OMAHA — Last week for No. 22 Nebraska, it was as if the Huskers were shooting through a hula hoop. That hula hoop morphed into the eye of a needle against No. 20 Creighton. Tuesday’s clash was supposed to be a hard-fought, close game between two ranked, in-state foes. Instead, the record-setting crowd at Sokol … Read more
Week 5 of the NBA season features plenty of parity, as the Spurs play five games this week, while four teams will take the court just twice. Several significant injuries around the league are altering usages, and those absences should have major implications in lineup decisions this week, particularly involving teams with unique schedules. Teams … Read more
We have a very interesting Week 5 schedule-wise, as we have one team with a rare five-game week, which is partially offset by fewer teams than usual with four-game ledgers and four teams with just two games over the next seven days . It makes for some intriguing Sit candidates, but fortunately, there are some … Read more
Nebraska’s Jaz Shelley has her shot blocked by Creighton’s Carly Bachelor in the first half Tuesday at Sokol Arena in Omaha. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star OMAHA — Amy Williams put both hands on her forehead in a display of frustration. Creighton had just splashed another three-pointer, and the Nebraska women’s basketball coach had already watched … Read more
Nick took care of us last week, and now I’m back to bring you this week’s edition of Mid-Money Madness. While most college basketball fans will be tuning into the Champions Classic, we have a very underrated college basketball slate. We are previewing games from coast to coast: New Hampshire @ Fordham, Eastern Michigan @ … Read more
A lot of rebounds could not make up for a lot of missed shots for the University of Hawai’i basketball team in a 62-59 overtime loss to Yale in the championship game of the Outrigger Rainbow Classic. Photo courtesy Chris Kadooka It was a classic defensive battle that ended in frustration for the Rainbow Warriors. … Read more
Dillon Brooks says he’s hoping to stay playing in Memphis for the next ’10-15 years.’ Young guards Ja Morant and Desmond Bane most often shoulder the scoring load. Every now and then, though, the last vestige of “Grit and Grind” pushes the squad over the top. Dillon Brooks, 26, is the longest-tenured member of the … Read more
Luke Mullin offers his quick reaction to the Huskers’ 34-3 loss to Michigan on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich. After two opening-week blowout wins, the Nebraska women’s basketball team held steady at No. 22 in this week’s Associated Press rankings. The Huskers, who play at No. 20 Creighton Tuesday evening, defeated Omaha 100-36 and Houston … Read more
As the Philadelphia 76ers stuttered to a hit-and-miss start, there was a sense that their star center, Joel Embiid, needed to break through. Embiid delivered with the best game of his career Sunday night, pouring in a career-high 59 points as the 76ers beat the Utah Jazz, 105-98. It was the highest point total of … Read more
Will Coble scored a career-high 26 points and No. 1 Randolph-Macon keeps its 29-game winning streak in tact.Randolph-Macon athletics file photo No. 1 Randolph-Macon survived Hood’s upset bid by outlasting the Blazers in 80-78 triple overtime, while No. 11 Rochester’s three-point barrage sent no. 18 Trinity (Texas) back to San Antonio with a loss, and … Read more
