Tuesday Morning Sports – World Series Game 3 Postponed to Tuesday Night, UNK Wrestling Tabbed #1 in MIAA, Thompson Likely Unavailable For Minnesota, Held Now Interim at North Alabama, Monday Sports Recap

WORLD SERIES GAME 3 MOVED TO TUESDAY DUE TO PHILADELPHIA RAIN:

The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies will have to wait one more day to resume the 2022 World Series. 

Game 3 of the Fall Classic was postponed due to rain, MLB announced Monday evening just about an hour before first pitch. It will instead be played tonight, and the rest of the series will be pushed back one day. There will still be an off-day for travel between Thursday’s Game 5 and, if necessary, Friday’s Game 6. The series is currently tied at one game a piece.

Monday’s postponement is the first in the Fall Classic since Game 6 of the 2011 World Series. 

When the World Series finally resumes Tuesday, Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez (10-7, 3.65 ERA) and Lance McCullers Jr. (4-2, 2.27 ERA) are scheduled to be the starting pitchers.

UNK WRESTLING PICKED #1 TO START 2022-23 SEASON:

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) has announced its Wrestling Preseason Coaches Poll for the 2022-2023 season. Nebraska Kearney tabbed the top spot with 15 points and three first-place votes. 

Nebraska Kearney, the defending NCAA Division II National Champions, was selected to finish first in the MIAA for the second consecutive season. Central Oklahoma, the defending national runners-up, came in second with 14 points and two first-place selections. UCO won the 2022 MIAA title by going 4-0 in league duals including a 18-17 decision over UNK.

Head coach Dalton Jensen must replace five starters, including one national champion and two national runners up, off last year’s squad but still has five returning national qualifiers and four returning All-Americans. The returning All-Americans are Omaha junior Billy Higgins (184 lbs.), Kansas redshirt senior Austin Eldredge (174 lbs.), Kearney redshirt senior Lee Herrington (285 lbs.), Kearney redshirt junior Nick James (141 lbs.) and South Carolina redshirt senior Hayden Prince (197 lbs.).

UNK is at home Saturday (Nov. 5) at 11 a.m. for its annual Blue/White intrasquad dual. The event is free and open to the public and will be held in the Health & Sports Center. 

THOMPSON LIKELY UNAVAILABLE FOR MINNESOTA:

Nebraska coach Mickey Joseph said on his weekly coaches show that quarterback Casey Thompson – who missed the final 2 1/2 quarters of NU’s 26-9 loss to Illinois, may not be ready to play against Minnesota. 

Thompson hurt his throwing hand after he was hit by multiple Illinois players as he threw. Thompson fell on his throwing hand, jamming his elbow, potentially hitting a nerve and had his throwing hand go numb. Thompson had already undergone offseason surgery on his hand after he injured it at Texas last season. 

Backup Chubba Purdy played the entire second half, completing 3 of 8 passes for 15 yards. 

FORMER HUSKER ASSISTANT NEW INTERIM COACH AT NORTH ALABAMA:

University of North Alabama Director of Athletics Dr. Josh Looney has announced a change in the leadership of the Lions’ football program. 

Ryan Held, UNA’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator, will serve as interim head coach for the final three games of the 2022 season.

Held, a coaching veteran with 12 years of head coaching experience on the collegiate level, joined the UNA coaching staff in December of 2021, after serving as running backs coach at the University of Nebraska. He has been a collegiate coach since 1997, following his playing career at Nebraska where he helped the Cornhuskers win two national titles.

KEARNEY CATHOLIC SWEEPS OGALLALA; FACES GICC AT STATE:

The Kearney Catholic Volleyball program continues their dominance into another state tournament run, as the Stars settle into their third consecutive state tournament after winning the C1-7 District Final over Ogallala. 

Kearney Catholic enters as the sixth seed overall, facing Central Nebraska rival and third seed Grand Island Central Catholic in the first round. First serve from the Bob Devaney Sports Center is set for 3 PM on Wednesday. 

The C1 bracket is loaded with Central Nebraska talent, including #2 Minden, #3 GICC, #5 Gothenburg, #6 Kearney Catholic, and #8 Adams Central.

AUBURN OPENS HEAD COACHING POSITION, REMOVES HARSIN:

Auburn fired coach Bryan Harsin on Monday after less than two seasons, ending a rocky tenure in which the proud program struggled to compete in the SEC.

Harsin went 9-12 overall and 3-5 this year. Auburn has lost four straight games while struggling against Power Five opponents, including a 41-27 loss to Arkansas on Oct. 29 that proved the final straw. Auburn will owe Harsin 70% of his remaining contract — more than $15 million — and half of that must be paid within 30 days.

The school named running backs coach Carnell “Cadillac” Williams as interim coach. The Tigers play at Mississippi State on Saturday.

BEARS AGREE TO MOVE LINEBACKER SMITH TO BALTIMORE:

The Chicago Bears agreed to trade linebacker Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday.

Smith, the NFL leader in tackles so far this season, joins a Baltimore team that has won two in a row and sits atop the AFC North.

It’s the Bears’ second major trade involving a defensive player in less than a week. They dealt three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Robert Quinn to Philadelphia for a 2023 fourth-round pick on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old Smith has 83 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks this season. A first-round pick by Chicago in 2018, he has 16 1/2 sacks in his career.

CHUBB, BROWNS BLAST BENGALS ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT:

For the first time this season, the Cleveland Browns put it all together and played like a complete team — offense, defense and special teams.

Nick Chubb rushed for two touchdowns and Myles Garrett and Cleveland’s defense frustrated Joe Burrow as the Browns thrashed Cincinnati 32-13 on Monday night, keeping the Bengals star quarterback winless against them.

Garrett led a fired-up defense that sacked Burrow five times and held the Bengals (4-4) to 229 total yards — 100 in the first half.

Burrow has already been to the Super Bowl in just three NFL seasons. However, the Ohio native has yet to beat Cleveland, dropping to 0-4 in four career starts against Cincinnati’s AFC North rival.

NFL SCORES/SCHEDULES:

MONDAY:

Cleveland Browns 32-13 Cincinnati Bengals

Local Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:

TUESDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• UNK:
  • N/a
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

WEDNESDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Volleyball: STATE TOURNAMENT, Lincoln @ Bob Devaney Center
    • #6 Kearney Catholic v. #3 Grand Island Central Catholic – 3 PM
• UNK:
  • N/a
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 7:30 PM)
  • Nebraska Volleyball v. Indiana (7:30 PM – 10:45 PM)

THURSDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Unified Bowling: @ Grand Island
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• UNK:
  • Volleyball: v. Pittsburg State @ Health & Sports Center – 6 PM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

FRIDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Volleyball: STATE TOURNAMENT, Lincoln @ Bob Devaney Center
    • TBA
• UNK:
  • Women’s Swimming: @ UNK Invite @ Kearney High School – 5 PM
  • Volleyball: v. Missouri Southern @ Health & Sports Center – 6 PM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

SATURDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Volleyball: STATE TOURNAMENT, Lincoln @ Bob Devaney Center
    • TBA
• UNK:
  • Women’s Swimming: @ UNK Invite @ Kearney High School – 9 AM
  • M/W Cross Country: @ Joplin, MO – 10 AM
  • Wrestling: v. Intrasquad Dual – 11 AM
  • Women’s Basketball: v. Southern Nazarene @ Kansas City, MO – 11:30 AM
  • Football: v. Central Oklahoma @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 12 PM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Nebraska Football v. Minnesota (7 AM – 6 PM; KGFW)
  • Nebraska Football v. Illinois (10:15 AM – 4:15 PM; KQKY)

SUNDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• UNK:
  • Women’s Basketball: v. West Texas A&M @ Kansas City, MO – 11:30 AM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Nebraska Volleyball @ Northwestern (12 PM – 3:45 PM)