LINCOLN - Baseball players aren't necessarily supposed to be thrilled about 40-degree weather on an overcast day, when it doesn't take long for a sharp 15 mph wind to numb fingers and toes.
It's not Thanksgiving, but I have something special to be thankful for.
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team kept its perfect road record intact on Friday night when they defeated the Michigan State Spartans, 27-8, in East Lansing, Mich. The Huskers improved to 13-1 on the year and 4-1 in Big Ten Conference duals, while the Spartans dropped to 3-7 and 1-5 in the conference.
Nebraska fans will get their first opportunity to purchase tickets for the Red-White Spring game, beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The 2012 spring game is set for April 14 at Memorial Stadium with kickoff at 1 p.m.
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Four finalists have been named for the 2012 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award. They include: Nebraska’s Rex Burkhead, North Carolina State’s Wayne Crawford, UCLA’s Luke Gane and Florida’s David Lerner. The honor is presented annually to recognize a leader in the world of college football who has realized his or her potential to make a positive and lasting impact on the rare disease community. More than 30 million Americans are affected by rare diseases.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Nebraska senior guard Brandon Richardson insists he’s much happier with assists than buckets.
LINCOLN — A second wind, a second chance, a second season.
LINCOLN — At home games, Hailie Sample is the first starter announced for the Nebraska women’s basketball team. And she hasn’t missed a start yet.
LINCOLN — New Nebraska coach Darin Erstad loves when people say he can’t do something.
LINCOLN — Nebraska seniors Ashley Miller and Luke Pinkelman were honored by the Big Ten Conference on Monday after being selected as the Big Ten Female Track and Male Field Athletes-of-the-Week. The accolade marks the first Big Ten Indoor Track and Field weekly award for both Miller and Pinkelman.
Senior Lora Evenstad and freshman Jessie DeZiel both earned weekly Big Ten honors for their performances in NU’s road victory over Iowa State last Friday. Evenstad earned Co-Big Ten Gymnast of the Week, while DeZiel was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second straight time, as the conference announced the weekly awards Monday afternoon.
Nebraska’s Emily Cady captured the first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award in Husker women’s basketball history when she earned the conference honor on Tuesday.
The Nebraska softball team earned a preseason top-25 ranking in both major polls on Tuesday, ranking in a tie for 20th in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and coming in at No. 21 in the NFCA/USA Today poll.
The revival of Nebraska’s storied walk-on program under coach Bo Pelini continues to pay off if central Nebraska is any indication.
LINCOLN - Patience has seemingly been the theme of James Nakashima's wrestling career, and Nebraska's 197-pounder provided another example of its virtue Sunday afternoon against Purdue's A.J. Kissel.
LINCOLN - Elbow grease. Floor burns. Bruised cheeks. Plenty of spills. And with 81 missed shots between the teams, not exactly a ton of thrills.
LINCOLN - Ohio State felt right at home in this road game.
LINCOLN — How much time has the Nebraska men’s basketball team spent basking in the glow of Wednesday’s upset of No. 11 Indiana?
AMES, Iowa — The top-ranked Nebraska women’s gymnastics team captured all five event titles and improved its record to 2-0 on the season after defeating the Iowa State Cyclones, 195.775-193.925, in Ames, Iowa on Friday night.
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