Nebraska fought through three weather delays and a tough Stanford squad to win its first regional softball championship since 2002 with a 10-5 victory over the Cardinal in the NCAA Lincoln Regional championship game Sunday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium.

Nebraska's Jordan Hooper earned a position on USA Basketball's 12-player roster for the Women's World University Games, USA Basketball announced on Sunday.

With a shot at the No. 2 seed at the Big Ten Tournament on the line, Nebraska was unable to take care of business Saturday afternoon at Hawks Field, dropping a 19-9 decision to Michigan.

Nebraska clinched a spot in Sunday's NCAA Lincoln Regional final with a 7-1 victory over Stanford in a winner's bracket match-up Saturday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium.

Behind a two-hit shutout from Tatum Edwards, 14th seeded Nebraska defeated Northern Iowa 4-0 Friday night in an opening-round match-up in the NCAA Lincoln Regional at Bowlin Stadium.

The Big Ten announced the conference schedule for the 2014 football season Thursday morning.

The Nebraska baseball team was able to hold on to a 12-9 win on Tuesday night at TD Ameritrade Park, as the Huskers pounded out 16 hits.

The Huskers’ season opener against Wyoming on Aug. 31 will kick off at 7 p.m. CT, and NU’s home game against Southern Miss on Sept. 7 is set for a 5 p.m. CT start.

With sole possession of second place in the Big Ten Conference up for grabs, the Nebraska baseball team was unable to deliver a win on Monday afternoon at Hawks Field, as the No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers (36-9, 13-5 Big Ten) took the three-game series with a 10-2 victory.

The Nebraska volleyball program has lost another player. Coach John Cook announced Monday night that rising sophomore Alexa Strange is returning to her home state of California and will focus on playing beach volleyball.

The Bowl Championship Series will be replaced by the College Football Playoff.A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the new four-team playoff starting after the 2014 regular season will be called the College Football Playoff.

For the first time in his career, Nebraska junior Michael Pritchard was named Big Ten Player of the Week after helping lead the Huskers to a 5-0 record on the field last week. The Huskers sit second in the Big Ten standings with an 11-4 record.