What is the story about?
Okay, I am going to start this weeks edition of Wednesday Flakes with something that stood out to me. An article from a Northwestern student attending their first college football game.
It’s a great piece from someone who never had positive feelings towards sporting events. However, after their first game in the new Ryan Field, they get it now. It’s a quick read and I get their preconceived sentiments. However, their newfound enjoyment of the community of sporting events shined through and made another
convert.
Mankilling Mastodons
- Nebraska’s 31-game nightmare could finally end against defending champion Indiana – Nebraska football has spent a decade trying to get back to games like this one.
- Nebraska has already sold seven used urinal troughs from Memorial Stadium – The University of Nebraska is putting its diehard football fans to the test: You’re not fully committed to showing off your Cornhusker fandom until you purchase a game-used urinal trough from Memorial Stadium.
- Where Football Polls and Metrics Have Nebraska Placed Going Into Week 6– The 5-0 Huskers make a big leap in one ranking, improve in five others, but surprisingly fall in one ranking
- Nebraska volleyball prepares for two ranked Big Ten matchups– This week, the undefeated No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team will face two of the top-ranked teams in the Big Ten. On Thursday, Oct. 8, the Huskers will take the court in Bloomington, Indiana, to face the No. 15 Hoosiers, and on Saturday, Oct. 10, Nebraska will host No. 6 Wisconsin at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Other News From The Sporting World
- Padres avoid elimination, beat Brewers 4-3 in NLDS Game 3 with Cronenworth’s HR, King’s relief – SAN DIEGO (AP) — When right-hander Michael King dramatically emerged from the bullpen in a darkened Petco Park to pitch in the eighth inning of Game 3 just two days after he made a five-inning start in Game 2, the San Diego Padres’ desperate determination to extend their season was clear.
- Dodgers grind down Chris Sale as Braves’ offensive woes continue in NLDS Game 3 loss – Any one of the Braves’ big hitters could’ve tied this game with a timely swing. The problem is they didn’t.
- Coco Gauff loses after citing ‘insane’ racist abuse following match in Beijing – Coco Gauff lost to a player she had beaten in all five of their previous matchups after receiving what she described as an “insane” amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her previous match
- EuroLeague Rejects NBA’s Initial Offer to Collaborate – “It didn’t sit well with the EuroLeague owners who have invested time and money into their league,” one source says.
- Messi signs off in tears after one last Argentina master class– BUENOS AIRES, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Lionel Messi delivered one last master class in blue and white on Tuesday as Argentina’s captain brought the curtain down on his extraordinary 21-year international career by scoring one goal and setting up two others in a 3-0 friendly win over Benin.
Yellow Journalism
- AI Solved One Math Problem and Everyone Freaked Out. It Just Cracked Hundreds More.– A month after its Millennium Prize solution, OpenAI released findings on more than 300 problems—and tried to win back the world of math
- What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Working Out for Days, Weeks, and Months? – Sometimes a brief pause or a long hiatus can keep us from working out, but what happens during that time, and can you actually lose all your fitness gains? Fitness experts and doctors explain.
