Nebraska went stone cold in the second half Sunday in falling to Minnesota 69-61 in Big Ten men's basketball. The Huskers, who led 33-32 at halftime, missed 14 of their first 16 shots after the break and went without a field goal for 7:33. Minnesota (17-7, 5-6) used a 16-4 splurge during the NU cold snap to go up 48-39 with 8:06 to play. Nebraska (11-11, 3-8) never got closer than six points the rest of the way.

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.Conference realignment affected every major conference in America. But no one wears a bigger scar than the Big 12. First Nebraska and Colorado left for greener pastures. Then Texas A&M and Missouri bolted for the SEC. Amid all that strife, Dan Beebe lost his job, and Texas and Oklahoma nearly dissolved the league in favor of a West Coast super-conference.

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.It was a triumphant return to his home state Sunday for Minnesota center Elliott Eliason. The 6-foot-11 redshirt freshman from Chadron, Neb., had a big hand in a 69-61 win against Nebraska. In 17 minutes, he scored six points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked a shot.

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The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team dropped its second consecutive dual to a top-five team, falling to No. 4 Minnesota 26-7 Sunday. The Huskers, who dropped four matches by three points or less, fell to 14-2 on the year and 5-3 in the Big Ten. Minnesota is 10-3 and 7-1.

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.That splash of cold water Big Ten programs felt on signing day was called the Urban Meyer Rules. Whatever Meyer did in those first hours and days after he took the job and how he closed OSU's class — seizing it from the ashes — set some of the league's contenders on edge. Nebraska coach Bo Pelini is no fan of recruiting hoopla, but he doesn't stoop to carp about it or Meyer, and maybe years of recruiting in the SEC and Big 12 — a sneakier, snakier league by a mile — have...

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.Bo Pelini is on a mission. His words, not mine. Pelini's voice was filled with passion when he said it. There was a focus to it. The focus of a man ready to take it to the next level? This was Thursday, the day after signing day. I had arranged to meet Pelini in his office after his daily workout and before he headed into an offensive staff meeting. He had agreed to squeeze in 15 minutes to talk about where Nebraska football is headed.

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Nebraska senior Ashley Miller was named the most valuable female performer as Huskers athletes won nine events Saturday at the Frank Sevigne Invitational. Miller set a personal best in the mile with a time of 4 minutes, 39.11 seconds. Her performance ranks fourth on NU's all-time chart an is the 12th-fastest in the NCAA this season.

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.Sunday's Big Ten men's basketball matchup between Nebraska and Minnesota is a big game for Gophers center Elliott Eliason, but not for the reason you might think. Yes, Eliason is from Chadron, Neb. And, yes, he held a Husker scholarship offer for 16 months before telling NU coach Doc Sadler he wanted to go elsewhere.

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UNO's Kathie-Lee Laidley set the meet record on her way to winning the high jump at the Varsity Apartments Invitational on Saturday at Wichita State. Laidley had a leap of 5 feet, 8 inches, as season best for the sophomore who also owns the school record (5-10). Sami Spenner took second in the triple jump on a tiebreaker after a jump of 39-6. Amanda Vorthman was second in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:00.93, just 1.6 seconds behind winner Emily Koenig of Texas-Arlington.

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The Nebraska men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Oklahoma on Saturday. Benedikt Lindheim was the lone winner for the Huskers, topping OU's Tsvetan Mihov 6-2, 7-6(4) in No. 3 singles. Nebraska opens its home schedule Friday against Denver.

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The Nebraska women's tennis team picked up a pair of wins Saturday, downing Wyoming 6-1 and Eastern Michigan 7-0. The Huskers went 6-0 in doubles and 11-1 in singles play. The No. 29 Huskers host Air Force and Northern Iowa next Saturday.

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