Posted: 06/19/13 08:16
Gering and Chadron were scheduled for two games last night at Oregon Trail Park in Gering, but rain and lighting halted play in the top of the fourth ...
Posted: 06/19/13 08:12
TORONTO -- In a rotation wracked by injuries, Esmil Rogers is giving the Toronto Blue Jays some much-needed stability.
Edwin Encarnacion hit ...
Posted: 06/19/13 06:46
Lincoln - Nebraska's 2013-14 women's basketball roster will include four starters from its 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 team, four more significant contributors...
Posted: 06/18/13 13:08
The head of the NSAA that governs high school activities in Nebraska now says the NSAA board of control has not yet voted on a policy protecting the...
Posted: 06/18/13 08:29
Morrill has a new girls basketball coach. Josh Guerue, who was an assistant coach for Mike Burda at Scottsbluff the last three years, has been named ...
Posted: 06/18/13 08:25
TORONTO -- Josh Johnson took two extra days off to let a bothersome blister heal, then shut down the Colorado Rockies.
Maicer Izturis hit a t...
Posted: 06/17/13 13:30
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Adam Plutko and two relievers limited LSU to five hits, and UCLA turned both of the Tigers' errors into runs in a tense 2-1 victory...
Posted: 06/17/13 13:28
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ North Carolina State's Carlos Rodon pitched eight shutout innings and the Wolfpack knocked ACC pitcher of the year Kent Emanuel out...
Posted: 06/17/13 12:58
The Denver Nuggets have hired Tim Connelly as executive vice president of basketball operations.
Team President Josh Kroenke confirmed in an...
Posted: 06/17/13 09:31
Hastings, Neb.: (June 17, 2013) The entry list has been set for the Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo, to be held in Hastings June 20-22 at the...
Posted: 06/17/13 01:12
DENVER -- Jhoulys Chacin walked to the mound in the ninth inning, fired up and ready to finish a gem.
He was nearly unhittable for eight inni...
Posted: 06/16/13 02:03
Chadron State College cowgirl Amy Tierney finished third in the goat tying at the College National Finals Rodeo, which ended its week-long run in Ca...
Posted: 06/15/13 19:23
DENVER -- Tyler Chatwood pitched five effective innings in his return from a triceps injury, Tyler Colvin homered during Colorado's six-run first, and...
Posted: 06/15/13 19:12
Gering Platte Valley Companies remained winless at a Crete tournament, falling 4-1 to North Platte.
North Platte scored all four of its runs...
Posted: 06/15/13 18:40
The WESTCO Zephyrs and host Ogallala split one-run games in a doubleheader Saturday. Ogallala won the first contest 5-4 and the Zephyrs came back to ...
Posted: 06/15/13 00:59
DENVER -- Freddy Galvis hit two two-run triples and scored the go-ahead run on Humberto Quintero's single, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied from ...
Posted: 06/15/13 00:48
Colorado Springs, Colo. Nebraska freshman Amber Rolfzen was selected as one of 12 players for the 2013 U.S. Women's Junior National Team (WJNT) repr...
Posted: 06/15/13 00:25
Jacob Blank of Gretna was true to his name Friday morning at a senior legion baseball tournament in Crete. He not only blanked Gering Platte Valley C...
Posted: 06/15/13 00:23
Two Chadron State College cowgirls will be among the four entries with the fastest cumulative times going in the last go-round of the goat tying at ...
Posted: 06/14/13 22:44
Former Husker golfer Brandon Crick fell short of playing over the weekend at the 113th U.S. Open Championship after the second round on Friday.
...
Posted: 06/14/13 14:22
DENVER (AP) _ Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will be out between four and six weeks with a broken rib.
Colorado Rockies spokesman Nick Piur...
Posted: 06/14/13 12:01
Monument Marathon race director Dayle Wallien announced Friday morning at a press conference that Platte Valley Companies again will be the title spon...
Posted: 06/14/13 09:03
Chadron State College senior Amy Tierney of Oral and Hot Springs, S.D., continued to excel in the goat tying Thursday night at the College National...
Posted: 06/13/13 23:10
DENVER -- The Washington Nationals' pitching staff is getting healthy, and with the way Ryan Zimmerman and Ian Desmond are hitting, the defending NL E...
Posted: 06/13/13 09:06
DENVER -- Ross Ohlendorf returned to the big leagues with a new windup and delivered quite a performance.
Displaying a throwback motion with ...
Posted: 06/13/13 08:46
Just one day after a thrilling 2-0 eight-inning win at Gering the WESTCO Zephyrs traveled to Alliance and fell flat in a 9-1 loss.
It was a s...
Posted: 06/12/13 12:31
Laramie, Wyo. (June 12, 2013) -- Original artwork honoring the University of Wyoming's 1943 NCAA Basketball Championship are currently available for...
Posted: 06/12/13 08:57
Laramie has pulled out of the Robinson Electric/Action Communications Junior Baseball Tournament hosted by the WESTCO Express this weekend. That has ...
Posted: 06/12/13 08:50
After doing extremely well through the first two go-rounds of the tie down roping at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, the bid by Chadron...
Posted: 06/11/13 23:22
The highly anticipated first meeting between Gering and Scottsbluff senior legion baseball teams since at least 1984 probably surpassed expectations T...
Posted: 06/11/13 21:57
DENVER -- Jhoulys Chacin won for the first time since April, Tyler Colvin homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Wash...
Posted: 06/11/13 21:51
All three of the Chadron State College entries at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper posted outstanding times during the second go-round of t...
Posted: 06/11/13 12:11
Chadron State College cowboy Mitch McAdow is fourth in the tie down roping standings after two go-rounds have been completed at the College Nation...
Posted: 06/10/13 16:29
Chadron State College contestants did well Monday as the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper hit full stride.
Shelby Wi...
Posted: 06/10/13 12:55
Lincoln -- University of Nebraska men's basketball coach Tim Miles announced Monday that Georgetown assistant coach Kenya Hunter has been named an ass...
Posted: 06/09/13 18:02
The WESTCO Zephyrs continued to score runs Sunday as they swept past host Windsor, Colorado in a doubleheader 10-4 and 16-7. The victories gave the Z...
Posted: 06/09/13 14:41
A four run fourth inning by Hays, Kansas did Gering Platte Valley Companies in Sunday morning at a North Platte Tournament. Hays ended Gering's stay ...
Posted: 06/09/13 12:33
Lincoln - Three players with ties to the Nebraska baseball program heard their names called on the final day of the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
...
Posted: 06/08/13 22:31
DENVER -- Kyle Blanks hit a two-run homer off the foul screen and Eric Stults tossed seven solid innings, helping the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win ov...
Posted: 06/08/13 22:13
The WESTCO Zephyrs pounded out 19 hits en route to an 18-8 win over Wheatland Saturday afternoon at Cleveland Field in Scottsbluff. The two teams wer...
Posted: 06/08/13 16:48
Just as Gering Platte Valley Companies used the big inning to down Valentine 16-2 in five innings in its first game of the day Saturday at a North Pla...
Posted: 06/08/13 15:25
The Gering Platte Valley Companies senior Legion baseball team only scored in two innings Saturday morning against Valentine during day two of a North...
Posted: 06/08/13 09:08
DENVER -- Nolan Arenado won the game with his walk-off homer and saved it time after time with his work at the hot corner.
So, as Joe Thatche...
Posted: 06/08/13 06:53
CHADRON Three Chadron State College rodeo contestants will be competing at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper this coming week.
Th...
Posted: 06/07/13 17:03
A three day stay in North Platte for tournament action got off to a rough start for Gering Platte Valley Companies.
The defending Class B sta...
Posted: 06/07/13 14:00
It didn't take long for Scottsbluff High School to hire a new girls basketball coach. Activities Director Dave Pauli announced Friday that Rachel Lar...
Posted: 06/07/13 09:54
Lincoln-Cornhusker State Games officials have announced that recently-retired Lincoln East High School Basketball Coach Ed McPherren has been chosen t...
Posted: 06/07/13 09:48
ESPN/ABC and the Big Ten Conference announced on Friday that Nebraska's Sept. 14 home game against UCLA will kick off at 11 a.m. CDT. The game will be...
Posted: 06/07/13 08:33
DENVER -- Head down and arms churning, pinch hitter Yasmani Grandal hustled his way down the line and lunged for first base.
Maybe the throw ...
Posted: 06/07/13 08:26
Eugene, Ore. The Nebraska track and field team added another top-eight finish at the NCAA Championships at Hayward Field on Thursday as Janis Leitis...
Posted: 06/06/13 12:46
DENVER (AP) _ George Karl is out as coach of the Denver Nuggets.
Team President Josh Kroenke confirmed in an email to The Associated Press o...
Posted: 06/06/13 08:52
The WESTCO Zephyrs put one hit on the board in the first inning Wednesday night at Chadron...and scored 11 runs. That's right 11 runs.
The Z...
Posted: 06/06/13 08:30
CINCINNATI -- Carlos Gonzalez arrived early at Great American Ball Park expecting to face Johnny Cueto. He got a little extra practice on his swing, t...
Posted: 06/06/13 06:49
Eugene, Ore. The Nebraska track and field team opened the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships on Wednesday at Hayward Field on the campus of the Univers...
Posted: 06/05/13 13:59
Scottsbluff's Kaitlyn Krzyzanowski was eliminated in the semifinals of the 51st Nebraska's Girls' Match Play Championship at the Lincoln Country Club ...
Posted: 06/05/13 10:01
Scottsbluff's Kaitlyn Krzyzanowski has advanced to the semifinals of the 51st Annual Nebraska Girls Math Play Championship at the Lincoln Country Club...
Posted: 06/05/13 09:15
It was all Spartans last night in Alliance as the hosts ambushed Gering Platte Valley Companies 20-0.
Alliance banged out 15 hits against Ger...
Posted: 06/05/13 08:16
Junior catcher Taylor Edwards was honored Tuesday night when she was one of 13 players named to the 2013 Women's College World Series all-tournament t...
Posted: 06/05/13 06:18
CINCINNATI -- Home run? Double? Who knew? Not Troy Tulowitzki.
The Rockies shortstop was running all-out when a fan grabbed his fly ball by t...
Posted: 06/04/13 09:12
The rosters for the 2013 Nebraska Shrine Soccer Classic to be played on Saturday June 8th at the Osborne Sports Complex on the campus of Hasting ...
Posted: 06/04/13 02:14
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (June 3, 2013) Creighton All-American Doug McDermott is one of 29 men that USA Basketball has invited to the 2013 USA Basket...
Posted: 06/04/13 00:27
Nebraska track and field coach Gary Pepin was named the Midwest Region Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coa...
Posted: 06/04/13 00:24
Former Husker golfer Brandon Crick qualified for the U.S. Open after tying for sixth at the Memphis, Tenn. sectional qualifier on Monday.
Cri...
Posted: 06/04/13 00:09
CINCINNATI -- Bronson Arroyo limited the NL's most prolific offense to four singles in eight innings, and Jay Bruce had a two-run homer among his thre...
Posted: 06/03/13 09:02
The 25th Anniversary Sugar Valley Rally wrapped up its three-day event Sunday with some familiar names sitting atop the standings.
The Unlimi...
Posted: 05/30/13 05:29
Oklahoma City - Junior Tatum Edwards was selected as a second-team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, the organization announ...
Posted: 05/30/13 05:16
Sidney was able to touch up Ty Wilson for two runs on four hits in the first two innings of their game with the WESTCO Zephyrs Wednesday night in Sidn...
Posted: 05/30/13 05:07
DENVER -- A combination of power and small ball helped the Houston Astros break open a tight game in the late innings.
J.D. Martinez hit a go...
Posted: 05/30/13 03:25
A total of 89 Nebraska student-athletes were recognized Wednesday as Academic All-Big Ten recipients. The list of honored Nebraska student-athletes in...
Posted: 05/29/13 14:01
Scottsbluff High School is looking for a new head girls basketball coach. After six years guiding the Bearcat program Mike Burda turned in his resign...
Posted: 05/29/13 13:18
CHADRON Chadron State College announced today that Joel R. Smith, the Commissioner of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, has been named the Ath...
Posted: 05/28/13 17:29
kron, Ohio University of Nebraska wrestler James Green won this weekend's 66 kg/145.5 lbs. ASICS University Freestyle Nationals with a win over Jaso...
Posted: 05/28/13 01:22
The 14th-seeded Nebraska softball team makes its seventh appearance in the Women's College World Series this week, opening the tournament at 11 a.m. o...
Posted: 05/27/13 20:50
HOUSTON -- In what has already become another tough season, the Houston Astros have had little reason to celebrate.
That changed on Monday wh...
Posted: 05/27/13 16:44
Urbana, Ill. - Mary Weatherholt rewrote Nebraska women's tennis history, closing her storied career as the 2013 NCAA Singles runner-up on Monday at th...
Posted: 05/26/13 22:02
Eugene, Ore. - Behind a masterful performance from freshman right-hander Emily Lockman and timely hits from classmate Alicia Armstrong and sophomore M...
Posted: 05/26/13 21:55
The WESTCO Zephyrs won two more games Sunday to wrap-up its NTC Tournament at Cleveland field with a 3-1 record.
The Z's opened the day with ...
Posted: 05/26/13 20:34
SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cain finally started getting his pitches down after a shaky start. Good thing, too, because Giants manager Bruce Bochy was on th...
Posted: 05/26/13 20:12
Urbana, Ill. - Nebraska's Mary Weatherholt earned a date with history, powering to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Alexa Guarachi in the semifinals of the NCA...
Posted: 05/26/13 00:26
It was a tale of two halves Saturday night at Cougar Palace. Both teams that won Panhandle Prep All-Star games had to rally from first half deficits ...
Posted: 05/26/13 00:17
Minneapolis It was a long and exciting day for the Nebraska baseball team at Target Field on Saturday, as the Huskers stayed alive at the Big Ten To...
Posted: 05/26/13 00:13
Austin, Texas The Nebraska track and field team wrapped-up competition at the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Saturday. The ...
Posted: 05/26/13 00:12
Eugene, Ore. - The 14th-seeded Nebraska softball team grabbed a 1-0 lead in its best-of-three NCAA Super Regional with No. 3 Oregon, as the Huskers mo...
Posted: 05/26/13 00:02
Urbana, Ill. - Nebraska's No. 3 ranked duo of Mary Weatherholt and Patricia Veresova had their run at the NCAA Women's Tennis Doubles Championship com...
Posted: 05/25/13 23:59
CHADRON Two Chadron State College veterans earned All-American honors again at the NCAA Division II National Track and Field Championships in Pueblo...
Posted: 05/25/13 23:40
A four-run fourth inning proved to be the difference for the WESTCO Zephyrs Saturday night as they topped Rapid City 6-3 in the Z's second game of the...
Posted: 05/25/13 23:24
Lincoln - WNBA first-round draft pick Lindsey Moore earned a spot on the Minnesota Lynx roster on Thursday, while 2010 WNBA first-round pick Kelsey Gr...
Posted: 05/25/13 23:23
Urbana, Ill. - Nebraska's Mary Weatherholt continued her historic march in the NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championships, advancing to the semifinals ...
Posted: 05/25/13 23:18
PUEBLO, Colo. Chadron State College senior Cody Hunt concluded an exceptional track and field career Saturday afternoon by placing third in the shot...
Posted: 05/25/13 22:59
Jacob Schmid made it close, but a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh was not enough for the WESTCO Zephyrs to overcome Wheatland, 3-2, Saturd...
Posted: 05/25/13 09:19
The season is underway for Class B defending state legion baseball champ Gering. The Platte Valley Companies team edged Chadron on the opening night ...
Posted: 05/25/13 09:13
SAN FRANCISCO -- When Michael Cuddyer thinks back to missing the final two months last season, a minimum 15-day stint on the disabled list hardly seem...
Posted: 05/25/13 09:10
Austin, Texas The Nebraska track and field team weathered a six hour rain delay at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas on...
Posted: 05/25/13 09:08
PUEBLO, Colo. Chadron State College junior Karl McFarlane broke his school record during the preliminaries of the 110-meter high hurdles Friday even...
Posted: 05/25/13 09:04
Urbana, Ill. Nebraska remained perfect in the individual portion of the 2013 NCAA Championships, as the Husker doubles team of Mary Weatherholt and ...
Posted: 05/24/13 13:37
Urbana, Ill. Nebraska senior All-American Mary Weatherholt continued her record-breaking season in style Friday morning, posting a 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-0...
Posted: 05/24/13 11:27
ESPN/ABC announced Friday the kickoff time and television information for Nebraska's regular-season finale against Iowa on Friday, Nov. 29. The third ...
Posted: 05/24/13 09:52
Western Conference Scholar Athletes were recently announced. The student must be a junior or senior and have a 3.65 grade point average or higher to ...
Posted: 05/24/13 09:46
A pair of Big Ten teams are set to compete in the NCAA Super Regionals this weekend, as eighth-seeded Michigan hosts Louisiana-Lafayette and No. 14 Ne...
Posted: 05/24/13 09:40
Western Nebraska Community College's Bianca Duran added another honor to her accomplishments after being selected as an NJCAA second team All-Ameri...
