Nebraska volleyball remains one of the premier programs for talent in the nation. Three Huskers were named to the AVCA Player of the Year watch list Wednesday. The list is being announced in three waves of 10, meaning Nebraska has 10% of the list going into the season. The three Huskers to make the initial list are outside hitter Harper …
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CHICAGO — Kansas City’s Rich Hill seemed a bit rusty in his return to the majors as baseball’s oldest active player on Tuesday night. His Royals teammates didn’t make the 45-year-old left-hander’s start against the Cubs any easier. Hill gave up three runs and six hits over five innings in his first major league appearance since last September with Boston. …
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Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is liking what he’s seen so far from rookie teammate Yang Hansen. After the grand event of Lillard’s re-introductory press conference on Monday, Trail Blazers reporter Casey Holdahl asked the NBA veteran about his first impressions of the 7-foot-1 center from China. Lillard spoke glowingly of his new teammate, particularly Yang’s demeanor on the …
Read More »Rich Hill just keeps on pitching. The veteran left-hander is being called up by the Kansas City Royals on Monday after he signed a minor-league deal with the team in mid-May. Hill’s promotion from Triple-A Omaha was reported by FanSided’s Robert Murray. By joining the Royals, the 45-year-old Hill supplants Justin Verlander, 42, as the oldest active player in Major …
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Veteran left-hander Rich Hill is back in the big leagues. The Kansas City Royals are calling up Hill, who had been with their Triple-A affiliate in Omaha, prior to Monday’s series opener with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, reports FanSided. The team has not yet announced the roster move. Hill could pitch as soon as Tuesday, as Kansas City’s …
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Destiny 2 Bungie After a wild weekend of punishment in the Contest Mode of Desert Perpetual, Destiny 2’s new Edge of Fate raid, players have now begun to suspect that something is wrong in this new era of the game. It may be on purpose, it may be a bug, but either way, it raises questions about what’s going on. …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link A man accused of deliberately driving a vehicle into a Northern California post office is reportedly the brother of former NFL player and US Army ranger Pat Tillman, the US Postal Inspection Service said. The investigation began when police and firefighters in San Jose responded to reports of a burning vehicle in the box lobby area …
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With executive director Lloyd Howell abruptly out, the NFL Players Association needs to replace him. It soon will. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the NFLPA board of player representatives “is expected to vote” on a new interim executive director before the widespread launch of training camps, on Tuesday. The news comes a day after Dianna Russini of TheAthletic.com reported that …
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Player reps from all 32 NFL teams, plus several additional voices, met Friday night on a call to discuss the future leadership of the NFL Players’ Association. Based on the discussion, the race for the next executive director following the resignation of Lloyd Howell is down to two candidates: JC Tretter, who has the majority of support, and Don Davis, …
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A family in Dallas, Georgia, is grieving after their patriarch – a former pro baseball player turned police officer – died saving five others from drowning while they all recently vacationed, as authorities and an online page in his honor tell it. Chase Childers, 38, “displayed extraordinary courage and selflessness … ultimately paying the highest sacrifice with his life” in …
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