WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT: Officials with the Mid-States basketball Tournament say all games scheduled for today (Saturday) have been postponed until Monday. Additionally, the Cornhusker Conference Tournament games have been postponed to a later date.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Because they got so much work in during this week’s practices, the New England Patriots moved their walkthrough session up to Friday and plan only a picture-taking session today at the site of Sunday’s Super Bowl 46. The New York Giants plan a brief walkthrough this morning and coach Tom Coughlin says he’ll give his team this afternoon off.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The NFL still would like to place a team in the Los Angeles market, but doesn’t plan any expansion any time soon and is not wild about moving existing franchises. That’s the word from NFL Commissioner Roger Goddell, who ruled out expanding beyond the existing 32-team league any time soon.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Of the roughly 3,200 fans who found themselves scrambling in last year’s seating fiasco at Cowboys Stadium outside Dallas, 246 took the NFL up on its offer of a ticket to Sunday’s game in Indianapolis between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. The rest accepted a financial settlement from the NFL, plan to go to a future Super Bowl or are suing the league.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The New England Patriots had their final practice Friday ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl. Coach Bill Belichick says star tight end Rob Gronkowski’s sprained ankle is “getting better every day,” and he expects Gronk to play against the Giants.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Running back Ahmad Bradshaw missed the New York Giants’ Super Bowl practice Friday because of a sore right foot. Coach Tom Coughlin listed Bradshaw as probable for Sunday’s game, and said he expects him to play.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION FRIDAY
Final Orlando 102 Cleveland 94
Final Miami 99 Philadelphia 79
Final Toronto 106 Washington 89
Final Detroit 88 Milwaukee 80
Final Minnesota 108 New Jersey 105
Final Oklahoma City 101 Memphis 94
Final Boston 91 New York 89
Final Houston 99 Phoenix 81
Final Indiana 98 Dallas 87
Final L-A Lakers 93 Denver 89
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE FRIDAY
Final OT N-Y Islanders 2 Ottawa 1
Final Florida 2 Winnipeg 1
Final St. Louis 1 Los Angeles 0
Final Calgary 3 Chicago 1
Final OT Columbus 3 Anaheim 2
FRIDAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Northeast Community College Women 74, Northeast Junior College 70
Notheast Junior College Men 90, Northeast Community College 61
FRIDAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES
BOYS
Alma 43, Southern Valley 31
Archbishop Bergan 86, Omaha Christian Academy 42
Ashland-Greenwood 57, Douglas County West 44
Beatrice 57, Omaha Skutt Catholic 46
Bellevue East 46, Papillion-LaVista South 35
Bellevue West 59, Omaha Burke 40
Bennington 56, Syracuse 55
Bishop Neumann 54, Columbus Scotus 30
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 57, Shelby/Rising City 41
Cedar Valley 55, Nebraska Christian 46
Cody-Kilgore 51, Crawford 38
Cross County 43, Palmer 26
Elkhorn 56, Gretna 45
Elkhorn South 91, Blair 51
Exeter/Milligan 65, Hampton 40
Falls City 55, Auburn 44
Fort Calhoun 65, Lincoln Lutheran 49
Giltner 71, Dorchester 37
Grand Island 52, Columbus 42
Lincoln Christian 47, Concordia 42
Lincoln East 70, Council Bluffs Lincoln, Iowa 38
Lincoln High 57, Lincoln Southeast 48
Lincoln Southwest 63, Lincoln Northeast 47
Lutheran High Northeast 70, Omaha Nation 51
McCool Junction 64, Nebraska Lutheran 32
Nebraska City 56, Norris 46
Norfolk 75, Fremont 54
Omaha Creighton Prep 62, Millard South 55
Omaha Gross Catholic 81, Lincoln Pius X 73
Omaha North 53, Omaha Westside 38
Osceola 49, Meridian 28
Papillion-LaVista 49, Millard North 48
Plattsmouth 58, Platteview 44
Potter-Dix 62, Garden County 50
Ralston 55, Omaha Roncalli 41
Scottsbluff 67, Alliance 55
St. Thomas More, S.D. 76, Chadron 31
Twin River 58, Columbus Lakeview 40
Wahoo 77, Arlington 48
Cornhusker Conference Tournament
Consolation
Fullerton 44, Leigh 42
Humphrey 65, Lindsay Holy Family 52
Semifinal
Howells 53, Clarkson 29
Humphrey St. Francis 61, Dodge 53, OT
East Husker Conference Tournament
Consolation
Logan View 57, Scribner-Snyder 36
East Husker Conference Tournament
Consolation
Lyons-Decatur Northeast 56, West Point-Beemer 49
East Husker Conference Tournament
Consolation
Pender 56, Tekamah-Herman 54
Semifinal
North Bend Central 41, Wisner-Pilger 40
Stanton 65, Oakland-Craig 34
Fort Kearny Conference Tournament
Semifinal
Loomis 57, Pleasanton 50
Overton 56, Elm Creek 47
Mid-State Conference Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Norfolk Catholic 65, Wayne 60
O’Neill 62, Battle Creek 42
Semifinal
Boone Central 60, Guardian Angels 48
Pierce 41, Hartington Cedar Catholic 39
NENAC Tournament
Third Place
Creighton 67, Elkhorn Valley 40
Championship
Crofton 51, Randolph 35
Pioneer Conference Tournament
Third Place
Freeman 42, Johnson-Brock 38
Championship
Pawnee City 58, Sterling 42
Twin Valley Conference Tournament
Semifinal
Kenesaw 49, Deshler 47
Shelton 69, Blue Hill 64
Western Trails Conference Tournament
Semifinal
Gordon/Rushville 62, Hemingford 60
Kimball 72, Bridgeport 32
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL FRIDAY
Ashland-Greenwood 49, Douglas County West 16
Auburn 46, Falls City 33
Bennington 52, Syracuse 34
Cedar Valley 61, Nebraska Christian 20
Chadron 57, St. Thomas More, S.D. 55
Columbus 56, Grand Island 41
Concordia 54, Lincoln Christian 44
Cross County 49, Palmer 29
Elkhorn South 45, Blair 28
Exeter/Milligan 53, Hampton 45
Fremont 36, Norfolk 25
Giltner 55, Dorchester 28
Gretna 51, Elkhorn 37
Lincoln Southwest 52, Lincoln Northeast 39
Lutheran High Northeast 96, Omaha Nation 34
Millard North 62, Papillion-LaVista 33
Millard South 55, Omaha Marian 52
Nebraska Lutheran 50, McCool Junction 30
Norris 81, Nebraska City 14
Omaha Northwest 54, Omaha Bryan 41
Omaha Westside 49, Omaha North 32
Osceola 33, Meridian 23
Papillion-LaVista South 51, Bellevue East 41
Platteview 59, Plattsmouth 50
Potter-Dix 31, Garden County 30
Shelby/Rising City 53, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 32
Sioux County 54, Minatare 23
Southern Valley 37, Alma 31
Twin River 65, Columbus Lakeview 41
Wahoo 54, Arlington 39
East Central Nebraska Conference Tournament
Consolation
Palmyra 53, Mead 41
Yutan 42, Johnson County Central 34
Semifinal
East Butler 57, Weeping Water 37
Elmwood-Murdock 57, Louisville 20
Lewis & Clark Conference Tournament
Semifinal
Homer 68, Bancroft-Rosalie 56
Osmond 36, Wynot 34
Pioneer Conference Tournament
Third Place
Sterling 45, Pawnee City 26
Championship
Friend 48, Freeman 42
Western Trails Conference Tournament
Semifinal
Kimball 41, Bridgeport 34, 2OT
Mitchell 46, Morrill 31
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