It was a lively weekend for sports with the Super Bowl, Winter Olypmpics, the opening weekend of college softball, and Nebrasketball getting back on track. There were no former Huskers playing for the Seahawks or Patriots, but one former Husker was coaching.
O’Neill native Jake Peetz coaching for Super Bowl 60
O’NEILL, Neb. — From playing football at one of the smallest levels in Nebraska to calling plays on the sport’s biggest stage, Jake Peetz’s journey has come full circle.
If you check out Andy’s
recaps below, you’ll see that the #9 Husker softball team had a very good weekend. They split games with #1 Texas and #25 Washington. According to Nate Rohr, this was the fourth time Nebraska has beaten the #1 team. This Husker offense looks like a contender.
Corn Flakes
(MBB) Huskers bounce back with gutsy road win vs Rutgers
Nebraska basketball’s dream season got back on track Saturday. After taking its only two losses of the season last week, the No. 9 Huskers bested Rutgers, 80-68.
Husker great Roger Craig voted into the pro football Hall of Fame
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (WOWT) – Nebraska great and former San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders and Minnesota Vikings running back Roger Craig has been selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 induction class.
Nebraska men’s basketball beats Rutgers, sets new program record
Saturday’s win over the Scarlet Knights marked the Huskers’ sixth conference road win of the season, which is the most in program history. Achieving this feat is beyond impressive for Nebraska, which looks to add onto this record with three road games remaining on its slate.
Nebraska softball had a good opening weekend, going 3-2. Check out Andy’s recaps:
- Day 3: Washington 3 Nebraska 2
- Day 2: Nebraska 6 UTSA 3
- Day 2: Nebraska 8 Texas 5
- Day 1: Texas 15 Nebraska 10
- Day 1: Nebraska 8 Washington 5
(WBB) Nebraska drops third straight game in 78-60 collapse against Maryland
Nebraska (16-8, 5-8) returned to Lincoln to face its third straight top 25 opponent, No. 22 Maryland (19-6, 7-6). The struggles against ranked foes continued for the Huskers
Huskers set to hire former Eagles assistant to coach safeties
Nebraska football has moved quickly in finding a new safeties coach and is expected to hire Philadelphia Eagles assistant defensive backs coach Tyler Yelk to replace Miles Taylor, who left the program this week for a job with the Baltimore Ravens.
Despite offseason drama, Nebraska may be in a better place with its quarterback room
After a once-promising regular season unraveled in November — again — Nebraska football’s personnel department turned its attention to the transfer portal. Perhaps its top priority was to rebuild a quarterback room that was not only losing two-year starter Dylan Raiola, but also Jalyn Gramstad (graduation) and Marcos Davila (transfer).
Three-star receiver Tay Ellis discusses decision to transfer to Millard South
As the 2026 recruiting cycle comes to a close, all eyes are now on the class of 2027, including three-star wide receiver Tay Ellis and four-star quarterback Trae Taylor. In January, the two prospects decided to move from Texas and Illinois to Nebraska and play at Millard South High School for their senior seasons.
Sports!
Sam Darnold’s story serves as a reminder that destiny is often deferred
Two years ago, Sam Darnold sat at a table with another 49ers teammate during Super Bowl availability. Most manuevered their way around the table to talk to others more important.
‘Curling Baby’ steals show from Olympian parents
MILANO-CORTINA (NBC) – One-and-a-half-year-old River Schwaller stole the hearts of millions as he cheered on his parents
North Dakota State joins Mountain West for football in 2026
The school is expected to pay nearly $12 million to join the conference, sources told ESPN, which is in addition to the $5 million it will pay the NCAA to move to the FBS.
Lindsay Vonn stable after surgery to repair fracture after crash in women’s downhill
Sunday’s women’s downhill emerged as the most anticipated event in these Olympics, mainly because of Vonn — first for her comeback from her 2019 retirement
Ron Teasley, pioneering baseball player and one of two surviving Negro League veterans, dies at 99
Ron Teasley, one of the last surviving veterans of the Negro Leagues and the eighth player to break Major League Baseball’s racial barrier, died this week at the age of 99.
Ilia Malinin’s stunning free skate secures gold for U.S. in the team skate event at the Olympics
MILAN (AP) — It seemed only fitting that Ilia Malinin was the first one to get his Olympic gold medal after the U.S. successfully defended its team title by holding off the Japanese on Sunday night in the three-day competition at the Milan Cortina Games.
The death of sportswriting
With the closure of the Washington Post sports section, sports journalism lost one of its last crown jewels, and one of media’s most prestigious professions was handed a crushing blow.
Then There’s This
Can you rewire your brain? What the metaphor of rewiring gets wrong about neuroplasticity
(Note, this is a long read!)
Popular wisdom holds we can ‘rewire’ our brains: after a stroke, after trauma, after learning a new skill, even with 10 minutes a day on the right app. The phrase is everywhere…
Somewhat related to the article above…The terrifying ways social media is altering teens brains
Smartphones and social media are hijacking our younger generation’s childhood and development in a frightening way. Clare Morell, researcher and author of The Tech Exit, is sounding the alarm.
Paleo-Inuit people braved icy seas to reach Greenland 4500 years ago
Paleo-Inuit people reached remote islands in the High Arctic off the northwest coast of Greenland nearly 4,500 years ago, according to a new study that documents evidence of prehistoric dwellings there
Okay, there were a lot of serious articles above. Here’s a fun dog video
Four-legged ‘pooch pirates’ steal packages from Oklahoma City porch
“Evidence shows clear intent, flawless teamwork, and zero remorse — just pure tail-wagging confidence,” police wrote.
