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The nine conference opponents on Nebraska’s 2022 schedule were unchanged, however the dates of several 2022 league contests have changed.

Scottsbluff, Bayard, Bridgeport, Gordon-Rushville, Chadron, and Sidney double winners in high school basketball Tuesday.

Three-time Olympic Medalist, captain of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Gold Medal winning team and Nebraska native Jordan Larson is joining the Texas Volleyball staff as an assistant coach.

Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski was named the Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association, when the USBWA announced its weekly award winners on Tuesday, Jan. 11.

Deondre Jackson, a Texas A&M running back, announced on Tuesday that he’ll be transferring to the Huskers.

Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski was named the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week for the third time this season when the conference announced its weekly award winners on Monday, Jan. 10.

Wiegert earned first-team all-conference honors three times in his Husker career between 1991-94.

Busch was a defensive analyst with the Huskers in 2021.

The Lincoln Pius X High School alum averaged 17.0 points and 7.5 rebounds last week.

Sam Haiby scored 18 points to lead four Huskers in double figures, while Jaz Shelley added her fifth double-double, but it was not enough to prevent hot-shooting No. 22 Iowa from running to a 95-86 women’s basketball win over Nebraska in front of a season-high crowd of 8,415 at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon.

Husker Football Coach Scott Frost released a statement on Sunday saying that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Former University of Nebraska at Kearney student and Loper football player, Hinwa Allieu, died in a car crash on Sunday.

Nicklin Hames will return to Husker volleyball in 2022. Her father Jason Hames announced Saturday.

Several local teams pick up wins on Friday night in high school basketball.

The Nebraska women’s basketball team continues Big Ten Conference home action when the Huskers play host to No. 22/21 Iowa on Sunday in Lincoln.

After starting his college football career at Texas, Casey Thompson plans to transfer to Nebraska.

Scottsbluff and Sidney basketball teams sit at the top of boys and girls rankings for the week.

Several local teams pick up key basketball wins in Tuesday action.

Purdy was a four-star prospect out of Arizona.

Nebraska faces its second straight ranked opponent on Wednesday night, as the Huskers begin a two-game road trip with a matchup against No. 10/10 (AP/Coaches) Michigan State.

Several local teams in high school basketball action Monday.

The Nebraska women’s basketball team tips off Big Ten Conference home action when the Huskers play host to No. 8/7 Michigan on Tuesday night in Lincoln.

The ACLU of Nebraska and the National Association of the Deaf are taking up the case of Paul Ruff, a deaf wrestler who lost Nebraska’s 2021 state wrestling championship after a referee did not accommodate his communications needs.

Effective today, if a team is unable to compete in conference competition, they will be allowed to reschedule instead of automatically forfeit.

Western Nebraska native Garrett Nelson makes a stop at Uptown Scottsbluff Mall on Wednesday to sign autographs.

Volunteer assistant coach Kelly Hunter has been promoted to a full-time assistant coach for the Nebraska volleyball program.

Multiple individuals within the Nebraska Volleyball program have tested positive for COVID-19.

International officials and national federations must now pivot to Plan B for a second consecutive Olympic men’s hockey tournament without NHL players.

Several local teams pick up wins on Tuesday in basketball and wrestling.

Nebraska head volleyball coach John Cook announced Tuesday that assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Jaylen Reyes will move into the Huskers’ lead assistant role following the departure of associate head coach Tyler Hildebrand.