Stories from Saturday, May 2, 2009

Promoter Chuck Gray made the call to cancel the May 1 races at McCook (Neb.) Speedway. Too much rain Thursday morning, as well as drizzle and cloudy conditions Friday morning, with more of the same forecasted for the rest of the day, made the track unpreparable for the show. The next night of racing, weather permitting, is May 15...

LINCOLN -- Missouri parlayed a trio of two-out hits into a four runs in the top of the seventh, as the Tigers topped Nebraska, 8-4, Friday night at Hawks Field. Nebraska (21-24-1, 5-17 Big 12) had fought back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the score at four, only to see the Tigers strike for four runs in the top of the seventh off of NU reliever Casey Hauptman...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Mauer brought a big smile back to the dugout after hitting a home run in his first at-bat, and his teammates were just as quick to needle him about his exceptional talent. Is it really THAT easy, they jokingly asked? Mauer looked like a natural in his delayed season debut and scored three times, and Morneau's go-ahead two-run shot sent the Twins to a 7-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night...