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Wrestling: #4 Huskers Dismantle Indiana 39-2 In Home Finale

Nebraska’s #4 Ridge Lovett, seen here at the 2024 NCAA Championships, won his final home match at the Bob Devaney Center via pinfall Sunday afternoon. | Photo by Evert Nelson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Nebraska won the first nine weights with seven bonus-point victories, putting a finishing touch on its dual season at The Bob...

Five Heart Podcast LIVE: Husker Basketball, CFB playoff changes, Baseball and Softball

Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images Welcome to The Five Heart Podcast on Corn Nation! In this exciting live stream, we’re diving into the world of Husker sports—covering everything from Nebraska football and basketball to baseball and softball! Join hosts Greg and Minnie as they share their insights, opinions, and analysis on the latest news and...

Nebraska Women’s Basketball Preview: Washington

Nebraska Husker Athletics The Huskers face the Huskies on Senior Day at PBA Nebraska is in PBA for one last time this regular season as they take on the Washington Huskies. The Huskers will shoot for their 14th home win of the season after coming off a thrilling OT win against Oregon on Wednesday in...

HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap – That Was Too Close: NEBRASKA 8 South Dakota State 5

Andy Ketterson A 4-0 lead through 4 1⁄2 and all seemed well. Then a bit of disaster struck. And it was Jordy time. Emmerson Cope dug in with a 2-1 count in the bottom of the 7th and two down. In her previous at-bat, she had snaked a tailing liner over the center fence as...

Corn Flakes: Husker Women Ready for the Big Ten Basketball Tournament

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Husker women are the #10 seed in the Big Ten Tournament The Husker women closed out conference play with a win vs Northwestern and a 10-8 conference record. They tied for eighth and earned the #10 seed in a tightly packed bunch in the middle. I think the ladies...

HUSKERS Special Teams Coach Mike Ekeler: “We’ll Talk With Our Damn Pads.”

Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A Nebraska native, Ekeler is back is back in Lincoln. And more miles on his odometer have only seemed to put more energy in his tank. Mike Ekeler has returned to Nebraska again and it just felt like a turn of the page instead of fifteen years...

Nebraska Wrestling: Lovett and Hardy Win Big Ten Titles; Huskers Finish 2nd in Team Race

Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett won his second Big Ten Championship at 149 pounds on Sunday. | Dylan Guenther / Corn Nation For the first time in program history since joining the Big Ten, Nebraska crowned two conference champions on Sunday From the start of the Big Ten Championships, Nebraska was the clear next-best team behind #1...

HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap – We Brought the Lumber: NEBRASKA 9 Ohio State 5

Battled. | Nebraska Athletics Numbers 2 & 3 in the nation in home runs faced off in Columbus, OH, this evening. Someone parked ‘em, the other didn’t. GBR I did say this prior to tonights slugfest! Ohio State is no joke because 1) we are currently two of the three most powerful teams in the...

Nebraska women’s tennis goes 0-2 against tough-ranked Big Ten teams.

Photo by David Madison/Getty Images Nebraska women’s tennis had a challenging weekend away from home against #46 Illinois and #38 Northwestern, where they were blanked 4-0 in both duals. Nebraska dropped to 10-5, 0-4 Big Ten, and is still searching for its first Big Ten victory. Coach German Dalmagro will be looking to go back...

HUSKER SOFTBALL Recap: Windy Day in LNK – Nebraska 8 Minnesota 2

Andy Ketterson Nebraska goes 3-0 on the weekend against the Minnesota Golden Gophers The Huskers closed out their weekend series with the Minnesota Gophers on a windy, but sunny, Sunday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium. It was also Bark at the Park day as all dogs were welcomed for a fun day with Husker Softball! Jordy...

Friday Flakes: When did Dana Holgorsen Know that Daikiel Shorts Would Be a Good Coach? When He Ran His 40 at His Pro Day

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The best moment from the press conferences yesterday after spring practice was when Nebraska football offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen was asked a question about current Husker wide receiver coach Daikiel Shorts. “When did you know that Daikiel Shorts would be a good coach?” Coach Holgorsen: “When he ran a 4.7.” Holgorsen continued...

HUSKER HEAT – The Corn Nation Softball Show: Off To Iowa – Take No Prisoners

Corn Nation On tonight’s show, we review Purdue weekend and rationally discuss the Huskers trip to vile wasteland which is Iowa City. It’s Tuesday and in the Spring that can only mean another episode of Husker Heat is on deck. And whenever Iowa is in the mix, there’s always that little something extra, amirite? So...