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2023-24 Wrestling Awards: Nebraska’s MVP, Best Pin, Top Newcomer, Stat Leaders

Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett was this year’s leader all year long, winning a Big Ten title at 149 pounds. | Photo by Evert Nelson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Who was Nebraska’s MVP? Who was the most-improved? Who got the best stick? Find out all that and more below Now that the 2023-24 season is in the...

Corn Flakes: April Fools, Iowa Over LSU, and More Transfer Portal

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Also, Volleyball Spring Match tickets are on sale today! Did any of you have any good April Fools jokes yesterday? We didn’t have school, so I didn’t end up doing any. Some of my school favorites are: a surprise spelling test with words that aren’t real words a “flood drill”...

Nebraska Football 2024 Spring Preview: Defensive Line

Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images A high-performing group is almost completely back to wreak even more havoc in 2024 The Blackshirts were the strength of the 2023 Huskers and the defensive line was arguably the strength of the Blackshirts. The vast majority of the snaps and production from a high-performing group in 2023 returns for...

Nebraska Football 2024 Spring Preview: Defensive Backs

Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images Two things are apparent entering 2024 – 1) this is a very athletic position group, and 2) several will be trimmed before fall camp. Everyone has heard the expression, “It takes a village,” but when it comes to the defensive backfield, the Husker coaching staff has given them the biggest...

WNBA Draft 2024: Jaz Shelley Selected by Phoenix in the Third Round

Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images The Husker guard goes to the Mercury with the 29th pick After a sensational postseason, Jaz Shelley starting rising up draft boards. It is not hard to see why she is going to get a shot in the WNBA. Shelley is not only a clutch scorer, but a terrific...

Nebraska Baseball vs Maryland Saturday Game Thread

Nebraska Athletic Department How were your drinks last night while watching the Huskers win? Maryland Terrapins (24-15) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (24-11) Location: Hawks Field at Haymarket Park, Lincoln, NE Date/Time: April 20th at 2:02 pm CDT Head Coaches: Matt Swope (1st season, 24-15) &Will Bolt (5th season, 121-86-1) TV: Nebraska Public Media Stream: B1G+ Radio:...

Thursday Flakes: Cooking Classes, Flight Refunds and Waterfalls

Travel Trips and Tasty Treats in this Thursday Flakes Spring break trips are winding down and now we are looking at Memorial Day Weekend as we kick off the summer. I’m be making a quick trip back to the United States next month to see my niece in Ohio and my uncle in Virginia. Lots...

HUSKERS Football Spring Game Recap: Gimme All the Kool-Aid & Other Thoughts

Probably a sight we better get used to this fall. | Scott Bruhn There many stories but none bigger than fans’ first looks at Dylan Railoa. Yes, it was just the spring game, but he delivered. Little time was wasted in showing off the arm of Dylan Railoa as he grooved a short pass to...

HUSKERS SOFTBALL Recap: HUSKER 7 Minnesota 6

Harness provided relief until the bats awakened. If you’ve truly enjoyed holding your breath and battling arrhythmia this season, then tonight’s game was for you. Until the top of the 4th rolled around, the Huskers were wondering who was walking under ladders and dicking about with black cats and spilled salt. Minnesota groundouts were hitting...

Thursday Flakes: Sleeping Pills, Roadside Attractions and the Cleanest Airports

Des Moines Register-USA TODAY NETWORK This Thursday Travel Flakes is all about famous roadside attractions. We’re now in the hottest time of the year in Guadalajara and most parts of Mexico and the dry season continues and the rainy season hasn’t quite started yet. Temperatures are going over 95 degrees, which is the not the...

Remarkable College Football Games: 1940 Cornell – Dartmouth: An Extreme Act of Sportsmanship

Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images I am in process of building another web site for the Hardcore College Football History channel videos. In the meantime, they’ll still get published here. I don’t think they’re getting much traction on CN. Ha! Summary: The 1940 Cornell-Dartmouth football game is notable for being perhaps the only college football...

Brett Sears Leads Multiple Big Ten Honors for Nebraska Baseball

Nebraska Athletic Department A number of Huskers received recognition from the conference on Tuesday. Nebraska baseball finished 2nd in the conference, and with that comes a fair amount of recognition. The Big Ten named its Players of the Year, as well as its All-Conference Teams Tuesday. Let’s check where the Huskers landed. First Team Brett...