One day after signing his first professional contract, former Husker defensive back Alfonzo Dennard filed a not guilty plea to a charge of third-degree assault of a police officer. Dennard was arrested after an altercation outside a Lincoln bar in the early morning hours of April 21, one week before the NFL Draft. The incident damaged Dennard’s draft stock, and he fell to the seventh round, where he was selected by the New England Patriots.

Jamie Moyer, who became the oldest starting pitcher in baseball history to win a game this season, was designated for assignment by the Colorado Rockies yesterday. The 49 year-old lefty posted a 2-5 record and 5.70 ERA in 10 starts for the Rockies. The Rockies have 10 days to either trade Moyer to another interested team or lose him to free agency. Moyer says he’s not ready to retire despite his struggles, and hopes to get another opportunity elsewhere.

Husker long jumper Chris Phipps and basketball player Kaitlyn Burke were named the Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners from their school by the Big Ten Conference. The conference honors two athletes, one male and one female, from each school for displaying positive sportsmanship. Phipps is a six-time All-American who will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships next week. Burke was a starter at guard for the basketball team.

It was a tough day at the yard for the North Platte First Nationals Seniors, as they were swept in a doubleheader by Fort Morgan, Colorado. The bats didn’t make the track from North Platte to Fort Morgan for the seniors, who were shutout in the first game 8-0 and then fell in the nightcap 11-1. The losses drop the First Nationals to 5-4 on the season. The seniors host a doubleheader against Norfolk this evening, with the first game set to start at 4 PM.

North Platte High’s Trevor Schramm will be taking his track and field talents to the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Schramm took home a pair of medals from the state meet in Omaha earlier this month, placing fifth in the 110 meter hurdles and seventh in the 300 meter hurdles. Schramm will be a scholarship athlete for the Lopers in track events. He also starred in basketball and played football in his days as a Bulldog.

Former Husker Alfonzo Dennard agreed to terms with the New England Patriots yesterday, a month after being selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. Dennard saw his draft stock plummet after being arrested in Lincoln and charged with third-degree assault of a police officer a week prior to the draft, but the Patriots tabbed him with the 224^th overall pick. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

The Colorado Rockies hope to build off a pair of dramatic Memorial Day victories when they resume their series against the Houston Astros at Coors Field tonight. The Rockies won both ends of Monday’s doubleheader in their last at-bat, with Jordan Pacheco’s tie-breaking single in the eighth inning giving the Rox a 9-7 win in the first game, and Dexter Fowler’s triple in the 10^th inning of the nightcap providing the winning run in a 7-6 triumph. Christian Friedrich takes the mound for the Rockies tonight. The rookie lefthander earned the win in his last start in Cincinnati, and will hope his second start in Denver goes smoother than his first, when he allowed eight runs in five innings in a loss to Seattle. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action tonight. Pregame coverage begins at 7:05 with the first pitch at 7:40.

Late-inning heroics gave the Colorado Rockies a doubleheader sweep of the Houston Astros at Coors Field yesterday. In the opener, after a 5-2 lead had slipped away, Jordan Pacheco’s two-run single with two out in the eighth inning broke a tie and gave the Rockies a 9-7 win. The nightcap needed extra innings before Dexter Fowler decided it in the tenth. The center fielder’s RBI triple that scored Michael Cuddyer for a 7-6 Rockies triumph. The game-winning hit was a fitting capper to a standout day for Fowler, who went 7-for-9 in the two games with a triple, a home run, three RBI and five runs scored. Though Rockies starters struggled in both games, the bullpen allowed just one run in eight total innings. The Rockies and Astros are off today before finishing off their four-game series in Denver. Game three of the series is tomorrow night.

The North Platte First Nationals seniors travel to Fort Morgan, Colorado this afternoon for a doubleheader. The First Nationals are looking to build on a strong 5-2 start to their season. Over the Memorial Day weekend, they went 2-1 at a tournament in Gering, beating Chadron 8-4 and Sidney 12-0 on Saturday before falling to the hosts 11-6 in their final game on Sunday. Tonight’s double-dip is the first of four for the First Nationals this week, with games scheduled Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. The first game of today’s doubleheader is set for 3 PM. The First Nationals juniors are also in action today, and also face Fort Morgan in a twin-bill. The juniors went 1-3 over the weekend in the tournament they hosted at Bill Wood Field, dropping their record to 3-4 on the campaign.