Happy August! We’ve made it through the throes of the offseason. Now, there is training camp fodder to follow and Kool-Aid to drink.
How are you feeling? Optimistic? Nervous about having your heart broken again? Both?
Corn Flakes
Dave Feit's Greatest Huskers by the Numbers: 25 - George Sauer
The Husker legend who did everything, plus the 1996 Big 12 Championship Game.
Nebraska Football coach Matt Rhule sets expectations for third year Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule believes in his team as he enters his trademark
third season
Jacory Barney Jr. expecting sophomore surge for Huskers
The sophomore wide receiver set a program record with 55 catches as a true freshman.
Sports!
Inside the world of professional cornhole, and what it takes to be a player : NPR
The American Cornhole League hosts its championship tournament in South Carolina. The league's chief strategy officer, Trey Ryder, spoke to Morning Edition about the sport's growing popularity
Astros reliever Neris intentionally balks runner to 3rd, then shouts at Red Sox | AP News
Houston Astros reliever Héctor Neris used a balk to advance a runner to third, then had an exchange with Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson that led to a dustup between the teams.
NASCAR results: William Byron wins Iowa race, holds off Chase Briscoe
William Byron nursed his car to the finish line at Iowa Speedway as the whole team held its breath there was enough fuel to take the checkered flag.
Noah Lyles shoved by Kenny Bednarek after his win in 200 meters at US nationals | AP News
Track turned into a contact sport when sprinter Kenny Bednarek shoved Noah Lyles after Lyles beat him to the finish line in the 200-meter final at U.S. championships.
Then There's This
A shocking record: Lightning bolt stretched 515 miles, crossed three states
A true ‘bolt from the blue’
Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters' wurst nightmare - ABC News
A truckload of hot dogs has spilled across a Pennsylvania highway after a crash, clogging the road toward the end of the morning rush hour
Dude, the history behind the word dude is wild : NPR
The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
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