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Episode 130 The Showdown: Nebraska volleyball's spring match and softball on the NCAA bubble
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In an historically uncertain era of major-college sports, the skills new athletic director Troy Dannen learned during his unorthodox rise will come in handy at Nebraska.
The Husker secondary has a blend of veteran leadership like Isaac Gifford, a few injury situations to watch and three veterans to replace.
An eighth-inning rally turned into another ninth-inning meltdown as Indiana batted around to shock Nebraska baseball on Friday night.
Nebraska was three outs away from securing a spot in the Big Ten championship. Instead, an Indiana home run and six runs in the eighth ended the Huskers' run.
The top 2025 offensive lineman in the country released his top six in March and hadn't added any contenders — until Nebraska this weekend.
There’s one area where Nebraska’s linebackers have excelled in spring according to Jack MJ Sherman. “There’s a lot of speed,” he said, which is what happens when there's two transplanted defensive backs in the room.
A strong finish could net Nebraska baseball a Big Ten title. A late stumble could put an NCAA tournament at-large bid in jeopardy. On deck is Indiana in a pivotal league series in Lincoln.
Seven NCAA Tournament teams headline Nebraska soccer's 2024 schedule, which begins in August.
Sean Padden gave insight into how he helps connect Husker student-athletes with the 1890 Initiative to strike NIL deals.
Billie Andrews hit two home runs, and Nebraska advances to the semifinal round where it will play a team that just beat the top seed.
Here's a preview from Evan Bland on Nebraska baseball's weekend series against Indiana.
Injuries prevented Nebraska's strongest 4x400-meter relay quartet from running together for much of the season. After a strong debut at the Drake Relays, they head into the Big Ten championships with "supreme confidence."
No more hardhats are necessary for recruiting tours. Nebraska's sparkling Osborne Legacy Complex is coming online and Husker staffers offer plenty of reasons why it's a game changer.
In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel talk the current hype around the Nebraska football program.
Jose Navarette and Alexander Perez scored second half goals to lift Class B No. 4 Lexington to a semifinal victory over ninth-ranked Elkhorn Mount Michael.
Waverly defeated Beatrice on Saturday in a first-round game of the Class B state baseball tournament.
Gretna East rallied to defeat Plattsmouth on Saturday in a first-round game of the Class B state baseball tournament.
Ryan Schmitt scored in the 78th minute and Class B No. 3 Omaha Skutt knocked off top-ranked Bennington in the semifinals.
Ally Jones had Villanova’s only two hits of the game off Creighton ace Natalia Puchino, but both cleared the outfield fence as the Wildcats defeated Creighton in the Big East tournament championship game Saturday afternoon.
Creighton finished with seven extra-base hits Saturday, but the Bluejays couldn’t keep pace with Connecticut’s offense.
Alex Olson launched a tie-breaking grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead Omaha softball to a win over South Dakota State.
Even after three straight trips to the second weekend of March Madness, including the Elite Eight in 2023, this offseason was always going to be crucial for Creighton. Here's a guide to all of CU's moves.
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Rory McIlroy shot a bogey-free 4-under 67 on Saturday to pull within a stroke of leader Xander Schauffele with a round left in the Wells Fargo Championship. Schauffele, who entered the day four shots ahead of McIlroy and Jason Day, had a 70 to get to 12-under 201 as he looks to hold on and snap a 38-tournament victory drought. Sungjae Im was four shots strokes back after holing out from bunker on No. 18 to save par and shoot 69. Sepp Straka matched McIlroy's low round of 67 and was alone in fourth at 7 under, while Day was fifth at 5 under — making five bogeys in a 73.
Alex Palou won the race off pit row on Lap 62 then beat Will Power into the first turn on the only restart of the Indianapolis Grand Prix and easily defended last year's title on Indy's road course. The Spaniard's win for Chip Ganassi Racing also put the defending IndyCar champion back atop the points standings, too. Palou beat Power by 6.6106 seconds. The Team Penske driver and three-time race winner was working with two new team members. Pole winner Christian Lundgaard was third. Colton Herta fell first to third in the points after finishing seventh.
Kyle Larson says he is not a Swiftie, despite he and his wife taking their daughter to Paris this week to see Taylor Swift in concert. Larson said Saturday at Darlington Raceway that it was a surprise birthday trip for 6-year-old Aubrey. Larson enjoyed the show, although he made it clear that he was not part of the ride-or-die fan base that has made Swift one of the world's most popular entertainers. Larson won the Southern 500 at Darlington last September and is the favorite to win again there Sunday in the Goodyear 400.
Omaha jumped to a six-run lead in the fourth inning Friday, then held off the Jumbo Shrimp from there for its eighth win in nine games.
