KEARNEY LEGION BASEBALL REMATCHES NORTH PLATTE AT BILL WOOD FIELD:
Jack Polk sent the first six Kearney batters back to the dugout, while North Platte would score six runs in the first two innings of play in the FNBO Nationals 9-1 victory over Kearney at Bill Wood field in six innings.
Kearney fell to 12-9 on the season, and will compete at the Mike Peterson and Coach K Tournament in Lincoln this weekend.
Kearney was only able to see two flashes of life, once in the third inning and again in the sixth. Kole Throckmorton would lead off the third with a double, followed up with a double from Tysen Cabela a couple pitches later to score Throckmorton. The other hit would arrive when Rhett Mundorf would reach on base with a single, only to end the inning stranded at third base.
In the Juniors game, Kearney Pinnacle Bank Post 52 defeated the FNBO Nationals Juniors team 19-3.
SCHLOSSNAGLE DEFECTS FROM TEXAS A&M BASEBALL TO COACH TEXAS
Jim Schlossnagle, who just led Texas A&M to its first Men’s College World Series championship series, is leaving to become the next baseball coach at rival Texas.
Schlossnagle agreed to a deal with the Longhorns just one day after a 6-5 loss to Tennessee in Game 3 ended the Aggies’ season just one win shy of their first national championship. The loss will be compounded by Schlossnagle’s defection to the Aggies’ bitter rival as they reunite as conference foes this year in the SEC.
Schlossnagle went 135-62 in his three seasons with Texas A&M, including two MCWS visits and a 53-15 record this season, which tied for the second-most wins in program history.
Its the first coaching hire that will be made in College Station by former Husker AD Trev Alberts.
KNICKS AND NETS MAKE DRAMATIC TRADE ON DRAFT EVE NIGHT:
On the eve of the NBA draft, the Knicks and Nets made their first trade with each other since 1983 and did so in dramatic fashion, as New York agreed in principle to acquire Mikal Bridges from Brooklyn for Bojan Bogdanovic, five first-round draft picks, a first-round pick swap and a second-round selection, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday.
Brooklyn will receive unprotected New York picks in 2025, 2027, 2029 and 2031, along with an unprotected pick swap with New York in 2028. Brooklyn also will receive a top-four protected 2025 first-round pick via the Milwaukee Bucks, as well as a 2025 second-rounder.
The Knicks will acquire a 2026 second-round pick from the Nets to complete the deal.
KEARNEY WING EARNS BIG TEN BASKETBALL OFFER:
One of the most lethal outside shooters in Class A has received a major offer from the Big Ten Conference.
Jacob Webber, a class of 2026 wing from Kearney High School, posted on social media Monday evening that he has been offered a scholarship from Iowa Men’s Basketball. It is his third Division I offer, following a prior offer from Ohio University on June 1.
Webber started all 24 games for Kearney, posting 18.0 points per game and excelling in his three-point shot. The rising junior was the Class A leader with 84 three-pointers made while shooting 42% from downtown. The three-pointers made in a season broke the previous school record at Kearney High School, as Webber also claimed the three-pointers in a game with nine made against Lincoln High.
TENNESSEE TAKES COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FINAL:
Christian Moore hit a leadoff homer, Dylan Dreiling went deep for the third time in three games and Tennessee won its first national championship in baseball with a 6-5 victory over Texas A&M on Monday night in Game 3 of the College World Series finals.
The Volunteers bounced back from a Game 1 loss to win two straight and become the first No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament to win the title since Miami in 1999.
The Vols are the eighth Southeastern Conference school to win a national title in baseball. Those eight have combined for 16 titles. The SEC has won five in a row, all by different schools, and 10 of the last 15.
NO STANLEY CUP COLLAPSE; PANTHERS FEND OFF EDMONTON FOR TITLE:
Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe scored goals, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Monday night in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. It was the third title-round appearance in Florida’s 30-year history; it was swept in 1996 by Colorado and routed 4-1 by Vegas last season.
This time, they were on the right side of history — after avoiding what would have been a historic collapse. The Panthers won the first three games of the series, then lost the next three and needed a win on Monday to avoid joining the 1942 Detroit Red Wings as the only teams to lose the final after taking a 3-0 lead in the title round.
Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP on Monday night despite Edmonton’s Stanley Cup Final loss to Florida, a nod to one of the greatest postseason performances in NHL history.
McDavid, who was held without a point the final two games of the final, still led all playoff scorers with 42 points, five shy of the record of 47 set by Wayne Gretzky in 1985.
NEBRASKA ADDS 2024 RUNNING BACK:
Nebraska continues to add to its 2024 roster. St. Thomas More Prep School (Oakdale, Conn.) head coach Ernest Anderson confirmed to HuskerOnline on Sunday that running back Mekhi Nelson is in Lincoln and has already begun his Husker journey.
The 6-foot, 190-pound Nelson planned to reclassify to the class of 2025 after a successful career at Wilkes Barre (Penn.) High School.
He never ended up playing a down of football for St. Thomas More. Nebraska began recruiting him heavily in early May of his senior year of high school.
Nelson officially announced his commitment to Nebraska on Monday.
TWO HUSKERS ADDED TO U21 ROSTER:
Nebraska volleyball sophomore middle blocker Andi Jackson and setter Bergen Reilly will represent the U.S. U21 National Team at the U21 NORCECA Continental Championship from June 25-30 in Toronto, Canada.
Jackson and Reilly were named to the 12-player roster from a pool of 20 athletes. Nebraska assistant coach Jaylen Reyes is an assistant coach for the team.
The team recently completed a week of training in Anaheim, California, and will open the tournament against the Dominican Republic on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. (CT).
LOPER BASKETBALL ADDS JUCO WING:
UNK head men’s basketball coach Marty Levinson announced on social media on Sunday that he has added another player to his first recruiting class in Kearney.
DJ Jamerson has accepted a scholarship offer to play for the Lopers next season after stints with Troy and New Mexico junior college.
Last year he averaged three points per game in 17 contests aiding to lead the team to a 23-9 finish.
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