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Nebraska MBB vs Purdue and WBB vs Rutgers Sunday Game Thread

Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images Let’s see if Nebrasketball can get back to winning ways… Men’s Basketball Date: Sunday January 12th, 2025 (Today) Tipoff: 11 a.m. (CT) Location: Mackey Arena (West Lafayette, Ind.) Radio: Sunday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM)...

Nebraska WBB Wins The Border Battle Against Iowa 87-84

Nebraska Husker Athletics Clutch OT free throws help Nebraska surpass Iowa This game had all the action and also gave me a heart attack/massive PTSD because of the last time we went to OT with Iowa. Defense, three pointers, and OT free throws helped Nebraska close this thriller out. The bench stepped up big when...

Nebraska MBB Opponent Preview: USC Trojans

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Nebraska needs to snap this 4-game losing streak… Date: Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 Tipoff: 8 p.m. (CT) Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Nebraska) Radio: Wednesday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM)...

Nebraska WBB Falls to Ohio State 72-66

Scott Bruhn The Huskers played well but didn’t have their fourth quarter magic today. First Quarter The Huskers matched the Buckeyes intensity early, getting out to a quick 5-2 lead. Britt Prince is playing some great defense. I don’t even need to add “for a freshman” – she’s just playing great no matter how many...

John Cook Has Retired But He’s Not Going Away

Andy Ketterson At an emotional press conference, Coach Cook revealed much including his intention to remain with athletic department. People who awoke this morning hoping John Cook’s Wednesday afternoon retirement announcement was just a bad dream were sorely disappointed, but there was nothing disappointing about the memories this legendary coach and his amazing teams provided...

Corn Flakes: How Do You Feel About Not Having a Spring Game?

Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Plus, we have dueling groundhog predictions Yesterday was Groundhog Day – one of the sillier holidays we put on a calendar. This holiday came with some controversy as there is disagreement in the groundhog ranks. The most famous one, Punxsutawney Phil, says there will be six more...

Nebraska WBB vs Michigan Game Thread

Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Huskers host the Wolverines in an important game for conference standings Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) vs. Michigan Wolverines (15-7, 6-5 Big Ten)Thursday, February 6, 2025, 7 p.m. (CT)Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, NebraskaSpecial Event: National Girls & Women in Sports DayLive Video: Peacock (Ann...

Nebraska Baseball 2025 Preview: Pitchers

Mason McConnaughey leads the Cornhusker pitching staff | Nebraska Athletic Department Just take the ball and throw it where you want to.  Throw strikes.  Home plate don’t move. – Satchel Paige In our preview a year ago, we stated that it all starts on the mound as was evident by the return of Rob Childress coaching the...

HUSKERS SOFTBALL Is Off To New Mexico: Previewing the Troy Cox Classic

Huskers Athletics While hoping for a better finish, the Husker bats cooked and Jordy Bahl and the staff allowed little. Can they take of business this weekend? The Huskers entered the NFCA Leadoff Classic ranked between 14th and 23rd in the major softball polls and left it in pretty similar fashion ranked 17th (ESPN/USA Softball...

Gabe Swansen Powers Cornhuskers to 6-4 Win Over Vanderbilt

The Voice of Nebraska Baseball — Greg Sharpe | Nebraska Athletics The Johnston, Iowa native drove in all of Nebraska’s runs Welcome back, Gabe Swansen! After one of the most incredible offensive post-seasons anyone in college baseball has seen, Gabe Swansen picked up right where he left off last season tonight against the Vanderbilt Commodores,...

HUSKERS SOFTBALL: Kuszak & Bahl Are NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK!

Huskers Athletics The conference player of the week honors were quickly followed by national ones for each Husker. In yesterday’s column sharing the news Ava Kuszak and Jordy Bahl had received the B1G Co-Player and Pitcher of the Week honors respectively, I couldn’t resist a little jab at the conference for not awarding both of...

Nebraska Baseball Takes Game 1 from Louisiana, 6-1

Nebraska Athletics Brumbaugh lead the offense on a night where pitching and defense ruled for the Huskers. It was a tale of two defenses. On a cold February Friday night more akin to Lincoln, Nebraska than Lafayette, Louisiana, two aces met and were putting on a show. One however, couldn’t count on his defense to...