The Denver Nuggets welcome the Chicago Bulls to the Pepsi Center tonight and will try and continue their longest winning streak in more than two years. The Nuggets won their seventh straight game Tuesday night, rallying late to defeat Milwaukee. Their last eight-game winning streak came in January 2010. The injury-riddled Bulls have split their last six games. Tipoff is set for 9:30.

Twenty-six football players faxed their letters of intent to Lincoln yesterday, making the Husker recruiting class of 2013 complete. The biggest surprise of the day came from three-star athlete Tre’vell Dixon. He sent his NLI to Nebraska just one day after decommitting from the Huskers for a second time and announcing he would attend Arizona State. A morning change of heart brought Dixon back into the Big Red fold. The Husker class ranks in the top 25 nationally according to all major recruiting services, and ranks as high as 11th according to Fox Sports. But as 26 new faces come in, the Huskers announced a pair of departures from the program. In a press conference yesterday afternoon, Husker head coach Bo Pelini confirmed that running back Braylon Heard and defensive tackle Chase Rome had left the team.

2013 Nebraska Football Recruiting Class

Alphabetical Listing:

Name                                       Pos.          Ht.           Wt.               Hometown                                High School/Junior College

Josh Banderas                         LB            6-2           220              Lincoln, Neb.                            Lincoln Southwest HS

Cethan Carter                          TE            6-4           230              Metairie, La.                            Archbishop Rummel HS

Maliek Collins                         DT            6-2           285              Kansas City, Mo.                      Center HS

Tre’vell Dixon                          WR          6-1           185              Baldwin, La.                             West Saint Mary HS

Matt Finnin                             OL            6-7           305              Crete, Ill.                                  Crete Monee HS/Western Mich./College of DuPage

Nathan Gerry                          DB           6-2           210              Sioux Falls, S.D.                       Washington HS

Kevin Gladney                         WR          6-1           185              Akron, Ohio                              Firestone Senior HS

Randy Gregory                        DE            6-6           230              Fishers, Ind.                             Hamilton Southeastern HS/Arizona Western CC

Zach Hannon                           OL            6-5           295              Kansas City, Mo.                      Rockhurst HS

Greg Hart                                TE            6-5           225              Dayton, Ohio                            Archbishop Alter HS

Dwayne Johnson                     OL            6-6           275              Pearland, Texas                       Bellaire HS

Boaz Joseph                            DB           6-1           190              Weston, Fla.                            Cypress Bay HS

David Knevel*                         OL            6-9           300              Brantford, Ontario                   Pauline Johnson Collegiate HS

Chongo Kondolo                      OL            6-4           290              Carrollton, Texas                      Creekview HS/Fresno City College

Courtney Love*                       LB            6-1           225              Youngstown, Ohio                   Cardinal Mooney HS

Drake Martinez                       DB           6-2           200              Laguna Beach, Calif.                Laguna Beach HS

Kevin Maurice                         DT            6-3           270              Orlando, Fla.                            Freedom HS

Gabe Miller                             LS            6-0           235              Mishawaka, Ind.                      Penn HS

Dimarya Mixon                       DE            6-3           265              Mesquite, Texas                      West Mesquite HS

A.J. Natter                               DE            6-5           240              Milton, Wis.                             Milton HS

Marcus Newby                        LB            6-1           210              North Potomac, Md.                Quince Orchard HS

Terrell Newby                         RB           5-10         180              West Hills, Calif.                      Chaminade HS

D.J. Singleton*                        DB           6-1           195              Jersey City, N.J.                        St. Peter’s Prep HS

Johnny Stanton                       QB           6-2           220              Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.          Santa Margarita Catholic HS

Ernest Suttles                         DE            6-5           240              Tampa, Fla.                              Gaither HS

Adam Taylor                           RB           6-2           200              Katy, Texas                               Katy HS

*-enrolled at Nebraska in January

 

The Class Breakdown:

Total: 26; Freshmen: 23; Junior College Transfers: 3

By State:  Texas (4): Johnson (Pearland), Kondolo (Carrollton), Mixon (Mesquite), Taylor (Katy); California (3): Martinez (Laguna Beach), T. Newby (West Hills), Stanton (Rancho Santa Margarita); Florida (3): Joseph (Weston), Maurice (Orlando), Suttles (Tampa); Ohio (3):Gladney (Akron), Hart (Dayton), Love (Youngstown); Indiana (2): Gregory (Fishers), Miller (Mishawaka); Louisiana (2): Carter (Metairie), Dixon (Baldwin); Missouri (2): Collins (Kansas City), Hannon (Kansas City); Illinois (1): Finnin (Crete); Maryland (1): M. Newby (North Potomac); Nebraska (1): Banderas (Lincoln); New Jersey (1): Singleton (Jersey City); South Dakota (1): Gerry (Sioux Falls); Wisconsin (1): Natter (Milton);  Canada: Ontario (1): Knevel (Brantford)

By Position (First Position Listed): 

Offense (12): QB-Stanton; RB-T. Newby, Taylor; WR-Dixon, Gladney; TE-Carter, Hart; OL-Finnin, Hannon, Johnson, Kondolo, Knevel  

Defense (13): DL-Collins, Gregroy, Maurice, Mixon, Natter, Suttles; LB-Banderas, Love, M. Newby; DB-Gerry, Joseph, Martinez, Singleton

Long Snapper (1): Miller

Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton was arrested early Wednesday morning blocks from his Thornton, Colorado home on suspicion of driving under the influence and careless driving. The 39 year-old was stopped at a gas station at 2:39 AM, and cooperated fully with the arresting officers, according to the police report. In a statement, Helton said he ‘exercised poor judgment’ and says he’s ‘very sorry and embarrassed’ by his actions.

North Platte High School (NPHS) football standout, Luke Wright, has signed to play football for the Fort Hays State Tigers.  Today was National Signing Day for prospective collegiate athletes.

Wright was a 4-year letter winner at NPHS and finished up his high school career as a 2-time All-Conference Team selection, 2-time All-Area Team selection and an All-State honorable mention.  Wright was not only a star on the football field, but also in the classroom, racking up three selections to the Academic All-State Team and two selections to the Academic All-Conference team.  Additionally, Wright is a member of the National Honor Society and served as a NPHS Student Council officer for four years.

Fort Hays State is located in Hays, Kansas, which is approximately 216 miles south of North Platte.  The Tigers are a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Listen to audio from Fort Hays State Football Coach Chris Brown:

 

A poor shooting night led to the end of the North Platte Knights’ six-game winning streak. The Knights shot a season-worst 3-for-20 from three-point range in a 73-64 loss at Laramie County. North Platte led 29-23 at the halftime break but missed all twelve of their threes in the second half. In a game that saw nineteen lead changes, the Golden Eagles went ahead for good on a 12-2 run midway through the second half. Three Knights scored in double figures in the defeat. Reach Jiech led the team with 16 points. Ben Wilson added 14 points and Tim Simmons contributed 12 points. The loss drops North Platte to 18-5 on the season and 8-3 in the Region IX South sub-region. They maintain first place on the tiebreaker with Lamar. The Knights are back in action Friday night, hosting Trinidad State Junior College.

The Husker football recruiting class of 2013 added a commitment and lost a commitment on the eve of national signing day. Offensive lineman Dwayne Johnson announced he’d be attending Nebraska. Johnson is a three-star prospect from Houston, Texas. He chose the Huskers over Arkansas. On the flip-side, four-star athlete recruit Trevell Dixon changed his college choice. He’ll attend Arizona State next fall. National Signing Day is today. The Huskers will hope to finalize a class of 25 or 26 scholarship players.

Nebraska women’s basketball players Jordan Hooper and Rachel Theriot swept the Big Ten Conference’s weekly individual awards announced on Tuesday. Hooper captured her second Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honor of the season after averaging 27.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in Nebraska’s wins over Ohio State and Minnesota last week. Theriot, a 6-0 point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, added the third Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week honor of her career by averaging 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals in the two wins. Nebraska returns to Big Ten road action on Thursday night when they travel to Northwestern.

— Jeff Griesch, Nebraska Sports Information

DENVER (AP) — Danilo Gallinari and Ty Lawson each scored 22 points and the Denver Nuggets rallied past the Milwaukee Bucks 112-104 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.

The Nuggets withstood Samuel Dalembert’s career-high 35 points and trailed by 17 points in the first half before coming back to beat the Bucks for the fifth time in a row and get their longest winning streak overall in more than two years.

Corey Brewer added 20 points and Kenneth Faried 13 points and rebounds for the Nuggets, who didn’t lead in the game until late in the fourth quarter.

Dalembert finished 17 for 21 from the floor in surpassing his previous career high of 27 points on March 14, 2011, against Golden State while with Sacramento. Luc Mbah a Moute, Larry Sanders, Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings added 12 points apiece for the Bucks.

The Colorado Rockies continue to dumpster-dive for starting pitching. The Denver Post reports the Rockies have offered 39-year old righthander Derek Lowe a minor league contract. Lowe went 9-11 with a 5.11 ERA in 38 games with Cleveland and the Yankees last season. For now, Lowe has rebuffed the Rockies’ advances, preferring to hold out for a guaranteed contract.