Nebraska Poker Player Jeff Banghart Passes Away from Brain Cancer at Age 63

Jeff Banghart, a poker player from Nebraska well-known in Midwestern poker circles, passed away last Thursday after a two-year battle with brain cancer. He was 63. “Jeff died on Thursday,” his friend Tim Carman shared. “I’m sad beyond words - and my own …

HUSKER BASEBALL: Nebraska Drops Series Finale to USC

Nebraska’s Dylan Carey. (Courtesy of Nebraska Athletics) LOS ANGELES–(NU Athletics Mar. 23)–Nebraska fell 7-1 to USC in the rubber match of the weekend series on Sunday afternoon at Great Park in Irvine, Calif. Nebraska (10-13, 2-7 Big Ten) scored one run …

HUSKER SOFTBALL: No. 21 Nebraska Capitalizes on Minnesota Errors to Earn Weekend Victory

Courtesy of Nebraska Athletics. LINCOLN–(NU Athletics Mar. 23)–The No. 21 Nebraska softball took advantage of six errors to defeat the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 8-2, on Sunday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium. Five of the Huskers’ eight runs came in the bottom …

Alabama, Nebraska Senators Intros ‘She DRIVES’ Act To Improve Car Safety For Women

U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced the She DRIVES Act, a landmark bill aimed at making vehicles safer for all Americans—especially women—by modernizing federal crash testing …

Nebraska spring football storylines: Roster crunch, defensive reboot, young O-linemen and more

LINCOLN, Neb. — Let’s be clear, Nebraska coach Matt Rhule savors spring football. During his 28 months with the Huskers, he has often said that this time on the calendar rates as his favorite. Even as talk has surfaced in the sport to eliminate March and …

Veteran Finds Family Support, Authentic Community, and Second Career in Nebraska

Florida or Nebraska? Those were the two options open to Leo Morales in 2019 for the next stage of his career with the U.S. Air Force. After careful consideration—and with his wife’s input—he chose to serve at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. At …

Veteran Finds Family Support, Authentic Community, and Second Career in Nebraska

Florida or Nebraska? Those were the two options open to Leo Morales in 2019 for the next stage of his career with the U.S. Air Force. After careful consideration—and with his wife’s input—he chose to serve at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. At …

Dana Holgorsen and Nebraska's most overlooked storyline to start spring football

Committee advances bill with 57% salary hikes for Nebraska constitutional officers, except governor

LINCOLN — A legislative committee has narrowly advanced a bill that would provide all Nebraska constitutional officers, except the governor, a roughly 57% salary raise effective in 2027. Legislative Bill 345, introduced by the Government, Military and …

Family urges Legislature to preserve detailed reading, dyslexia data in Nebraska schools

LINCOLN — A legislative bill seeking to “clean up” and “simplify” reports in the Nebraska Department of Education received pushback to not weaken reporting on dyslexia and reading. Legislative Bill 671, by State Sen. Dave Murman of Glenvil on behalf of the …