The 14th-seeded Nebraska softball team fought through three weather delays and a tough 13th-ranked Stanford squad to win its first regional championship since 2002 with a 10-5 victory over the Cardinal in the NCAA Lincoln Regional championship game on Sunday at Bowlin Stadium. With the win, Nebraska (43-13) advanced to the first Super Regional in [...]
With a shot at the No. 2 seed at the Big Ten Tournament on the line, the Nebraska baseball team (25-28, 15-9 Big Ten) was unable to take care of businesson Saturday afternoon at Hawks Field. The Huskers dropped a 19-9 decision to the Michigan Wolverines (29-25, 14-10 Big Ten). The Huskers could do no worse [...]
The players have been selected for the East and West teams for the 29th Annual West Nebraska All-Star Volleyball Game. The 13 members of each all-star volleyball team were selected from nominations by their respective high school coach. The East squad will be led by Shelly Byrn from North Platte St. Pat’s. Valerie Kershner from [...]
The athletic director at the University of Nebraska at Kearney is stepping down after 11 years because of concerns about his health. UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen praised Jon McBride’s accomplishments when announcing the chance on Monday. McBride will shift into a new role to help with athletics projects, and a national search is underway for [...]
Four Big Ten teams were selected to the 2013 NCAA Softball Tournament, it was announced on Sunday night. Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin will represent the conference in this year’s bracket, which will get underway on Thursday with regional action. Michigan advances to its 21st national tournament, having appeared in the last 19 annual events. The Wolverines, who have [...]
(AP)-University of Colorado quarterback Jordan Webb and former CU offensive lineman Alex Lewis have been charged with second-degree assault. Athletics spokesman Dave Plati says the two were arrested early Saturday morning, but he declined to comment about the charges because he hadn’t seen the police report. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately return a call for [...]
Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive and taken off the field on a stretcher during Toronto’s 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. In a frightening scene at Tropicana Field, Desmond Jennings’ second-inning liner caromed squarely off the left side of Happ’s head in a loud “thwack!” The [...]
The North Platte Community College Softball team’s Tiffany Brasby and Lydia Lusk were both named to the Region IX Division II All-Region Softball Team and the Region IX Division II All-Region Tournament Team. Tiffany Brasby is a sophomore from North Platte. Brasby hit .351 for the season and had an on base percentage of .370 [...]
The use of video replay will be expanded at next month’s College World Series to give umpires the ability to take a second look at a ball hit down an outfield line to determine if it’s fair or foul. Last year, instant replay was approved at the CWS for the first time and matched the major leagues’ rules for [...]
Nebraska’s Jordan Hooper has earned an invitation to compete at the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team Trials. USA Basketball officially announced the 31 players invited to the trials on Wednesday, May 8, after the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee issued the invitations. Hooper earned honorable-mention All-America honors for the second straight [...]