The quarterbacking controversy at Denver Broncos training camp continues to provide drama, but not in terms of who is coming out ahead in the competition to start games under center. Kyle Orton continued to take snaps with the first team at workouts at Dove Valley yesterday, and has outperformed both Tim Tebow and Brady Quinn throughout the truncated training camp. The NFL’s league year officially began yesterday afternoon after the players association ratified the ten-year collective bargaining agreement. The Broncos worked out late in the afternoon so that their newly-signed and re-signed free agents could practice with the team. Returning players Brian Dawkins, Matt Prater, Ryan McBean and Wesley Woodyard joined newcomers Ty Warren, Derrick Harvey, Daniel Fells, Dante Rosario and Willis McGahee on the field.
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Husker Women’s Basketball Add Four Non-Conference Opponents to Schedule
The Nebraska women’s basketball team announced four non-conference games on their 2011-2012 schedule. The Huskers will host USC at the Devaney Center on November 18th. The Women of Troy appeared in the Women’s NIT Championship game last season. Nebraska will also visit a pair of NCAA tournament teams from the ACC. The Huskers head to Tallahassee to face Florida State on November 27th, and then take on Georgia Tech in Atlanta as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on November 30th. The Huskers also announced a home non-conference game against Creighton on December 8th. The Husker women finished 13-18 and 3-13 in the Big 12 last season. The team is headed to Europe for an eleven day, four game preseason tour today before returning for the start of the academic year.
Huskers Rank Eleventh In USA Today Preseason Top 25
The Nebraska football team ranks eleventh in the USA Today preseason Top 25 coaches poll. The Huskers are one of five Big Ten teams to rank in the poll, behind only Wisconsin, who is tenth. Ohio State is ranked 16th, with Michigan State one spot behind them at 17, and Penn State rounding out the poll at 25. Iowa, Northwestern, and Michigan also received votes. Oklahoma, Alabama, Oregon, LSU, and Florida State comprise the top five, followed by Stanford, Boise State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and Wisconsin. Nebraska ended the 2010 season ranked 19th after a 10-4 record and a Holiday Bowl loss to Washington. Their eight-spot jump in the preseason poll is exceed only by a nine-spot leap by Alabama from eleventh to second, and an eleven-spot jump by Florida State from 16th to fifth.
Rockies Welcome Nationals For Start Of Four-Gamer (TONIGHT ON ESPN 1410 AM)
The Colorado Rockies hope to end a four game losing streak tonight as they welcome the Washington Nationals to Denver for the start of a four-game series. The Rockies lost 8-6 to the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday afternoon, completing a three-game sweep for the Phillies. It’s the first time the Rockies have been swept at home this season. Tonight the Rockies will give the start on the bump to Esmil Rogers. Rogers is taking Ubaldo Jimenez’s place in the rotation. He threw five strong innings in relief after Jimenez was traded to Cleveland mid-game last Saturday in San Diego. Starting on the mound for Washington is lefty Ross Detwiler. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action from Coors Field tonight. Pregame coverage starts at 7:05, with the first pitch set for 7:40.
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Rockies Swept Away By Phillies
The Colorado Rockies suffered their first home sweep of the season after an 8-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday afternoon at Coors Field. The Rockies led 2-1 after the first inning, but a four-run second inning for the Phillies gave them the lead for good. Offensively, the Rockies touched up reigning Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay for five runs on eight hits in seven innings, but Halladay still earned the win. Every Rockies starter had a hit, including Todd Helton, who hit his 12th home run of the season and drove in three runs. The Rockies have lost four straight games. They’ll look to stop the streak in opening a four-game home series against the Washington Nationals tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action with pregame coverage at 7:05 and the first pitch at 7:40.
Husker Basketball Recruit Eligible For 2012 Season
Nebraska’s men’s basketball team received good news about the most highly touted freshman member of their recruiting class of 2012. Josiah Moore, a shooting guard from Norcross, Georgia, passed his state exit exam, making him academically eligible to play for the Huskers this coming season. The 6’5”, 200 pound guard led Norcross High School to a state championship this winter, averaging 11.5 points per contest. He was ranked 61st amongst all shooting guards in the nation according to ESPN. Moore will join three other newcomers in the class of 2012. David Rivers and Corey Hilliard are freshman, and Dylan Talley is a junior college transfer. The fall semester begins in Lincoln on August 22nd. Nebraska will have five scholarships to fill out their recruiting class of 2013 and can begin making recruiting calls this week.
Broncos Move Back Workouts In Anticipation Of New League Year
Although the NFL’s free agency period has seen players agree to new contracts with their new teams, free agents aren’t officially allowed to practice with their teams until the league’s players have ratified the new collective bargaining agreement and the official new league year begins. The earliest the league year can begin is 4 PM Eastern time, if, as expected, the CBA is ratified. With that in mind, several teams, the Denver Broncos included, have moved back the start times of their workouts for today in order to have them start after the league year begins, so that their free agent signings can join the workouts. The Broncos have signed five free agents from other teams; wide reciever David Anderson, defensive linemen Derrick Harvey and Ty Warren, and tight ends Daniel Fells and Dante Rosario. The Broncos workout is scheduled for 4:50 Mountain time this afternoon.
Huskers Announce Non-Conference Games For 2012, 2013 Football Seasons
The Nebraska football schedules for the 2012 and 2013 seasons each grew by one opponent yesterday, as the Huskers added non-conference home games for each year. The Huskers will play Arkansas State at Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2012. The Huskers previously hosted the Red Wolves in 2009, beating them 38-9 in the only meeting between the two schools. The Huskers still have one non-conference game to add to the 2012 schedule, with games previously set against Southern Miss and at UCLA. The Huskers filled out their 2013 non-conference slate by adding a home game against South Dakota State on September 21 of that year. The Huskers beat the Jackrabbits 17-3 in Lincoln last season. Nebraska also plays at home against Wyoming and UCLA and at Southern Miss in 2013.