Nebraska News and Sports
Two people are found dead inside of an apartment near 16th and Sprague Streets in Omaha around 10 o’clock Monday morning. One woman at the scene says several young children under the age of eight live in the apartment. One of the children discovered the tragedy. The witness says the child ran to a neighbor who confirmed the deaths and called 911.
The names of the victims have not been released. The investigation is underway.
They did it! It was relatively anti-climatic, but the Omaha Storm Chasers have clinched their division and guaranteed their first playoff birth since 1999 by pounding their first round playoff opponent Round Rock 12-2.
Then they had to wait for Memphis to finish their game with Albuquerque before popping the champagne. The Isotopes lead 2-0 most of the way, but Memphis tied it in the bottom of the 8th, forcing extras, before falling 3-2 in eleven innings.
The team was following the game online shouting how many outs were left the whole time.
Josh Odson’s report from inside the clubhouse (1:00)
PCL Pitcher of the Year winner, Luis Mendoza, had a shaky start allowing two runs before recording an out, but he settled in, picking up another W. Lorenzo Cain went 5-5, and Jarrod Dyson hit a homner.
There was no power in Omaha’s lineup today. Clint Robinson and Kila Ka’ihue sat out with injuries. Kila will be out a few days, Clint could be more. Fingers are crossed he’s ready for the playoffs.
Nebraska seniors Madeleine Sheils and Kayla Knopik closed the opening round of the Hooters Team Championship presented by the National Golf Coaches Association in a tie for 23rd in Dahlonega, Ga., on Tuesday.
Sheils (Boise, Idaho) and Knopik (Papillion, Neb.) produced a four-over-par 76 in Tuesday’s alternate-shot format in the three-day event. The Husker duo sits eight strokes back of Kentucky’s tandem of Liz Breed and Heather Lott and Michigan State’s Caroline Powers and Lindsey Solberg. The Wildcats and Spartans each teamed up to shoot four-under-par 68s on Tuesday.
Sheils and Knopik are competing in a 55-team field on the 6,155-yard, par-72 layout of Achasta, by Reynolds. The preseason, non-collegiate tournament continues on Wednesday with a shift to a best-ball format. The 54-hole event concludes with an aggregate score round on Thursday.
We really haven’t paid as much attention to this website as we should have, but with new News Director Brent Martin on the scene, we figured this was a good time to move things around a little with the goal of making it easier for your to find the news and sports your interested in. If you can’t find something, please leave us a note in the comments and we’ll try to take care of it. Oh, and about the NRN logo that supposed to be at the top of the page… having a little trouble with that but it will back soon.
Steve the Web Guhy
As massive flooding plagues Nebraska, even an old reliable source didn’t foresee how severe things would become.
Sandi Duncan, Managing Editor of Farmers’ Almanac, says the 2011 edition predicted storms in the spring around the state but “didn’t quite call the flooding that took place.”
Duncan says the Almanac predicts it will be a pleasant summer with average rainfall. [Read more...]
