Husker men’s track wins a big honor, some free agent news in football, and your phone is listening for beacons. Good Wednesday morning Corn Nation! This past Monday morning I woke up to this:
\n Seven hours later, it looked like this:
\n Even though the snow left quickly, the damage was done. We lost two calves to the cold, wet weather and have a third in need of antibiotics and extra care. We have been moving our calving date back a little every year to avoid the April blizzards, but a May 1 storm is really pushing it.
\nIn Husker news, the men’s track and field team was named national dual meet champions by Track and Field magazine. Pretty cool huh?
\nHusker Men Claim Dual Meet National Title – Huskers.com – Nebraska Athletics Official Web SiteThe Nebraska men’s track and field team officially earned its first ever dual meet national championship as determined by Track & Field News magazine on Tuesday.
\nCorn Flakes
\nThe softball team has climbed within 1 game of .500. Remember those 10 straight losses to start the season? They don’t either. While postseason play is still unlikely, this young team has righted the ship when things could have easily gone the other way.
\nNU softball completes sweep of NorthwesternThe Nebraska softball team won both games of a doubleheader against Northwestern Saturday to complete a sweep of the Wildcats.
\nThe baseball team has climbed into second place in the B1G, but 2-7 is a jumbled mess with several teams all bunched together. They need to keep putting up W’s to end up in consideration for postseason play.
\nNebraska moves into second place after Sunday’s Big Ten baseball actionMaryland lost again, which narrowed the gap in the Big Ten baseball standings
\nAfter reaching goal, Husker gymnasts want to raise the bar in 2018 | Gymnastics | journalstar.comThey were only a couple days removed from taking a step that hadn’t been taken in 18 years.
\nBanderas felt most comfortable with Broncos, a team that keeps adding Huskers | Husker football | journalstar.comThe reasons stacked up for Josh Banderas to favor that offer from the Denver Broncos, the oft winning franchise that just won a Super Bowl 15 months ago.
\nField beginning to take shape for U.S. world trials at Devaney Sports Center | Wrestling | journalstar.comFollowing last weekend’s U.S. Freestyle Open, the majority of the field has been set for the U.S. Freestyle World Team Trials, which will take place June 10 at the Devaney
\nFormer Husker receiver Jordan Westerkamp earns tryout with Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Big Red Today blog | omaha.comJordan Westerkamp is heading to a rookie mini-camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joining the list of former Nebraska players taking the next step after going undrafted.
\nWhether it’s in personality or potential, incoming Husker Damion Daniels always comes up big | Football | omaha.comNU coaches told the 17-year-old Damion Daniels \u2014 he turns 18 Aug. 31 \u2014 he has the tools and frame to play nose tackle in the team’s new 3-4 defensive
\nElsewhere In Sports
\nMichigan’s Jake Butt given truckload of toilet paper | MLive.comGET IT? BUTT. TP. HAHAHAHAHAYUK!
\nMichigan State reportedly suing ESPN after records request in sexual assault caseMichigan State has withheld police reports from an ESPN public records request, as instructed by local prosecutors.
\nNFL, college football coaches divided on players skipping bowl games | SI.comWill Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey’s high selection in the NFL draft spark more college football players to skip bowl games? It depends on
\nJoe Mixon hopes Cincinnati gives him a chanceHe accepted a plea and punishment for his actions. Now the running back has to convince a leery fan base he’s not a bad guy. What everyone knows: being good at football will help.
\nThe Future of FootballThe future of football is coming. This is what it will look like (if it wants to survive)
\nThen There’s This
\nFemale Dragonflies Fake Death to Avoid Males Harassing Them for SexREPRODUCTIONNATURE In order to avoid males of the species bothering them for sex, female dragonflies fake their own deaths, falling from the sky and lying motionless on the ground until the suitor goes away.
\nI have recently spent some time going through permissions on my phone and revoking all sorts of them I thought were unnecessary (seriously, most apps don’t need access to my camera, except \u201cCamera\u201d). I also watch pretty closely when I download new apps and don’t accept all the permissions they ask for. It is frustrating how much information is collected by apps purely for the purpose of feeding valuable data back to the developer. (Why do you think so many apps are free?)
\nHundreds of Apps Can Listen for Marketing \u2018Beacons’ You Can’t Hear | WIREDSo-called ultrasonic beacons are becoming even more popular with marketers. Here’s how to shut them out.<\/p>\n