Carlos Gonzalez’s first two home runs of the season were wasted by a shabby bullpen performance as the Colorado Rockies fell 5-4 to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of their three-game series in Pittsburgh. Gonzalez’s second homer of the game gave the Rockies a 4-3 lead in the eighth inning, but the Pirates scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead back for good. Rockies relievers Rex Brothers and Matt Belisle allowed four runs in two innings to spoil a strong effort from starter Jamie Moyer, who allowed just one run in his six innings of work. The Rockies and Pirates wrap up their series with a doubleheader today. Game one gets underway at 11:35, with the second game, a rescheduling of Monday’s rainout, starting 30 minutes after the end of the first game. ESPN Radio 1410 has both games for you, with pregame coverage beginning at 11:05.

Former Husker football player Alfonzo Dennard was released from jail Monday on $500 bond after being incarcerated over the weekend and hit with a felony charge of third-degree assault of a police officer. Dennard was arrested early Saturday morning on an accusation of punching a police officer in the face as the officer tried to break up an altercation outside of a downtown Lincoln bar at around 2:15 AM. It took four police officers to subdue and arrest Dennard, who had reportedly been in two other altercations that same night and been told twice by police to leave the downtown area. The All-Big Ten cornerback entered this week as a possible second or third round pick in the NFL Draft, which begins on Thursday night. Draft experts suspect this incident, the first such off-field incident for Dennard, could drop him at least one round in the draft.

Last weekend was a disappointing one for the Husker baseball team, as they dropped two out of three to Purdue at home. The Huskers hope to get back on track starting tonight, as they make the short trek to Omaha for their second meeting of the year against Creighton. The Big Red knocked off the Blue Jays 5-3 at Hawks Field in their first meeting two Tuesday’s ago. Creighton has struggled mightly this season to the tune of a 15-18 overall record, while the Huskers dropped to 26-15 on the season Righty Ryan Hander, who has made ten relief appearances this season and owns a 1.35 ERA, will make the first start of his career tonight. He’ll be opposed by Creighton’s Nick Musec, who took the loss in the first meeting between these teams this year. First pitch at TD Ameritrade Park is set for 6:30.

Yesterday’s Colorado Rockies game in Pittsburgh was postponed due to a snowstorm that came through the Northeast. The game has been rescheduled as part of a double-header on Wednesday, to be played 30 minutes after the originally scheduled afternoon contest that day. Tonight, the weather is expected to be better so that the Rockies and Pirates can open their three-game series at PNC Park. 49 year-old lefty Jamie Moyer takes the mound for the Rockies for his first start since he became the oldest pitcher in major league history to win a game when he went seven innings to beat the Padres in Denver last Tuesday. He’ll be opposed by Pittsburgh right-hander Kevin Correia. ESPN Radio 1410 will have the action from the Steel City tonight. Pregame coverage gets underway at 5:30, with the first pitch at 6:05.

The Husker baseball team was unable to earn a series victory over 16th-ranked Purdue at Hawks Field this weekend, falling in Sunday’s rubber game 8-3. After dropping the series opener 8-5 on Friday night, the Huskers rebounded and won Saturday’s game 8-3, setting up big stakes for both teams in the finale. The Boilermakers came out strong, taking a 6-0 lead thanks to a four-run fourth inning that chased Husker starting pitcher Zach Hirsch from the game. Nebraska responded with a three-run fourth inning of their own, keyed by Josh Scheffert’s two-run single. But the Huskers would be unable to generate any more offense, and Purdue tacked on insurance runs in the seventh and ninth. Nebraska falls to 8-7 in the Big Ten and 26-15 overall with the defeat. They visit Creighton on Tuesday night.

The Colorado Rockies have won three straight series after taking the rubber game of their three-game road set against the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 yesterday afternoon. Michael Cuddyer’s two-run double in the eighth inning broke a 1-1 tie and helped move the Rockies back over the .500 mark. The Rockies road trip continues tonight as they head off to Pittsburgh to begin a three-game series with the Pirates, though inclement weather has tonight’s series opener in doubt. If they play ball, ESPN Radio 1410 will be the place to hear the call. Pregame coverage will begin at 5:30, with the first pitch scheduled for 6:05.

UPDATE: Tonight’s Rockies game has been postponed. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday.

The Youngstown, Ohio pipeline has delivered another recruit for Husker football. Commitment number five for the class of 2013 is linebacker Courtney Love. Love is the fifth player from Youngstown’s Cardinal Mooney High School to commit to the Huskers since Bo Pelini, a Cardinal Mooney alum, took over as head coach. He joins safety Marcus McWilson as Cardinal Mooney players in the 2013 class so far. The 6’1”, 225 pound Love is rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com.

The Husker softball team was unable to complete a three-game road sweep of Ohio State, falling 4-0 to the Buckeyes yesterday in Columbus. It marks the first time this season the Huskers have been shutout in conference play. Nebraska managed just three hits on the afternoon in falling to 29-17 overall and 10-5 in Big Ten conference play. The Huskers travel to Omaha to take on Creighton on Wednesday

The Denver Nuggets have a playoff spot clinched, but they aren’t taking it easy in the regular season’s final days. The Nuggets routed the Orlando Magic 101-74 in their regular-season home finale in Denver last night, led by Javale McGee’s 17 points and 8 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari also had 17 points for the Nuggets, who have won four of their last five games and hold on to sixth place in the Western Conference. In the season’s penultimate game on Wednesday night, the Nuggets visit Oklahoma City.