NEBRASKA BASEBALL AVOIDS IOWA SWEEP, AT CREIGHTON TUESDAY:
Nebraska baseball rallied late in the game Sunday to beat Iowa 6-4. The Huskers avoided being swept and improved to 16-20 on the year and 5-10 in the Big Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes fell to 23-11 and 14-4.
NU tallied seven hits, led by the 2-for-4 efforts from Max Buettenback and Josh Overbeek. Overbeek, Tyler Stone and Dylan Carey all launched home runs.
Nebraska stays on the road Tuesday to take on Creighton. First pitch in Omaha is set for 6 p.m. CDT on FS1.
HAC BASEBALL BRACKET RELEASED, GRAND ISLAND #2 SEED:
Grand Island drew the #2 seed in this year’s HAC Baseball Tournament, while Kearney is the #4 seed.
Seedings were based on records as of Saturday.
Grand Island will face the winner of #7 Fremont and #10 Norfolk at 3PM tomorrow at Lincoln’s Sherman Field. Kearney will face #5 seed Lincoln Northeast at 2:30PM at Lincoln’s Densmore Field 2.
KEARNEY, GRAND ISLAND TODAY FOR BASEBALL EDITION OF WOK/WOGI:
Before the HAC Tournament later this week, two of the top four seeded programs are set to square off today with an installment of WOK/WOGI from the diamond.
First pitch from Kearney’s Memorial Field is set for 4PM, and Alex Hammeke has the call on KGFW.
KEARNEY HIGH TAKES BACK CENTRAL NEBRASKA EL CLASICO:
Kearney High Boys Soccer reclaimed the Central Nebraska El Clasico in a rescheduled Saturday matchup, 2-1.
All the scoring took place in the first 10 minutes, with Gordy Garner (6’) and Kaden Slaymaker (8’) scoring for Kearney, while Grand Island’s Pedro Ventura (7’) spoiled a Kearney clean sheet.
Bearcat Soccer is now 8-2 on the season and at Fremont today. A win would put them in the Gold Bracket of next week’s HAC Soccer Tournament. Grand Island falls to 5-5, with a contest against Lincoln Southeast on Tuesday.
UNK W’S GOLF IN NINTH PLACE TIE IN MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MEADOWLARK HILLS:
The UNK women’s golf team shot a 325 and is tied for ninth place after the first day of the 2025 MIAA Championships at Meadowlark Hills G.C.
The 12-team, 36-hole event began Sunday morning with winds blowing at least 25 miles per hour all day. Action resumes today at 8:30 a.m. with strong winds again in the forecast.
Minnesota freshman Calie Dockter had four birdies on the front nine to pace the Lopers with a 6-over 77 (37-44). She is in seventh place with Colombian senior Juliana Botero Molina (82) the next Loper to come in. She had UNK’s only birdie on the back nine (par 4 16th hole) and is tied for 32nd place.
RORY FINALLY GETS HIS GREEN JACKET, WINS MASTERS TO COMPLETE GRAND SLAM:
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The closer Rory McIlroy came to fulfilling his lifetime dream — winning the Masters — the more it kept slipping away. Sunday at Augusta National felt like his last 11 years in the majors, blunders mixed in with sheer brilliance.
A two-shot lead gone in two holes. A four-shot lead gone in three holes with a shocker of a mistake. A 5-foot putt on the final hole to win narrowly missed.
And then McIlroy turned what could have been another major collapse into his grandest moment of all when he hit wedge to 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff against Justin Rose to become — finally — a Masters champion and take his place in golf history as the sixth player with the career Grand Slam.
NFL DRAFT PROSPECT, FORMER LSU WR KYREN LACY DIES AFTER PURSUIT:
(AP) — Former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy has died at age 24 in an apparent suicide in his car while being pursued by authorities in Houston, according to a Harrison County sheriff’s report released Sunday.
Lacy already was facing criminal charges stemming from a fatal car accident in Louisiana last December that had clouded his NFL prospects.
Harris County authorities say their pursuit of Lacy late Saturday night ended when Lacy crashed. When officers approached the vehicle to extract Lacy, they say he had died in an apparent suicide, the report said.
Lacy was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders.
“We’re saddened to learn of the tragic passing of former LSU football student-athlete Kyren Lacy,” LSU said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones, as well as his former teammates and coaches impacted by his passing.”
KYLE LARSON DENIES DENNY HAMLIN THREE-PEAT AT BRISTOL:
BRISTOL, Tn. (AP) — With added motivation to honor a late friend, Kyle Larson seemed to have an extra gear Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The Hendrick Motorsports star led 411 of 500 laps in a victory that was dominant as it was emotional.
Larson, racing just days after the death of Jon Edwards, his former public relations representative, picked up his second Cup win of the season. It was his 31st Cup victory and third at Bristol.
“This one is definitely for Jon,” Larson said. “He is just a great guy, so we’re going to miss him. Wish he was going to be here with us to celebrate, but I know he’s celebrating with us in spirit. Just a flawless race at Bristol for the team. Really, really good car. That was a lot of fun.”
Denny Hamlin finished second in his 400th consecutive Cup start, falling one spot short in his bid for a third consecutive win. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was gracious in defeat, noting Larson’s victory came after a somber week that also included the deaths of longtime motorsports journalist Al Pearce and championship truck owner Shigeaki Hattori.
