Like their male counterparts, the Husker softball team is also spending the weekend in Iowa City. The 19th-ranked Huskers open a three game series against Iowa tonight. Nebraska is 4-1 in the Big Ten and 26-7 overall. They’ve won seven of their last eight games. The Hawkeyes are 1-5 in league play. Tonight’s game is set for 6:30. Saturday’s game is a 5:30 start, while Sunday’s game gets underway at 1 PM.

The Denver Nuggets survived the Dallas Mavericks 95-94 at Pepsi Center last night, but the victory came at a cost. Danilo Gallinari had to be helped off the floor after injuring his left knee in the second quarter. The injury is feared to be serious. He’ll have an MRI today. Andre Iguodala’s runner with 2.8 seconds left and Corey Brewer’s blocked shot at the buzzer helped the Nuggets secure their 19^th straight home win. The Nuggets host Houston Saturday night.

Their overall record doesn’t look like much, but the Husker baseball team is sitting pretty in second place in the Big Ten as conference play resumes this weekend. With a 5-1 mark in the league, Nebraska sits a game back of unbeaten Indiana. This weekend, the Huskers face one of the league’s bottom feeders as they travel to Iowa City to face the Iowa Hawkeyes in a three-game series. The Hawkeyes are 1-5 in Big Ten play. Nebraska took two out of three from Iowa last season in Lincoln. They are trying to win three consecutive conference series in the same season for the first time since 2008. Christian Deleon, Ryan Hander and Tyler Niederklein are the scheduled starting pitchers for the Big Red. First pitch for tonight’s series opener is set for 6:05. Game two is scheduled for 1:05 on Saturday, and game three gets started at the same time Sunday.

The preseason schedule for the Denver Broncos was announced today. The Broncos will take a tour of the NFC West in their four August tilts. They’ll start with a trip to the Bay Area to face the San Francisco 49ers. In week two they’ll visit the Seattle Seahawks. Week three’s game is a nationally televised home game against the St. Louis Rams on August 24th at 6 PM. The Broncos will wrap up the preseason by hosting the Arizona Cardinals. Game times and dates for three of Denver’s four tune-up games are still to be determined.

The Husker football team held their final practice of the spring yesterday afternoon, working out in full pads outdoors for two hours. Head coach Bo Pelini spoke to the media after practice. He seemed pleased with the way his players rounded out the spring, and excited for Saturday’s last scrimmage.

“It was a good go today,” Pelini said. “It was a spirited go. We got a lot done. It was a good practice to finish this thing off and get ready for Saturday. That’s more of a show for the fans obviously and a show of appreciation. We’re going to be thin because we have some guys nicked up that won’t participate but we split the team in half and we are going to have some guys play on both teams. We’ll end up being pretty basic and have some fun with it.”

Among those who will not participate in the Red-White Spring Game are running back Ameer Abdullah and linebacker David Santos. Pelini also confirmed that Taylor Martinez’s participation will be limited, but not due to injury. The spring game is Saturday at 2 PM.

The Colorado Rockies continued to play early-season long ball in securing an opening series victory. Wilin Rosario, Michael Cuddyer and Dexter Fowler all homered as the Rockies powered past the Brewers 7-3 in Milwaukee. Juan Nicasio pitched six strong innings for the first road victory of his career. Reid Brignac and Eric Young Jr. drove in runs in a two-run fifth that gave the Rox the lead for good. The Rockies are off today and open their home schedule Friday against San Diego.

Seven different Denver Nuggets scored in double figures in a 113-96 win over the Utah Jazz at Pepsi Center. Danilo Gallinari led the offense with 21 points. Kenneth Faried added 19 points, and rookie Evan Fournier chipped in 18 off the bench. The Nuggets broke open a close game with an 8-0 run to start the third quarter and led by as many as 21 points en route to their 51^st win of the season. The Nuggets host the Dallas Mavericks tonight. Tipoff is at 8 PM.

A pair of RBI from Brooke Thomason brought the 19th-ranked Huskers back from an early deficit and lifted them to a 4-3 win over Creighton last night in Omaha. Thomason’s RBI single in the seventh proved to be a valuable insurance run. Mattie Fowler and Hailie Decker each homered, and Tatum Edwards hurled a complete game for her 17^th win of the season in the circle. The Huskers improve to 28-5 with the victory. They’re at Iowa for a three-game series this weekend.

The North Platte Community College softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader against Western Nebraska at the Dowhower Softball Complex yesterday, falling 11-1 and 11-3. The Lady Knights return to action today, hosting Trinidad State Junior College in a doubleheader. The first game gets underway at 1 PM with the second game to follow at approximately 3 PM.

The Colorado Rockies have their first win of 2013 and Walt Weiss has the first win of his managerial career. The Rockies doubled up the Brewers 8-4 last night in Milwaukee. Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez each homered for the second straight game, and both were part of a three-run sixth-inning rally that broke a 4-4 tie. The Rockies conclude their series with the Brewers tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action with pregame coverage starting at 6:30 and the first pitch at 7:10.