Happy New Year Corn Nation! How are your New Year resolutions doing?
I didn’t make any. Correction, I guess I am doing one – dry January. I’ve heard good things about the health benefits, and honestly, I don’t need those calories in my life. Perhaps a creaky knee is sending me messages to make better choices…
Speaking of starting the new year right, Nebrasketball fans have to still be walking on Cloud Nine. What a game! If you haven’t yet gotten on the Husker basketball bandwagon, there is still room
– hop aboard. If that game was in East Lansing, I think the result goes the other way. This Nebraska team just plays different at PBA, as well as playing different vs good teams (as compared to mediocre ones).
The ladies got themselves back into the win column with a gritty game vs Purdue. The Boilermakers are a capable team who was desperate for a win. It was never a given that Nebraska would come out on top of that one, but they used a strong fourth quarter to pull away and get the “W”.
Corn Flakes
Men’s basketball: Court storm in Lincoln: Huskers survive a thriller vs Michigan State
No. 13 Nebraska survived a ranked match up 58-56 over No. 9 Michigan State on Jan. 2, 2026, in Pinnacle Bank Arena. This gave the Huskers their first win over a ranked Michigan State team since Feb. 16, 2014.
Women’s basketball: No. 20 Huskers shoot past Purdue
Lincoln – Britt Prince scored a game-high 17 points and hit four of Nebraska’s 12 three-pointers to shoot the No. 20 Huskers to a 78-62 women’s basketball win over Purdue on Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Ex-Notre Dame quarterback Kenny Minchey commits to Nebraska
The Cornhuskers secured their top target among transfer quarterbacks in Minchey, a redshirt sophomore with two more years of eligibility who moved on from Notre Dame in search of an opportunity to become a starter in 2026.
Nebraska football transfer portal tracker
“Before you start looking at the portal, you want to make sure you get a real evaluation of our guys and the roles they could fill,” Rhule said of the bowl practices. “It’s vital for their development, but vital for the coaches to see what they have in their room.”
Two more Huskers hit the portal on Sunday
Nebraska offensive lineman Houston Ka’aha’aina-Torres and cornerback Brice Turner are in the transfer portal. There are now 15 known portal departures for the Big Red.
Huskers firmly in the mix for former 4-star Colorado linebacker
Nebraska has positioned itself squarely in the race for four‑star Colorado State linebacker Owen Long, one of the most intriguing defensive prospects in the transfer portal.
Wrestling: No. 6 Huskers top No. 16 Northern Iowa in home dual
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – No. 6 Nebraska used a dominant middle stretch to pull away from No. 16 Northern Iowa, earning a 30-6 dual victory Saturday night at the Devaney Center.
Sports!
Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby dies at 77
WASHINGTON — Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77.
Myles Garrett breaks NFL single-season sack record
With about five minutes left in the fourth quarter against the Bengals, Garrett broke past OL Orlando Brown Jr. and wrapped his arms around QB Joe Burrow to bring him down for the sack.
18-year-old Luke Littler wins World Dart Championships for second year in a row
Teenage phenom Luke Littler has made history once again by winning the PDC Darts World Championship for the second time in as many years after beating Dutchman Gian van Veen 7-1 at Alexandra Palace.
Iowa State women’s basketball takes first loss of season
The Cyclones, who had tied the 2013-14 team for the best start in school history, fell to 14-1 on the season and 2-1 in Big 12 Conference play.
World junior hockey championships: highlights
Will it be Finland, which eliminated the American team in overtime on Jan. 2? Or Canada, which won in 2023? Or will unbeaten Sweden (2012) or Czechia (2001) end long droughts?
Jordan Stoltz falls in the 1000 meters at US Olympic Trials but will still go to Milan
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Star speedskater Jordan Stolz shockingly stumbled to the ice right after the start of the men’s 1,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic trials for long track speedskating on Saturday but still finished with the third-fastest time and will head to the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
Then There’s This
Even AI has trouble figuring out if text was written by AI. Here’s why
People and institutions are grappling with the consequences of AI-written text. Teachers want to know whether students’ work reflects their own understanding; consumers want to know whether an advertisement was written by a human or a machine.
Polar Plunges ring in the New Year with a splash. But what happens to your body?
The scene at the Vancouver Polar Bear Swim, one of the oldest polar plunges in the world, is a jubilant one. On Canada’s English Bay Beach, people come dressed in costumes, veteran participants bear dozens of commemorative buttons from plunges past, and every year the tradition grows.
Stranger Things bids a shaky, but poignant, farewell
When Game of Thrones set the stage for its grand finale, the HBO drama seemed to have everyone’s attention, becoming perhaps the last (non-Super Bowl) piece of TV monoculture. But instead of bringing the fandom together, the series finale was akin to a group of children taking their last vicious swings at a frail piñata.
