Husker women’s basketball coach Connie Yori has received a two-year contract extension that will keep her at the helm of the program until 2017. The extension comes on the heels of a successful 2011-2012 campaign that saw Yori’s squad make the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in the past six seasons. Yori had previously received a three-year extension after leading the Huskers to their best season in school history in 2010. Yori will enter her eleventh season as head coach this winter.

The Colorado Rockies announced a trade yesterday, dealing pitcher Esmil Rogers to the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations. The Rockies had designated Rogers for assignment last Saturday, removing him from the 40-man roster. The 26 year-old righthander had been erratic in a relief role this season, posting an 8.06 ERA in 23 appearances. Rogers leaves Colorado with a 6.77 career ERA in 70 games.

The Colorado Rockies officially introduced three of their top five draft picks in a press conference in Denver yesterday. The tenth overall pick, high school outfielder David Dahl from Birmingham, Alabama, agreed on a $2.6 million signing bonus. Supplemental first-round selection Eddie Butler, a pitcher out of Radford University, signed for an even $1 million. Fourth-round pick Seth Willoughby, a pitcher out of Xavier University, signed for $330,300. Dahl and Butler will report to the Rockies’ rookie-level minor league team in Grand Junction, Colorado, while Willoughby will play short-season A-ball in Pasco, Washington.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the official list of 2012 USTFCCCA All-Americans on Tuesday. Five Huskers earned first-team All-America accolades: Chad Wright, the 2012 Discus National Champion; fellow discus throwers Tyler Hitchler and Morgan Wilken; decathlete Bjorn Barrefors; and shot-putter Luke Pinkelman, from Cozad. Athletes must place in the top eight in their event at the national championships to receive All-America honors.

INTERLEAGUE

Pittsburgh at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.
Washington at Toronto 6:07 p.m.
Boston at Miami 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati 6:10 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Tampa Bay 6:10 p.m.
N-Y Yankees at Atlanta 6:10 p.m.
Arizona at Texas 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Chi Cubs 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Kansas City 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.
Chi White Sox at St. Louis 7:15 p.m.
Oakland at Colorado 7:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers 9:10 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Houston at San Francisco 9:15 p.m.

NBA FINALS

Miami at Oklahoma City 8:00 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)

INTERLEAGUE

Washington 6 Toronto 3
Miami 4 Boston 1
N-Y Yankees 3 Atlanta 0
L.A. Angels 3 L.A. Dodgers 2

NHL STANLEY CUP FINAL

Los Angeles 6 New Jersey 1 (LA wins series, 4-2)

 

The North Platte First Nationals hit the road tonight for the first two out of eight games scheduled this week, a double-header against Hastings. The First Nationals are fresh off a fourth-place finish at the Kwik Stop Tournament in North Platte over the weekend. Their record stands at 11-9 overall coming into a week that sees them play six games away from home, including four against Lincoln-area teams. First pitch for game one in Hastings tonight is scheduled for 5:30.

The Colorado Rockies hope to stop a losing streak and turn around their interleague play misfortune as they open a three-game series against the Oakland A’s tonight at Coors Field. The Rockies’ current five-game losing skid includes last weekend’s sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels. Those defeats dropped the Rockies to 0-6 against American League teams this season. Jeremy Guthrie gets the start on the mound for the Rockies against Oakland’s Bartolo Colon. First pitch is set for 7:40.

The field is set for the College World Series after the final three teams wrapped up super-regional victories. South Carolina finished off a rain-delayed sweep of Oklahoma, and Kent State and Arkansas won decisive game threes over Oregon and Baylor to move on. Action at Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park begins on Friday, with tournament Cinderella Stony Brook playing the number two national seed UCLA, and the number three seed Florida State taking on Arizona. Saturday’s first game matches first-time visitors Kent State against Arkansas. First-round action wraps up Saturday night with what is by far the marquee matchup of the first weekend. It will be a rematch of last season’s championship series, as two-time defending champions and number eight national seed South Carolina against the top national seed Florida.

The Husker football team secured its ninth commitment for their recruiting class of 2013 as wide receiver Kevin Gladney from Akron, Ohio pledged to the Big Red yesterday. Gladney is the fourth Ohioan to commit to Nebraska in the 2013 class. The six foot, four inch deep threat also had offers from Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, and Purdue, but chose to commit while in Lincoln for his first official visit.