ScuttleBu(r)t leftovers from Jan. 28

Country music singer Dierks Bentley, who performed after Friday’s Admirals hockey game in Milwaukee, plays on a rec team called the Nashville Iceholes ...

From Charley Walters, Saint Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press: “Draymond Green, who led Michigan State past the Gophers on Wednesday night, as a junior in high school in Saginaw, Mich., committed to Tubby Smith, who then was coaching at Kentucky. When Smith, now the Minnesota coach, left Kentucky, the 6-7, 230-pound Green opted for Michigan State.” ...

From Mark Krause of Krause Funeral Home of Milwaukee, talking to the Journal Sentinel about the loss of Oliver, a Portuguese water dog who greeted mourners: “We can’t be sad for what we lost, but we’re trying to be happy for what we had.” ...

From Brad Dickson, Omaha World Herald; “Nebraska is recruiting a tight end from Hawaii named Keoni Bush-Loo. The best way to get a player from Hawaii to come to NU: forget football and instead talk up the likelihood of global warming.” ...