http://www.omaha.com?index.php?u_pg=38 Sports section en-us Copyright 2006, Omaha World-Herald webmaster@omaha.com Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:13:30 CST Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:21:42 CST Omaha.com XBuild 1 http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2140993 First rule in the Bill Callahan school of recruiting quarterbacks: Get all you can now and sort them out later. Even as the Nebraska football team moves through spring practice with its QB position in solid condition, the wheels continue to spin behind the scene. 2140993-1143559302183 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:08:00 CST http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2140986 With both the Creighton and Nebraska softball teams staring at busy schedules this week, it's hard for either of the state's two Division I programs to get too geared up about one single contest. Still, this is CU versus NU we're talking about. The Huskers and Bluejays play the first of their two scheduled 2006 meetings at 6 tonight at the Creighton Sports Complex. 2140986-1143559302183 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:05:00 CST http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2140900 It's been three years now since Omaha and Lincoln have tangled in the United States Hockey League playoffs - too long if you ask Lancer defenseman Nick Schaus. "The rivalry is still there," Schaus said. "Every time we play it's a battle, so it's an exciting time." 2140900-1143559302183 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:06:00 CST http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2141114 Russell Pleasant has some explaining to do. Such is life when you're one of four out of 3 million contest entrants to pick all the teams in this year's Final Four: LSU, Florida, UCLA and . . . George Mason? George Mason? Yep, he called it. The Bellevue man says his long-shot pick was a mistake. 2141114-1143559302183 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:27:00 CST http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2140983 2140983-1143559302183 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:04:00 CST http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2140924 Kirby Bridges overcame 11 of the top players in the state to win last month's Preseason Invite in Lincoln. Now Bridges and three-time defending state champion Westside will be looking to overcome their opponents as the girls tennis season gets under way. 2140924-1143559302183 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:08:00 CST http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2140927 2140927-1143559302183 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:05:00 CST http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2141041 Alex Gordon, the second player chosen in the 2005 draft, was among six players cut Monday by the Kansas City Royals. Gordon, who hit .372 as a junior at Nebraska and was named the College Player Of the Year last season, is slated to open the season as the third baseman for the Class AA Wichita Wranglers in the Texas League. 2141041-1143559302183 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:10:00 CST http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2141062 Former Omaha Knights forward Don Martineau, a longtime member of the city's hockey community, lost his 16-month battle with cancer Sunday night. The 53-year-old Martineau was diagnosed with brain cancer in November 2004. He died at home with his family by his side. 2141062-1143559302183 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:10:00 CST http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2140855 University of Nebraska-Omaha forward Bill Thomas has signed an entry level NHL contract with the Phoenix Coyotes, General Manager Michael Barnett announced today. Thomas will forego his final two years of college eligibility and report to Phoenix immediately. 2140855-1143559302183 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:45:00 CST