Reno Rallies to Beat Omaha

Omaha Royals - Friday 24th May, 2013

Reno, NV - Adam Eaton walked to force in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Reno defeated Omaha, 7-5, Wednesday night in the opener of a four-game set at Aces Ballpark. The Storm Chasers have dropped two in a row and now sit 1 ½ games behind Memphis in the American Conference North Division. Zeke Spruill of the Aces worked seven solid innings in his second Triple-A ...

Akins Crawdads earn walk-off win twice

Omaha Royals - Friday 24th May, 2013

See a game in Hickory If it at first you don't succeed try, try again might be a good motto for Jordan Akins and the Crawdads. The Rangers outfield prospect tied the game and scored the winning run in the bottom of the 12th as Class A Hickory rallied past Kannapolis, 7-6, on Thursday. But Akins had already hit what appeared to be a walk-off homer to open the bottom of the ninth with the ...

Bomb threat halts California League game

Omaha Royals - Friday 24th May, 2013

An anonymous bomb threat caused police to evacuate fans from Thursday's California League contest at The Diamond between the Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm and Modesto Nuts, officials said. "At 6.50 p.m. we received a call from the California Highway Patrol, who received a call from an anonymous caller about the possibility of explosives at the stadium," Riverside County ...

Riders Pimentel pen rough on Cardinals

Omaha Royals - Friday 24th May, 2013

Catch a game in Frisco Carlos Pimentel has a simple plan of attack when he gets two strikes on a hitter -- bring the heat. If that fails, get them with the breaking ball. Pimentel carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and finished with eight strikeouts over seven innings in the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders' 1-0 win over the host Springfield Cardinals on Thursday. "I felt great. ...

51s Do Damage With Two Outs in 9-4 Loss

Omaha Royals - Friday 24th May, 2013

- The Omaha Storm Chasers (20-20) fell to .500 on the season for the first time since April 13 as the Las Vegas 51s (20-20) took the third game of the series 9-4, with the Vegas offense scoring all nine of their runs with two outs. So far in the series the 51s have scored 20 runs, and 14 runs have been scored with two men gone in the inning. Las Vegas outfielder Andrew Brown drove in four runs ...

Cingrani not satisfied with his Bats outing

Omaha Royals - Friday 24th May, 2013

Catch a game in Louisville Tony Cingrani didn't think it was surreal being back in the Minors after living the big league lifestyle for two months. ...

Red-hot Marisnick leads Jacksonville to win

Omaha Royals - Friday 24th May, 2013

Catch the Suns in action It's easy for a player to show some signs of rust after missing the first month of the season. But after a rough few weeks, Jake Marisnick has finally gotten into the swing of things. Literally. ...

Lopez unhittable for Timber Rattlers

Omaha Royals - Friday 24th May, 2013

Catch a Rattlers game When Milwaukee made Jorge Lopez a second-round pick in the 2011 Draft, they were taking a gamble on a converted shortstop who'd only been pitching for three years, a player with the athleticism to double as one of Puerto Rico's best volleyball prospects. It's been a work in progress turning Lopez into a professional pitcher for the Brewers, but on Thursday ...

Norris clears his head finds groove for Lansing

Omaha Royals - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Top Prospects: Norris Things haven't gone real smoothly for Daniel Norris since the Blue Jays made him a second-round pick in the 2011 Draft. The Johnson City, Tenn., high school product debuted with Rookie-level Bluefield last year, notching a 7.97 ERA in 35 innings. In two appearances with Class A Short-Season Vancouver, he had a 10.57 ERA. And through his first seven appearances this ...

Dwyer Shuts Down High-Powered Padres Offense

Omaha Royals - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Dwyer posted the longest start of the season for Omaha with eight strong innings, and his two longest Triple-A outings have come against Tucson. (Mark Kuhlmann/Omaha Storm ...

Big Ten baseball Ohio State 3 Nebraska 2

Pioneer Press - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Ohio State beat Nebraska 3-2 on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Thursday at Target Field. Nebraska pitcher Dylan Vogt struggled in the ninth and walked Ohio State second baseman Troy Kuhn with the bases loaded to bring in the winning run. Cornhuskers center fielder Ty Kildow scored the tying run in the top of the inning, but ...

Cannes Big Standing Ovation for Alexander Paynes Nebraska

Hollywood Reporter - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

received a doubly warm reception at its Cannes world premiere Friday evening. The director's austere but stirring family dramedy -- shot in black and white -- was given a prolonged and rousing standing ovation inside the Palais ...

La Vista Daze rides get thorough inspection

KETV 7 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

As the weather heats up, carnivals will continue to pop up throughout the metro, but this weekend's La Vista Daze is under the microscope because of a carnival ride incident last week in Council Bluffs where a 5-year-old boy was injured on a ...

Boy Scouts to allow gay youths to join

Action 7 News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Delegates to the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America made a monumental statement Thursday, voting to allow openly gay youths to join ...

Youth mentoring groups create partnership

KETV 7 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Florinda Lopez, an eighth-grader at Norris Middle School, joined Partnership for Kids last year. She said the program helps her set and meet goals as well as help her fulfill her dreams of becoming an emergency room ...

Student suspended for yearbook incident

KETV 7 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

At a news conference, officials with Lincoln Public Schools said the letters "WTF" were discovered next to the photo of a seventh-grade Irving Middle School student. The marking was missed by the teacher who is the sponsor of the yearbook and the ...

Ramirez Named PCL Hitter of the Week for 56-512

Omaha Royals - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

ROUND ROCK, Texas - Max Ramirez of the Omaha Storm Chasers and Brett Oberholtzer of the Oklahoma City RedHawks have been named Pacific Coast League Player and Pitcher of the Week for the week of May ...

Nebraska Thoughtfully wrought and built to last

The Globe and Mail - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

) is oversilly, but there's a poignant suggestion of a modern-day Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, and it works in a thoughtfully wrought film that feels more built to last than Payne's last ...

Obama U.S. will keep deploying drones

Action 7 News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Drone strikes are a necessary evil, but one that must be used with more temperance as the United States' security situation evolves, President Barack Obama said in a counterterrorism speech ...

Nebraska Task Force returns from Oklahoma

KETV 7 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

--Nebraskans search for life through debris Fire Chief John Huff said the team successfully completed its assignments without injury or incident. The 82-member task force is composed of firefighters from the Lincoln and Omaha fire departments, as well as civilian members who are doctors, structural engineers and heavy-rigging ...

UNK professor arrested on child pornography charges

KETV 7 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

"Each time a pornographic image of a child is traded online, the child is revictimized," said Bruning. "We will do everything in our power to ensure he is held accountable for this appalling ...

Omaha Archdiocese closes 3 elementary schools

KETV 7 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Thursday marked the last day of school for students at Holy Ghost, which is one of three Omaha Catholic schools that will close for good at the end of the school ...