3:54 PM ET, Thu March 11, 2010

Tennis team’s quiet leader find voice, escape on court

Daily Nebraskan — By: John Schreier Though the No. 15 jersey has been retired at Memorial Stadium, the Cornhusker men’s tennis team has a competitor to match the legend who wore it. Both opposing coaches and players alike are impressed with determination of junior Calin Paar. The No. ...

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Men’s basketball takes down Mizzou in surprise Big 12 win

Daily Nebraskan — By: Max OlsonNebraska’s basketball players spent the week telling themselves their season started over at the Big 12 Conference Tournament. The mentality clearly paid off Wednesday. These Huskers looked nothing like the team dogged by a mediocre 14-17 record....

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Young pitching staff shows promise with each NU win

Daily Nebraskan — By: Pat Radigan Senior shortstop Kyle Bubak led a retooled Nebraska offense to seven runs during a two-inning scoring spurt, giving the Cornhuskers an 8-1 win over Nebraska-Kearney in their 2010 home opener on Wednesday....

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Cooperative weather, chance to practice outside prove invaluable to softball team

Daily Nebraskan — By: Mitch Smith The grass is wet, a mist hangs in the air, and the temperature hovers around 45 degrees. But talk to the Cornhusker softball team, and you’d think you left late-winter Lincoln for a Caribbean cruise....

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Women's basketball enters Big 12 tourney as team to beat

Daily Nebraskan — By: Dan Hoppen Winning the Big 12 Conference regular season title has had its fair share of perks for the Nebraska women’s basketball team, namely a shiny new ornament to add to the trophy case and a first-round bye in this weekend’s conference tournament. B...

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SCHAEFER: Men’s basketball team still teetering on brink, despite victory

Daily Nebraskan — By: Michael Schaefer No one ever said Cinderella was pretty. Even a team with a record as ugly as Nebraska’s can wear a glass slipper on some days. Nebraska’s 75-60 win against an NCAA tournament-caliber Missouri Tiger team qualifies as a stunner. ...

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STAFF REPORT: Connie Yori receives coaching award nomination

Daily Nebraskan — By: Search “Connie Yori” in Wikipedia. You won’t find a personal page. Nebraska’s women’s basketball coach isn’t considered important enough to justify an article on the 3.2 million page and counting Web site. That might be...

March 9, 2010

Husker swim team takes shaky season in stride

Daily Nebraskan — By: Sean Whalen Yet again, the Nebraska swimming program finds itself on the bottom of the Big 12 Conference scrap heap....

March 9, 2010

NU rifle team heads to NCAA Championships

Daily Nebraskan — By: Pat RadiganWith just the NCAA tournament remaining for the Nebraska women’s rifle team, the two seniors on the squad are now faced with the task of preparing for the last match of their collegiate careers. ...

March 9, 2010

Husker men’s basketball remains optimistic for Big 12 tournament

Daily Nebraskan — By: Max OlsonBack on Oct. 22, Sek Henry took a picture on his camera phone while at the Sprint Center in Kansas City....

March 9, 2010
  • Aggies minus Dash for Cornhuskers Aggies Blog | San Antonio Express-News KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Texas A&M; point guard Dash Harris will miss today's 2 p.m. Big 12 tournament game against Nebraska with an injured right (shooting) wrist. He's considered day to day (but then aren't we all). Junior B.J. Holmes should step into the starting lineup for the Aggies, and expect more playing time for freshman Naji Hibbert and even junior Andrew Darko today against the 12th-seeded Cornhuskers. Nebraska upset fifth-seeded Missouri on Wednesday in the opening round (the Aggies had a bye). Should fourth-seeded A&M; prevail today, the Aggies will face top-ranked Kansas at 6 p.m...
  • Mike Leach signs autographs at Texas Tech student union Texas College Blog | Dallas Morning News Former Red Raiders football coach Mike Leach reportedly was in Texas Tech's student union building Thursday afternoon signing autographs for students. A flurry of text messages and phone calls have been placed to Texas Tech's student newspaper, The Daily Toreador, regarding Leach's presence. Leach is in Lubbock to give a deposition for his lawsuit against Texas Tech for breach of contract and defamation. The deposition is scheduled to take place at 9 a.m. Friday at his attorney's office.
  • Video highlights: Texas Tech 82, Colorado 67 Texas College Blog | Dallas Morning News Our friends at Fox Sports Southwest offer these video highlights of yesterday's Texas Tech-Colorado men's basketball game for your viewing pleasure.
  • Video highlights: Texas 82, Iowa State 75 Texas College Blog | Dallas Morning News Our friends at Fox Sports Southwest offer these video highlights of yesterday's Texas-Iowa State men's basketball game for your viewing pleasure.
  • Video highlights: Oklahoma State 81, Oklahoma 67 Texas College Blog | Dallas Morning News Our friends at Fox Sports Southwest offer these video highlights of yesterday's Oklahoma-Oklahoma State men's basketball game for your viewing pleasure.
  • Texas A&M faces Nebraska with shot at Big 12 semifinals Texas College Blog | Dallas Morning News Texas A&M; will face the 12th seed today in the Big 12 men's tournament, but the Aggies know that Nebraska, fresh off of a 75-60 win over NCAA Tournament-bound Missouri, is dangerous when the Huskers' shots are falling. "Man, they looked great,'' said assistant coach Scott Spinelli, a former Huskers assistant. "They really played well.'' In the team's previous meeting, the Aggies got off to a slow start and missed just about everything they shot from outside the paint. They outrebounded the Huskers, 40-28, and pulled away late thanks to Donald Sloan, who scored 26 points in the Aggies' 64-53 w...