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UCLA beats No. 9 Nebraska, cruising 72-52 to snap the Cornhuskers’ 3-game streak
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (220+ words) The Bruins (20-10, 12-7 Big Ten) notched 20 wins for the seventh time in 10 years and closed their home schedule with a 17-1 mark at Pauley Pavilion, where they also beat ranked Purdue and Illinois. Sophomore Perry and junior Eric Dailey Jr. upstaged Tyler…...
Pryce Sandfort scores career-high 33 points to lead No. 9 Nebraska past Penn State 87-64
1+ week, 4+ day ago (248+ words) The Cornhuskers (23-4, 12-4 Big Ten) bounced back from a 57-52 loss at Iowa on Tuesday and moved into a tie for third place in the conference with their dominant performance against the league's last-place team. Sandfort, who set the school record for…...
Nebraska coach Hoiberg says part of the reason he swiped at fan's phone is because of his pacemaker
1+ week, 5+ day ago (360+ words) The videos showed Hoiberg making a swiping motion at a person pointing a camera toward him during the handshake line after his ninth-ranked Cornhuskers lost 57-52 to the Hawkeyes on Wednesday night. In doing so, Hoiberg accidentally struck a member of…...
Reed leads Penn State against No. 9 Nebraska after 22-point game
1+ week, 5+ day ago (280+ words) Penn State Nittany Lions (11-16, 2-14 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (22-4, 11-4 Big Ten) Lincoln, Nebraska; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Penn State visits No. 9 Nebraska after Josh Reed scored 22 points in Penn State's 85-72 loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Cornhuskers are 13-2 in…...
Nebraska visits Oregon on 6-game road skid
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (227+ words) Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-10, 5-10 Big Ten) at Oregon Ducks (18-9, 6-8 Big Ten) Eugene, Oregon; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska hits the road against Oregon looking to break its six-game road losing streak. The Ducks have gone 11-4 at home. Oregon scores 75.7 points while outscoring…...
Car hits student during an anti-ICE protest outside a Nebraska high school
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (107+ words) On Thursday, a student in Nebraska was hit by an SUV flying a Trump flag at a student-led protest against the immigration crackdown. Officials said the student was taken to a hospital but they didn't release details on the extent…...
Fifth-ranked Nebraska faces monumental challenge with two top-10 matchups this week
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (688+ words) Nebraska has done everything anyone could have asked through 20 games, an unbeaten start that includes wins at ninth-ranked Illinois and a thrilling home victory over seventh-ranked Michigan State this month. There is a whole lot being asked of the Cornhuskers…...
Nebraska hosts Northwestern following Sullivan's 21-point outing
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (275+ words) Northwestern Wildcats (8-12, 2-7 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-5, 4-5 Big Ten) Lincoln, Nebraska; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern takes on Nebraska after Grace Sullivan scored 21 points in Northwestern's 80-46 loss to the UCLA Bruins. The Cornhuskers have gone 11-2 at home. Nebraska is sixth…...
Prince leads No. 24 Nebraska women as Cornhuskers hold off Illinois 81-75
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (214+ words) Reserve Petra Bozan scored 11 points for the Cornhuskers (15-5, 4-5 Big Ten) who shot 49% (27 of 55). Cearah Parchment scored 25 points, Berry Wallace scored 22 points, Destiny Jackson 13 and reserve Maddie Webber 11 for Illinois (15-5, 5-4). Prince's short jumper not a minute into the second half gave…...
No. 7 Nebraska goes to 20-0 with second-half surge past Minnesota led by Pryce Sandfort in 76-57 win
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (267+ words) Sam Hoiberg had 14 points and seven assists and Jamarques Lawrence added 14 points for the Huskers (20-0, 9-0 Big Ten), who maintained sole possession of first place in the conference and matched the program's best start in conference play since the 1965-66 team began…...