Новости за 01.04.2016

Kevin Maurice wasn’t necessarily surprised when Vincent Valentine and Maliek Collins announced they were bypassing their senior seasons to enter the NFL Draft.

Lincoln's theaters are back in full force now that spring break and the Easter holiday have passed. Four new shows open this week. Here's a quick rundown of each of them:

The Lincoln Stars entered the state of Nebraska fresh off a 5-2 victory Saturday over the Chicago Steel in Bloomington, Illinois.

Part of the Wilkinson Wildlife Management Area in Platte County has been closed temporarily because three whooping cranes are using the area.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Giving away 10,000 toy rats to fans as they arrived at the arena was supposed to be a promotion for the Florida Panthers.

NEW YORK (AP) — A sold-out Carnegie Hall audience joined a children's chorus in a singalong to David Bowie's "Space Oddity" Thursday, a sweet end to a tribute concert that turned into a memorial through some bizarre timing.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James continues to move up the NBA's career scoring list, but he has more important matters on his mind.

Tiannah Moore is on her way to setting some school records in her first season of high school soccer.

HOUSTON (AP) — Charley Hoffman birdied half the holes on the Golf Club of Houston and had one bogey Thursday while shooting an 8-under 64 for the first-round lead in the Shell Houston Open.

Pain taking over, the thought entered Kyle King's mind. Maybe his night at the 2015 Big Ten men's gymnastics championships was over early.

Plans by a yet-to-be-named company to build a massive new chicken processing plant north of Fremont that would more than double Nebraska’s commercial production of broiler birds is getting both cheers and jeers in Dodge County.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Azahara Munoz was so concerned about the water fronting the par-5 18th green that she ended up in nearly as bad a place late Thursday afternoon in the ANA Inspiration.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Orlando Magic have suddenly figured out the trick to winning.

Simon Wiedel’s senior track season isn’t starting the way he’d like, but the Thayer Central Class C boys sprint state champion is still optimistic it will have a golden ending.

The Thunderbolts scored six run in the first two innings to take a commanding lead against Lincoln High in an eventual 10-2 win at Sherman Field on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins has been suspended for one game by the NBA after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season.

The tipping point in the Lincoln Southeast and Lincoln North Star girls tennis dual came when Sophie Miller and Demi Tinnerstet went into a tiebreaker set at No. 2 singles after Miller fought off two match points.

Way, way back one year ago, “Divergent Series: Insurgent,” was the top movie, "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars was the top song, and ground beef cost $4.25 a pound.

Nebraska's emphasis on improving its run game will be put to the test as the Huskers head into the latter stages of spring drills and more hitting is involved, offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf said Thursday.

Nebraska's offense isn't all that much different than it was last season, with at least one notable exception, Ryker Fyfe said Thursday.

When the Prairie Plate Restaurant opened on Branched Oak Road, Doug and Krista Dittman were happy and bummed at the same time.

Roger Sack tied for seventh with a 7-over-par 79 to lead the Lincoln Pius X golf team Thursday as the Thunderbolts finished tied for seventh out of 14 teams at the Papillion-La Vista South Invite at Eagles Hills Golf Course.

Madison County investigators still don’t know whose body was found in a field near Tilden in February, but they’re narrowing the possibilities.

A look at Thursday's action on the high school scene.

A look at Thursday's action on the high school scene.