The Denver Nuggets have stretched their winning streak to 15 games and earned their 17th consecutive home win by downing Sacramento 101-95.
Danilo Gallinari scored 19 points to help the Nuggets win while Ty Lawson and Wilson Chandler sat out with injuries. Kenneth Faried had 17 points and nine rebounds for Denver.
The Nuggets take on the New Orleans Hornets Monday night.
Football fans can learn about the physics behind the game’s big hits during a talk at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln next month.
Physics professor Timothy Gay will explain some of those forces in an April 5 talk that will also examine the game’s history and its dangers.
Many Nebraska football fans will remember Gay from the physics videos he produced several years ago that aired at Memorial Stadium on game days.
The free lecture will be held inside Memorial Stadium’s West Stadium Club at 12:15 p.m. on April 5. A full house is likely because free pizza will be served 30 minutes beforehand.
It will also be broadcast live online at go.unl.edu/nl-timgay.
Gay will also talk about the research UNL is pursuing about how the brain behaves after a concussion.
Jordan Hooper produced her ninth double-double of the year with 21 points and 12 rebounds to rally the No. 24 Nebraska Women’s Basketball Team to a 73-59 win over Chattanooga in the NCAA Tournament at Reed Arena Saturday.
With the victory, No. 6 seed Nebraska improved to 24-8 overall and advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round for the third time in the past six years. NU will face third-seeded Texas A&M (25-9) on Monday at 8:30 p.m. The Aggies advanced to the second round with a 71-45 win over No. 14 seed Wichita State in Saturday’s first game.
Santa Monica, Calif. – The No. 9 Nebraska sand volleyball team edged the No. 7 UCLA Bruins in 3-2 victory at the Annenburg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, Calif., on Thursday afternoon. In a showdown of first-year programs, the Huskers came out on top to improve their overall record to 4-3.
Nebraska’s No. 1 duo of Kelsey Robinson and Alexa Strange defeated Meg Norton and Kelly Reeves 21-15, 21-16 to get the afternoon started for the Huskers. Hayley Thramer and Amber Rolfzen fell to Zoë Nightingale and Becca Strehlow 21-17, 21-19, but Morgan Broekhuis and Kadie Rolfzen helped NU with a big win at the No. 3 spot over Bojana Todorovic and Megan Moenoa 21-13, 19-21, 15-7.
Alicia Ostrander and Kelsey Fien defeated Karly Drolson and Karsta Lowe in three sets at 21-19, 21-23, 15-13, while Sherida Zarda and Meghan Haggerty fell to Rachel Inouye and Maddy Klineman 21-19, 21-19.
The Huskers will head to No. 4 USC tomorrow for a pair of matches against the Trojans and No. 5 Hawaii. Nebraska will face Hawaii at 1 p.m. CT and USC at 3 p.m. CT at Merle Norman Stadium. All matches will be streamed live:https://pac-12.com/live/
Nebraska 3, UCLA 2
#1-Kelsey Robinson/Alexa Strange d. Meg Norton/Kelly Reeves, 21-15, 21-16
#2-Zoë Nightingale/Becca Strehlow d. Hayley Thramer/Amber Rolfzen, 21-17, 21-19
#3-Morgan Broekhuis/Kadie Rolfzen d. Bojana Todorovic/Megan Moenoa, 21-13, 19-21, 15-7
#4-Alicia Ostrander/Kelsey Fien d. Karly Drolson/Karsta Lowe, 21-19, 21-23, 15-13
#5-Rachel Inouye/Maddy Klineman d. Sheridan Zarda/Meghan Haggerty, 21-19, 21-19
#6 non-scoring match (exhibition)-Phelix Fincher/Mariana Aquino d. Alicia Ostrander/Cecilia Hall, 21-19, 11-21, 15-11
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights (15-16) women’s basketball team ended their season at the NJCAA DII National Championship falling in the consolation side of the bracket 93-55 to the Iowa Central Community College Lady Tritons.
The Lady Knights started out slow as the Lady Tritons raced out to a 40-14 lead in the first half. In the second half the Lady Knights found the basket more often as they scored 40 points. For the game the Lady Knights shot 21-60 for 35 percent from the field while the Lady Tritons shot 34-71 for 48 percent from the field. The Lady Tritons also forced the Lady Knights into 28 turnovers.
The Lady Knights had four players in double figures for the game led by Candice Shelton with 13 points. Courtney Widick contributed 12 points and both DaVontaye Merritt and Paige Hasty had 10 points and six rebounds. Babaye Oja led all scorers with 22 points for the Tritons.
The Lady Knights were the Region IX DII Champions after winning the regular season with a 3-1 record to earn the #1 seed and then defeating Southeast Community College in the postseason. The Lady Knights then went on to win the District F Championship to advance to the National Championship by defeating Dakota College at Bottineau.
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights resume play in the consolation bracket at the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in East Peoria, Illinois today. After a 63-35 loss to top-seed Mesa Community College in round one on Tuesday, the Lady Knights drop into the eight-team losers bracket and can finish as high as seventh nationally with three straight wins. One more loss, however, is season-ending. This afternoon, the Lady Knights take on Iowa Central Community College. The Tritons are the eighth seed in the 16-team tourney. They fell to Monroe College 87-84 in their first round contest on Tuesday afternoon. A win for the Lady Knights today would be their first in two trips to the national tournament. Tipoff between the Lady Knights and the Tritons is set for 11 AM.
Eighth-ranked Cal State-Fullerton rallied to defeat Nebraska 10-4 last night and complete a two-game sweep of the Big Red. A Chad Christensen solo home run gave the Huskers a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning, but the Husker bullpen melted down in the sixth, allowing eight runs in the frame. Josh Scheffert, Pat Kelly and Kash Kalkowski drove in runs for the Huskers, who drop to 6-13 with the loss. They open Big Ten play with a three-game series at Illinois this weekend.
The Denver Broncos may be looking to move on from the Elvis Dumervil fiasco. After cutting Dumervil last Friday when the details of his restructured contract did not arrive via fax machine on time, the Broncos returned to the negotiating table with the veteran defensive end. But Dumervil and his new agent Tom Condon are lukewarm on the Broncos’ proposal, which includes a pay cut and no guaranteed money after the first year of the deal. The Broncos won’t wait too long for Dumervil to make a decision judging by their plans for today. They are bringing in veteran pass rushers Dwight Freeney and John Abraham to meet with team officials and take physicals in Denver. Freeney and Abraham are both older than Dumervil, but the Broncos might be able to sign them for less money and free up some cap space.
Nebraska’s sand volleyball team is beginning to get the hang of things after a tough start to their season. The Huskers swept matches against Irvine Valley College and Loyola Marymount yesterday in Irvine, California, to even their dual record at 3-3. The Huskers five pairs each went 2-0 on the day, and only one match went the full three sets. The ninth-ranked Huskers take on UCLA today.
A walk-off walk doomed the Husker baseball team to an 8-7 loss at Cal State Fullerton in the first game in a two-game set last night. The Huskers scored four runs in the second inning to take an early lead but the Titans fought back. Nebraska was able to come back from 6-5 and 7-6 deficits to tie the score, but in the eleventh, the Titans loaded the bases and Husker reliever Josh Roeder walked in the winning run with two outs on the 3-2 pitch. The Huskers and Titans conclude their series this evening.
