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The Chadron State College men's basketball team saw a 23-point first-half lead turn into a back-and-forth battle down the stretch, but Adams State came out ahead 92-90.

Ryan O’Reilly scored three goals for his seventh career hat trick and added an assist as the Nashville Predators beat Colorado 7-3, handing the Avalanche their first home loss in regulation this season.

Led by Stefan Vaaks' 24 points, the Providence Friars defeated the Creighton Bluejays 93-88 on Friday. The Friars are now 9-9 on the season, while the Bluejays fell to 11-8.

Friday's local scoreboard, Jan. 16

Broncos coach Sean Payton aims to bring playoff success back to Denver.

Thursday's local scoreboard, Jan. 15

BRIDGEPORT, Neb. — Conference championships will be on the line when the Minuteman Activities Conference Basketball Tournament tips off Jan. 19 and runs through Jan. 24. The tournament opens with first-round games Monday and Tuesday at home sites be

The Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team put four players in double figures in earning a 79-59 win over Lamar Community College Wednesday evening at Cougar Palace.

The Denver Broncos are gearing up to host the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs on Saturday.

Ogallala took first with 117 points at Tuesday’s Perkins County Girls Wrestling Invite in Grant.

SPVA Conference Basketball Tournament tips off next week.

BATTLE CREEK - The hometown Bravettes and West Point-Beemer boys stayed on the winning path in a Tuesday night split. The BC girls and Lady Cadets went toe-to-toe in a 1st period that ended knotted at 12 apiece. A big 2nd quarter from bench player Ryder W

Jamal Murray had 35 points and nine assists, Peyton Watson made the tiebreaking jumper with 39 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-116 on Tuesday night.

Tuesday's local scoreboard, Jan. 13

The Buffalo Bills are down a second receiver in two days after coach Sean McDermott revealed Tyrell Shavers is out after tearing a knee ligament.

It is starting to sound Déjà vu as the Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball dropped another contest in the final seconds Monday night.

Monday's local scoreboard, Jan. 12

The Colorado Avalanche are riding a hot streak at home by winning 17 straight games at Ball Arena since losing in a shootout to Carolina in late October.

Sarah Strong had 18 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and five steals and Blanca Quiñonez came off the bench to score 15 points as top-ranked UConn routed Creighton 95-54.

Veralyn Aviles scored a season-high 22 points and the Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball had a big first quarter in registering the 82-72 win over Northeastern Junior College Saturday afternoon at Cougar Palace.

The Chadron State College women's basketball team hit 49 percent of its field goal shots, made 15 of 17 free throws and came up with 11 steals and five blocked shots Saturday afternoon while winning its first game of the season.

Saturday's local scoreboard, Jan. 10

Sedgwick County/Fleming claimed both the boys and girls team titles Saturday at the Garden County Wrestling Invite in Oshkosh.

Sidney finished fourth Saturday at the Ogallala Dual Wrestling Tournament

Lefteris Liotopoulos scored 17 points off of the bench to lead the St. John's Red Storm over the Creighton Bluejays 90-73. Oziyah Sellers had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists for St. John's.

The Colorado Rockies have acquired outfielder Jake McCarthy from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league pitcher Josh Grosz.

Gering topped the field as area teams competed at the Sidney girls wrestling invite.

News Channel Nebraska is televising all eight games of the Nebraska Girls Basketball showcase with live coverage starting at 8:50 a.m. CT.

Chadron State kept pace with defending league champions Colorado School of Mines for 25 minutes, but the three-point line loomed large in helping the Orediggers to an eventual 74-60 win over the Eagles on Thursday night in Golden, Colorado. 

Sean Payton acknowledges the Denver Broncos need to improve their offense despite recent wins.

Friday's local scoreboard, Jan. 9

Led by Tony Osburn's 27 points, the Omaha Mavericks defeated the North Dakota Fightin' Hawks 90-79 on Thursday. The Mavericks improved to 8-10 with the win and the Fightin' Hawks fell to 8-11.

A day after beating Casper by 20 points, the Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball team allowed two big second-half runs to allow Gillette College to register the 94-84 win on Thursday in Gillette, Wyoming.

The Lutheran High Northeast Eagles haven't been messing around lately, racking up quality wins and stringing together a seven-game win streak after defeating the Summerland Bobcats 70-42 on Thursday night.

Scottsbluff beat Torrington 44-31 and Chadron edged Alliance 31-29 in wrestling duals Thursday night.

The Denver Broncos tied a franchise record with 14 victories, often winning in gritty fashion.

The Sidney Lady Raiders and Red Raiders both turned in dominant performances Tuesday night, forcing the 40-point running clock in lopsided wins over the Sterling Tigers.

Monday's local scoreboard, Jan. 5

Fernando Lovo, the new athletic director at at Colorado, emphasized the importance of Deion Sanders in boosting the school's profile.

Iowa’s Kaden Wetjen was named winner of the Jet Award as the top return specialist in college football for the second straight year.

The Denver Broncos secured the AFC's top playoff seed with a 19-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Elijah Fisher scored 10 points and Najai Hines had a go-ahead three-point play with one second left to rally Seton Hall to a 56-54 victory over Creighton.

Brock Nelson scored two power-play goals in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the third period and the Colorado Avalanche rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 for their 10th consecutive victory.

Led by Karmello Branch's 20 points, the Kansas City Roos defeated the Omaha Mavericks 73-66.

Saturday's local scoreboard, Jan. 3

Gering narrowly topped North Platte for the team championship Saturday at the North Platte Girls Invitational.

Alek Doty scored a game-high 27 points in his second game back from a football injury, but the Sidney Red Raiders couldn’t hold off a late Platte Valley surge, falling 63-55 to the Broncos on the road.

Friday's local scoreboard, Jan. 2

Led by Damon Wilkinson's 24 points, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits defeated the Omaha Mavericks 84-69 on Thursday.

The Denver Nuggets face more injury challenges as backup center Jonas Valanciunas will miss at least a month.

The Sidney girls and boys basketball teams combined for mixed results at the Holiday Shootout held Monday and Tuesday at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility.

Sidney earned a split at Tuesday’s Ogallala Wrestling Dual Triangular, while McCook went undefeated with wins over both the Red Raiders and Ogallala.

Wednesday's local scoreboard, Dec. 31

Tuesday's local scoreboard, Dec. 31

Led by Jasen Green's 23 points, the Creighton Bluejays defeated the Butler Bulldogs 89-85 on Tuesday. The Bluejays improved to 9-5 with the victory and the Bulldogs fell to 10-4.

Nikola Jokic is set to miss a few weeks due to a hyperextended left knee. The Denver Nuggets disclosed the injury on Tuesday.

Norman Powell scores 25 points as the Miami Heat pull away in the second half to beat Denver.

Monday's local scoreboard, Dec. 29

Nate Bittle scored 14 of his 26 points before halftime and Oregon beat used the second half to subdue Omaha 80-57 on Sunday night.

The Denver Broncos have clinched their first AFC West title in a decade after the Houston Texans beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-16 on Saturday.

The Denver Broncos have clinched a playoff spot, but coach Sean Payton insists their goals remain unmet.

Sidney senior Keian Kaiser commits to Penn State on Christmas Eve after a whirlwind recruiting process that reopened earlier this month.

The Denver Broncos are spending Christmas night at Arrowhead Stadium, facing the Kansas City Chiefs with a chance to close in on an AFC West title.