The Denver Broncos dropped their preseason opener 24-23 to the Dallas Cowboys last night as the Cowboys scored a touchdown and two-point conversion with 15 seconds left to play. The Broncos first team offense scored on their opening drive, with Matt Prater hitting a 24 yard field goal. That was all the scoring for the first team, which was quarterbacked by Kyle Orton, who hit on two of his six passes for 37 yards. Tim Tebow led two scoring drives in the second quarter, both ending in Prater field goals. Tebow completed six of seven passes for 91 yards and rushed twice for 15 yards. In the fourth quarter, Jeremiah Johnson ran for a touchdown and Brady Quinn threw a TD pass to Eron Riley to complete Denver’s scoring. The Broncos are back in preseason action next Saturday at home against the Buffalo Bills.
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Rockies Lose, Settle For Series Split in Cincinnati
The Colorado Rockies once again squandered a chance to win a road series, losing in a Thursday matinee 2-1 to the Cincinnati Reds. The loss was Colorado’s second straight after taking the first two in the four-game set. After the Reds scored twice in the first inning, Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin settled in and pitched a complete game, striking out nine, but got only Seth Smith’s ninth-inning solo home run in support. The Rockies have now lost in eight of Chacin’s last nine starts. Aside from Smith’s blast, the Rockies managed just four hits on the afternoon, including two from Mark Ellis. The Rockies continue their road trip by heading to St. Louis to begin a three-game series against the Cardinals tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action from Busch Stadium, with pregame coverage at 6:30 and first pitch at 7:15.
Broncos Open Preseason Schedule (TONIGHT on ESPN Radio 1410 AM)
Ready or not, it’s time for the Denver Broncos to play football. A truncated and tumultuous training camp at Dove Valley now heads towards game action, as the Broncos open the preseason tonight on the road against the Dallas Cowboys. The first team offense for the Broncos is expected to play about 12 to 15 snaps, with Kyle Orton leading them out as the quarterback. Tim Tebow has mostly worked out with the second team at practice, but Brady Quinn has recently started seeing more time with that unit. Nevertheless, Tebow expects to take the snaps with the second team in tonight’s game, though head coach John Fox did not make an official announcement after yesterday’s practice. ESPN Radio 1410 will have the action from Dallas tonight. Pregame coverage starts at 5:35 with kickoff set for 7:30.
Pelini Displeased With Huskers First Practice in Pads
The Nebraska football team practiced in pads for the first time in fall camp yesterday afternoon, their fifth practice in preparation for the upcoming season. While the players were excited to put the pads on and hit, Huskers head coach Bo Pelini felt some of the execution on the day was lacking. “Today, on all sides of the football, we didn’t play up to our standards,” Pelini said. “I didn’t like today; I’ve liked everything up to today. Hopefully we take today as a learning experience. There was just too much inconsistency.” Offensive linemen Jeremiah Sirles and Marcel Jones and tight end Kyler Reed sat out practice with minor injuries.
Rox Lose One-Run Game, Finish Series This Afternoon
The Colorado Rockies squandered multiple offensive opportunities in a 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds last night in Cincinnati. The Rockies had 13 hits in the game, including a solo home run by Troy Tulowitzki, but stranded 15 runners on base and had the tying run tagged out at third base on a ground ball to third for the final out of the game. Starting pitcher Kevin Millwood threw seven strong innings in his Rockies debut, just one day after being signed by the team, but gave up three solo home runs, the last to reigning NL MVP Joey Votto leading off the sixth inning that proved to be the game winner. The Rockies still have a chance to win the four-game series with the Reds in today’s series finale matinee. ESPN Radio 1410 has the call with pregame coverage starting at 11:05 AM and first pitch at 11:35.
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Huskers Earn Sixth 2012 Commitment, Meredith Named To Hendricks Award Watch List
The Nebraska football team secured their sixth commitment to their recruiting class of 2012 in Louisiana linebacker Deion Jones. Jones had over 100 tackles last season for New Orleans Jesuit High School and led his team to the state quarterfinals. He’s rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com. Jones picked the Huskers over offers from fellow Big Ten schools Illinois and Minnesota, as well as Kansas State, Kentucky, Arizona and Pittsburgh. As for current Huskers, they returned to the practice field for the fourth day of fall camp yesterday. Defensive end Cameron Meredith was honored yesterday as one of 35 players named to the preseason watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award, handed out annually to the nation’s best defensive end. Meredith had previously been named to the Lombardi Award watch list as well.
Fowler, Tulowitzki Help Rockies Past Reds
The Colorado Rockies made the most of their offensive opportunites and a patchwork bullpen held on for a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night, their second win in a row to start a seven-game road trip. Dexter Fowler’s RBI single in the top of the fifth broke a 2-2 tie and held up thanks to six strong innings from starter Esmil Rogers, who earned his sixth win of the season, and scoreless relief work from the only four relievers the Rockies had available due to injury and workload concerns. Rafael Betancourt worked the ninth inning for his first save of the season. Troy Tulowitzki smacked his 22nd homer of the season, a two-run shot in the fourth, to get the Rockies on the board. Game three of the four game series between the Rockies and Reds is tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action with pregame coverage at 5:30 and the first pitch at 6:10.
Broncos Rest Two Ailing Receivers On Eve Of Preseason Opener
After a brief training camp, the Denver Broncos are one day away from taking the field. The Broncos open their preseason schedule tomorrow night in Dallas against the Cowboys. While the listed starters on the depth chart aren’t expected to play a significant number of snaps, the Broncos are taking no chances with their top two returning wide receivers from last season. Eddie Royal, who is recovering from hip surgery, sat out yesterday’s practice as a precautionary measure, while Brandon Lloyd, the Broncos leading pass-catcher last year, left the practice session early with minor knee swelling. The absences of Royal and Lloyd led to more first-team snaps for Eric Decker, Matthew Willis and Britt Davis. At quarterback, Kyle Orton continued to take all the first-team snaps and will start tomorrow night’s game.
Rockies Hope To Keep On Slugging Tonight In Cincy (TONIGHT on ESPN 1410)
The Colorado Rockies take on the Cincinnati Reds tonight in game two of their four-game series at Cincinatti’s Great American Ballpark. The Rockies struck first in the series with a 10-7 win last night, sparked by four two-run home runs – two blasts from Seth Smith, one from Todd Helton, and the eventual game-winner from Carlos Gonzalez. Tonight, Esmil Rogers will take the mound for the Rockies. Rogers earned the win in his first start since replacing Ubaldo Jimenez in the Rockies rotation last Thursday against Washington. He’ll be opposed by Cincinnati lefty Dontrelle Willis. The 2003 NL Rookie of the Year is still looking for his first big league win since beating the Rockies on June 5 of last year. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action tonight. Pregame coverage starts at 5:30 with first pitch at 7:10.