Game-Winning Walk Helps Buckeyes Past Huskers
 Nebraska has fallen into the loser's bracket of the Big Ten baseball tournament. The Huskers lost 3-2 on Thursday to Ohio State in a game that was decided in the ninth inning. Nebraska was down to its last strike in the top of the ninth, but Bryan Peters tied the game with and RBI single.
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Winnipeg Pitcher Holds Off Saltdogs
 Mark Hardy helped the Winnipeg Goldeyes downed the Lincoln Saltdogs 4-1 on Haymarket Park's Opening Night Thursday. Hardy pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out nine and walking zero to earn the win. Yasel Gomez's two-out single sparked the lone Lincoln run of the night, which was ultimately driven in by Stephen Douglas with a single.
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Kickoff Time Set For NU's Homecoming Game
 Nebraska's homecoming game against Illinois on Oct. 5 will kick off at 11 a.m. The Big Ten Conference on Thursday announced start times for this football season's homecoming games. Television coverage will be announced later.
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Hitting and Pitching Come Through For Huskers In Win Over Michigan
After dropping a 3-game series to Michigan last week at Hawks Field, the Nebraska baseball team responded with an 11-to-2 win Wednesday afternoon over the Wolverines at Target Field in Nebraska’s first game of the 2013 Big Ten Tournament. Sophomore Kyle Kubat pitched 7 innings of one-hit ball, while Blake Headley, Pat Kelly and Austin Darby each produced multi-hit days at the plate.
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Saltdogs Take Series From T-Bones
The Lincoln Saltdogs wrapped up a three-game series in KC against the T-Bones Wednesday night, winning 6-3. Stephen Douglas went four for five last night and that three-run homer wound up being the difference in the Saltdogs win over the T-Bones.
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Huskers Get Another Shot At Ducks In Super Regional
 The Nebraska softball team isn't fazed by having to travel to Oregon to play the third-seeded Ducks in this weekend's NCAA super regional. The Pac-12 champion Ducks (49-9) handed Nebraska (43-13) its most lopsided loss of the season and have won 24 straight at home.
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UNO's Keele and Herold Receive Summit League Honors
 Nebraska-Omaha right fielder Ryan Keele is player of the year and newcomer of the year in the Summit League, and Mavericks coach Bob Herold is coach of the year. The conference announced its baseball honors at a banquet Wednesday night in Elmhurst, Ill. Keele batted .461 in league games and was second in all games at .385.
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Former Papillion-LaVista Volleyball Coach Toczek Named New Southeast AD
 Lincoln Southeast High School officials announced Tuesday that JJ Toczek will be the high school's new athletic director. Toczek comes to Southeast from the Papillion-La Vista School District, where he served most recently as a high school and district administrator.
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Post-Season Honors For Seven Husker Baseball
Seven members of the Nebraska baseball team are being honored by the Big Ten Conference, including Chad Christensen and Pat Kelly, who were each tabbed as first-team All-Big Ten performers by the league coaches.
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Saltdogs Hold Off T-Bones Rally
The Lincoln Saltdogs got quality starting pitching and whacked three more home runs in a 5-4 win over the Kansas City T-Bones Tuesday in Kansas City, Kansas. Dennis Raben has four home runs in the first six Saltdogs games. The Dogs got three homers last night and then had to survive three solo homers by the T-Bones late in the game.
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T-Bones Get Home Run Record, Edge Saltdogs
In a game that saw record-setting power, the Kansas City T-Bones outslugged the Lincoln Saltdogs 14-10 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark Monday night. The T-Bones five home runs in the bottom of the third is a new American Association record for home runs in an inning.
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Gillespie Named New AD At Midland
 Dave Gillespie, who has been the athletic director at Lincoln Southwest High School the past seven years, has been named the director of athletics at Midland University in Fremont. Gillespie, a former Nebraska football player, was Coach Tom Osborne's recruiting co-ordinator during a national football championship era for the Huskers.
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Husker Softball Team Moves To Super Regional Against Oregon
The Nebraska softball team fought through three weather delays and defeated Stanford 10-5 Sunday to win its first NCAA regional championship since 2002. The start of the game was delayed 32-minutes by rain, and Stanford took a 3-1 lead after the first inning. Then, the rainy weather delayed the start of the second inning for more than an hour.
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Error Costs Saltdogs In Series Finalie at Gary Southshore
The Lincoln Saltdogs wrapped up their season-opening series in Gary, Indiana against the Gary-Southshore Railcats by losing 6-5 to the Cats. With the game tied at 5-5, Saltdogs shortstop Brad Payne bobbled a grounder with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, allowing the winning run to score for the Railcats.
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Hooper Selected To Play On USA College Squad
 Nebraska women's basketball star Jordan Hooper has earned a spot on USA Basketball's 12-player roster for the Women's World University Games in Russia in July. Hooper, who will be a senior next year at Nebraska, earned a spot on USA Basketball's Women's World University Games Team after three days of competition.
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Saltdogs Fall In Season Opener WIth Railcats
The Lincoln Saltdogs opened their 2013 season in Gary, Indiana Thursday night against the Gary-Southshore Railcats. Things got off to a good start for the 'Dogs with former University of Miami player Dennis Raban at the plate in the first inning, as he hit a three-run homer and the Dogs start the season with a 4-0 lead in the first inning. However, the Railcats caught up.
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Wolverines Pull Out Win From Huskers
The 'Nebraska' baseball team opened its final Big Ten series of the season, hosting the Michigan Wolverines Thursday night in Lincoln. The Huskers fell behind 7-5, but Blake Headley lined out with two men in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth to end the game. Nebraska now sits in third place in the Big Ten standings with two games to play.
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Huskers Outhit Bluejays To Earn Victory
 The Nebraska baseball team defeated Creighton 12-9 on Wednesday night at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in the last Husker non conference game of the regular season. Nebraska scored five runs in the first inning and led 9-1 at one point then held on to win by three. The Huskers used eight pitchers and gave up 11 walks, but Nebraska still outlasted Creighton by getting 16 hits.
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Pius X Moves To Championship Round, LSW Ends Season
 The 2013 NSAA State High School Baseball Tournament continued on Tuesday. In Class A, Lincoln Southwest lost to Papillion-LaVista 11-1 in five innings. The Silver Hawks end their season. In Class B, Lincoln Pius X has guaranteed themselves a spot in Thursday's championship round at Haymarket Park with a 9-1 win over Omaha Skutt Tuesday night.
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LSW/Pius X Win Monday State Baseball Games
Monday's NSAA State high school baseball tournament scores include Lincoln Southwest staying alive in the Class A losers bracket by defeating Omaha Burke 7-3. The Silver Hawks play Papillion-LaVista in an elimination game Tuesday at 4pm at Papillion's Fricke Field. In Class B at Haymarket Park, Lincoln Pius X advances to the winner's bracket semifinal, blasting Omaha Gross 11-0 in five innings Monday night.
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Husker Baseball Takes Series From Minnesota
The Nebraska baseball team took care of business Sunday afternoon with an 8-0 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the rubber match of the series. The Huskers now have a 14-7 Big Ten record and are just one game back of first-place Indiana in the Big Ten baseball standings. Nebraska, Ohio State & Minnesota all have the same winning pct. in the Big Ten.
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Nebraska Hosts Softball Regional
The Nebraska softball team has been selected as an NCAA Regional host. The #14 Huskers will welcome Stanford, Tulsa and Northern Iowa to Lincoln for the NCAA Regional on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Bowlin Stadium. Tulsa and Stanford open the regional Friday afternoon, with Nebraska and Northern Iowa playing Friday night.
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Monday's State Baseball Tournament Schedule
State High School baseball schedule for Monday....In Class A, Lincoln Southwest plays in an elimination game against Omaha Burke in Papillion at 4pm. In Class B, Norris plays Omaha Skutt at 4pm, while Lincoln Pius X faces Omaha Gross at 7pm over at Haymarket Park.
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Campbell Suceeds McPherren As New East High Basketball Coach
 Lincoln East has announced longtime assistant Jeff Campbell will replace Ed McPherren as their head boys basketball coach. McPherren is retiring after more than 40 years of teaching and coaching at East High- the last 18 as the head coach.
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Game Times Changed For State Baseball Tourney
Saturday’s NSAA Class B State Baseball schedule has changed. First round games at Haymarket Park in Lincoln are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. as top-ranked Norris plays Waverly. Omaha Roncalli Catholic and Omaha Gross Catholic will square off in a 1 p.m. contest.
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Nebraska Will Host Miami In ACC/Big Ten Challenge
 Nebraska will host defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Miami in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The game is one of 12 men's basketball matchups announced Wednesday pitting ACC and Big Ten teams.
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Wednesday's State Soccer Tournament Scores
 Class A boys
Grand Island 3, Papillion-LaVista South 1
Omaha Creighton Prep 6, Lincoln Pius X 3
Omaha South 3, Lincoln Southeast 0
Kearney 4, Millard West 3, Shootout
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Pairings Set For State Baseball Tournament
The pairings are out for the 2013 NSAA State High School Baseball tournament that begins this weekend. In Class A to be played at Werner Park in Papillion, Lincoln Southwest opens up the tournament against the top-seed Papillion-LaVista South at 10am Saturday.
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Athletes, Coaches, Officials Honored At Annual KFOR Sportscasters Club Banquet
 Several Lincoln high school coaches, athletes and administrators were honored at the 2013 KFOR Sportscasters Club All-City Recognition Banquet Tuesday night. The 2013 Ralph Beechner Coaches of the Year are Lincoln Pius X Baseball Coach Troy Charf and Lincoln Southeast Girls Basketball Coach Kara Graham.
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Tuesday's District Baseball Scores
A-1 Championship
Papillion-LaVista South 11, Lincoln Northeast 4
A-5 Championship
Lincoln Southwest 7, Lincoln North Star 3
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Frazier To Be Inducted Into College Football Hall of Fame
 Heisman Trophy winners Danny Wuerffel of Florida and Ron Dayne of Wisconsin, along with two-time national champion quarterback Tommie Frazier of Nebraska, have been selected for induction to the College Football Hall of Fame. They are part of a class of 12 players and two coaches chosen by the National Football Foundation and revealed Tuesday.
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Hoosiers Take Series From Huskers
The Nebraska baseball team wasn't able to deliver a win Monday afternoon at Hawks Field/Haymarket Park. No. 14 Indiana took the three-game series with a 10-2 victory. The Huskers now sit third in the Big Ten standings, behind Minnesota and Indiana, and could fall to fourth pending the outcome of this afternoon’s game between Ohio State and Northwestern.
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Husker Women Sweep Nittany Lions
A one-hit shutout led the 14th-ranked Nebraska softball team past Penn State Monday afternoon in the regular-season finale at Nittany Lion Softball Park. Nebraska has clinched the No. 2 seed for this week's Big Ten Tournament at Bowlin Stadium. The Huskers finished the regular season with a 39-12 record, including a 16-6 mark in Big Ten Conference play.
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Monday's High School District Baseball Scores
District baseball results from Monday. In A-1, Lincoln Northeast beat Omaha Central 6-1 and will play Papillion-LaVista South for the district title Tuesday at 5pm.
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Big Red Baseball/Softball Teams To Play Monday
 The Nebraska baseball team scored a 3-2 win over #16 Indiana Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field. The Huskers are 21-24 overall on the year, but 12-5 during league play. The Huskers and Hoosiers play the rubber match of their three-game series Monday at 12:05 p.m. Meanwhile, the 14th-ranked Nebraska softball team stranded 12 runners on base, failing to deliver a clutch hit in a frustrating 3-2 loss at Penn State on Sunday.
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Huskers Announce 2013-14 Season Already A Sellout
Nebraska has sold out the public allotment of men's basketball tickets six months before the Cornhuskers play their first game at their new arena. The athletic department announced Friday that the only tickets left for next season are those that must be held back for visiting teams and about 100 student tickets that are expected to be sold soon.
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Few Season Tickets Remain For Upcoming Husker Basketball Season
The University of Nebraska Athletic Department announced Thursday that less than 300 public season tickets remain for the first season of Nebraska men’s basketball at the new Pinnacle Bank Arena. Six months ahead of the first exhibition game, the Husker basketball program has easily shattered the previous best of 12,000 season tickets set during the 1992-93 season.
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Huskers Host Weekend Series With Hoosiers
After several days off during final exams, the Nebraska baseball team returns to action this weekend, hosting Indiana in the first game of a Saturday, Sunday, Monday series. The Huskers are tied with the Hoosiers for second place in the Big Ten, both with 11-4 conference records and both percentage points behind 7-3 Minnesota.
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Thursday District Championship Soccer Scores
District Soccer Championships from Thursday. On the boys side....in A-1, Grand Island blanks Lincoln North Star 4-0. Lincoln Southeast wins in a shootout 1-0 over Bellevue East to claim the A-6 title. Lincoln Pius X beat Omaha Burke 3-1 to win the A-7 championship and Norris makes their first trip to state by shutting out Waverly 3-0 to win the B-1 crown.
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Wednesday District Soccer Scores
Lincoln Southwest upset previously undefeated Omaha Marian 2-0 in the Class A-1 District girls soccer championship game yesterday in Omaha. It was not only the first loss for Marian, the defending state champion, it was the first time anyone had scored on the Crusaders this season. Southwest will advance to the girls state tournament with a 13-5 record, and could meet Marian in the first round.
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Carnes Transferring To Northern Iowa
 Former Nebraska football player Brion Carnes has announced he'll transfer to Northern Iowa. Carnes wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday that he would enroll at the Football Championship Subdivision school in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Carnes appeared in three games in 2011 as the backup to quarterback Taylor Martinez before switching to wide receiver in the middle of last season.
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Kansas Junior-College Guard Signs With Creighton
 A guard from a Kansas junior college has signed a letter of intent to play basketball next season at Creighton. James Milliken averaged better than 18 points a game and shot 42 percent on 3-pointers for Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kan., last season. He was named to the All-Jayhawk Conference first team and was a first-team all-region pick.
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Grand Island Boys, Southwest Girls Win HAC Track Titles
 The Heartland Athletic Conference Track & Field championships were moved up and held Tuesday at Lincoln High's Beechner Athletic Complex. Grand Island won the Boys team title. G.I.'s Steven Cahoy went 16-feet even to win the pole vault. Fremont finished second and Lincoln North Star third in the boys team standings.
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Tuesday's District Soccer Scores
In the Boys A-6 semifinals at Seacrest Field: Lincoln Southwest, the #1 seed in the district, was upset by Bellevue East 3-2, and Lincoln Southeast shutout Omaha North 2-0 in OT, setting up a district championship match between Southeast and Bellevue East. In an A-7 semifinal, Lincoln Pius X defeated Norfolk 2-0 and in the A-5 it was Millard West 1, Lincoln High 0.
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Omaha Beef Indoor Football Team Offers Tim Tebow A Contract
 The Omaha Beef have a job waiting for Tim Tebow if he wants it - and the Nebraska indoor football team will even pay him $75 a game. A day after Tebow was cut by the New York Jets, the Beef called the office of Tebow agent Jimmy Sexton to offer a standard player contract.
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Regular Season HS Baseball, District Soccer Scores
High School Baseball
Lincoln Southwest 7, Lincoln Northeast 4
Gretna 6, Norris 2 in 8 innings
Omaha Gross beat Waverly 6-1.
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Alexa Strange Leaving Nebraska Volleyball Program
 The Nebraska volleyball program has lost another player. Head Coach John Cook announced Monday night that rising sophomore Alexa Strange is returning to her home state of California and will focus on playing beach volleyball. Cook says he wishes her the best. Strange was the only setter on the Cornhuskers' roster this spring. Strange played in 25 matches last season as a right-side hitter.
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Merfeld Gets New Title On Creighton Coaching Staff
 Creighton assistant men's basketball coach Steve Merfeld has been named director of player development and Patrick Sellers has been hired from Hofstra to take Merfeld's former job. Head Coach Greg McDermott, who announced the moves Monday, said he created the player development position to strengthen the staff as the Bluejays move from the Missouri Valley Conference to the Big East.
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7-year-old Atkinson Boy's Cancer Fight Picks Up Another Fan, The President
 The 7-year-old cancer patient who became an Internet sensation for his touchdown run in Nebraska's spring football game has yet another fan - President Barack Obama. Jack Hoffman, his family and former Cornhuskers running back Rex Burkhead visited Obama for 15 minutes in the Oval Office on Monday.
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Fewest Huskers Taken In 7-Round Era Of NFL Draft
 Running back Rex Burkhead and strong safety Daimion Stafford are the only two Nebraska players taken in the NFL draft, making this the first time since the draft went to seven rounds in 1994 that so few Cornhuskers were chosen. Burkhead went to the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round and Stafford to the Tennessee Titans in the seventh.
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Huskers Beat Rutgers To End Four-Game Losing Streak
Nebraska snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win Sunday afternoon over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. Sophomore pitcher Kyle Kubat went a career-high 8.0 innings to improve to 3-0 on the year, giving up one run on four hits.
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Husker Softball Team Takes Series From Michigan
The 16th-ranked Nebraska softball team scored 5 times in the bottom of the 6th inning to rally for a 7-4 victory over No. 9 Michigan on a warm Senior Day at Bowlin Stadium Sunday afternoon. Michigan used a two-run second inning and single runs in the third and fourth inning to take a 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth inning.
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McDermott To Stay At Creighton For Senior Year
 All-America forward Doug McDermott says he'll return to Creighton for his senior year instead of declaring for the NBA draft. McDermott made the announcement Thursday at a news conference in Creighton's practice gym. He was joined by his father, Bluejays coach Greg McDermott, and teammates. Doug McDermott was the second-leading scorer in Division I last season, averaging 23.2 points.
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Boys and Girls District Soccer Pairings
Six Lincoln teams earned No. 1 seeds for district high school soccer tournaments that begin next week. For the Boys: Lincoln Southwest and Lincoln Pius X are No. 1 seeds in Class A and will host districts. In Class B, Lincoln Lutheran is the No. 1 seed in the B-1 district hosted by Beatrice. Southwest and Lnk. Southeast are both in the A-6 district at Seacrest Field.
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Huskers Comeback Falls Short, Versus K-State
The Nebraska baseball team scored 10 runs Wednesday night, but it wasn’t enough. Kansas State scored 13 and outlasted the Huskers 13-10 in Lincoln. Nebraska fell behind 8-1 early, but rallied and took a 9-8 lead in the sixth inning, only to give up five more runs to the Wildcats and lose by three. Kansas State has defeated the Huskers three times this season.
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Nebraska Softball Team Shuts Out Creighton
 The Nebraska softball team shutout Creighton 6-0 Wednesday night at Bowlin Stadium. Freshman pitcher Emily Lockman tossed a two-hit shutout and all the Husker runs came on three home runs. The Huskers improved their record to 35-10. Nebraska wraps up their regular-season home schedule this weekend with a three-game series against Big Ten front-runner Michigan at Bowlin Stadium.
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Southeast Captures Heartland Athletic Conference Baseball Crown
Lincoln Southeast won the Heartland Athletic Conference baseball championship with a 10-6 victory over Lincoln North Star Wednesday evening at Sherman Field. Jackson Ingram hit a solo home run in the sixth inning to spark a four-run rally for the Knights, who improved to 6-7.
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Nebraska Volleyball Player Thramer Out For Season
 Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook has announced that volleyball player Hayley Thramer will miss her senior season because of a knee injury. Thramer was hurt Saturday in the Cornhuskers' final spring exhibition at Wichita State. Cook said Wednesday the program "had its heart ripped out" with the news that Thramer had suffered a career-ending injury.
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Former East Basketball Star's Son Signs With Nevada
 The son of former Lincoln East High School and University of Colorado basketball star Alex Stivrins has signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at the University of Nevada next season. Lucas Stivrins, a 6-11 forward/center, will play for the Wolfpack next year, after spending this past season playing at Pratt Community College in Kansas for head coach and former East High basketball star Jesse Shaw.
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Stars Even USHL Playoff Series With Win Over Stampede
 Lincoln Stars bounced back to beat the Sioux Falls Stampede 4-0 last night in the second game of their USHL playoff series. Lincoln evened the United States Hockey League Western Conference best-of-five series at 1-1.
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Nebraska Signs Forward From Kansas Junior College
 The Nebraska men's basketball team has signed a 6-foot-8, 250-pound forward to a letter of intent. Leslee Smith played last season at Seward County Community College in Kansas after spending his first two years of college at SMU. The native of Longlook, British Virgin Islands, bolsters the inside game for a Nebraska team that loses big men Brandon Ubel and Andre Almeida.
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Iowa Western Guard Brooks Signs With Creighton
 Devin Brooks of Iowa Western Community College has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Creighton. The 6-foot-2 guard from New York City started all 35 games for Iowa Western last season, leading the team with 15.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists. He is Iowa Western's all-time leader in assists.
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New Nebraska Basketball Court At Pinnacle Bank Arena Released
 Images have been released of the Nebraska basketball floor to be used at Lincoln's new Pinnacle Bank Arena. There's a outline of the state of Nebraska at center court, with a block red "N" in the middle, a look that was featured at the Bob Devaney Sports Center from 1987 until 1996.
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Heartland Athletic Conference Baseball Tourney Postponed
Rain and wet conditions have prompted Thursday's scheduled start of the Heartland Athletic Conference baseball tournament in Lincoln to be postponed. Conditions on Wednesday at Sherman and Den Hartog Fields were not in playing shape according to tournament officials.
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Heartland Athletic Conference Baseball Tourney Pairings
The 2013 Heartland Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament is scheduled to start Thursday at Sherman and Den Hartog Fields. Click on the headline to see the pairings.
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Huskers Fall Short of Sweeping Hawkeyes
The Nebraska baseball team wrapped up its three-game series at Iowa on Sunday with a 6-5 loss to the Hawkeyes. The Huskers trailed 6-3 going into the ninth inning yesterday and scored two runs to pull within one, but a double play preserved a 6-5 Hawkeye win.
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7-Year-Old Nebraska Boy Captures The Hearts of Many
 Jack Hoffman just might go down as the biggest star of the Nebraska spring game. And he's only 7 years old. Hoffman of Atkinson, Neb., has won the hearts of fans and everyone in the football program for his courageous bout with brain cancer. Star running back Rex Burkhead befriended the 7-year-old last year and is the captain of the support network known as "Team Jack."
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Deleon Delivers In 3-0 Shutout
 Lincoln, Neb. – Behind eight-shutout innings from junior Christian DeLeon and a two-run home run from senior Josh Scheffert, the Nebraska baseball team (2-5, 0-0 Big Ten) posted a two-game sweep of the New Mexico Lobos (2-6, 0-0 Mountain West) with a 3-0 victory on Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field...
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Revelle Becomes NU All-Time Wins Leader
Stillwater, Okla. – Rhonda Revelle became the all-time wins leader in the history of Nebraska Athletics on Sunday, as her 25th-ranked Husker softball team swept a doubleheader from Oklahoma State, winning the opener, 3-0, before taking the nightcap, 10-5...
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Illinois Survives Stubborn Nebraska, 72-65
 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois used double-figure scoring from five players to hold off stubborn Nebraska Saturday, 72-65. The Huskers led 57-55 with just over 6 minutes to play. But the Illini (21-9, 8-8 Big Ten) went on a 7-0 run started by a 3-pointer from D.J. Richardson to go up 62-57...
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No. 7 Penn St. Women Topple No. 20 Nebraska 82-67
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Maggie Lucas scored 34 points to lead seventh-ranked Penn State to an 82-67 victory over No. 20 Nebraska on Sunday, clinching the Lady Lions' second straight outright Big Ten championship and ending the Cornhuskers' 10-game win streak...
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Husker Women Win 10th Straight Game
 Lindsey Moore scored 13 points, Rachel Theriot added 11 and Nebraska held on for its 10th straight win, 55-53 over Wisconsin on Thursday night.
Emily Cady and Jordan Hooper grabbed 11 rebounds apiece for the Cornhuskers (22-6, 12-3), who likely will be the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Conference tournament. With the loss, Wisconsin can do no better than No. 11. Both teams finish their seasons
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Mcdermott Scores 32, Creighton Tops Bradley 80-62
 PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Doug McDermott had another big game at Carver Arena, scoring 32 points, and Creighton moved into a first-place tie in the Missouri Valley Conference with an 80-62 victory over Bradley on Wednesday night. The win, coupled with a Wichita State loss to Evansville, leaves the Bluejays (23-7, 12-5 Missouri Valley) and Shockers (24-6, 12-5) tied atop the conference standings...
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No. 20 Nebraska Rides 9-Game Streak To 2nd In B10
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The 20th-ranked Nebraska women's basketball team has won nine straight and is the hottest team in the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers (21-6, 11-3) play at Wisconsin (11-16, 3-11) on Thursday night. If the Huskers win, and league-leading Penn State is upset at Minnesota...
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No. 17 Wisconsin Beats Nebraska 77-46
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Reserve Sam Dekker matched his career high with 19 points to lead No. 17 Wisconsin to a 77-46 victory over Nebraska on Tuesday night. Ryan Evans added 14 points and Ben Brust had 13 for the Badgers (20-8, 11-4 Big Ten). Dylan Talley had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Cornhuskers (13-15, 4-11)...
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B10 Approves Neb-Iowa Day-After-Thanksgiving Game
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Big Ten has approved the request from Nebraska and Iowa to move their 2013 football game to the day after Thanksgiving in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska and Iowa met on the day after Thanksgiving in both 2011 and 2012, Nebraska's first two years in the Big Ten. The 2013 game will mark the 24th straight season Nebraska has played on the day after Thanksgiving...
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Nebraska Picked As Fourth Regional Site For 2013 Division I Championship
.jpg) The University of Nebraska has been selected to host a regional site for the 2013 championship, announced by the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee on Monday. Nebraska joins previously selected Southern California, Kentucky and Illinois...
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Shields Named Freshman Of The Week
 Nebraska Mens Basketball Player Shavon Shields has been named the Big Ten's Freshman of the Week for his performance in the Cornhuskers' win over Iowa. The Big Ten announced the award Monday after Shields scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half of Saturday's 64-60 come-from-behind victory in Lincoln...
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New Men's, Women's Basketball Polls Out
 UNDATED (AP) - Indiana is one vote shy of being a unanimous No. 1 in the men's AP college basketball poll. The Hoosiers are occupying the top spot for a fourth straight week and tenth time this season...
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Husker Offense Struggles In Series Finale With No. 25 Longhorns
Austin, Texas – The Nebraska baseball team (0-7, 0-0 Big Ten) was unable to get its offense going on Sunday afternoon at Disch-Falk Field, as the No. 25 Texas Longhorns (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) completed a three-game sweep with a 2-0 win. Nebraska was limited to two hits on the day and a total of four baserunners...
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2013 Girls State Tournament Bracket
The 2013 State Girls Basketball Tournament pairings have been released. State tournament basketball begins on Thursday, February 28th at sites throughout Lincoln. Click for full bracket:
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No. 24 Nebraska Women Defeat Iowa 66-46
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Rachel Theriot scored 19 points and No. 24 Nebraska won its ninth game in a row, defeating Iowa 66-46 on Sunday. Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore scored 10 points apiece and Moore had eight assists for the Cornhuskers (21-6, 11-3 Big Ten), who kept their hopes alive of sharing the conference championship...
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Saint Mary's Defeats Creighton 74-66
MORAGA, Calif. (AP) - Matthew Dellavedova scored 19 points and made five 3-pointers to lead Saint Mary's to a 74-66 victory against Creighton in a BracketBusters game on Saturday. Stephen Holt added 13 points and Brad Waldow 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Gaels (24-5), who never trailed...
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Plenty Of High School District Basketball Action On KFOR And KLMS!
 District high school girls basketball resumes on KFOR and ESPN 1480 tonight. Dick Janda will broadcast the Class B-1 district championship game between Norris and Beatrice at 7 p.m. on KFOR and Michael Reed will have the play-by-play of the Class C-1 district final between Lincoln Christian and Louisville at 7 p.m. on ESPN 1480...
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No. 24 Nebraska Women Roll Past Michigan, 57-39
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Jordan Hooper scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead No. 24 Nebraska to its eighth straight victory, 57-39 over Michigan on Thursday night. Lindsey Moore had 15 points and eight assists for the Cornhuskers (20-6, 10-3 Big Ten), who held Michigan to 28 percent shooting...
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Basketball Greats Remember Lakers Owner
 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and Jerry West were among a host of basketball greats who gathered to remember the life and legacy of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss. They spoke at a memorial service held Thursday for Buss, who died this week at 80 after an 18-month struggle with cancer...
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Tim Miles Winning Fans, If Not Games, At Nebraska
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - New Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles might not be winning many games. But he is winning over fans. That's a good place to start for a coach at a school with a dearth of basketball tradition. The Huskers are 12-14 overall and 3-10 in the Big Ten entering Saturday's game against Iowa...
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Iowa-Nebraska Game To Be On BTN2Go Mobile Service
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Iowa-Nebraska men's basketball game on Saturday will be available for viewing on the Big Ten Network's mobile version, BTN2Go. The game originally was scheduled for Thursday on ESPN2 but was moved to Saturday because of a winter storm that is expected to hit the Lincoln area. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. CST...
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District High School Basketball On The Radio!
District high school basketball coverage continues tonight (Wed.) on KFOR & ESPN 1480. Jeff Motz will broadcast the A-6 Girls District Final at Lincoln Southwest between Lincoln Southwest and Lincoln Northeast, beginning shortly before 7 p.m. tonight (Wed.) on KFOR...
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Iowa-Nebraska Game Moved From Thursday To Saturday
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - This week's Iowa-Nebraska men's basketball game has been moved to Saturday at 1 p.m. in Lincoln because of the winter storm expected to hit the Midwest. The game originally was scheduled for Thursday night in Lincoln...
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Creighton Gets 59-45 Win Over Southern Illinois
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Grant Gibbs and Will Artino scored 13 points apiece, and Creighton broke open a close game in the middle of the second half to defeat Southern Illinois 59-45 on Tuesday night. The Bluejays (22-6, 11-5) remained a game behind Missouri Valley Conference leader Wichita State....
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Hoosiers A Solid No. 1
 UNDATED (AP) - Indiana retains the top spot in the AP basketball poll, picking up 43 of 65 first-place votes. Miami slips up one to No. 2 with 20 first-place votes and Gonzaga jumps from five to three with the other two first-place votes...
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Shalala Blasts NCAA For Handling Of Miami Probe
 CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - University of Miami President Donna Shalala has lashed out at the NCAA, insisting that its long probe of the Hurricanes not only come to a swift end but result in no other penalties against the athletic department. Shalala called the investigation "unprofessional and unethical"...
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Ken Clark, Among Top Nebraska Career Rushers, Dies
 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Ken Clark, one of the top all-time rushers at Nebraska who went on to play for the Indianapolis Colts, has died. He was 46. His cousin, Stephanie Clark of Omaha, confirmed Clark's death. She said he died of a heart attack in Minneapolis on Saturday...
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Huskers Knocked Off At NWCA National Duals
 Ithaca, N.Y. – The No. 13 Nebraska wrestling team took down No. 11 Virginia in its opening match at the NWCA National Duals on Sunday but fell to No. 10 Cornell in the second round. Cornell advances to the championship final next weekend in Minneapolis, Minn...
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Huskers Grind Out 4-3 Win Over Purdue
Tucson, Ariz. - The Nebraska softball team overcame four errors and a wild seventh inning to defeat Purdue, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon and match the best 10-game start in school history. The Huskers trailed 3-0 early after Purdue scored three times in the second inning, thanks to a pair of Husker errors...
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Trojans Rally For Walk-Off Win
Los Angeles, Calif. – The Nebraska baseball team (0-4, 0-0 Big Ten) took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon at Dedeaux Field, but a two-out single off the bat Adam Landecker was enough to score Kevin Swick from second base...
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Appling Scores 16 In No. 8 Spartans' 73-64 Victory
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Keith Appling scored 16 points to go over 1,000 for his career and Adreian Payne added 15 points and 14 rebounds in eighth-ranked Michigan State's 73-64 victory over Nebraska on Saturday night. The win allowed Michigan State (22-4, 11-2) to remain tied with Indiana for first place in the Big Ten...
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Mcdermott, Creighton Defeat Evansville 71-68
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Doug McDermott scored 21 points, passing 2,000 for his career, to lead Creighton to a 71-68 victory over Evansville on Saturday. McDermott, a junior, reached the mark in his 101st game. He has 2,001 career points. He also had 10 rebounds as the Bluejays (21-6, 10-5 Missouri Valley) rallied from a 16-point deficit to end a three-game losing streak...
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Jensen Resigns As NWU WomenÂÂs Basketball Coach
 LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan University head women’s basketball coach Eric Jensen has resigned his position as head women’s coach effective immediately, the university announced Thursday (Feb. 14). Jensen has been the head women’s basketball coach at Nebraska Wesleyan for the past five seasons...
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State High School Wrestling Results- Day 1
The 2013 State High School Wrestling Championships got underway yesterday (Thursday) in Omaha. After the opening session, Omaha Burke has the team lead in Class A by two points over four-time defending state champion Grand Island, followed by Kearney and Lincoln Southwest. Omaha Skutt is the Class B leader...
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Husker Women Keep Winning
Lincoln - The Nebraska women's basketball team notched its seventh straight win with a 58-39 run past Ohio State on Thursday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Senior point guard Lindsey Moore led the Huskers with 14 points, a season-high eight rebounds and four assists...
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Ohio State, Minnesota Big Ten Winners
.jpg) Deshaun Thomas scored 22 points and 13th-ranked Ohio State used a late 12-0 run to beat Northwestern 69-59 for the Buckeyes' 32nd consecutive home win against the Wildcats...
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High School Basketball On The Air!
There's boys high school basketball tomorrow (Fri.) & Saturday nights on ESPN 1480 and KFOR 1240. Tomorrow (Fri.) night, Chris Schmidt will broadcast the Lincoln Northeast at Lincoln Southeast game around 7:30 p.m. on ESPN 1480, KLMS...
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No. 1 Indiana Holds Off Nebraska 76-47
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Cody Zeller scored 16 points and Christian Watford finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 1 Indiana pull away from Nebraska 76-47 on Wednesday night. The Hoosiers (22-3, 10-2 Big Ten) have won seven of eight and regained a share of the league lead. They are tied with Michigan State...
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Northern Iowa Defeats Creighton 61-54
 CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - Jake Koch had 14 points and 10 rebounds and three blocks to lead Northern Iowa to a 61-54 victory against suddenly-skidding Creighton on Wednesday night. Seth Tuttle and Deon Mitchell added 12 points each for the Panthers (15-11, 8-6 Missouri Valley)...
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High School Basketball On The Radio!
There's high school basketball tomorrow (Thurs.) night on KFOR. Dick Janda will broadcast the intra-city boys game between Lincoln North Star and Lincoln High, beginning around 7:30 p.m. A North Star win would assure the Navigators a share of the city championship...
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(VIDEO) Assault Trial For Patriots DB Dennard Under Way
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska assault trial for New England Patriots rookie Alfonzo Dennard has begun. Dennard, a former Nebraska cornerback, was arrested April 21 outside a bar in Lincoln, accused of punching a police officer in the face during a fight. Dennard is charged with assaulting an officer, resisting arrest and third-degree assault...
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Girls District & Subdistrict Basketball Pairings Announced
District A-1 at Bellevue West High School
Game 1: 02/19 at 5:30 PM CT, #1 Bellevue West 45.8182 (21-1) vs #4 Lincoln North Star 35.5714 (0-21)
Game 2: 02/19 at 7:15 PM CT, #3 Omaha North 40.6000 (10-10) vs #2 Omaha Westside 41.4500 (11-9)...
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Huskers Win Sixth Straight In Thriller At Iowa, 76-75
Iowa City, Iowa - Jordan Hooper scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Nebraska women's basketball team to its sixth straight win in a 76-75 thriller at Iowa on Thursday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Hooper hit 11-of-23 shots from the field, including a pair of early three-pointers to give Nebraska its fourth consecutive Big Ten road win...
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Hoosiers End Streak
UNDATED (AP) - A loss early last week wasn't enough to knock Indiana from its perch atop the AP Top 25, after a week in which four of the top five teams in the poll suffered losses. The 21-3 Hoosiers got 26 first-place votes and are the first team in over a month to hold onto the top ranking...
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B10 Ads, Coaches Worry About Easing Recruit Rules
 Big Ten athletic directors and football coaches say they have reservations about loosened NCAA recruiting rules that would allow unlimited contact between recruiters and high school players. The NCAA Board of Directors in January approved rulebook revisions that, among other things, remove limits on the number of phone calls and text messages to prospective recruits...
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Nebraska Drops Penn State 67-53
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Dylan Talley had 16 points and Nebraska pulled away from Penn State early in the second half to take a 67-53 win Saturday night. Nebraska (12-12, 3-8 Big Ten) opened the second half with an 12-2 spurt that put the Cornhuskers up 41-26 on David Rivers' free throws with 16:50 left...
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Illinois State Surprises No. 16 Creighton 75-72
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Tyler Brown scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half and Illinois State took advantage of Creighton's dismal shooting to beat the 16th-ranked Bluejays 75-72 Saturday night. The Redbirds (15-10, 6-7) have won six of their last seven after losing their first six Missouri Valley Conference games...
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Huskers Hold Off Northwestern In Evanston
Evanston, Ill. - Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore both went over the 1,500 career point mark and powered the Nebraska women's basketball team to a 55-50 victory at Northwestern on Thursday night. With the victory, Nebraska improved to 17-6 overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten, as the Huskers notched their fourth conference road win...
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Nebraska, Colorado Agree To Play 4 Football Games
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska has signed a contract to play four football games against former Big Eight and Big 12 rival Colorado beginning in five years. Nebraska said Thursday that the teams will meet in Lincoln on Sept. 8, 2018, before a return matchup in Boulder on Sept. 7, 2019...
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Lue To Be Inducted Into Nebraska Basketball Hall
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Tyronn Lue will be inducted into the Nebraska Basketball Hall of Fame and retired athletic director Tom Osborne and former all-conference player Dave Hoppen will be honored at the Feb. 16 game against Michigan State. Lue spent three seasons at Nebraska...
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Nebraska Volleyball Waiting List Is Taking Names
(1).jpg) LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Athletic Department is encouraging volleyball fans to put their names on the waiting list for season tickets for the Cornhuskers' first season in the Devaney Center. Fans can fill out a form on Huskers.com. There is a $25 per-seat non-refundable deposit required...
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Pelini Announces Husker Signings, Departures
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska coach Bo Pelini has announced a 26-player recruiting class that analysts consider more talented the one he signed in 2012 and perhaps the best of the six he's assembled for the Cornhuskers. ESPN recruiting analyst Jeremy Crabtree says the Huskers are adding depth at linebacker and running back...
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Indiana State Shuts Down No. 16 Creighton 76-57
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Jake Odum scored 22 points, topping the 1,000-point mark for his career and leading Indiana State past No. 16 Creighton 76-57 on Wednesday night. It was a huge night for the Sycamores (15-8, 8-4 Missouri Valley Conference), who earned the 1,400th win in school history and beat a ranked team at home for the first time since December 2006...
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Nebraska Expects To Sign At Least 24 New Players
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - National analysts say it appears Nebraska coach Bo Pelini will sign a football recruiting class that does a good job filling pressing needs. Pelini is scheduled to announce a class of at least 24 players during a signing-day news conference Wednesday afternoon in Lincoln...
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Wolverines Outlast Buckeyes
.gif) UNDATED (AP) - Tim Hardaway Jr. carried the Michigan Wolverines to victory in a matchup of top-10 teams. Hardaway keyed a second-half charge and made a huge block in the waning moments as the third-ranked Wolverines beat No. 10 Ohio State 76-74...
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No. 16 Creighton Will Play Gaels In Bracketbuster
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The 16th-ranked Creighton basketball team will visit Saint Mary's for a Feb. 23 game in the BracketBuster. The game in Moraga, Calif., will tip off at 5 p.m. CST and be televised on either ESPN or ESPN2. Creighton coach Greg McDermott said after pairings were announced Monday that his team is excited...
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Hoosiers Back On Top
UNDATED (AP) - For the fifth straight week there is a new No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. This time it's Indiana. The Hoosiers held the top spot for the first five weeks of the regular season. They moved up two places following their weekend win over No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Kansas' loss to Oklahoma State...
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Huskers Power Past Gophers, 80-56
Lincoln - Jordan Hooper scored a game-high 27 points to lead Nebraska's most complete effort of the year in an 80-56 women's basketball win over Minnesota at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Sunday afternoon. Playing in front of a season-high crowd of 6,935 on Super Bowl Sunday in Lincoln...
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No. 11 Ohio State Holds Off Nebraska 63-56
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 21 points and No. 11 Ohio State held off a late Nebraska surge for a 63-56 victory Saturday night. Ohio State (17-4, 7-2 Big Ten) led 53-38 after a pair of free throws by Aaron Craft with 9:05 left. Nebraska (11-12, 2-8) then made its comeback...
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Hooper, Huskers Shoot Past Buckeyes, 62-53
Columbus, Ohio - Jordan Hooper erupted for 28 points and seven rebounds to lead the Nebraska women's basketball team to a 62-53 win over Ohio State at Value City Arena on Thursday night...
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Iowa, Nebraska Want To Keep Playing On Fridays
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Iowa and Nebraska want to continue playing each other on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Iowa athletic director Gary Barta and Shawn Eichorst, his counterpart at Nebraska, will ask the Big Ten to honor their request when an administrative council meets later next month...
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Nebraska-Omaha Defeats IPFW 86-79
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Justin Simmons scored 23 points and Marcus Tyus had 22 as Nebraska-Omaha defeated IPFW 86-79 Thursday night. The Mavericks (8-16, 5-6 Summit) shot 63 percent from the floor, hit 6 of 12 3-pointers and made 16 of 20 free throws to win their third straight game and avenge an 18-point loss to the Mastadons (10-14, 3-7) on Jan. 5...
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Mcdermott Leads Creighton Over Missouri State
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Doug McDermott scored 29 points and made five of Creighton's 15 3-pointers in the No. 21 Bluejays' 91-77 victory over Missouri State on Wednesday night. Ethan Wragge added 15 points, Austin Chatman had 14 points and 10 assists for his first double-double...
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Wolverines Cruise
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan posted an easy victory in its first game since moving to the top of The Associated Press men's basketball poll for the first time since 1992-93. Trey Burke scored 18 points and had eight assists as the Wolverines whipped Northwestern 68-46...
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Golden Gophers Down Huskers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Rodney Williams snapped out of a funk to score 23 points and No. 23 Minnesota got a much-needed confidence boost with an 84-65 victory over Nebraska on Tuesday night. Andre Hollins scored 14 points and Austin Hollins had 13 points and five assists for the Golden Gophers (16-5, 4-4 Big Ten), who snapped a four-game losing skid...
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Kelly Resurfaces
 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly took time off from his heavy recruiting schedule to hold his first news conference since the Fighting Irish lost to Alabama in the BCS title game. Kelly says his interview with the Philadelphia Eagles was mainly an intellectual exercise...
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Wolverines Back On Top Following Lengthy Absence
 UNDATED (AP) - Michigan is No. 1 in the AP college basketball poll for the first time since the start of the 1992-93 season. The Wolverines received 51 first-place votes, while second-ranked Kansas claimed 13...
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2 Pa. Congressmen Want Scholarships Restored
 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Two Pennsylvania congressmen want the NCAA to restore football scholarships taken away from Penn State as part of sanctions for the child sex abuse scandal involving retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky...
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Creighton Avoids Third Straight Loss, Whips Southern Illinois
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Creighton's third straight road game was nothing like the first two. After a pair of losses by a combined eight points, this one was wrapped up by halftime. Doug McDermott had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the 17th-ranked Bluejays shot 63 percent, bouncing back with a dominant effort in an easy 81-51 victory at struggling Southern Illinois...
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Huskers Beat Wildcats For Second Big Ten Win
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Dylan Talley scored 20 points and Ray Gallegos broke out of his 3-point shooting slump in the second half to lead Nebraska to a 64-49 victory over Northwestern on Saturday. The Cornhuskers (11-10, 2-6 Big Ten) won for the first time in four conference home games....
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Nebraska Women Beat No. 25 Michigan State 59-54
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Jordan Hooper scored 25 points to lead Nebraska to a 59-54 win over No. 25 Michigan State Thursday night. Lindsey Moore had 12 points and six assists for Nebraska (14-6, 4-3 Big Ten). Hooper also had seven rebounds for the Cornhuskers, who led most of the way...
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Wagner Looks For Repeat At Figure Skating Championships
 History is in the making in Omaha. Ashley Wagner is on her way to becoming the first woman since Michelle Kwan to win back-to-back titles, winning the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships last (Thursday) night...
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Drake Stuns No. 17 Creighton 74-69
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Richard Carter scored 20 points and Drake stunned No. 17 Creighton 74-69 on Wednesday night, handing the Bluejays their first consecutive losses of the season. Ben Simons added 13 for the Bulldogs (9-10, 3-5 Missouri Valley Conference)...
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Blue Devils Fall, And Fall Hard
 UNDATED (AP) - It wasn't just an upset. It was a blowout. For the first time, Miami has knocked off a team ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press rankings, and the Hurricanes did it up right...
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D.J. Richardson Leads Illinois Past Nebraska 71-51
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - D.J. Richardson scored a career-high 30 points, Brandon Paul added 14 and Illinois ended a three-game losing streak with a 71-51 victory over Nebraska on Tuesday night. Illinois (15-5, 2-4 Big Ten) held Nebraska without a field goal for the last 8:51 of the first half and led 35-23 at the break...
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Signs, Flowers, Vigil Mark Anniversary
 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A candlelight vigil was held near the Penn State campus to mark the anniversary of the death of Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno. About 150 people gathered on a chilly last night in front of a downtown mural that includes a depiction of Paterno...
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Nebraska Wesleyan Basketball On KFOR!
 There's Nebraska Wesleyan basketball on KFOR tomorrow (Wed.) night. The Prairie Wolves host Midland University of Fremont in an 8 p.m. game at Snyder Arena in Lincoln. Dick Janda will broadcast the game on KFOR, beginning around 7:50 p.m...
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Matta Signs Long-Term Deal
.jpg) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Thad Matta has a new long-term deal to coach basketball at Ohio State. The revised contract will give him a 10 percent increase to more than $3.2 million annually and includes academic bonuses and more stringent wording about NCAA violations. With years he had already earned through job performance...
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Former Husker Incognito Added To Pro Bowl Roster
 MIAMI (AP) - Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito and defensive tackle Randy Starks have been added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster. Incognito replaces Baltimore Ravens guard Marshal Yanda, who will be participating in the Super Bowl. Starks replaces New England Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork...
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Huskers Roll at Minnesota, 84-63
Minneapolis, Minn. - Nebraska played its most complete game of the season, rolling to an 84-63 win over Minnesota at Williams Arena on Sunday evening. With the victory, Nebraska improved to 13-6 overall and 3-3 in the Big Ten while notching its second Big Ten road victory. Minnesota slipped to 13-6 overall and 2-3 in the conference...
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Harbaughs To Meet In Super Bowl As 49ers, Ravens Win
  UNDATED (AP) - It'll be the Battle of Brothers in New Orleans in two weeks. John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens topped New England 28-13 to win the AFC title game and set up a Super Bowl meeting with his brother Jim. It will be the Ravens first Super Bowl appearance in 12 years...
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Huskers Fall to Illini, 62-52
Lincoln - The Illinois defense held Nebraska to its lowest offensive output of the season, as the Fighting Illini escaped the Devaney Center with a 62-52 women's basketball win over the Huskers on Thursday night. Nebraska slipped to 12-6 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten, while Illinois improved to 10-7 and 3-2 in the conference...
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New Nebraska AD Eichorst: Pelini On Right Track
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini has received a strong endorsement from new athletic director Shawn Eichorst. Eichorst said in an interview with The Associated Press that he admires how Pelini runs the Cornhuskers' program and that he believes Pelini is on track to end a conference-championship drought that dates to 1999...
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Armstrong Admits Doping To Oprah
 CHICAGO (AP) - Lance Armstrong has stopped racing against the truth. Armstrong admitted in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France. Saying they were his decisions and his mistake, Armstrong said he couldn't have won the race seven times without the drugs...
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High School Basketball On The Air!
 There's high school basketball Friday night on KFOR and KLMS-Radio. Chris Schmidt will broadcast the Lincoln East at Lincoln Southwest boys game around 7:30 p.m. on KFOR. Dick Janda will have the play-by-play of both the girls' and boys' games Friday evening between Lincoln Pius and Lincoln Christian...
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Terone Johnson Helps Purdue Beat Nebraska 65-56
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Terone Johnson scored 18 points to lead four Purdue players in double figures, and the Boilermakers turned back Nebraska's comeback bid in the second half to defeat the struggling Cornhuskers 65-56 on Wednesday night. A.J. Hammons added 14 points and eight rebounds...
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Eagles Finally Get Their Man
 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - After interviewing at least 11 candidates, the Philadelphia Eagles have hired Chip Kelly as their new coach after he originally chose to stay at Oregon. He replaces Andy Reid, who was fired on Dec. 31 after a 4-12 season
Philadelphia has won just 12 games the past two years, after winning the NFC East in 2010...
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Wisconsin Knocks Off Hoosiers At Bloomington
UNDATED (AP) - Unranked Wisconsin isn't ranked in The Associated Press men's basketball poll, but it could be by next Monday following its second win over a top-15 opponent since Saturday. Ryan Evans had 13 points and seven rebounds as the Badgers beat second-ranked Indiana 64-59 at Bloomington...
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Mcdermott's 31 Leads No. 12 Creighton In 79-68 Win
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Doug McDermott scored 21 of his 31 points in the second half and No. 12 Creighton pulled away for a 79-68 win over Northern Iowa on Tuesday night. The Bluejays (17-1, 6-0 Missouri Valley Conference) won their 11th straight game and are off to their best start in program history...
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Belcher Drunk At Time Of Shootings
 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he shot his girlfriend nine times and then killed himself in front of his coach and general manager, an autopsy released Monday showed...
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Nebraska LB Giving Up Football To Go To Med School
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska linebacker Sean Fisher has announced his plan to enroll in medical school next fall rather than petition the NCAA for a sixth season with the Cornhuskers. Fisher broke his leg in preseason practice in 2010 and missed the entire season. He could have asked the NCAA for eligibility in 2013...
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No. 8 Penn State Women Rout Nebraska 80-58
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Alex Bentley scored 19 points and led a swift backcourt trio that created havoc all over the floor to help No. 8 Penn State beat Nebraska 80-58 on Sunday. Guard Maggie Lucas had 19 points on 5-of-16 shooting, while Ariel Edwards added 15 of the bench for the Lady Lions (13-2, 3-0)...
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Nix-Led No. 22 Michigan State Beats Nebraska 66-56
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Derrick Nix made two free throws with a minute left and finished with 17 points to help No. 22 Michigan State pull away for a 66-56 victory over Nebraska on Sunday night. The Spartans (14-3, 3-1 Big Ten) have won three straight and kept the Cornhuskers (9-8, 0-4)...
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Huskers Cruise Past Hoosiers
Bloomington, Ind. - Rachel Theriot scored a career-high 14 points and dished out six assists, while Jordan Hooper and Emily Cady added double-doubles to lead Nebraska to a 67-38 win at Indiana on Thursday night. With the victory, Nebraska improved to 12-4 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten...
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Eagles Continue Coaching Search
 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former Chicago coach Lovie Smith has interviewed with the Philadelphia Eagles, making him the seventh candidate to pitch to become Andy Reid's replacement. Smith was fired by the Bears a day after the season ended, the same day that the Eagles let Reid go...
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Ducks Stun No. 4 Arizona
 UNDATED - E.J. Singler scored 14 points and Oregon overcame a slow start to beat No. 4 Arizona 70-66 on, handing the Wildcats their first loss of the season. Dominic Artis, Carlos Emory and Tony Woods had 10 points apiece for the 13-2 Ducks, who have won 17 straight home games, including all 11 this season...
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High School Basketball On The Radio!
There are three boys’ high school basketball games on KFOR and KLMS tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday nights. Tomorrow (Fri.) on KFOR, Jeff Motz will broadcast the Lincoln Southeast at Lincoln North Star game on KFOR, beginning around 7:30 p.m...
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NU Adds Sand Volleyball
Nebraska is adding sand volleyball as a women's varsity sport beginning this spring. Sand volleyball has been an emerging NCAA sport for women since 2011. 15 Division 1 schools already have it. John Cook, who already coaches the powerful Huskers on-court team...
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Osborne Won't Compare 1990s' Huskers To Alabama
.jpg) Retired Nebraska coach Tom Osborne isn't getting drawn into arguments over how his 1990s teams that won three national championships in four years would fare against the Alabama teams that just accomplished the same feat...
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Wolverines Rout Huskers
UNDATED (AP) - Second-ranked Michigan remains undefeated. Glenn Robinson III had 14 points, including a pair of crucial dunks in the second half, as the Wolverines equaled their best start to a season with a 62-47 victory over Nebraska...
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Quarterback Already Under Focus For Reid In KC
 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs haven't hired a general manager to make crucial personnel decisions. Andy Reid hasn't hired a single assistant coach. That hardly seemed to matter. The pressing concern, at least for those who attended Reid's introductory news conference Monday...
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Wragge's 22 Leads No. 13 Creighton In A 91-61 Win
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Ethan Wragge matched career highs with 22 points and six 3-pointers and No. 13 Creighton got off to a blistering start on its way to a 91-61 victory over Drake on Tuesday night. Doug McDermott added 16 points...
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Reid Takes Over In KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Andy Reid has taken over as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, launching a new beginning after 14 seasons as Philadelphia head coach. Reid takes over for Romeo Crennel, who joined Reid and five other NFL coaches in losing their jobs last Monday...
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Alabama Crushes Notre Dame
 MIAMI (AP) - College football's national champions still reside in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Crimson Tide breezed to their second straight BCS championship and third in four seasons with a convincing 42-14 rout of Notre Dame...
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Nebraska State Park Permits Available For 2013
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraskans who enjoy spending time in the outdoors can now buy 2013 state park permits for $25. The permits, which are required to drive into any state park, recreation area or historical park, are available from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission...
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Wisconsin Grinds Out A 47-41 Win Over Cornhuskers
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Jared Berggren scored 12 of his 13 points in the second half, Ryan Evans had 10 points and 15 rebounds, and Wisconsin held Nebraska to one basket over the last 6:19 in a 47-41 victory Sunday. The Badgers (11-4, 2-0 Big Ten) won their fifth game in a row and held their ninth straight opponent to 60 points or fewer...
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No. 14 Purdue Women Beat No. 25 Nebraska 69-66
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Sam Ostarello had 17 points and a career-high 19 rebounds Saturday and No. 14 Purdue held off No. 25 Nebraska 69-66 in overtime. The Boilermakers never trailed in the extra period, but Ostarello's basket with 43 seconds left made it 68-66 Purdue...
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Chiefs: Pioli Out, Reid In...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Scott Pioli is out as general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs. The team announced in a statement Friday that the two sides have "mutually parted ways" after four seasons marked by poor personnel decisions and failed coaching hires...
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Ducks Stomp On Wildcats
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Fifth-ranked Oregon showcased its high-octane offense Thursday night while silencing Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein. DeAnthony Thomas scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns and the Ducks never trailed in a 35-17 win over seventh-ranked Kansas State...
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Despite Finish, Pelini Remains Optimistic
Husker Head Coach Bo Pelini said his team isn't far from being able to compete for a national championship. Despite losing badly to Wisconsin in the Big 10 championship and falling short to Georgia in the Capital One Bowl, Pelini sees better days for the Nebraska football team in 2013...
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Buckeyes Burn Huskers
The Nebraska men's basketball team lost to #8 Ohio State 70-44. The Buckeyes opened the second half with a 10-2 spurt and pulled away for the 26-point win. The Huskers return home Sunday afternoon to take on Wisconsin in the Big 10 home opener.
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Husker Women Win
The Husker women's basketball team beat up Wisconsin last night (Wednesday) 70-52. Lindsey Moore scored 26 points and tied her career high with five 3-pointers. Nebraska concludes its 4-game home stand on Saturday...
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Murray's 5 Tds Lift Georgia By Nebraska In Cap One
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to set a Georgia bowl record, including two in the fourth quarter, as the sixth-ranked Bulldogs beat No. 23 Nebraska 45-31 in the Capital One Bowl on Tuesday...
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Stanford Gets First Rose Bowl Win Since `72
Stanford's Rose Bowl drought is over, while Wisconsin's losing streak in the Granddaddy of Them All continues. The eighth-ranked Cardinal won the game for the first time since 1972, capping a 12-2 season by allowing just 82 total yards in the second half of a 20-14 win over the Badgers...
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Heartland Athletic Conference Tourney Schedule
The Heartland Athletic Conference high school basketball tournaments move into the final rounds today (Mon.) in Lincoln. Here is the schedule:
Boys at Lincoln Southwest: 7th place: Lincoln Northeast vs. Lincoln High 10 a.m...
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Quinnipiac Beats Nebraska-Omaha 3-1 For Sweep
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) - Quinnipiac spotted Nebraska-Omaha a one-goal lead then came back to beat the Mavericks 3-1 on Sunday to sweep their men's college hockey series.
Ryan Walters staked the Mavericks (11-8-1) to an early lead on the power play at 5:25 of the first period...
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Danny Woodhead's Shirts Sold Only In North Platte
 NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - New England Patriots running back Danny Woodhead is launching his own clothing line, but fans will have to travel to his Nebraska hometown to buy a shirt. North Platte is currently the only place where Woodhead's DW39 Gear is sold because Woodhead's hometown friends are creating the shirts...
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Police Report Shows Brent's BAC Was Very High
 DALLAS (AP) - Police say Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent had a blood-alcohol content level more than twice the legal limit after the crash that killed teammate and friend Jerry Brown. A crash report released by Irving police on Thursday says Brent's BAC was measured at 0.189, well above the Texas legal limit of 0.08...
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Trojans QB Out Of Sun Bowl
 EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Matt Barkley's career at Southern California is over. Coach Lane Kiffin has announced that the senior quarterback won't play in the Sun Bowl against Georgia Tech because of an injured shoulder. Instead, redshirt freshman Max Wittek will make his second career start...
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Heartland Athletic Conference Tourney Brackets
The pairings for the Heartland Athletic Conference holiday high school basketball tournaments Dec. 28, 29 and 31, have been announced. The Boys will play at Lincoln Southwest; Lincoln Southeast is the top seed and will meet Grand Island next Friday afternoon...
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Creighton's Jones Quits Because Of Heart Condition
 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Creighton senior backup guard Josh Jones is quitting basketball because of a heart condition. Jones fainted before the Dec. 6 game at Nebraska and underwent surgery 12 days later to fix an atrial flutter. Doctors have said Jones will require more procedures...
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NU Junior Biggs Arrested For DUI
 Nebraska basketball redshirt junior Deverell Biggs has been cited on suspicion of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. The standout star from Omaha Central was arrested Sunday night near 30th and Lake in Omaha; he had a blood alcohol content of .134...
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Former MLB Outfielder Andruw Jones Arrested On Battery Charge
 DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - Former major league outfielder Andruw Jones has been released on bond after being arrested near Atlanta on a battery charge, according to jail record.
Police responded to a call for a domestic dispute between Jones and his wife...
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Foles Out, Vick Back In
 UNDATED (AP) - Eagles rookie quarterback Nick Foles has a broken right hand and coach Andy Reid says Michael Vick will likely start against the New York Giants in Sunday's season finale. Reid says Foles broke his throwing hand in the second quarter of Sunday's 27-20 loss to Washington...
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Lance Armstrong Headed Back To Court
LONDON (AP) - A British newspaper is suing Lance Armstrong for more than $1.5 million over the cyclist's successful libel action regarding doping allegations. The Sunday Times paid Armstrong 300,000 pounds (now about $485,000) to settle a case after it printed allegations in 2004...
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UTEP Defeats Nebraska 68-52
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Konner Tucker and Jaques Streeter had 17 points apiece to help UTEP defeat Nebraska 68-52 in the championship game of the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational on Sunday night. Nebraska (8-4) did not score until 13:31 into the first half...
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BYU Wins Defensive Tussle, 23-6
 SAN DIEGO (AP)- BYU is this year's Poinsettia Bowl champion -- and the Cougars did it with defense. Linebacker Kyle Van Noy forced a fumble in the end zone and recovered it for a touchdown, and scored on a 17-yard interception return, both in the fourth quarter, to lead BYU to a 23-6 victory over San Diego State...
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Michael Phelps Voted AP Male Athlete Of Year
 UNDATED (AP) - Michael Phelps has added another triumph to his list of accomplishments: The Associated Press male athlete of the year. The retired swimmer edged out LeBron James in voting announced in a fitting payoff for winning four golds and two silvers at the London Games...
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Dingman's 21 Leads No. 17 Creighton To 71-54 Win
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Avery Dingman had 14 of his career-high 21 points in the second half, and Doug McDermott overcame a slow start to score 16 in No. 17 Creighton's 71-54 victory over Tulsa on Wednesday night...
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Creighton's Jones Back Home After Heart Surgery
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Creighton's Josh Jones has been released from an Omaha hospital after undergoing a nine-hour surgery to correct the problem that caused his heart rate to accelerate before a game two weeks ago...
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Huskers, Jays In Final Volleyball Poll
Nebraska finished seventh in the final national college women's volleyball ratings of the year. The Huskers had been #10 in the final poll of the regular season. National champion Texas is unanimously #1, followed by Oregon, the team that eliminated Nebraska in the NCAA tournament...
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Nebraska Outlasts Jacksonville State 59-55
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Dylan Talley hit a pair of free throws with 6 seconds left to seal Nebraska's 59-55 win over Jacksonville State Tuesday night. Nebraska (7-3) led 50-35 after a pair of Talley free throws with 7 minutes remaining. Jacksonville State (8-3) then outscored the Cornhuskers 18-4...
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Boeheim Gets 900th
 UNDATED (AP) - First came Bob Knight, then Mike Krzyzewski, and finally, Jim Boeheim. Third-ranked Syracuse escaped with a 72-68 home win over Detroit to make Boeheim the third Division I men's basketball coach with 900 career wins. Boeheim was presented a jersey encased in glass with 900 emblazoned on it...
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Huskers Play N. Illinois At Soldier Field In 2016
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska has announced a three-game football series with Northern Illinois, including a game at Chicago's Soldier Field. Nebraska associate athletic director for football Jeff Jamrog said Monday that the first of the three games will take place at Soldier Field on Sept. 24, 2016...
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McDermott Scores 30 As No. 16 Creighton Beats Cal
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Doug McDermott had a season-high 34 points and nine rebounds with more than a dozen NBA scouts watching, and No. 16 Creighton ran its winning streak to four games with a 74-64 victory against California on Saturday night. Gregory Echenique added 10 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Bluejays (10-1)...
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Ohio State, Iowa Win At Grapple At The Garden
NEW YORK (AP) - Iowa and Ohio State each won a pair of duals as 14 teams competed in what organizers said was the first collegiate wrestling competition in the history of Madison Square Garden. Iowa won 18 of 20 matches while defeating Hofstra 42-0 and topping Bucknell 34-9 in the inaugural Grapple at the Garden on Sunday...
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Creighton Guard Will Undergo Heart Procedure
Creighton mens basketball guard Josh Jones will undergo a procedure to address a heart problem that caused him to pass out before a game against Nebraska last week. Head Coach Greg McDermott says Jones, a former high school star at Omaha Central, had an atrial flutter on Dec. 6...
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SE Wins; Other Prep Results
 Aaron Walker hit a 30-foot shot with less than two seconds to go, and the Lincoln Southeast boys basketball team defeated Lincoln Southwest 48-45 last night (Thursday). BJ Day led all scorers with 13 points for the Knights. The Lincoln Pius X boys beat Seward 41-39 and Parkview Christian defeated Cedar Bluffs 75-35...
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Harsin Fills Red Wolves' Vacancy
.jpg) UNDATED (AP) - There are new head football coaches at Texas Tech and Arkansas State.
Former Red Raiders quarterback Kliff Kingsbury has returned to Texas Tech after serving as Texas A&M's offensive coordinator. Kingsbury coached Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel this year and was the first in a string of record-setting quarterbacks for the Red Raiders...
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Husker Volleyball Takes Honors; Starter Leaves Team
Nebraska's setter and Pius X graduate Lauren Cook has been named to the AVCA All-America Volleyball First Team. Cook was named the AVCA's National Freshman Player of the Year in 2009, while at UCLA. Nebraska's senior outside hitters Gina Mancuso and Hannah Werth were second team selections...
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Tagliabue Vacates All Discipline Against Players In Saints Bounty Case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It's being seen as a sharp rebuke to Commissioner Roger Goodell's handling of the NFL's bounty investigation -- former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue today overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players...
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NY Services Held For NFL Player In Murder-Suicide
DIX HILLS, N.Y. (AP) - More than 100 mourners attended a wake Tuesday in New York for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend and himself. The 25-year-old Long Island native was in an open casket in an auditorium-size room at a church in Dix Hills, 30 miles east of New York City...
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Tagliabue Bounty Ruling Coming Tuesday
 UNDATED (AP) - The New Orleans Saints are about to get some closure stemming from the NFL's bounty probe of the team. A person familiar with the decision says former commissioner Paul Tagliabue will rule Tuesday afternoon on the latest round of player appeals in the probe, and that any potential punishment will be delayed...
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No Change At The Top
UNDATED (AP) - Indiana tops The Associated Press men's basketball poll for the sixth straight week. The Hoosiers are followed in the Top 25 by Duke, Michigan, Syracuse and Florida. Louisville drops a notch to sixth...
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Cowboys Play Through Tragedy
UNDATED (AP) - The Dallas Cowboys, still grieving the day after learning a teammate had died and another had been charged with intoxication manslaughter, rallied from nine points down in the final minutes to score a 20-19 victory at Cincinnati. Dan Bailey's 40-yard field goal at the final gun...
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McDermott Scores 30, No. 16 Creighton Wins 77-61
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Doug McDermott scored 30 points for No. 16 Creighton, which broke away late in the first half and beat Akron 77-61 on Sunday. McDermott, who made a career-high six 3-pointers, also had 30 points against Wisconsin last month and on seven other occasions in his career for the Bluejays (9-1)...
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Creighton Men Blow Out Huskers, 64-42
Doug McDermott scored 27 points, Gregory Echenique had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 16 Creighton pulled away in the second half for a 64-42 victory over Nebraska in the annual meeting of the state rivals Thursday night...
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Broncos Breeze To Their 8th Straight Win
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Peyton Manning threw for 310 yards and had his 30th touchdown pass of the season on the game's opening drive to help the Denver Broncos roll to their eighth straight victory, 26-13 over the Oakland Raiders...
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Creighton Women Beat 25th Ranked Nebraska 66-57
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Marissa Janning provided the spark Creighton needed off the bench, leading the Bluejays with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting including four 3-pointers to give Creighton the 66-57 victory over No. 25 Nebraska on Wednesday night...
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Kobe Scores 30,000th Point
 UNDATED (AP) - Kobe Bryant has become the fifth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points. He's also the youngest. The 34-year-old Bryant needed 13 points to reach the plateau before he scored 29 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 103-87 win at New Orleans...
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Nebraska Will Get Best Test Vs No. 16 Creighton
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's back-to-back, double-digit wins over opponents from BCS conferences have piqued the interest of what has been a generally apathetic fan base when it comes to men's basketball...
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Bret Bielema Leaves Wisconsin For Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - In its second stunning hiring this year, Arkansas tabbed Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema to take over a program that went into a tailspin after former coach Bobby Petrino was fired for hiring his mistress to work in the athletic department...
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Redskins Edge Giants
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - The NFC East race is wide open once again after the Washington Redskins defeated a division rival for the third straight game. Robert Griffin III accounted for 235 total yards and the Redskins' defense was solid in the second half of a 17-16 win over the New York Giants...
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Gallegos Scores 20 In Huskers' 63-51 Win Over USC
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Ray Gallegos scored 20 points and made a career-high six 3-pointers to lead Nebraska to a 63-51 victory over Southern California on Monday night. The Cornhuskers (6-1), off to their best start since 2008-09, led by as many as 20 points in the most lopsided game...
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Grief-Stricken Chiefs End 9-Game Skid
UNDATED (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs, stunned by the murder-suicide of teammate Jovan Belcher the day before, summoned the mental toughness to play an NFL game less than 24 hours later. And play they did...
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Huskers Will Host Golden Eagles Again Next Year
Southern Mississippi has agreed to be the visiting team for its football game against Nebraska next fall in exchange for a $2 million paycheck. The Golden Eagles had been scheduled to host the Huskers in Hattiesburg on September 7th next year...
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Creighton Looking To Make Run In NCAA Volleyball
 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - When it comes to volleyball in the Cornhusker state, Creighton has always been little sister to the powerful University of Nebraska program 50 miles away. My, how little sister has grown...
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Falcons Win In A Brees
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons raced to a 17-0 lead and their defense intercepted five of Drew Brees' passes and ended his NFL-record touchdown streak with a 23-13 victory. The 11-1 Falcons can clinch the NFC South if Tampa Bay loses at Denver this Sunday...
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Saltdogs Name New Manager
The Lincoln Saltdogs have named former Major League Baseball star Ken Oberkfell as the team's new manager. Oberkfell played 16 years in the major league and was on St. Louis' 1982 World Series championship team. He also spent a few seasons as a third baseman for the Atlanta Braves...
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No. 11 Maryland Women Top No. 21 Nebraska 90-71
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Alyssa Thomas scored 25 points and Tianna Hawkins scored 21 to lead No. 11 Maryland to a 90-71 win over No. 21 Nebraska Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge...
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Marks' 35 Keys Boise St. Upset Of No. 11 Creighton
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Derrick Marks scored a career-high 35 points, including 18 straight in the second half, and Boise State upset No. 11 Creighton 83-70 on Wednesday night.
The Broncos (5-1), who played No. 13 Michigan State within four points on the road last week...
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Final AP High School Football Rankings
AP Nebraska high school football rankings
Here are the final Associated Press Nebraska high school football rankings in Classes A through D2...
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What If The Huskers Don't Win?
The winner of the Big Ten football championship game between Nebraska & Wisconsin will meet either Stanford or UCLA in the Rose Bowl. Where will the loser go? The next bowl in the Big Ten pecking order is the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida...
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Nebraska Beats Wake Forest 79-63
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Ray Gallegos scored 17 of his career-high 20 points after halftime to help Nebraska beat Wake Forest 79-63 on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Andre Almeida matched his career-high with 20 points...
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Penn State's Bill O'Brien Named B10 Coach Of Year
 PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien has been named the Big Ten's coach of the year. O'Brien, then the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator, was hired earlier this year to replace Hall of Fame head coach Joe Paterno...
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Nebraska Lands 3 Players On All-Big Ten Volleyball
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Unanimous pick Gina Mancuso and fellow Nebraska seniors Lauren Cook and Hannah Werth have received All-Big Ten first-team volleyball honors. Mancuso is 10th in the conference in kills, service aces and points...
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Ball, Burkhead Should Be At Best In B10 Title Game
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Two of the Big Ten's best running backs will be on the field when Wisconsin and No. 14 Nebraska meet in Saturday night's conference championship game. Wisconsin's Montee Ball has been at his best lately after a slow start. Nebraska's Rex Burkhead is running strong after aggravating a knee sprain...
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Nebraska Wesleyan Basketball On KFOR!
There's Nebraska Wesleyan basketball on 1240 KFOR-AM tomorrow night (Wed.) as the Prairie Wolves resume Great Plains Athletic Conference play at Briar Cliff in Sioux City, Iowa. Dick Janda will have the play-by-play of the 8 p.m. game...
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No Suspension For Suh
 UNDATED (AP) - The NFL has decided not to suspend Detroit defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh for his actions against Houston quarterback Matt Schaub in a Thanksgiving Day game. League spokesman Greg Aiello announced the decision Monday on his Twitter account, adding the "incident' will be reviewed...
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Badgers, No. 14 Huskers Know All About Close Games
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The opponents for the Big Ten championship game met not all that long ago. Nebraska came back from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Wisconsin 30-27 in the conference opener back in September...
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Hoosiers Stay On Top
UNDATED (AP) - Indiana has held on to the top spot in this week's Associated Press top-25 men's basketball poll. The 6-0 Hoosiers received 47 of the first place votes. Second-ranked Duke, which is also 6-0, received the remaining 18 first place votes..
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Newton Lifts Panthers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Carolina Panthers are the latest team to embarrass the Eagles in Philadelphia. Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others as the Panthers handed the Eagles their seventh straight loss, 30-22...
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Cornhuskers Play Md.-Eastern Shore In NCAA Opener
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska is seeded No. 4 and will spend the opening weekend of the postseason at home for the ninth straight season after being named host of first- and second-round matches in the NCAA tournament...
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Badgers' Bielema: No Shame Backing Into Title Game
Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema says he understands why a lot of people believe his Badgers don't deserve to be playing in the Big Ten championship game. With Ohio State and Penn State ineligible because of NCAA sanctions...
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Evans Scores 19, Kent State Tops Nebraska 74-60
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Chris Evans scored 19 points and Kent State used a 20-6 second-half run to put away Nebraska 74-60 on Saturday night. Kent State (4-2) trailed by one at the half, but came out firing...
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Huskers Rally Again; Headed To Indy For Rematch With Badgers
The Nebraska football team rallied to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-7 today (Fri.) in the last game of the regular season for both teams. Iowa took a 7-3 lead at halftime in cold and windy conditions in Iowa City...
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NE Wesleyan Football On The Air!
 There's Nebraska Wesleyan basketball on 1240 KFOR-AM tonight (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) night as the Prairie Wolves host the annual Snyder Classic at Snyder Arena in Lincoln. Nebraska Wesleyan will meet Simpson College of Iowa Friday night...
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Mayors Wager On "Heroes" Game
The mayors of Omaha and Council Bluffs, IA have a friendly wager on today's (Friday) game between 17th-ranked Nebraska and Iowa. The loser of the bet, between Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle and Council Bluffs Mayor Tom Hanafan, will help build new homes for Habitat for Humanity...
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TCU Upsets Longhorns 20-13
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - TCU has enjoyed its biggest win in its first season in the Big 12 by knocking off 18th-ranked Texas 20-13. Matthew Tucker scored two touchdowns. Jaden Oberkrom kicked two field goals and TCU's defense forced four turnovers...
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Camacho Clinically Brain Dead
 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Doctors say former world champion boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho is clinically "brain dead" after being shot in the face. ESPN reported this morning (Friday) that two of Camacho's aunts have decided to wait a couple more days...
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Huskers Top Green Wave
Nebraska turned back Tulane 61-57 last (Wednesday) night. The 4-0 Huskers led nearly the entire first half. Two Green Wave players each missed shots in the final 40 seconds...
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Injured Norfolk Football Player Cheers His Team On
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An injured Norfolk Catholic football player was able to cheer his team on to a state title this week. Isaac Pfeifer suffered a spinal injury two weeks ago in the Class C-1 quarterfinals...
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Iowa Prepares For Season Finale Against Nebraska
 The Iowa football team opened its Big Ten season by defeating Minnesota and Michigan State and was on top of the Legends Division standings back in October. However, the Hawkeyes then lost their next five games and will take a 4-7 overall record into the game...
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With Barker Gone, Gophers Move On, Again
 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota's football program has grown accustomed to setbacks. That also means the Gophers have plenty of experience with learning how to move on. The departure of leading receiver A.J. Barker, who angrily quit the team on Sunday by an email to coach Jerry Kill...
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Rutgers To Join Big Ten
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - The Big Ten will soon be a 14-team conference now that Rutgers has accepted an invitation to join the league, although the school still has to negotiate a release date with Big East officials. Rutgers has been a Big East member since 1991...
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Cal Boots Tedford
 BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Coach Jeff Tedford has been dismissed after 11 seasons at California that began with great promise and ended with a disappointing run of mediocrity. He won a school-record 82 games, churned out numerous NFL prospects...
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Aakre's Late TD Pass Gives Mustangs Class A Title
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Isaac Aakre threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Clay Fisher with 1:00 left to give top-ranked Millard North a 17-14 victory over No. 9 Omaha North in the Class A final Monday night...
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Nebraska Defense Tightening Up
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Even after his defense gave up 653 yards to UCLA and 498 yards and 63 points to Ohio State, Nebraska coach Bo Pelini didn't waver in his belief that things would get better. Over the last five games, that's exactly what has happened...
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Kaepernick, 49ers Whip Bears 32-7
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Colin Kaepernick passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start in place of the injured Alex Smith, and the San Francisco 49ers whipped the Chicago Bears 32-7 on Monday night in a highly touted NFC showdown that hardly lived up to the hype...
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Irish On Top, Alabama No. 2 In AP And BCS Rankings
NEW YORK (AP) - Notre Dame is the beneficiary of losses by the top two teams in last week's AP poll. The Fighting Irish jump two slots to No. 1 -- and it's unanimous. It's Notre Dame's first time at the top since 1993. A week after dropping from 1 to 4 following its first loss, Alabama moves up to No. 2...
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Ubel Scores 17 In Neb's 50-48 Win Over Valparaiso
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Brandon Ubel scored 17 points, Ray Gallegos added 14 and Nebraska overcame a late scoring drought to hold off cold-shooting Valparaiso 50-48 on Thursday night...
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No. 16 Nebraska Wants No Late Drama Vs Minnesota
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska coach Bo Pelini joked about the priority listed atop his game plan for Minnesota. He said he doesn't want his team to be two touchdowns behind at halftime...
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Jones Leads No. 15 Creighton In 77-60 Win Over UAB
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Josh Jones scored all 18 of his points in the second half to compensate for Doug McDermott's quiet night in No. 15 Creighton's 77-60 victory over UAB on Wednesday night. Jones matched his career high with four 3-pointers...
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Coach Miles Signs Two Guards
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska coach Tim Miles has announced the signings of two players to letters of intent. The Cornhuskers on Wednesday signed guards Nick Fuller of Sun Prairie, Wis., and Nathan Hawkins of Garland, Texas...
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Huskers Face Final Home Test Vs Minnesota
The Minnesota football team Nebraska will face Saturday brings a 6-4 record to Lincoln. The six wins make the Golden Gophers bowl eligible; quite a turnaround after a 3-9 season, last year, which was Jerry Kill's first year as head coach...
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Why Wait Until March For The Madness?
UNDATED (AP) --Duke and Kentucky, two of college basketball premier programs which have won 11 national titles, tangled in a rare November matchup at the Georgia Dome. Both teams hope to return there next spring when that arena hosts the Final Four...
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Neb Chancellor: Pelini 'Victim Of His Reputation'
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman isn't concerned about football coach Bo Pelini's heated exchange with a player on the sideline during the game against Penn State. An ABC camera caught Stafford pointing his right index finger in Pelini's face...
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Big Ben Hurt In Steelers Overtime Win
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Here's the good news for Pittsburgh Steelers fans. The Steelers won their fourth straight game by escaping with a 16-13 overtime win over the 1-8 Kansas City Chiefs. Now the bad news: Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger left the game...
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Ubel Scores 21 As Nebraska Beats Southern 66-55
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Brandon Ubel had 17 of his 21 points in the second half Sunday as Nebraska opened the season with a 66-55 win over Southern in Tim Miles' coaching debut with the Cornhuskers. Dylan Talley added 17 points and Ray Gallegos had 16 for Nebraska. Ubel also had 12 rebounds...
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No. 18 Nebraska Rallies To Beat Penn State 32-23
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Taylor Martinez threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Turner for Nebraska's first lead, and the No. 18 Cornhuskers overcame a double-digit, second-half deficit for the fourth time this season in a 32-23 victory over Penn State on Saturday...
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Manziel, No. 15 Texas A&M Stun No. 1 Bama, 29-24
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Johnny Manziel and No. 15 Texas A&M shook-up the national championship race by beating No. 1 Alabama 29-24 on Saturday. The Aggies (8-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) also might have ended the league's run of BCS titles...
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Seminole Squeaker
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - E.J. Manuel hit Rashad Greene with a slant pass that Greene took 39 yards for a touchdown with 40 seconds to play and No. 8 Florida State survived a scare to beat Virginia Tech 28-22 Thursday night...
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Indy Wins
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts became the latest team to hammer the Jacksonville Jaguars at home, winning 27-10 Thursday night behind two rushing touchdowns from rookie quarterback Andrew Luck...
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Neb's Osborne Will Receive Camp Foundation Award
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Tom Osborne, the former Nebraska football coach who will retire as the school's athletic director Jan. 1, is the recipient of the Walter Camp Football Foundation "Distinguished American" Award...
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Nebraska-Oklahoma Talking About Playing In 2021-22
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Oklahoma-Nebraska football rivalry, once one of the great traditions in college football, is on the verge of being renewed for two seasons next decade.
Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne said Wednesday he has an "agreement in principle" for games with the Sooners...
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NCAA Rules 2 Hoosiers Must Miss 9 Games
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - No. 1 Indiana will open its season Friday night without two key freshmen players. On Tuesday, the NCAA suspended 6-foot-8 forward Hanner Mosquera-Perea and 7-foot center Peter Jurkin for the first nine games this season...
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Nebraska's No-Huddle Offense Equipped To Rally
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska switched to the no-huddle offense last year with the idea of dictating tempo and wearing out defenses. The system also has proved valuable when the 18th-ranked Cornhuskers have had to play from behind...
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Chiefs Crennel Removes Himself As D-Coordinator
UNDATED (AP) - Kansas City Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel has relieved himself of duties as defensive coordinator. Crennel had been juggling head coaching and coordinator duties since taking over on an interim basis when Todd Haley was fired last December...
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Saints Extend Eagles' Woes
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Saints, trying to regain some semblance of normalcy in the wake of the infamous bounty scandal, got some respectability back with a 28-13 victory over stumbling Philadelphia. Both teams are 3-5...
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Pelini "Aging Quickly" In Comebacks
Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini is starting to feel the effects of the Huskers’ second-half comebacks. The 18th-ranked Cornhuskers erased a double-digit, second-half lead for the third time this season to win 28-24 at Michigan State on Saturday...
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Alabama Remains No. 1
UNDATED (AP) - Alabama remained unbeaten Saturday night with a thrilling win over LSU, 21-17. The new AP poll came out has the Tide remaining No. 1, unanimously. In fact the top four picks remained the same as last week with Oregon No. 2...
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Struggling Chiefs Give Chargers Needed Win
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Antonio Gates caught a 14-yard yard scoring pass from Philip Rivers on the game's opening drive to snap a streak of six straight quarters without a touchdown and the San Diego Chargers went on to a 31-13 victory over the staggering Kansas City Chiefs...
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Dennard's Lawyer Given More Time To Prepare
The attorney for a former Husker player accused of punching a Lincoln police officer in the face has been granted an extension to prepare his client's case. Terry Dougherty has been given more time to prepare Alfonzo Dennard's felony case...
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Wednesday Prep Volleyball Scores- 10/31
 Wednesday's Scores
By The Associated Press
VOLLEYBALL
Class A-1
First Round
Omaha Burke def. Fremont, 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 28-26
Papillion-LaVista South def. Omaha South, 25-9, 25-11, 25-11
Championship
Papillion-LaVista South def. Omaha Burke, 25-21, 25-13, 25-11...
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Wednesday Prep Football Playoff Scores- 2nd Round "C" and "D"
Wednesday's Scores
By The Associated Press
PREP FOOTBALL
Class C-1
Second Round
Adams Central 12, Grand Island Central Catholic 6
Boone Central/Newman Grove 48, Chase County 20
Fort Calhoun 42, Ashland-Greenwood 35...
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Fans Celebrate With The Champs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Orange-and-black clad hordes flooded the streets of San Francisco for a ticker-tape parade celebrating the World Series champion Giants. Tens of thousands of people decked out in the team's holiday-appropriate colors stood 30 deep...
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T-Magic Looks To Break Crouch's Record
.jpg) Husker quarterback Taylor Martinez is set to break 2001 Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch's school career total offense record Saturday against Michigan State. Only a junior...
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Sparty "D" Will Challenge Huskers
The Nebraska football team will play at Michigan State Saturday afternoon in East Lansing and face one of the top defensive units in the country. The Spartans lead the Big Ten in rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense. They have been allowing just 15 points per game...
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Football Playoffs Resume
The 2012 State High School Football playoffs move into round-two today (Wed.) for classes "C" and "D". Listen to the Wahoo at Lincoln Christian Class "C-1" game tonight on 1240 KFOR-AM. Dick Janda will broadcast the game from Seacrest Field beginning at 6:50 p.m...
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Pelini: 10-Tackle Night Just Start For Huskers' LB
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - David Santos wanted to pass on redshirting his first season at Nebraska and play right away. His coaches, intrigued by his speed and tenacity, were tempted to relent and put him on the field. The patience paid off...
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Husker Volleyball Stays Put After Split
After defeating top-ranked Penn State but losing to Ohio State, the Nebraska volleyball team remains #4 in this week's new national ratings. Stanford is #1, Oregon is #2 and Penn State drops to #3 in the Coaches’ poll...
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Niners Take A Romp In The Desert
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - At the halfway point of the NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers are in total command of the NFC West. The 49ers built a 24-0 lead and coasted past Arizona 24-3, handing the Cardinals their fourth straight loss...
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Nebraska's D Now Wearing Blackshirts With Pride
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - At long last, Nebraska's defense turned in a Blackshirt-worthy performance. Coach Bo Pelini said he actually thought the Cornhuskers were good enough against Northwestern the week before...
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A Giant Sweep
 DETROIT (AP) - In one of the most dominating Fall Classic performances, the San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers for their second World Series title in three years. It's their seventh title in franchise history. Marco Scutaro delivered the big hit, a two-out RBI single in the 10th inning to drive in Ryan Theriot with the winning run...
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Thursday Night Prep Playoff Football Scores (10/25)
Thursday's Scores
By The Associated Press
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
Class C-1
First Round
Adams Central 38, Minden 13
Ashland-Greenwood 14, Syracuse 6
Boone Central/Newman Grove 48, Ogallala 0...
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Manning Gets Slice Of Pizza Market In New Hometown
 DENVER (AP) - Now Broncos fans can call the audibles while Peyton Manning cheers them on. Pepperoni! No, make that sausage! Manning became the newest franchisee for Papa John's pizza, signing a deal to own 21 stores in the Denver area Friday...
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Giants Take 2-0 Series Lead On Bumgarner's Gem
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Giants are halfway to a World Series title after shutting down the Detroit Tigers 2-0 for a two games-to-none series lead. Madison Bumgarner outdueled Detroit's Doug Fister in a classic pitchers' duel. Bumgarner and two relievers combined on a two-hit shutout...
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Upset In The Metrodome
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have posted their most impressive victory under rookie coach Greg Schiano. Rookie Doug Martin racked up 214 total yards and two touchdowns, and the Bucs routed Minnesota 36-17 to hand the Vikings their first home loss of the season in the Metrodome...
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Officials Warn About Counterfeit Husker Tickets
Nebraska athletic ticket officials are warning fans to be careful when buying football tickets. Officials discovered 18 counterfeit tickets were sold on Craigslist for the Sept. 29 game against Wisconsin. People with the invalid tickets were unable to enter Memorial Stadium...
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Panda-Monium As Giants Clobber Tigers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Pablo Sandoval sure picked a great time to become the first San Francisco Giant to homer three times at AT&T Park. Sandoval's three round-trippers powered the Giants to an 8-3 pounding of the Tigers in Game 1 of the World Series in San Francisco...
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Earnhardt Can Go Racing Again
 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been cleared for this weekend's race at Martinsville Speedway after missing the last two weeks to recover from a pair of concussions.
NASCAR's most popular driver was examined by neurosurgeon Dr. Jerry Petty...
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Guillen Is One And Done
MIAMI (AP) - Ozzie Guillen's mouth got him in trouble seven months ago. The Florida Marlins' record got him fired. Guillen has been let go after just one season with the team. The Marlins went 69-93 during a campaign in which Guillen praised Fidel Castro...
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Abdullah Set To Take Over As Huskers' Featured RB
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - With Rex Burkhead's status in doubt, Ameer Abdullah says he is prepared to take over again as Nebraska's featured back in what could be the Cornhuskers' most important game of the regular season...
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Another Giant Pennant
UNDATED (AP) - The Giants and Tigers have been major league franchises for well over a century. They will square off in the World Series for the first time, beginning Wednesday in San Francisco...
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Bears Top Lions
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bears generated just enough offense to complement another outstanding defensive performance. Brian Urlacher, Julius Peppers and Zack Bowman each recovered one of Detroit's six fumbles and the Bears improved to 5-1...
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High School Football Playoffs Begin
The State High School Football Playoff pairings are out, as post season play begins this week. On Thursday, Lincoln Lutheran plays at Pierce and Lincoln Christian plays at Columbus Lakeview in Class C-1 first round action. The Class A and B football playoffs start Friday...
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Huskers Slip Past 'Cats; Wolverines Come Calling
After rallying late to win at Northwestern, Nebraska will play for a share of the Big Ten Legends Division lead when Michigan visits Lincoln Saturday night. The Cornhuskers (5-2, 2-1) defeated the Wildcats 29-28 Saturday thanks to Taylor Martinez's big fourth quarter and despite three turnovers and eight penalties...
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No. 2 Ducks overwhelm Sun Devils 43-21
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - There is also Top-25 college football played Thursday night, but it wasn't much of a contest. The high-flying and second-ranked Oregon Ducks built a 43-7 lead in the second quarter and routed Arizona State 43-21. The 7-0 Ducks kept their unbeaten record...
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Tigers sweep Yanks to reach Fall Classic...Cards take 3-1 lead in NLCS
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers have won the American League pennant and are going to the World Series for the 11th time in team history -- and first since 2006. The Tigers finished a sweep of the punchless New York Yankees with an 8-1 trouncing in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series...
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Niners take over first place in NFC West
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Alex Smith threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Delanie Walker late in the third quarter and San Francisco held off the Seattle Seahawks 13-6 as the 49ers took over sole possession of first place in the NFC West...
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UNO Hall Of Fame Ceremonies Tonight
Former football coach Sandy Buda and five former athletes will be inducted into the University of Nebraska at Omaha Athletics Hall of Fame tonight (Thursday)...
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Lincoln Teams Vie For Cross Country Gold Friday
 The Nebraska State High School Cross Country championships will run tomorrow (Friday) in Kearney for boys and girls in four classes. Lincoln Southwest is among the favorites to take the boys Class "A" team title. Southwest Coach Ryan Salem sees the meet...
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NU Volleyball Back On The Floor
The Nebraska volleyball team is back in action tonight (Wed.) playing at Iowa. One of the Hawkeye assistant coaches has deep Nebraska roots. Ben Boldt is from nearby Hickman and used to be a ball-shagger at Husker volleyball matches...
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Huskers Address Turnovers
Nebraska football Coach Bo Pelini says he used last week to address his team's turnover problem. The Cornhuskers lead the Big Ten in rushing, scoring and total offense. But they also are 12th, and last, in turnover margin...
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Penn St. Won't Renew Contract Of Accused AD Curley
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State will not renew the contract of athletic director Tim Curley, who has been on leave since being charged last year with perjury and failing to report a child sex abuse allegation against Jerry Sandusky...
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Huskers Win But Fall In Poll
The Nebraska volleyball team improved its record to 15-2 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten with a 4-game win over Minnesota Sunday in Lincoln. The Huskers lost the first game, but won the next three to defeat the Gophers...
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Pelini: Winning Will Take Care Of Everything
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The collective eyebrows of Nebraska fans were raised when Coach Bo Pelini publicly challenged his Cornhuskers to go 6-0 in their remaining regular-season games. It's not that the goal is too ambitious...
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Another Manning Comeback
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Denver Broncos own a share of the AFC West lead following the greatest comeback of Peyton Manning's NFL career. The Broncos trailed 24-0 until Manning completed 13 of 14 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns in the second half...
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Green Bay Throttles Houston
UNDATED (AP) - Aaron Rodgers threw a career-high and franchise record six touchdown passes to lead Green Bay to a 42-24 win over Houston and hand the Texans their first loss of the season...
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St. Louis Takes Game 1; Tigers Take Two in the Bronx
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - David Freese and Carlos Beltran hit two-run homers to help St. Louis built a six-run lead and the Cardinals went on to beat San Francisco 6-4 in Game 1 of the NLCS. Freese connected in the second inning off of Giants starter Madison Bumgarner...
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Chiefs QB out with concussion
UNDATED (AP) - Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel has been ruled out for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay with a concussion. The club has announced that Brady Quinn will start an NFL game for the first time since the 2009 season...
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Upset in Music City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rob Bironas kicked his fourth field goal, a 40-yarder as time expired, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-23 on Thursday night to snap a two-game skid...
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Lincoln Softball Teams Win Openers
The 2012 Nebraska State High School Softball Championships got underway yesterday (Wed.) in Hastings. Southeast in Class A and Pius in Class B are the only Lincoln teams to qualify and both won opening round games yesterday. Southeast edged Papillion LaVista-South 10-9, with each team hitting three home runs...
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Husker Volleyball Back At It
The Nebraska volleyball team returns to action hosting unranked Wisconsin tomorrow (Fri.) night and #10 Minnesota Sunday afternoon at the NU Coliseum. Hugh McCutcheon took over as the Minnesota head coach after coaching the U.S. women's team in the Olympics this summer in London...
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Anti-Doping Agency Lays Out Its Case
UNDATED (AP) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says 11 of Lance Armstrong's former teammates served as witnesses against him in its investigation of the cyclist, revealing "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen"...
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Sandusky Unlikely To Outlive Sentence
 BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP)- In what sounded at times like a locker room pep talk, Jerry Sandusky rambled in his red prison suit about being the underdog in the fourth quarter, about forgiveness, dogs and the movie "Seabiscuit." With his accusers seated behind him in the courtroom, Sandusky denied committing "disgusting acts" against children...
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Collateral Damage In Colorado
 DENVER (AP) - The contracts of Colorado Rockies hitting instructor Carney Lansford and third-base coach Rich Dauer aren't being renewed in the wake of manager Jim Tracy's unexpected resignation over the weekend. Lansford served two seasons under Tracy and the Rockies' .274 batting average this season was tops in the National League...
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Eichorst Officially Named Osborne Successor
Shawn Eichorst has been officially introduced as the new athletic director to replace Tom Osborne next year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Eichorst was introduced to the media today (Tuesday) by Chancellor Harvey Perlman. Eichorst will serve as special assistant to the chancellor until Tom Osborne retires January 1st...
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Lawyer Certain Sandusky Will Speak At Sentencing
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - Jerry Sandusky and at least some of his victims are expected to address the judge at Tuesday's sentencing. Sandusky's lawyer says "it's as certain as certain can be" that the former Penn State assistant football coach will speak and assert his innocence before he is sentenced on 45 counts of child sexual abuse...
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Houston joins Atlanta at 5-0
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Arian Foster ran for 152 yards and a touchdown, and the Houston Texans stayed unbeaten by defeating the New York Jets for the first time in team history, 23-17. With a chance to lead the Jets on a winning drive, Mark Sanchez was intercepted by Kareem Jackson on a pass that tipped off the hands of Jeff Cumberland...
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Huskers Embarassed in Columbus
Nebraska must stew for two weeks in the wake of another abysmal road performance. The Cornhuskers gave up the fourth-most points in program history and the most ever under fifth-year head coach Bo Pelini in Saturday's 63-38 loss at Ohio State...
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SEC Dominates Top 5
Alabama remains a unanimous No. 1 in the AP college football poll without even taking the field. Oregon is still No. 2 while South Carolina leapfrogs from sixth to third, Florida vaults from tenth to fourth...
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Huskers Face First Road Test of Big Ten Schedule
The Nebraska football team plays its first Big Ten road game of the season tomorrow (Sat.) night at Ohio State. The Huskers are 4-1; Ohio State is 5-0 after a 17-16 win last week over Michigan State. Tomorrow night's game is a 7 p.m. contest that will be televised nationally by ABC-TV...
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Over .500-Rams Prevent Cards From 5-0 Start
ST. LOUIS (AP) -The high-flying Arizona Cardinals came back to earth hard in St. Louis. Coach Jeff Fisher's upstart Rams upset the previously undefeated Cardinals 17-3 to improve to 3-2. It's the first time since 2006 -- a span of 93 games -- that the 4-3 Rams have been over .500...
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High School Football Broadcast Schedule
There's high school football tonight (Thurs.) on KFOR. Dick Janda will have the play-by-play of the Lincoln Pius-Lincoln Northeast intra-city game from Seacrest Field. It's a 7:00 contest that will begin at 6:55 p.m. The Thunderbolts and Rockets have not met in football since 1972. This year, Pius brings a 4-2 record into the game while Northeast is 2-4...
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#4 Husker Volleyball Back in Action Friday
The Nebraska volleyball team returns to Big Ten action tomorrow (Fri.) night at Purdue. The Huskers are now #4 in the national ratings with an 11-2 record. The Boilermakers are #12 with a 13-2 mark. Purdue students start fall break tomorrow, but Boilermaker Coach Dave Shondell still expects a sellout crowd in the volleyball-only Holloway Gym in West Lafayette, Indiana...
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Attendance Off 10 Percent, Penn State Holds Line On Pricing
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State won't increase football season ticket prices or current donation levels in 2013, and announced tweaks to guidelines including a lower, $200 level of giving for booster-club members...
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Lockout Getting Expensive...KHL Games To Air In States
 NEW YORK (AP) - The financial losses are starting to pile up as a result of the NHL lockout.
And yesterday the league made that public. In speaking to reporters after talks between the NHL and the players association finished up for the day, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly estimated that the league has lost $100 million in revenues from the canceled preseason...
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Kelly Wants Irish To Enjoy Success, Stay Focused
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame is posting some impressive numbers besides the zero at the end of its record and its No. 9 ranking. The Fighting Irish defense hasn't given up a rushing touchdown, the 36 points it has allowed are the fewest in the opening four games for the school since 1975 and Notre Dame (4-0) is the only FBS team...
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Nebraska's Hamburg Bend Wildlife Area Reopens
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says Hamburg Bend Wildlife Management Area in Otoe County has reopened for public use. The agency says most of the work on the flood control levee is finished but some minor modifications are still being made...
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Ohio St. Trip "Strictly Business" For Pelini
To Bo Pelini, Nebraska's visit to Ohio Stadium this week is strictly business. The Cornhuskers coach won't spend time harkening back to his days as a safety for Ohio State from 1986-90. Pelini said all he is concerned with is getting the No. 21 Huskers (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) to play their best in Saturday night's game...
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Huskers Earn Big Ten Honors
Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez and kicker Brett Maher have received honors from the Big Ten. Martinez is co-offensive player of the week after helping the Cornhuskers rally from a 17-point second-half deficit to beat Wisconsin 30-27 on Saturday. Martinez threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 107 yards and a TD...
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Husker Volleyball Back in Top 5
Nebraska has moved up from #6 to #4 in this week's new national volleyball ratings. Penn State is #1 for the second straight week while Oregon and Washington are tied for the #2 spot, both with 13-0 records. Nebraska is then #4 with an 11-2 record, followed by Southern Cal at #5 and UCLA #6...
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Wesleyan Loses OT Heartbreaker
Nebraska Wesleyan lost their weekend game to15th ranked Northwestern of Iowa 33-to-27 in overtime...
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Husker Comeback Second Biggest Ever
Nebraska found what DIDN'T work in the first half against Wisconsin, made adjustments at half-time and came out in the 2nd half to match the second-biggest comeback in school history, rallying from a 17-point, 3rd-quarter deficit to notch a 30-27 victory over the defending Big Ten champions...
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Huskies Rally To Beat Cardinal
UNDATED (AP) - Stanford can expect to slide in the AP college football poll next Monday.
Kasen Williams took a quick screen pass from Keith Price and raced 35 yards for the go-ahead score with 4:53 left as Washington rallied to beat the eighth-ranked Cardinal 17-13. The Huskies trailed 13-3 until running back Bishop Sankey ran for a 61-yard touchdown...
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Entire NHL Pre-Season Cancelled
NEW YORK (AP) - NHL season ticket holders won't have to pay for exhibition games next month. The league has canceled the rest of the preseason, just a day before negotiations were set to resume in an effort to end the lockout. Negotiators are expected to spend tomorrow working on secondary economic issues as opposed to the core of the dispute...
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Reaction To AD Tom Osborne's Decision To Retire
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Politicians, coaches, former athletes and donors reacted to Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne's announcement that he would retire Jan. 1.
Here is a snapshot of the reaction...
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Tentative Deal Between NFL And Refs
UNDATED (AP) - The NFL's regular officials are coming back. The league and the referees' union have reached a tentative contract agreement following three tumultuous weeks that included several blown calls by replacement officials. Although the contract must still be ratified by the union's 121 members...
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Post Season Plans In The Works
UNDATED (AP) - A tentative plan for the new college football postseason calls for a Pac-12 or Big 12 team to face the best team from a group of five conferences. A person with direct knowledge of the plan for the four-team playoff in 2014 tells The Associated Press that either a Pac-12 or a Big 12 team likely will be the opponent for the top-rated champion from the Big East...
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#6 Husker Volleyball Back on the Court
The sixth-ranked Nebraska Volleyball team is back in action tonight at the NU Coliseum, as they host Michigan State at 7pm. You can see the game...
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Prep Volleyball Scores- Tuesday (9/25)
Prep Volleyball Scores- Tuesday (9/25)
Fremont def. Lincoln Southeast, 25-22, 21-25, 25-14, 25-21
Lincoln North Star def. Omaha Westside, 25-21, 17-25, 25-16, 25-12
Lincoln Northeast def. Lincoln High, 25-9, 25-11, 25-15
Lincoln Southwest def. Grand Island, 25-16, 25-22, 25-21...
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Huskers Open Big Ten Schedule vs Wisconsin Saturday
The Nebraska football team will play its first Big Ten game of the season Saturday night as they host Wisconsin at Memorial Stadium. Both teams went 3-1 in non-conference play. Wisconsin defeated Northern Iowa, Utah State and last Saturday Texas El Paso, 37-26. The lone Badger loss came from Oregon State...
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Badgers' Ball May Face Nebraska After Head Injury
 Already off to an unsettled start to the season, Wisconsin now must prepare for a trip to Nebraska with running back Montee Ball's status up in the air. Ball left Saturday's game against UTEP with a head injury, and Coach Bret Bielema said Monday that he was optimistic but not certain that Ball will be able to practice this week...
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Husker Volleyball Falls to #6
After losing to Penn State last week, the Nebraska volleyball team has dropped from #3 to #6 in this week's new national ratings, and Penn State has moved into the #1 spot with a 12-1 record. Four Pac-12 teams then complete the top-5. Oregon is #2, Southern Cal #3, UCLA #4 and Washington #5...
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BCS Championship Site Down to 6 Venues
 UNDATED (AP) - BCS conference officials have identified candidate cities to host the first championship game in college football's new postseason system, and the four current BCS bowls will be among the choices. The Fiesta, Rose, Orange and Sugar bowls are about to enter an exclusive negotiating period...
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Huskers Look For Revenge vs Badgers
Nebraska is using revenge as motivation for this week's Big Ten opener against Wisconsin in Lincoln. The Badgers gave the Huskers a harsh initiation into the conference last year, winning 48-17 in Madison in a nationally televised game. Nebraska quarterback, Taylor Martinez, threw 3 interceptions in 6 minutes during that game...
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NU Basketball Loses Development Director
Nebraska men’s basketball player Development Director Ron "Chin" Coleman has accepted an assistant coaching position at Bradley University in the Missouri Valley Conference. Coleman has been at Nebraska only six months...
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DT Rome Returns to Team; Available Tomorrow
Husker Head Coach Bo Pelini said that defensive tackle Chase Rome has returned to the team and will be available to play tomorrow (Saturday) against Idaho State. Rome left the team last week after starting the first two games...
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Huskers Wrap Up Non-Conference Schedule vs Idaho St.
.jpg) The Nebraska football team will wrap up the non conference portion of its schedule tomorrow (Sat.), hosting the Idaho State Bengals at Memorial Stadium. Idaho State is an FCS, or Division 1AA program, in the Big Sky conference...
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Red Raiders' Gillispie Resigns, Cites Health Reasons
 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Billy Gillispie's reign as Texas Tech men's basketball coach is over after one disappointing season. The 52-year-old Gillispie has resigned due to health reasons. Gillispie's departure comes less than a month after Texas Tech said it was looking into allegations of player mistreatment...
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Husker Volleyball Loses Second Straight
Nebraska’s #3-ranked volleyball team lost their second straight match last night at Big Ten opponent Penn State. The #4-ranked Nittany Lions pressed the visiting Huskers the entire match, allowing Nebraska to win the first set, 25-23, before sweeping the last three: 28-26, 25-17, and 26-24...
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Prep Football Action on KFOR
There's high school football tonight (Thurs) on KFOR as the top two 'Lincoln' teams in the Class "A" ratings meet at Seacrest Field. Jeff Motz will have the play by play of the Lincoln Southeast-Lincoln Southwest game tonight, shortly before 7 p.m. on KFOR. Southeast is ranked #3 in this week's A.P...
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NCAA Announces Task Force
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A new NCAA task force will come up with guidelines for how to distribute the record $60 million fine that Penn State has agreed to pay in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The money will fund programs designed to combat child sexual abuse and help victims around the country...
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Lincoln Will Get Indoor Football Team Next Spring
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lincoln will have an indoor football team next spring when the Council Bluffs Express becomes the Lincoln Haymakers. The team's owners said Tuesday that the Lincoln team will be part of the new Champions Professional Indoor Football League...
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Lady Huskers Fall to #3
Nebraska has dropped to #3 in this week's new national coaches women's volleyball ratings. After losing to Iowa State Saturday, the Huskers fell from #1 to #3, but still got four first-place votes in the poll. Defending national champion UCLA has returned to the #1 spot, followed by Southern Cal, Nebraska, Penn State and Washington in the top-five...
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Burkhead Set to Play Saturday
Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead, who missed the past two games with a sprained ligament in his left knee, is expected to play this Saturday against Idaho State. Coach Bo Pelini said Monday that Burkhead probably could have played this past weekend against Arkansas State...
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Alabama and LSU are Nos. 1 and 2 in the AP Top 25
 NEW YORK (AP) - Alabama and LSU are back atop The Associated Press college football poll, holding down Nos. 1 and 2 the way they did most of last season. The Crimson Tide is No. 1 for the third straight week, and it was almost unanimous. Alabama received 58 of 60 first-place votes. LSU got the other two...
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Pelini Leaves Game In Ambulance
Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini had his pulse taken on the sideline prior to halftime before leaving the game at halftime on a stretcher in an ambulance. Pelini during the halftime interview with the ESPN television crew told the reporter that he was not feeling well with flu like symptoms. Reports say that Pelini was then taken to a local hospital for further examination.
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Hall of Fame coach retires
 STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Jim Calhoun has retired as men's basketball coach at Connecticut. In 26 years he led the school to three national championships. The 70-year-old Hall of Famer made the announcement this afternoon. He is being replaced by assistant coach Kevin Ollie, a former player for Calhoun...
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Trying to save the season
NEW YORK (AP) - The waiting game continues for hockey fans as the countdown to a possible lockout this weekend continues. Yesterday the two sides, the owners and the players, exchanged proposals. They met for three hours. Today the players held a meeting with their executive director Donald Fehr, while commissioner Gary Bettman briefed the owners...
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NU Football Loses Starting Tackle
Nebraska football Coach Bo Pelini has announced that starting defensive tackle Chase Rome has left the team. Pelini told reporters after practice Wednesday that Rome's "personal goals and personal perception of where he should be on this football team doesn't match the team goals." Rome's departure comes after the Cornhuskers' defensive line played poorly in a loss at
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Several Area Teams in Top 10
This week's new high school football rankings include several Lincoln-area teams. In Class A, Lincoln Southeast is number three and Southwest is number 7. In Class B, Beatrice is number one, Crete is 7th and Norris is tenth...
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Huskers Big Favorite Saturday
 Nebraska is a 24 1/2-point favorite over Arkansas State Saturday in Lincoln. It's an 11 a.m. game, televised on ESPN-2...
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Big Ten Coaches: Don't Write Off League Just Yet
Big Ten coaches had just one request for those ripping the conference after a rough weekend. Wait. Nebraska coach Bo Pelini cautioned against making "snap judgments" so early in the season, no matter how rough things looked...
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Goodell To Meet With 4 Players in Bounty Scandal
UNDATED (AP) - The NFL confirms that Commissioner Roger Goodell has agreed to meet with four players whose suspensions in connection with the bounty investigation were recently lifted by an appeals panel. No specific dates have been set for the meetings.
Goodell is reconsidering whether to hand down revised suspensions...
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Flacco leads Ravens to 44-13 rout...Chargers flatten Raiders 22-14
BALTIMORE (AP) - Joe Flacco threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, Ed Reed took an interception 34 yards for a score, and the Baltimore Ravens beat the Cincinnati Bengals 44-13 for their 11th straight win at home. Baltimore's high-powered, no-huddle offense also produced two short touchdown runs by Ray Rice...
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Cowboys knock off Super Bowl champs in opener
 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The Dallas Cowboys waited all year for another shot at the New York Giants. When they got it in the 2012 season opener, they didn't miss.
Tony Romo tossed three touchdown passes and Dallas dominated the Super Bowl champions 24-17 in a victory that wasn't nearly so close...
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Lincoln Woman Sues Bo Pelini Foundation
A Lincoln woman has sued Nebraska coach Bo Pelini's foundation and Offensive Coordinator Tim Beck, alleging she suffered brain injuries while participating in a drill at a football clinic put on by the foundation two years ago. Beverly Morgan said in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Lancaster County Court that she fell and hit the back of her head...
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`Bama takes over No. 1
NEW YORK (AP) - Alabama is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press football poll. The Crimson Tide replaces Southern California, which dropped to No. 2. Alabama swayed more than enough voters with its 41-14 win over Michigan Saturday night. USC beat Hawaii 49-10...
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Union sues to halt bounty suspensions
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The NFL Players Association has asked a federal judge for a temporary restraining order that would allow players suspended in connection with the NFL's bounty investigation to rejoin their teams in time to play regular season openers...
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No. 17 Nebraska's Burkhead questionable for UCLA
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Coach Bo Pelini of 17th-ranked Nebraska says injured running back Rex Burkhead is questionable for Saturday's road game against UCLA. Pelini said Monday an MRI confirmed Burkhead mildly sprained a ligament in his left knee early in the opener against Southern Mississippi..
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Disc golf tourney set at park in eastern Nebraska
 ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) - The Chain Challenge disc golf tournament has been scheduled at the new disc golf course at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park. The park sits near Ashland in eastern Nebraska...
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Huskers are wary of buying into hype about offense
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's offense wasn't perfect, but it was pretty close to it in the opener against Southern Mississippi. Now the question is whether the No. 17 Cornhuskers can duplicate the performance on the road against UCLA...
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High School Football Action
 In high school football action last night, Lincoln Southwest defeated Grand Island 34-17, Papillion-LaVista downed Lincoln East 48-21 and Lincoln Lutheran ran over Omaha Concordia 45-22...
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Germany advances at women's U20 World Cup
URAWA, Japan (AP) - Defending champion Germany beat Norway 4-0 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the women's under-20 World Cup. Lena Lotzen opened the scoring in the fifth minute when she converted a perfect cross from Dzsenifer Marozsan and Melanie Leupolz doubled the lead two minutes later...
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Replacement refs to open the season
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL will open the regular season with replacement officials. Replacement refs will be on the field beginning next Wednesday night when the Cowboys visit the Giants to open the season. League executive Ray Anderson informed the 32 teams that negotiations are at a standstill between the NFL and the officials' union...
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Southern Miss hopes uncertainty helps vs. Nebraska
Southern Miss is the obvious underdog when it travels to face No. 17 Nebraska on Saturday. But with a new coach, new quarterback and a revamped defense, the Golden Eagles hope to use the unknown to their advantage...
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Ex-Penn State faculty leaders blast Freeh Report, NCAA
 UNDATED (AP) - Former Penn State faculty leaders blasted the NCAA and former FBI director Louis Freeh over their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal. The group says Freeh's report on the scandal and the NCAA's $60 million in fines unfairly punish the entire university community...
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Michigan can polish B10 image with upset of 'Bama
Michigan and Michigan State give the Big Ten a couple chances to enhance the league's football reputation the opening week of the season.
No. 8 Michigan plays second-ranked and defending national champion Alabama on Saturday night. That's after No. 13 Michigan State opens its season Friday against 24th-ranked Boise State...
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Opening Weekend For Husker Football
 Nebraska opens its 2012 football season Saturday hosting Southern Mississippi, who won the Conference USA championship last season, finishing #20 in the final Associated Press poll & #19 in the Coaches poll...
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NU Volleyball New #1
Nebraska is ranked #1 in the national women's college volleyball ratings. The 3-and-0 Huskers upset previously top-ranked UCLA over the weekend. Texas is #2, UCLA #3, followed by Penn Sate and Southern Cal...
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Championship banner headed across the Pacific
 SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - A team from Tokyo clobbered the club from Goodlettsville, Tenn., 12-2 in the championship game of the Little League World Series. The contest was halted in the fifth inning by the 10-run rule...
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Penn St. riot ends aspiring Army officer's dream
The consequences of their bad behavior have been steep for the Penn State students who rioted in the chaotic aftermath of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno's firing last November.
Penn State has punished 32 students with sanctions ranging from three-semester suspensions to probation...
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US loses to Germany but advances at U20 World Cup
RIFU, Japan (AP) - The United States was beaten 3-0 by defending champion Germany in Group D at the women's under-20 World Cup on Monday but still advanced to the quarterfinals...
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Lincoln East Handles Fremont To Start Season
 Lincoln East head football coach John Gingery has to be pleased with his offensse accomplishing 481 total yards on the ground. The Spartans used the ground attack, with a combination of passing to earn a 48-12 victory over Fremont Thursday night in the season opener at Seacrest Field...
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No. 17 Huskers Bank on Beck to Get Offense Going
 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - No. 17 Nebraska believes its offense is about to make a big jump in Tim Beck's second year as coordinator. The Cornhuskers were 66th in offense nationally a year ago. Beck was just learning how to be a coordinator, and his players were just learning his system...
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Husker Women Get Seasons Going
The Nebraska volleyball team opens its season tonight, hosting St. Louis University in a 7 p.m. match. The Huskers then host UCLA tomorrow (Saturday) night @ 6 and meet Notre Dame Sunday afternoon @ the Century Link Center in Omaha....
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Kromer to Start Season as Saints' Head Coach
UNDATED (AP) - The New Orleans Saints have designated offensive line coach Aaron Kromer as the interim head coach for the first six regular-season games before assistant head coach Joe Vitt takes over the rest of the season...
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Ex-Nebraska QB Cody Green Gets New Start at Tulsa
 TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Cody Green doesn't harbor any hard feelings about how his time at Nebraska came to an end. After being the first freshman to start at quarterback since Tommie Frazier, Green couldn't hold onto the job and wound up transferring to Tulsa and sitting out last season...
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Creighton Announces Proposal for Practice Facility
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Creighton officials have announced plans to build a men's basketball practice facility on the east side of its downtown Omaha campus.
The university said in a statement Tuesday...
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Nebraska Volleyball Savor Last Season in Coliseum
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The fourth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team is beginning its final season playing in the NU Coliseum.
The Cornhuskers have won 94 percent of their matches in the building since 1975...
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Kearney Pummels Germany In Consolation Game
Kids from Kearney have earned Nebraska a first-ever win at the Little League World Series. They beat Germany's Ramstein Air Base 17-1, scoring 15 runs in the 2nd...
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The Rocket Signs to Play Minor League Ball
 HOUSTON (AP) - Former Major League ace Rogers Clemens has signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League and is expected to start for them on Saturday at home against Bridgeport...
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Connecticut Beats Nebraska 12-0 To Move on at LLWS
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Matt Kubel baffled Nebraska's bats and ninth-place hitter Patrick Steed helped ignite two big innings for Fairfield, Conn., in a 12-0 victory Saturday at the Little League World Series...
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Huskers Need Martinez Sharp as Passer and Runner
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's Taylor Martinez has worked to improve as a passer. The 17th-ranked Cornhuskers also need him to be effective running the ball again....
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5 Husker Walk-Ons Granted Scholarships
Husker head coach, Bo Pelini, is putting 5 walk-on players on scholarships. Kicker-punter, Brett Maher...
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Former Husker Jones Back In Jail
 A former Husker defensive back is going to prison for violating his probation. Andre Jones, who lives in Alabama, was convicted of stealing, then pawning, a big-screen TV in 2008...
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Penn St. Loses Another Player
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Wide receiver Devon Smith has transferred from Penn State to Marshall. Marshall Coach Doc Holliday announced Smith's transfer Thursday...
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Kearney Little Leaguers Take Tough Loss In Debut
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Starting pitcher Brock Myers struck out eight and homered, and Goodlettsville, Tenn., beat Kearney, Neb., 12-1 on Thursday to spoil the debut of a Nebraska team at the Little League World Series...
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NU Coach Cook Hurt In Crash
 Nebraska volleyball coach, John Cook, suffered minor injuries when his bicycle was hit by a car. Cook says he landed on his right shoulder and cracked his helmet in yesterday (Wednesday) morning's crash...
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Yori Up For Post-Season Bonus
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska women's basketball coach Connie Yori will be paid a bonus of $31,250 if the Cornhuskers make the NCAA tournament and an additional $100,000 if they win the national championship...
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35 medals for Big 10 at 2012 Summer Olympics
 PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - Over 100 former and current Big Ten student-athletes and coaches represented 32 countries in 24 sports at the 2012 Olympic games, winning 35 medals...
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Nebraska issues warning about concussions
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's chief medical officer is warning young athletes about the dangers of suffering a concussion...
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Qvale poised to start on Nebraska's offensive line
By ERIC OLSON
AP Sports Writer
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The departure of Tyler Moore has moved Brent Qvale closer to winning a starting job for the first time on Nebraska's offensive line...
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Saltdogs win
The Lincoln Saltdogs came from behind to beat the Laredo Lemurs 3-to-1 yesterday (Tuesday).
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Chamberlain activated from DL
 Former Husker, Joba Chamberlain, has been activated from the disabled list by the New York Yankees. Chamberlain had been on the disabled list recovering from Tommy John surgery and dislocating his ankle...
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US women's volleyball cruises by Brazil
LONDON (AP) - The U.S. women's volleyball team defeated Brazil 3-1 today at the Olympics in a pool-play match. Destinee Hooker had 23 points and former Nebraska All American Jordan Larson added 18 on 16 kill-spikes and two blocks for the Americans. The U.S. team won 25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21 to improve to 2-0 in pool
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Wilderness Ridge To Host NAIA Womens Golf Championships
 The NAIA Womens Golf Championships will come to Lincoln and be played at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course in 2013 and 2014. The announcement Tuesday from Doane College and Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau comes after the NAIA did a site check in early May.
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Saltdogs Start 4-game Series with Winnipeg
The Lincoln Saltdogs lost to the Sioux City Pheasants 3-2 yesterday in American Association baseball play. The 'Dogs' open up a seven game homestand tonight at Haymarket Park with game one of a four game series against the Winnipeg Goldeyes. The Saltdogs are 8-9 on the year. The Goldeyes are 11-4.
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Perlman Says Big Ten Prefers 'Plus 1'
Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman says conference presidents would choose to keep the current college system in place if there were a vote today. However, he says change appears to be inevitable and if that happens, the Big Ten would prefer a Plus 1 system over a four team playoff.
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