Monday Morning Sports – Former Husker Diedrick Passes, Runza Seniors Prep Tourney Recap, CWS Game Three Final Tonight, Bradley Claims Travelers Cup, Sports Scores and Schedules

FORMER HUSKER RUNNING BACK DAHRRAN DIEDRICK PASSES AT 44:

Dahrran Diedrick, who starred at Nebraska and won three Grey Cup titles in a 10-year Canadian Football League career, died Saturday after fighting cancer. He was 44.

The Montreal Alouettes, the team Diedrick helped win two Grey Cups, confirmed the death through his family. 

Born in Jamaica and raised in Toronto, the 6-foot, 225-pound Diedrick was the first Canadian-raised scholarship recruit to play for Nebraska. In 2001, he started for the Huskers, rushing for a Big 12-leading 1,299 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Diedrick helped Nebraska reach the national championship game at the 2002 Rose Bowl, a 37-14 loss to Miami. He finished his college career with 2,745 yards rushing on 502 carries with 26 touchdowns.

RUNZA SENIORS END PREP TOURNEY 3-3; BEGIN HOMESTAND TUESDAY:

The Kearney Runza Seniors finished their tenure at the Creighton Prep CWS Tournament with a dominant win, closing out Creighton Prep #2 10-0 Saturday afternoon.

Kearney concluded their CWS trip to Omaha, finishing 3-3 on the stretch. 

The Runza Seniors begin a homestand on Tuesday, taking on Lincoln Southeast at 6 PM. Wednesday night Kearney rematches the North Platte Nationals at 7:30 PM, and Thursday night Kearney hosts Lexington at 5. All contests can be heard on KGFW.

Full game recaps can be found from each CWS Prep Tourney contest at KGFW.com.

GATORS CHOMP TIGERS; SET RECORD FOR CWS RUNS FORCING GAME 3:

Florida had been involved in more close games than any other team at the College World Series this year. That changed in a big way Sunday, when the Gators unleashed an offensive barrage of historic proportions.

Florida scored the most runs in a CWS game and came up one short of the record for largest margin of victory in a 24-4 rout of LSU that forced a deciding Game 3 of the finals.

The Gators (54-16) hit six home runs on a windy day at Charles Schwab Field and pounded LSU (53-17) pitching for a CWS record-tying 23 hits a day after Ty Floyd struck out 17 in the Tigers’ 4-3, 11-inning win in Game 1.

The series deciding Game Three is set for a 6 PM first pitch tonight from Charles Schwab Field. 

KEEGAN BRADLEY WINS TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP:

Despite a shaky finish, Keegan Bradley broke the tournament record at the Travelers Championship on Sunday for his sixth tour victory.

Bradley closed with a 2-under 68 to finish three shots ahead of Zac Blair, who shot 62, and Brian Harman, who closed with a 64.

Bradley, who went 62-63-64 in the first three rounds, finished at 23-under 257 at TPC River Highlands, a shot better than Kenny Perry’s previous record from 2009.

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FINALS SCHEDULES/SCORES:

SATURDAY FINALS RESULT

CWS FINALS GAME 1 – LSU 4-3 Florida (11 innings)

SUNDAY FINALS RESULT:

CWS FINALS GAME 2 – Florida 24-4 LSU

MONDAY FINALS SCHEDULE:

CWS FINALS GAME 3 – Florida v. LSU – 6 PM (ESPN)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE:

MONDAY SCHEDULE:

Cincinnati Reds @ Baltimore Orioles – 6:05 PM

Milwaukee Brewers @ New York Mets – 6:10 PM

Minnesota Twins @ Atlanta Braves – 6:20 PM

Detroit Tigers @ Texas Rangers – 7:05 PM

Chicago White Sox @ Los Angeles Angels – 8:38 PM

Washington Nationals @ Seattle Mariners – 8:40 PM

Local Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:

MONDAY:

• Kearney Legion Baseball:
  • Runza Seniors: N/a
  • POST 52: N/a
  • Five Points: N/a
  • Jerseys: N/a
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

TUESDAY:

• Kearney Legion Baseball:
  • Runza Seniors: v. Lincoln Southeast @ Memorial Field – 6 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 5:45 PM
  • POST 52: @ Lincoln Southeast @ Den Hartog Field – 3 PM/5 PM
  • Five Points: @ Grand Island Juniors @ Ryder Park – 5 PM
  • Jerseys: @ Grand Island U-Save Seniors @ Ryder Park – 7:30 PM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Kearney Runza Senior Baseball v. Lincoln Southeast (5:45 PM – 8:45 PM) – Alex Hammeke Play-by-Play

WEDNESDAY:

• Kearney Legion Baseball:
  • Runza Seniors: v. North Platte FNBO Nationals @ Memorial Field – 7:30 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 7:15 PM
  • POST 52: v. North Platte Juniors @ Memorial Field – 5 PM
  • Five Points: @ Aurora Juniors – 5 PM
  • Jerseys: @ Aurora Seniors – 7:30 PM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 7:15 PM)
  • Kearney Runza Senior Baseball v. North Platte (7:15 PM – 10:15 PM)

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
• 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