Schreiber named semifinalist for Golden Spikes Award
Now that the season is officially in the books, several Nebraska baseball players await the Major League Baseball Draft on June 4-6th. The first Husker likely to be called is senior infielder Scott Schreiber. After being selected in the 26th round by the Tampa Bay Rays last year, Schreiber returned for his senior year to…… read more »
Fortenberry On Farm Bill Failure in the US House
The US House of Representatives failed to pass a new farm bill proposal last week. The 213-198 vote is an embarrassing blow to House GOP leaders, who had hoped to tout its new work requirements for recipients of food stamps. The 30-Republicans that voted with the entire Democratic caucus did so because they wanted support on…… read more »
Huskers open as very early favorite against Akron
The Nebraska Football season kicks off in 103 days when the Huskers welcome Akron to Memorial Stadium for Scott Frost’s first game as head coach. The point spread opened today, and Nebraska is a very early 18.5 point favorite, according to VegasInsider.com. Kickoff time and TV information for the first game has yet to be…… read more »
Husker Baseball ends season on positive note, but miss postseason
The Nebraska baseball team (24-28, 8-14 Big Ten) was able to avoid a season-ending sweep on Saturday afternoon with an 11-8 win at Illinois (31-18, 15-9 Big Ten). The Illini won Thursday’s series opener 5-2 and Friday’s game 13-6. The Huskers ended the 2018 season on a positive note, but did not qualify for next…… read more »
Decker, Ward announce their departure from Husker Football
Two Nebraska Football players announced their decision to leave the program via Twitter on Saturday. The first of those two was junior center Michael Decker, who was the Huskers’ starting center in 2017 for five games until he suffered a season-ending knee injury at Purdue in late October. An Omaha North product, Decker also appeared in all…… read more »
Matt Talbot New Homeless Program
Lincoln’s Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach is starting a new prevention program designed to help those on the verge of homelessness. The program is called the Homeless Diversion Program. Diversion specialist with Matt Talbot Jessica Riot says this program differs from other homeless services in Lincoln. For example, Riot says you would use the new…… read more »