RUNZA SENIORS ERRORS DROP KEARNEY TO NORTH PLATTE:
Despite a 10-3 hitting advantage, Kearney’s Runza Seniors fell to 14-14 on the year with a 5-3 loss at home to North Platte on Wednesday night.
Kearney (14-14) fell by scoring three runs on ten hits with seven errors while North Platte won with five runs scored on three hits and one error.
The Runza Seniors return to Memorial Field to wrap up their home stretch by facing Lexington Pinnacle Bank for an afternoon matchup on Thursday. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
Hear Kearney Legion Baseball on Thursday on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com. Pregame is set for 4:45 PM with Austin Jacobsen on the call.
LOPER MEN’S HOOPS SIGNS LOS ANGELES FORWARD:
Nebraska Kearney head men’s basketball coach Kevin Lofton announced today that forward Remington Rofer will play for the Lopers this upcoming season.
Rofer is a 6-7, 210 lbs., native of Los Angeles who has three years of eligibility remaining. He prepped at Loyola High School in L.A. before attending Skyline Prep in Phoenix for a season.
Rofer is the seventh newcomer to date, joining fellow transfers Taden King (North Idaho), Damiri Lindo (Holy Names U., Calif.) and Donavan Short (UW-Green Bay) and prep stars Bryson Goldsmith (El Paso), Clayton Moore (Mullen) and D’Aundre Samuels (Denver).
HUSKER FOOTBALL LANDS TOP RECRUIT IN STATE:
Nebraska football is keeping the biggest recruit in the state home: Four-star tight end Carter Nelson announced his commitment to the Huskers, joining the 2024 class and giving the program another jolt during an already hot streak on the recruiting trail.
Nelson made his pledge public on Wednesday from Ainsworth High School to become the team’s 12th commitment in the last 11 days and the fourth Husker commit this week.
The Huskers won the pledge of the 6-foot-5, 215-pound hybrid tight end over Georgia, Notre Dame, Penn State and many others. Those three, plus Nebraska, are the programs he took his official visits to check out.
There are now six Nebraskans in the class.
NEBRASKA LANDS ANOTHER COMMIT:
The Nebraska football team picked up its 22nd commitment in the class of 2024 on Thursday. Bay City (Texas) defensive lineman Carlon Jones officially announced his commitment to the Huskers on Twitter.
The 6-foot-4, 260-pound Jones is the 16th commitment NU has added to the class of 2024 over the last 22 days in June.
Jones is also the seventh commitment from the state of Texas in the class of 2024 for the Big Red and the 14th scholarship addition Matt Rhule has added to his roster since taking over in November.
ANDERSEN NAMED SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN:
Nebraska junior Max Anderson received his fifth second-team All-American honor this month, as Baseball America released its All-America teams on Wednesday.
Wednesday’s accolade comes after Anderson was recognized by ABCA/Rawlings, Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game and NCBWA as a second-team All-American earlier this month. The Omaha native was also named the NCBWA’s District 6 Player of the Year, becoming the first Husker to earn the recognition since Luke Gorsett in 2006.
A Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, Anderson was a unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten honoree while hitting .414 with 20 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs, 70 RBI and 51 runs scored.
YANKEES’ GERMAN THROWS FIRST PERFECT GAME SINCE 2012:
Domingo German, the New York Yankees right-hander, pitched the 24th perfect game in major league history Wednesday night, retiring every Oakland batter in an 11-0 victory over the Athletics.
It was the first perfect game since Seattle Mariners ace Félix Hernández threw one against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 15, 2012. There were three that season — but none since until Germán finished off the first no-hitter in the majors this year.
He joined Don Larsen (1956), David Wells (1998) and David Cone (1999) as Yankees to pitch perfect games.
Germán (5-5) struck out nine of 27 hitters against the A’s, who have the worst record in the majors at 21-61.
NFL SUSPENDS FOUR PLAYERS DUE TO GAMBLING POLICY:
The NFL suspended three players indefinitely Thursday for violating the league’s gambling policy and a fourth was sidelined for six games.
Cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr., a projected starter for the Indianapolis Colts, and his new teammate Rashod Berry, a backup defensive end, both received indefinite suspensions and were subsequently waived by the team.
Rodgers, Berry and free agent Demetrius Taylor, who also received an indefinite suspension, cannot seek reinstatement until after the 2023 season. Taylor bet on NFL games in 2022 and Rodgers faced the same accusation.
Tennessee Titans right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere was suspended for the first six games of the 2023 season for betting on non-NFL sports at the team’s facility. He is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason activities, including preseason games.
The NFL’s gambling policy bars players, coaches and league and team officials from betting on NFL games, placing bets at team facilities or team hotels or having someone else place a bet for them, among other restrictions.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY SCHEDULE:
New York Yankees @ Oakland Athletics
Tampa Bay Rays @ Arizona Diamondbacks
Chicago White Sox @ Los Angeles Angels
Miami Marlins @ Boston Red Sox – 5:10 PM
San Francisco Giants @ Toronto Blue Jays – 6:07 PM
Milwaukee Brewers @ New York Mets – 6:10 PM
Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals – 6:15 PM
Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs – 7:05 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies – 7:40 PM
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
WEDNESDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: v. North Platte FNBO Nationals @ Memorial Field
- North Platte FNBO Nationals 5-3 Runza Kearney
- POST 52: v. North Platte Juniors @ Memorial Field
- POST 52 Kearney 8-4 North Platte National Juniors
- Five Points: @ Aurora Juniors
- Kearney Five Points Juniors 9-6 Aurora Coop POST 42 Juniors
- Jerseys: @ Aurora Seniors
- Aurora POST 42 Seniors 17-2 Kearney Jersey Seniors
- Runza Seniors: v. North Platte FNBO Nationals @ Memorial Field
THURSDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: v. Lexington Pinnacle Bank @ Memorial Field – 5 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 4:45 PM
- POST 52: N/a
- Five Points: N/a
- Jerseys: N/a
- Runza Seniors: v. Lexington Pinnacle Bank @ Memorial Field – 5 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney Runza Senior Baseball v. Lexington (4:45 PM – 7:45 PM)
FRIDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: N/a
- POST 52: @ Grand Island/Hastings Tournament
- Five Points: Jr. League Champ @ West – TBA
- Jerseys: v. Jerseys Senior Tournament
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
SATURDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: @ Papillion-LaVista South @ Titan Field – 12 PM/2 PM
- POST 52: @ Grand Island/Hastings Tournament
- Five Points: N/a
- Jerseys: Jerseys Tournament
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
SUNDAY:
- Kearney Legion Baseball:
- Runza Seniors: N/a
- POST 52: @ Grand Island/Hastings Tournament
- Five Points: N/a
- Jerseys: Jerseys Tournament
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
