep of Minnesota in Big Ten play yesterday in Lincoln. Game one saw the Huskers come back from an early deficit for a 3-2 win. Emily Lockman retired the final 13 batters she faced in the circle to help make the comeback possible. Game two was the Tatum Edwards show. The junior two-way standout threw a three-hit shutout and blasted a grand slam for the game’s only runs in a 4-0 win. The Huskers are 32-9 overall and 10-3 in league play. They open a three-game series at Purdue on Friday.