NEBRASKA GETS SERIES WIN SUNDAY, BACK AT .500 WITH WIN OVER MINNESOTA:
The late season charge continues for Nebraska with their final midweek game of the season, against in-state rival Creighton.
The Huskers and Bluejays have split their regular season contests so far this year.
First pitch between the Huskers and Bluejays is set for 6PM from Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. KGFW will join in progress after Kearney/Burke baseball.
ELKHORN NORTH’S REYNOLDS COMMITS TO HUSKER FOOTBALL:
Jase Reynolds, a three-star linebacker from Elkhorn North, committed to Nebraska Football yesterday.
Reynolds is the first linebacker commit for the 2026 class and the second defensive commit.
The Huskers won out over Kansas and Northwestern.
Reynolds joins quarterback Dayton Raiola from Georgia, wide receiver Dveyoun Bonwell-Witte from South Dakota and defensive back CJ Bronaugh from Florida in the Huskers’ 2026 class.
DANNEN NAMED TO CFP COMMITTEE
Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen was named to the College Football Playoff Committee yesterday.
Dannen, entering his second full year as Nebraska’s Athletic Director, will be joined by former Arkansas and Kansas AD Jeff Long on the committee. The duo will replace Southern Methodist AD Damon Evans and USA Today sportswriter Steve Weiberg.
Although Nebraska has never sniffed a College Football Playoff berth, access to the field has never been easier for programs in the top 20 but not the top five. This past fall saw the CFP expand from four to 12 teams, and discussions are continuing if expansion will take the field to 16 in the near future.
CAMPBELL, BRYANT NAMED NEW COACHES AT GISH:
Grand Island Senior High is pleased to announce Shane Campbell as the new Head Coach of Girls Golf and D’Cean Bryant as the new Head Coach for Boys Basketball.
The new coaches will be stepping into their roles this Summer as previous Coach Jeremiah Slough is leaving the district at the end of the school year.
A familiar face within Grand Island Public Schools, Shane Campbell has been with the district for 13 years and currently serves as a Counselor at Walnut Middle School.
Looking to the hardwood, D’Cean Bryant brings over 15 years of extensive basketball experience, spanning AAU to professional levels, to the Grand Island basketball community. Most recently, Bryant has served as the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Sage Hill School in Newport Coast, California.
UNK W’S TENNIS MAKES NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR 13TH TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY:
The UNK women’s tennis team has reached the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time in program history.
The Lopers (18-5) are the third seed in the Central Regional and will head to Topeka, Kan., to face sixth seed and MIAA rival Central Oklahoma (13-6) on Monday, May 12. The winner faces second seed and 14th-ranked Washburn on Tuesday with match times TBD.
The other Central regional has Augustana as the host with Southern Arkansas the four seed and MIAA Tournament runner up Northwest Missouri the fifth seed. The winners of both Central Regionals advance to the “Sweet 16” May 21-25 in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
HUSKER VOLLEYBALL WINS FINAL SPRING MATCH AGAINST SOUTH DAKOTA STATE:
Nebraska volleyball posted a 25-18, 25-19, 25-17, 25-19 spring match win over South Dakota State in front of a sold-out crowd of 1,750 at Ord High School on Saturday afternoon. The Huskers capped their spring season winning all eight sets they played.
Harper Murray had 12 kills, seven digs, five blocks and two aces to lead the Huskers. Andi Jackson added 11 kills and 10 blocks. Rebekah Allick posted eight kills and nine blocks. Teraya Sigler chipped in six kills and four digs. Skyler Pierce added six kills and three blocks, and Taylor Landfair provided five kills and four blocks.
Campbell Flynn played the whole match at setter and finished with 44 assists, eight digs, four kills and four blocks.
Laney Choboy tallied nine digs, while Maisie Boesiger chipped in eight.
MONDAY’S BASEBALL GAMES:
York 10, Platte Valley (Yutan/Mead/Ashland-Greenwood) 6
Columbus 4, Grand Island 3
TODAY’S BASEBALL GAMES:
Burke @ Kearney (4PM, KGFW)
St. Paul/Palmer @ Adams Central (4:30PM)
RAVENS RELEASE JUSTIN TUCKER AFTER ACCUSATIONS BY MASSAGE THERAPISTS OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR:
(AP) — The Baltimore Ravens are describing it as a football decision, and it came before the NFL completed its investigation into Justin Tucker.
Whatever the underlying reasons, the team is moving on from its star kicker.
The Ravens announced Monday they’ve decided to release Tucker, months after reports that he was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by massage therapists. A five-time All-Pro, the 35-year-old Tucker has played his entire 13-year career with Baltimore. He’s considered one of the best kickers in NFL history, although 2024 was his worst season.
Tucker has maintained he did not act inappropriately while receiving professional treatment. A message seeking comment was left with his publicist Monday.
Tucker holds the record for the longest kick in NFL history at 66 yards, and his success rate of 89.1% on field goals is the best all-time among players with at least 100 attempts. He was the last remaining player on the Ravens from their most recent Super Bowl title, which occurred when he was a rookie.
ATTORNEY SAYS NCAA DEAL SHOULD RESOLVE JUDGE’S CONCERNS OVER ROSTER LIMITS, CRITICIZES SABAN:
(AP) — An attorney in the $2.8 billion legal case reshaping college sports said Monday he thinks “the agreement we will reach with the NCAA will solve the judge’s concerns” over roster limits that have delayed final approval.
Steve Berman, co-lead counsel for the defendants, told The Associated Press that all is on track to file paperwork by Wednesday, which is U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken’s deadline for addressing concerns that prevented her from granting approval to the deal last month.
Berman said he created a chart listing the several dozen athletes who lodged objections to the agreement based on roster limits. He said he thinks almost every one will be offered a solution.
“We’re still negotiating, and I’m confident that everyone who lost a roster spot will have a chance to get a spot back,” he said.
He did not go into detail about whether those spots would be on their previous teams or new ones.
NCAA vice president of external affairs Tim Buckley said the NCAA would not comment on the litigation while negotiations are ongoing.
Berman also criticized Nick Saban after reports emerged that the retired Alabama football coach was urging President Donald Trump to undo damage he says has been caused by all the money flowing into college sports.
The Wall Street Journal reported Trump is considering an executive order that would call for some sort of structure behind NIL compensation now going toward players who are now able to move more freely between schools.
Saban, who made more than $11 million in his last year at Alabama and who some have said should become the commissioner of college football — a position that doesn’t exist — has said he isn’t completely against players making money.
But he has argued for rules and laws to keep things from looking like the “pay for play” model that the NCAA hopes to avoid but that is often what NIL payments look like.
TUESDAY’S TIME SCHEDULE:
MLB
L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 6:40 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 12:05 p.m., 1st Game
Cleveland at Washington, 6:45 p.m., 2nd Game
Texas at Boston, 6:45 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:05 p.m.
San Diego at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:15 p.m.
Baltimore at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 7:40 p.m.
Houston at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m.
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7:45 p.m.
Detroit at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Toronto at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.
Seattle at Athletics, 10:05 p.m.
NBA Playoffs – Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
Indiana at Cleveland – Game 2, 7 p.m.
Western Conference
Golden State at Minnesota – Game 1
NHL Playoffs – Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
Carolina at Washington – Game 1, 7 p.m.
Western Conference
Edmonton at Vegas – Game 1, 9:30 p.m.
