The 14th-seeded Nebraska softball team grabbed a 1-0 lead in its best-of-three NCAA Super Regional with No. 3 Oregon as the Huskers moved to within one victory of a Women's College World Series berth with a 5-2 win over the Ducks in Eugene Saturday night.

Nebraska's Mary Weatherholt continued her historic march in the NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championships, advancing to the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Georgia's Lauren Henning Saturday in Urbana, Illinois.

Tanner Lubach homered in the 11th inning to give Nebraska a 7-6 win over Indiana Saturday night in Minneapolis. The Huskers now face the Hoosiers again Sunday afternoon for the Big Ten title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.

The Zephyrs won both ends of a doubleheader, 5-3 and 5-4 Saturday night in New Orleans. The opener was actually the completion of a game suspended earlier this season due to inclement weather.

Nebraska Game and Parks commissioners have rejected a recommendation to create a mountain lion hunting season.

Tucker Tharp hit his first home run of the season, Michael Suiter delivered the go-ahead run later in the seventh inning and seventh-seeded Kansas moved within one win of reaching the Big 12 championship game, beating Oklahoma State 5-3 on Friday night.

The Zephyrs scored twice in the eighth to defeat the Storm Chasers 6-5 Friday night in New Orleans.

Nebraska extended its season Friday afternoon with a 7-4 win at Minnesota in a the Big Ten Tournament elimination game.

Jim Zabel, a legendary broadcaster who was the voice of University of Iowa sports for more than a half-century died at his Scottsdale, Arizona home Thursday at the age of 91.

ESPN/ABC announced Friday the kickoff time and television information for Nebraska’s regular-season finale against Iowa on Friday, November 29th. The third annual Heroes Game at Memorial Stadium will be televised on ABC with kickoff set for 11 a.m.

Christian Colon had three hits and drove in three runs while Chris Dwyer went eight innings in a 5-1 Storm Chaser win over Tucson Thursday night at Werner Park.

Bryan Peters tied the game with a two-out single in the top of the ninth, but a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth gave Ohio State a 3-2 walk-off victory over Nebraska in the winner’s bracket of the Big Ten Tournament Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.

The Kansas City Royals sent struggling reliever Kelvin Herrera to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday and recalled pitcher Louis Coleman.

Marian junior Maddie Elliston has been named the 2012-2013 Gatorade Nebraska Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

Iowa baseball coach Jack Dahm is out after 10 seasons with the Hawkeyes. Athletic Director Gary Barta announced Thursday that Dahm's contract won't be renewed after a decade leading the state's only remaining Division I program.

Creighton junior Becca Changstrom earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-America Division I Softball Third Team

After dropping a three-game series to Michigan last week in Lincoln, Nebraska responded with a 11-2 Big Ten Tournament win over the Wolverines at Target Field in Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon.

In what could be the final game for Creighton in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Jays were eliminated from the MVC Tournament by Wichita State 11-4 Wednesday afternoon in Normal, Illinois.

Central High School has a new assistant principal/athletic director. Interim Superintendent Dr. Virginia Moon named Thomas Lee to the position Wednesday.

Omaha senior outfielder Ryan Keele has been named a semifinalist for the inaugural Gregg Olson Award.

Creighton baseball sophomore Jake Peter was one of 46 players named semifinalist for the Gregg Olson Award on Wednesday, May 22.

Sochi Olympic organizers say authorities will ensure security at the "highest possible level."

The Creighton baseball team suffered a 4-3 loss to No. 6 Indiana State in the opening game of the 2013 MVC Tournament on Tuesday, May 21.

Nebraska senior Cole Pensick is one of 44 players who have been named to the Spring Watch List for the 2013 Rimington Trophy.

Seven members of the Nebraska baseball team were honored by the Big Ten Conference on Tuesday morning.