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The texts came flooding in after Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said former Husker Ty Hahn retired from football to pursue a farming career. The only problem? It wasn’t entirely true.
It's a good time to sneak away for a summer vacation. It's also a good time to speculate about the football upcoming season. Make your team-by-team picks on the 2025 Big Ten win totals.
College athletics entered the revenue-sharing era this week. Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen said the Huskers have an early plan for it amid what remains an ever-changing landscape.
As one of Nebraska's most promising young defensive backs, Donovan Jones is set for a major role at cornerback.
ESPN Top 100 recruit Ava Miles committed to the Nebraska women's basketball team's 2026 class Wednesday.
After six years of college basketball, Juwan Gary will get his first shot at the NBA. The former Nebraska forward will play for the L.A. Clippers’ summer league team, a source confirmed to the World-Herald.
Mike Rucker, a retired NFL defensive lineman who played for Nebraska in the ’90s, is suing his longtime financial adviser over claims of mismanaging nearly $3 million of his money.
Nebraska baseball last week added left-hander Lynden Bruegman from the portal. For the Lincoln North Star grad, it's a chance to finish his college career at home.
As Berke Buyuktuncel bounces back from a late-season ankle injury, coach Fred Hoiberg aims to keep his post player off of social media.
Omaha World-Herald Executive Editor Ben Doody surveyed Nebraska fans about their expectations for the coming season. Fans made it clear: They're ready for Matt Rhule to deliver.
While Williams Nwaneri might lack the track record of production of other Nebraska defensive linemen, his rare combination of athleticism, pass rushing moves and power will get him on the field anyway.
In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon and Evan Bland talk how well the Huskers recruited in June, how Nebraska and other Big Ten schools will handle the revenue-sharing era and more!
Larry Miles' high school coach paints an intriguing picture of the slot wide receiver: "I’ve never seen him have a bad day catching the ball."
Nebraska football's newest receiver commit proves the Huskers have never recruited Florida quite like this, writes Sam McKewon.
After putting it all on the line during football season and becoming the state’s first four-time state heavyweight wrestling champion, Omaha North's Tyson Terry, a Nebraska commit, is The World-Herald's Boys Athlete of the Year.
Grand Island boys basketball coach D’Cean Bryant is going to log some miles in his first season. His son, Carter, was picked in the NBA draft's first round. “I'm going to get down there as much as I possibly can without interfering with our season."
Here are the six Nebraska high school standouts who were named finalists for the 2025 Omaha World-Herald's boys athlete of the year.
Gretna East's Sonora DeFini always had a competitive spirit. That drive helped her score 44 goals her senior season and become the Omaha World-Herald's Girls Athlete of the Year.
In his latest Creighton mailbag, Jon Walker talks the season outlook for the Jays with Fedor Žugić, a starting five projection, the expectations for Iowa transfer Owen Freeman and more.
Darion Jones grew up in a family split by fierce allegiances to Iowa and Nebraska football. Now he’s officially chosen a side. The Omaha North defensive back committed to the Hawkeyes on Friday.
As UNO athletic director for five years, Bob Gibson grew the Mavericks’ program during a time of budget cuts at the university. Gibson died Saturday at the age of 85.
Fedor Žugić is free — again. The Creighton guard from Montenegro was officially cleared by the NCAA, ending his second successful eligibility dispute in less than a year.
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Grand Island boys basketball coach D’Cean Bryant is going to log some miles in his first season. His son, Carter, was picked in the NBA draft's first round. “I'm going to get down there as much as I possibly can without interfering with our season."
Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering US illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, federal officials said Thursday.
It's a big number for one of the biggest baseball stars of this generation — three-time Cy Young Award winner and Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw has reached 3,000 strikeouts.