HUSKER WBB ADDS KASTANEK AS GRADUATE STUDENT MANAGER:
Former Lincoln Southeast and NC State standout Marissa Kastanek has joined the Nebraska women’s basketball coaching staff as a graduate student manager.
Kastanek played professionally for 12 years, including time in Poland, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and Puerto Rico.
“I am so excited to announce that I will be a Husker,” Kastanek said. “I am so thankful to Coach Williams and the University for allowing me to step in and be a part of something special. I am so excited to share what I have learned over the years with the next generation of players. I could not think of a better place to start the next chapter of my life. Go Big Red!”
The 5-9 guard ranks among the top-10 scorers in North Carolina State history, coming in ninth with 1,655 points with 131 starts over 133 games for the Wolfpack, averaging 12.4 points per game over her career. She hit 240 career three-pointers (.359), while connecting on 80.3 percent of her free throws. She added 499 rebounds, 203 assists and 172 steals in her career.
UNK TENNIS DEF. UCO IN OPENING ROUND OF NCAA’S
The 22nd-ranked Nebraska Kearney women’s tennis team picked up the program’s 10th NCAA Tournament win after a 5-1 decision over Central Oklahoma Monday afternoon in Topeka, Kan.
Seeded third in the Central Region, the Lopers (19-5) advance to take on second seed and No. 14 Washburn (17-3) Tuesday at noon. The winner advances to the “Sweet 16” in Florida May 19-23; the ‘Bods downed the UNK, 4-3, earlier this season in Kearney.
This was the third straight meeting with UCO (14-6) as the two teams met in the regular season finale in Edmond, then played in the MIAA Tournament semifinals a week later in Springfield, Mo. The Lopers won in Oklahoma, 5-2, but the ‘Chos turned the tables in Missouri, 4-2 and then won the following day to take the title and earn the MIAA’s auto bid to the championships.
UNK and Washburn have split the last 16 duals with the Blue & Gold having a 4-5 mark in Topeka.
KEARNEY FALLS TO ELKHORN SOUTH IN OPENING ROUND OF STATE GIRLS SOCCER:
The Kearney girls soccer season came to a close yesterday with a 2-0 loss to Elkhorn South.
The Storm converted a penalty kick from Sophia Key in the 11th minute, and tacked on an insurance goal before halftime with a 37th minute goal from Blu Keiper.
Reece Holscher led the Bearcats with 5 shots on goal, who end their season at 16-3.
NSAA STATE GIRLS SOCCER SCORES:
Class A Quarterfinals
(1) Lincoln Southwest 2 (SO W), (8) Papillion-LaVista 2
(4) Kearney 0, (5) Elkhorn South 2
(2) Omaha Marian 2, (7) Millard West 1
(3) Bellevue West 2, (6) Lincoln East 1
NSAA STATE BOYS SOCCER TODAY:
Class A Quarterfinals
(1) Creighton Prep 16-1 vs (8) Papillion-LaVista South 12-6 – NOON
(4) Omaha Westside 11-4 vs (5) Lincoln Southeast 13-3 – 2PM
(2) Millard North 16-2 vs (7) South Sioux City 14-4 – 5:30PM
(3) Omaha South 13-2 vs (6) Lincoln Southwest 10-5 – 7:30PM
NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT BOUND, HEADING TO LSU REGIONAL:
The No. 19 Nebraska softball team (39-13) will head to Baton Rouge, La., for the Baton Rouge NCAA Regional and will play the UConn Huskies (35-17) on Friday, May 16, at 2 p.m. (CT). The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.
LSU (41-14) is the tournament’s No. 10 overall seed and will play Southeastern Louisiana (30-20).
Friday will be the third meeting all-time between Nebraska and UConn. The Huskies received an automatic bid after defeating Creighton to win the Big East Tournament. NU traveled to the Baton Rouge Regional in 2015 and went 1-2.
Sunday’s selection marks Nebraska’s 27th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and 23rd in the last 30 years.
DALLAS MAVERICKS WIN THE NBA DRAFT LOTTERY AND THE CHANCE TO PICK COOPER FLAGG NO. 1 OVERALL:
CHICAGO (AP) — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career.
And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer for.
The Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery on Monday night, giving them the No. 1 pick in next month’s draft — and the first chance to take Flagg, the freshman who led Duke to the Final Four in his lone college season and the consensus player of the year.
A screaming-for-joy Mark Cuban called new Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont — who was at his child’s track meet — with the happy news, and just like that, there’s something to root for in Dallas again after a tumultuous few months where Doncic got traded and the Mavs missed the playoffs. Cuban was so excited that Dumont evidently couldn’t even make out the words he was saying. He just figured they were good ones.
YANKEES 3B OSWALDO CABRERA LEAVES GAME VS. MARINERS IN AMBULANCE FOLLOWING AWKWARD HOME PLATE SLIDE:
SEATTLE (AP) — Yankees third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera was taken off the field in an ambulance after he injured his left ankle in the ninth inning of New York’s 11-5 victory over Seattle on Monday night.
Cabrera was hurt on an awkward slide when he reached back for the plate and scored the Yankees’ final run on Aaron Judge’s sacrifice fly.
Manager Aaron Boone said Cabrera had a brace put on his left ankle before entering the ambulance on a stretcher. Cabrera was taked to a hospital with team athletic trainer Tim Lentych.
“I think everyone understands it was a pretty serious situation,” Boone said. “So, just praying for our guy (Cabrera) tonight and hoping for the best. Trust that he’s in good hands as he goes through the night here.”
Cabrera, a 26-year-old native of Venezuela writhed on the ground and stayed down for several minutes while being attended to by various medical personnel.
Cabrera is in his fourth MLB season and has become a regular in the Yankees’ lineup. He is hitting .243 this season with one home run and 12 RBIs.
INDIA, PAKISTAN CRICKET LEAGUES RESUME PLAY AFTER CEASEFIRE REACHED:
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan Super League is set to resume this weekend after a ceasefire between Pakistan and India.
Pakistan and India agreed to a truce last Saturday after talks to defuse their most serious military confrontation in decades.
The Pakistan-based Twenty20 league was suspended last Thursday after an Indian drone fell near the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, which was due to host a game featuring foreign players from Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand and Afghanistan.
On Monday, the world’s most lucrative T20 league — the Indian Premier League — also announced the resumption of the tournament. The IPL will run from Saturday until June 3. The Punjab Kings-Delhi Capitals game abandoned in Dharamsala in the 11th over on Thursday will be replayed.
TUESDAY’S TIME SCHEDULE:
MLB
Milwaukee at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Baltimore, 6:35 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 7:40 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.
St. Louis at Philadelphia, 6:45 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New York Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Washington at Atlanta, 7:15 p.m.
Miami at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 p.m.
Colorado at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
New York Yankees at Seattle, 9:40 p.m.
Los Angeles Angels at San Diego, 9:40 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m.
Oakland at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
NBA Playoffs – Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
Indiana at Cleveland – Game 5, 7 p.m.
Western Conference
Denver at Oklahoma City – Game 5, 9:30 p.m.
NHL Playoffs – Conference Semifinals
Western Conference
Winnipeg at Dallas – Game 4, 8 p.m.
PWHL Playoffs – Semifinals
Montreal at Ottawa – Game 6, 7 p.m.
