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This week’s Hausmann Physical Therapy Star Athlete of the Week goes to Gavin Dozler of the Boone Central/Newman Grove wrestling team. Read more
KJ Robinson’s late-game heroics propelled the Nebraska-Omaha men's basketball team to an 84-83 overtime win in its home finale last night at Baxter Arena. Read more
A season that started with low expectations could finish at unprecedented heights for Creighton. Read more
The Northeast Community College women’s basketball team is heading back to the Region XI Championship after toppling Marshalltown Community College on Wednesday night at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk, 74-40. Read more
St. Cloud State opened the second half with a 12-0 run in less than 2:30 as the host Huskies defeated Wayne State College 75-62 Wednesday evening in the opening round of the NSIC Sanford Health Women’s Basketball Tournament at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Read more
MSU Moorhead scored six unanswered points in the final two minutes to snap a 62-62 tie as the Dragons rallied late for a 69-65 win over Wayne State in the opening round of the NSIC Sanford Health Men’s Basketball Tournament Wednesday evening at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minnesota. Read more
Collin Sexton scored 28 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed Philadelphia 108-94 last night after 76ers center Joel Embiid left in the first quarter because of a sprained left shoulder. The 76ers, already playing without All-Star guard Ben Simmons, never led against the team with the w… Read more
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Northeast Hawks softball’s Maggie Berryman was named the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference DII Softball Player of the Week and NJCAA DII Softball Player of the Week today. Read more
The Norfolk Catholic boys basketball team saw their 2019-2020 campaign reach the end of the road after a 58-42 loss to Pierce in a C-1-7 Sub-District Semifinal at Norfolk High. The Bluejays' Dawson Watts scored 31 points and had eight rebounds. The Knights were led by Ben Hammond's twelve … Read more
Five baseball and softball programs in eastern Nebraska received a total of $103,000 in grants awarded by CWS of Omaha, Inc. and the NCAA. Read more
Nebraska appears poised to allow college athletes to sign endorsement deals with sneaker companies, car dealerships and other sponsors after a measure cleared a major legislative hurdle. Read more
ESPN reports the NFL moved closer to labor peace for another decade today, when player representatives voted to send a new deal already approved by the owners that includes a 17-game season to the full union membership. A simple majority of some 2,000 players must accept the agreement for i… Read more
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Creighton sophomore Marcus Zegarowski has been named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association after helping Creighton to a pair of top-25 wins last week. Read more
The Northeast Hawks men’s basketball team’s season came to an end last night after being upset by Marshalltown Community College of Iowa 58-49 in a Region XI Quarterfinal. Read more
Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures to lead home-team Illinois past Nebraska 71-59 last night. Read more
Vanessa Bryant offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter at a sold-out memorial service yesterday. Kobe and Gianna Bryant were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles last month. Speaking at times through tears, Vanessa praised her … Read more
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The Creighton men’s basketball team has moved up from 15th to 10th in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. Read more
The Norfolk High girls basketball team is 14-10 on the season after dropping two games last week. Read more
The Lutheran High Northeast girls basketball team’s season came to a close last Tuesday with a 10-12 record after a 65-50 loss to Howells/Dodge in the C-2-5 Sub-District semifinal at Norfolk Catholic High School. Read more
The Panther wrestling team totaled 51.5 points at last weekend’s State Championships in Omaha. Read more
The Norfolk Catholic boys basketball team is 9-12 on the season after dropping their lone game last Friday night at Lincoln Journal Star seventh ranked in Class ‘C-2’ Hartington Cedar Catholic 68-59. Read more
Marcus Zegarowski made all seven of his three-pointers and finished with 25 points to lead three players in double figures, and 15th ranked Creighton routed 21st ranked Butler 81-59 for its fourth straight win over a Top 25 opponent. Read more
The Northeast Hawks men's basketball team is 13-17 on the season dropping an 82-71 home decision to Southeastern Community College of Iowa last Saturday. Read more
The Los Angeles Lakers have gained a split of their two-game season series with the Boston Celtics. LeBron James poured in 29 points, including a fallaway jumper with 30 seconds remaining in the Lakers’ 114-112 triumph over the Boston Celtics. Anthony Davis had 32 points and 13 rebounds in… Read more
The State Wrestling Championships concluded Saturday at C.H.I. Health Center Omaha. Read more
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The State Wrestling Championships conclude today at C.H.I. Health Center Omaha resuming at 8:30 AM. Read more
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Steve Neptune of West Holt and Dan Maresh of BRLD have been named head coaches for the eighth annual Red vs. White Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic. Read more
The Norfolk Catholic girls have advanced to the district final on Friday, February 28th by beating Pierce 35-15 at Norfolk High in the C-1-7 Sub-District Final. Read more
The three-day State Wrestling Championships continues today at CHI Health Center Omaha. Read more
Ayo Akinwole made a layup with 3.4 seconds left and Nebraska-Omaha held off Purdue Fort Wayne's late surge for a 61-59 victory. Read more
Cassius Winston scored 23 points and had six assists to lead five players in double figures and Michigan State overcame sloppy play to beat Nebraska 86-65. Read more
Trae Young poured in a career-high 50 points and the Atlanta Hawks closed on a 10-0 run to beat the Miami Heat, 129-124. Young made 18-19 free throws and 8-15 three-pointers to help Atlanta overcome Bam Adebayo’s 28 points and season-high 19 rebounds for Miami. Read more
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The three-day State Wrestling Championships get underway today at CHI Health Center Omaha. Read more
This week’s Hausmann Physical Therapy Star Athlete of the Week goes to Allison Weidner of the Humphrey St. Francis girls basketball team. Read more
Emmette Page broke Ty Graham’s 18-year-old Northeast record for most points in a career as the home-team Northeast Hawks men’s basketball team routed Quakerdale Prep Academy of Iowa 101-62 last night. Read more
Markell Johnson scored a career-high 28 points to help North Carolina State to beat sixth-ranked Duke 88-66 last night. Devon Daniels added a career-high 25 points for the Wolfpack, who led by 15 at halftime and by as many as 27 late in a surprisingly lopsided win against the ACC-leading Bl… Read more
Creighton rising sophomore Keeley Davis will participate in the 2020 U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team open tryouts, which are taking place this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo. Read more
Ty-Shon Alexander scored 22 points with five rebounds and four assists and Marcus Zegarowski added 17 points and five boards to lead 15th ranked Creighton to a 73-65 victory over 19th ranked home-team Marquette. Read more
The Norfolk Catholic girls basketball team held off Wayne while Lutheran High Northeast's season came to an end in sub-district semifinal games last night. Read more
Cleveland Cavaliers first-year coach John Beilein is stepping down after 54 games, according to multiple reports. ESPN reported that Beilein is expected to say goodbye to staff and players today when they return from the All-Star break. The Cavs have the NBA's second-worst record at 14-40.… Read more
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The Northeast Community College baseball team scored five runs in the first three innings on Monday to defeat Neosho County Community College, 10-3, before falling 12-2 in the final game of the doubleheader in Chanute, Kan. Read more
The Northeast Hawks basketball teams split a home doubleheader last night with the Concordia JV. Read more
The Norfolk High boys’ basketball team is 7-14 on the season and have dropped two games in a row and four of their last five after falling in two contests last weekend. Read more