Sports News-September 19, 2012
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Yunel Escobar was suspended for three games yesterday by the Toronto Blue Jays for wearing eye-black displaying a homophobic slur written in Spanish during last Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Pictures posted online showed the Blue Jays shortstop with the message written in his eye-black, a sticker players wear under their eyes to reduce glare from the sun. The slur did not appear to be directed at any person in particular.
Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner was jailed on charges of drunken driving just hours after he scored a touchdown in the team's 27-21 win over the Denver Broncos. Turner was booked into the Gwinnett County jail in metro Atlanta just after 5:00 on Tuesday morning. Jail records show that he spent barely two hours behind bars before he was released on $2,179 bond. A police spokesman said that Turner was clocked going 97 mph, 32 mph over the speed limit.
Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini has announced that linebacker Zaire Anderson is out for the season because of a right knee injury. Anderson said yesterday that he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in practice last week but didn't know it at the time. He played with the injury while making his first start in the Cornhuskers' 42-13 win over Arkansas State. Anderson, a transfer from a California Community College, backed up senior Alonzo Whaley at weakside linebacker the first two games. The junior made three tackles against Arkansas State. Either freshman David Santos or Whaley will take over Anderson's spot in Saturday's game against Idaho State. Pelini said Anderson might apply for a medical redshirt to save a season of eligibility.
Nebraska baseball coach Darin Erstad announced yesterday the dates and times for the Huskers’ annual Red-White Series at Hawks Field. The three-game series will begin on Oct. 9 at 3:30. Game two will take place on Oct. 10 at 3:30. The final game of the series will be a night game at Hawks Field on Oct. 11 at 6:00. The Red squad will be looking for redemption after being swept by the White squad last fall. The Huskers have already announced their 54-game schedule and open play on Feb. 15 at CSU Bakersfield.
Lincoln will have an indoor football team next spring when the Council Bluffs Express becomes the Lincoln Haymakers. The team's owners said yesterday that the Lincoln team will be part of the new Champions Professional Indoor Football League. The team's majority owner is Ho-Chunk Inc., the Winnebago tribe's economic development corporation. Justin Hayes and Brad Lindgren also own part of the team that will play in Lincoln's Pershing Auditorium. The Lincoln Haymakers will hold an open try-out on Oct. 20, but the team has already signed two former Nebraska running backs Cory Ross and Marlon Lucky. Ross will also serve as assistant director of player personnel and help with marketing.
Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner has filed for bankruptcy after trying to capitalize on his fame in numerous business and publicity pursuits over the years according to the Omaha World Herald. Court records show Gardner owes creditors nearly $3 million on a household income of $37,392. Gardner, who wrestled at Nebraska, disputes much of that debt, saying he’s being asked to pay off the balance of a loan co-signed by a real-estate partner and lost $400,000 in the deal. “I got involved in a Ponzi scheme with a lady serving time in federal prison,” Gardner said yesterday. Gardner will offer his version in a deposition scheduled for Oct. 10, bankruptcy trustee David L. Miller said. Gardner’s Olympic gold medal was on a seizure list for the auction, but authorities couldn’t find it and Gardner told them it had been stolen, deputy Cache County Sheriff Brad Slater said yesterday.
Nebraska women’s basketball standouts Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore were both among 25 college players named to the 2012-13 preseason Wade Watch List, announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association yesterday. Hooper and Moore become the first Husker teammates in history named to the Wade Watch list at the same time. Hooper, a 6’2 junior forward from Alliance, Nebraska, earned honorable-mention AP All-America accolades as a sophomore after ranking among the nation's top-25 players in both scoring and rebounding. She led the Huskers with 18.9 points per game, while leading the Big Ten Conference with 9.3 rebounds per contest. Moore, a 5’9 senior point guard from Washington, earned her first appearance on the Wade Watch List this fall. Moore joined Hooper on last year's Naismith Midseason 32 and was one of eight finalists for the 2012 Nancy Lieberman Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top point guard. Moore, a 2012 second-team All-Big Ten choice, ranked second in the Big Ten in assists, fifth in steals, and seventh in scoring, while leading the Huskers to the 2012 Big Ten Tournament championship game in their inaugural season in the conference.
The Wayne State volleyball team held a 15-4 edge in blocks and forced Augustana College into 37 attack errors as the 21st-ranked Wildcats held off a Viking rally for a 3-2 Northern Sun Conference win in Sioux Falls, South Dakota last night. Scores of the match were 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 20-25 and 15-13. WSC is now 8-3 overall and 2-1 in league play while dropping Augustana to 7-4 and 1-2 in the NSIC. Junior outside hitter Cori Hobbs notched her fifth double-double of the season with 13 kills and 17 digs to lead the Wildcats. Freshman outside hitter Lauren Sieckmann followed with 13 kills and eleven digs for her fourth double-double of the year. Melanie Placke also recorded double digit kills with ten for the Wildcats. Redshirt freshman libero Courtney VanGroningen was credited with a team-high 24 digs with Katie Hughes adding 19 while Leisa McClintock handed out 45 set assists to go along with ten digs.
The Northeast Hawks men’s golf team participated in the final day of the Indian Hills Community College Invitational at the Ottumwa, Iowa Country Club yesterday. In the two-day event, the host school was the team champion with an 874. They won by 13 strokes. Northeast finished last with a 1051. Jimmy Jaskoske of Iowa Western was the medalist with a 213. He won by one stroke. Northeast was led by Nathan Meister’s 253. He shot an 82 yesterday.
Local Schedule: Nebraska at Penn St. At University Park, PA (VB-7:00); Creighton at Kansas at Lawrence, KS (VB-6:30); South Dakota St. At Creighton (W. Socc.-6:00).
Friday Night: The top ranked in Class “C-1” 4-0 Norfolk Catholic football team visits Omaha World Herald second ranked 3-0 Wahoo High at 7:00. Pregame coverage at 6:30 on 106 KIX & 106KIX.com.
Local Scores: Lincoln North Star 25-25-19-25 Nfk High 18-8-25-8 (VB); Nfk Cath 25-25-25 Wayne 14-15-16 (VB); LHNE 25-12-13-25-15 Howells/Dodge 23-25-25-15-11 (VB).
Spracklen Physical Therapy Star Athlete of the Week: Shaka Taylor of the Lutheran High Northeast football team.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Minnesota 6 Cleveland 5, 12 Innings
Final Detroit 12 Oakland 2
Final Boston 7 Tampa Bay 5
Final Chi White Sox 3 Kansas City 2
Final L.A. Angels 11 Texas 3
Final Baltimore 4 Seattle 2, 18 Innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Milwaukee 6 Pittsburgh 0
Final Miami 4 Atlanta 3, 10 Innings
Final Cincinnati 3 Chi Cubs 1
Final St. Louis 4 Houston 1
Final Arizona 3 San Diego 2
Final San Francisco 6 Colorado 3
VOLLEYBALL
Alliance def. Kimball, 25-14, 17-25, 25-18, 25-15
Bancroft-Rosalie def. Homer, 14-25, 26-24, 25-16, 25-16
Bishop Neumann def. Archbishop Bergan, 25-18, 25-12, 25-10
Blair def. Platteview, 25-14, 25-13, 19-25, 25-19
Bridgeport def. Morrill, 25-23, 22-25, 25-17, 25-18
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley def. Shelby/Rising City, 25-16, 25-14, 25-21
Cedar Bluffs def. Weeping Water, 25-18, 25-22, 25-17
Centennial def. Wilber-Clatonia, 22-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-15, 15-13
Clarkson/Leigh def. Twin River, 21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18
Columbus Scotus def. Schuyler, 25-14, 25-12, 25-18
Concordia def. Grand Island Central Catholic, 19-25, 25-17, 28-26, 24-26, 15-7
Creighton def. O'Neill, 25-20, 25-20, 25-21
Crofton def. Laurel-Concord/Coleridge, 25-18, 25-9, 25-13
David City def. Cross County, 24-26, 28-26, 25-17, 20-25, 15-9
Deshler def. Red Cloud, 27-25, 25-18, 25-17
Elkhorn South def. Gretna, 25-12, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20
Emerson-Hubbard def. Ponca, 25-15, 22-25, 27-29, 25-16, 15-12
Exeter/Milligan def. Friend, 25-19, 25-12, 25-14
Giltner def. Harvard, 25-12, 25-8, 25-6
Grand Island def. Columbus, 25-15, 25-10, 25-22
Grand Island Northwest def. Aurora, 25-18, 25-15, 25-20
Guardian Angels def. Madison, 25-8, 25-11, 25-18
Hampton def. Heartland, 27-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-15
Hartington def. Bloomfield, 25-22, 25-14, 25-11
Hartington Cedar Catholic def. Pierce, 25-23, 25-19, 25-20
Hastings St. Cecilia def. Doniphan-Trumbull, 25-18, 25-6, 25-15
Humphrey def. Humphrey St. Francis, 25-9, 25-15, 25-11
Johnson-Brock def. Lewiston, 25-17, 25-14, 25-8
Kearney Catholic def. Wood River, 25-11, 25-21, 25-13
Lincoln Christian def. Freeman, 25-11, 25-11, 20-25, 25-12
Lincoln North Star def. Norfolk, 25-18, 25-8, 19-25, 25-8
Lincoln Pius X def. Omaha Gross Catholic, 25-20, 23-25, 25-27, 25-19, 15-11
Lincoln Southwest def. Lincoln Northeast, 25-15, 25-23, 22-25, 25-15
Lutheran High Northeast def. Howells/Dodge, 25-23, 12-25, 13-25, 25-15, 15-11
Mead def. Louisville, 25-12, 26-24, 27-25
Medicine Valley def. Maxwell, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14
Milford def. Raymond Central, 25-13, 25-21, 28-26
Millard South def. Omaha Westside, 28-26, 23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 18-16
Millard West def. Omaha Central, 25-9, 25-15, 25-11
Nebraska City Lourdes def. Falls City Sacred Heart, 25-14, 25-18, 25-20
Nebraska Lutheran def. Parkview Christian, 25-20, 25-23, 25-20
Norfolk Catholic def. Wayne, 25-14, 25-15, 25-16
Norris def. Elkhorn, 13-25, 25-15, 25-20, 18-25, 15-8
North Bend Central def. Oakland-Craig, 25-13, 25-17, 25-9
North Platte def. Kearney, 25-19, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23
North Platte St. Patrick's def. SMC, 25-13, 25-11, 25-11
Omaha Benson def. Omaha Bryan, 22-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-21
Omaha Duchesne Academy def. Fort Calhoun, 25-12, 25-8, 25-11
Omaha Marian def. Omaha Burke, 25-17, 23-25, 26-24, 25-14
Omaha Skutt Catholic def. Omaha Mercy, 25-23, 25-14, 25-15
Ord def. Ainsworth, 25-4, 25-17, 25-16
Osceola def. Dorchester, 24-26, 25-16, 25-21, 25-7
Papillion-LaVista South def. Papillion-LaVista, 25-18, 25-15, 25-19
Pawnee City def. Southern, 25-23, 26-24, 25-11
Scribner-Snyder def. Lyons-Decatur Northeast, 25-10, 25-16, 25-15
Silver Lake def. Kenesaw, 24-26, 25-20, 25-20, 15-25, 15-9
Southern Valley def. Elwood, 25-18, 25-10, 25-18
Superior def. Fairbury, 21-25, 26-24, 25-19, 24-26, 15-13
Sutton def. Tri County, 25-14, 25-13, 25-12
Wakefield def. Allen, 25-23, 24-26, 20-25, 25-21, 15-11
Waverly def. Nebraska City, 25-8, 25-18, 25-22
Winnebago def. Omaha Nation, 25-10, 25-14, 25-16
Winside def. Wausa, 25-19, 25-17, 25-16
Adams Central Triangular
Boone Central/Newman Grove def. Adams Central, 25-16, 22-25, 25-15
St. Paul def. Adams Central, 25-21, 25-21
St. Paul def. Boone Central/Newman Grove, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23
Arthur County Triangular
Arthur County def. Mullen JV, 25-15, 25-11
Hyannis def. Arthur County, 25-16, 21-25, 25-21
Beatrice Triangular
Beatrice def. Omaha Roncalli, 25-10, 25-4
Beatrice def. South Sioux City, 25-15, 25-21
South Sioux City def. Omaha Roncalli, 25-13, 25-15
Chambers/Wheeler Central Triangular
CWC def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 25-17, 25-12
CWC def. West Boyd, 25-12, 25-14
Stuart def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 25-11, 25-15
Cozad Triangular
Cozad def. Lexington, 25-10, 25-8
Ogallala def. Lexington, 25-12, 25-3
Ogallala def. Cozad, 25-13, 25-11
Elmwood-Murdock Triangular
East Butler def. Johnson County Central, 25-22, 17-25, 25-13
Elmwood-Murdock def. Johnson County Central, 25-22, 30-28
Elmwood-Murdock def. East Butler, 25-4, 23-25, 25-15
Garden County Triangular
Bayard def. Garden County, 21-25, 25-15, 25-22
Leyton def. Garden County, 25-17, 25-17
Gothenburg Triangular
Gothenburg def. Axtell, 22-25, 29-27, 25-10
Minden def. Gothenburg, 29-27, 25-16
Minden def. Axtell, 25-14, 25-11
Hastings Triangular
Crete def. Hastings, 25-16, 19-25, 26-24
Hastings def. McCook, 25-20, 25-23
McCook def. Crete, 25-13, 24-26, 25-15
Lindsay Holy Family Triangular
High Plains Community def. St. Edward, 25-14, 25-16
Lindsay Holy Family def. High Plains Community, 25-18, 26-24
Lindsay Holy Family def. St. Edward, 25-20, 25-15
Loomis Tournament
Bertrand def. Loomis, 25-14, 21-25, 25-9
Bertrand def. Overton, 25-20, 25-15
Bertrand def. Franklin, 25-7, 25-12
Loomis def. Franklin, 25-14, 25-19
Overton def. Loomis, 25-16, 25-18
Overton def. Franklin, 25-16, 25-15
Lynch Triangular
Lynch def. North Central, 23-25, 25-20, 25-15
St. Mary's def. North Central, 25-7, 25-9
St. Mary's def. Lynch, 25-12, 25-21
Neligh-Oakdale Triangular
Neligh-Oakdale def. Clearwater/Orchard, 25-18, 25-14
Osmond def. Neligh-Oakdale, 26-24, 18-25, 25-19
Osmond def. Clearwater/Orchard, 25-21, 25-15
Palmer Triangular
Burwell def. Heartland Lutheran, 25-12, 25-13
Burwell def. Palmer, 25-17, 25-20
Palmer def. Heartland Lutheran, 25-23, 25-10
Paxton Tournament
First Round
Paxton def. Wallace, 25-10, 25-19
Wauneta-Palisade def. Potter-Dix, 25-27, 25-22, 25-15
Consolation
Potter-Dix def. Wallace, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17
Championship
Paxton def. Wauneta-Palisade, 25-17, 25-12
Pender Triangular
Stanton def. Wisner-Pilger, 25-19, 25-10
Stanton def. Pender, 25-10, 21-25, 28-26
Wisner-Pilger def. Pender, 28-26, 25-21
Pleasanton Triangular
Eustis-Farnam def. Pleasanton, 25-10, 25-22
Eustis-Farnam def. Wilcox-Hildreth, 21-25, 25-10, 25-20
Wilcox-Hildreth def. Pleasanton, 25-16, 25-19
Shelton Triangular
Arcadia-Loup City def. Shelton, 25-12, 25-14
Arcadia-Loup City def. Gibbon, 25-12, 25-14
Gibbon def. Shelton, 25-19, 25-17
South Loup Triangular
Elm Creek def. Anselmo-Merna, 25-13, 23-25, 25-21
Elm Creek def. South Loup, 25-22, 25-13
South Loup def. Anselmo-Merna, 25-23, 25-17
Sutherland Triangular
Perkins County def. Creek Valley, 25-14, 25-11
Sutherland def. Perkins County, 25-21, 25-9
Sutherland def. Creek Valley, 25-14, 25-11
Wahoo Triangular
Ashland-Greenwood def. Arlington, 25-17, 24-26, 26-24
Wahoo def. Ashland-Greenwood, 25-10, 25-14
Wahoo def. Arlington, 25-15, 25-13
West Boyd Triangular
Stuart def. West Boyd, 25-13, 25-13
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