Beatrice Daily Sun

Sports 11/05/18, 03:03

“Hi again everybody, Kent Pavelka alongside Ben McLaughlin tonight at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, where your Nebraska Cornhusker men’s basketball team is set to take on the Wayne State Wildcats in exhibition basketball. It’s a prelude to the regular season next Tuesday night for 2018-2019. This Nebraska basketball team ...

Basketball 11/05/18, 03:03

0, James PalmerG, 6-6, 207The senior from Maryland is a preseason first-team all-Big Ten pick and potential NBA Draft selection. If his jumper improves, he'll be one of the toughest covers in the nation.1, Amir HarrisG, 6-6, 205The freshman from Frederick, Maryland, is an intriguing athlete with the ability to ...

Football 11/05/18, 03:03

Things I know, and things I think I know:Big Ten Network analyst Gerry DiNardo was prescient regarding at least one of his preseason prognostications.The gap separating Wisconsin and the rest of the Big Ten West Division has diminished, he said in August. Turns out, there is no gap at all. ...

Football 11/01/18, 18:03

If you're looking for a reason beyond tangible results why there is even the smallest glimmer of hope for Nebraska to have success Saturday against Ohio State, start with the change Scott Frost has seen in his players' belief in their ability to compete."To be honest, when we went up ...

Football 10/28/18, 12:03

For a team that plays something close to basketball on turf, having a defense that can force turnovers on a regular basis is a pretty large key to success.It has been a piece missing from Nebraska's plan in a 1-6 start. The Huskers were minus-7 in the turnover department in ...

Sports 10/28/18, 12:03

Your mind drifts to strange places during the second half of a game like Saturday's.As Nebraska was breezing past Bethune-Cookman, I kept thinking about Ohio State. That's kind of a strange place at the moment, right?The Buckeyes are coming off a 19-point loss last week at Purdue. They had Saturday ...

Sports 10/26/18, 08:53

If you tuned in to Scott Frost’s hour-long appearance on the Sports Nightly radio program, you might have learned a little bit about football.You might also have learned about a former companion of the Nebraska head coach – his old chocolate lab, Bogey. Frost told a triumphant hunting story – ...

Football 10/26/18, 08:49

Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez's talent is such that it makes a football fan's mind wander to interesting places.You can't help it. His ceiling is that high.You have to check yourself, though, right? After all, he's only six games into his collegiate career.Nevertheless, he's already left a sizable impression on the ...

Football 10/26/18, 08:49

Husker fans have already seen a good amount of freshman corner Cam Taylor, and they can expect to see much more over the final five games.Taylor, a converted high school quarterback, has appeared in six games for NU and played maybe his most extensive regular role against Minnesota. If the ...

Basketball 10/22/18, 22:31

Nebraska women’s basketball player Hannah Whitish was named to the 12-player All-Big Ten preseason team Monday.The 5-foot-9 junior guard from Barneveld, Wisconsin, led the Huskers in both scoring (12.6 points per game) and assists (4.7 per game) last year. She also ranked among the Big Ten's best three-point shooters.Whitish played ...

Football 10/22/18, 22:31

Adrian Martinez has his first collegiate accolade.Here’s betting it won’t be his last.Nebraska’s freshman quarterback was named the co-Freshman of the Week in the Big Ten for his performance in the Huskers’ 53-28 win Saturday over Minnesota at Memorial Stadium.Martinez, a Fresno, California, native, finished Nebraska’s first win of the ...

Football 10/21/18, 21:12

This was a game where the big boys up front for the Nebraska football team could feel good about what they’d done.In Nebraska’s 53-28 win against Minnesota on Saturday, the Nebraska offensive line helped the Huskers to three 100-yard rushers.Running back Devine Ozigbo rushed for 152 yards, quarterback Adrian Martinez ...

Football 10/14/18, 12:52

EVANSTON, Illinois — As Nebraska senior safety Antonio Reed trotted toward the tunnel following the final gun, he looked toward the sky seemingly in a state of disbelief.Husker junior cornerback Lamar Jackson's shoulders slumped. A Northwestern player tried to console him. It wasn't working.All the while, the blues standard "Sweet ...

Football 10/07/18, 08:19

MADISON, Wis. — Folks have been known to call this The City of Four Lakes.Water, water … everywhere.In the world of Nebraska football, the water keeps rising. Losses keep coming. If you're a Husker fan, it's like your basement is taking in water and you're praying the rain will just ...

Sports 10/07/18, 08:19

The Nebraska volleyball team got to feel the pressure from an opponent that so many of the Huskers’ foes have felt over the past two seasons on Saturday.Fifth-ranked Minnesota did a lot of what the Huskers have done well in that stretch in a 25-20, 23-25, 25-14, 25-21 win against ...

Football 10/03/18, 18:56

Recent days and weeks around college football have featured many questions about the NCAA’s new redshirt rule and the unforeseen rash of players who have decided to transfer early in the season.I don’t have all the answers, but let’s see if we can clear a few things up in the ...

Basketball 10/02/18, 14:26

After having the nation’s best one-season turnaround and a one-game trip to the NCAA Tournament, Nebraska women’s basketball coach Amy Williams wants the Huskers to come back with another good season.“What we want to do now is we’re not trying to be one-hit wonders. We’re not trying to do a ...

Football 09/30/18, 10:31

Purdue defeated an 0-3 team Saturday. But for the Boilermakers, getting their first victory at Memorial Stadium was still big.“I think it’s a huge win for us,” said coach Jeff Blohm. “I don’t care what Nebraska’s record is, coming into this venue against a football team that’s on the ropes ...

Basketball 09/30/18, 10:31

“Hey, isn’t that the guy from 'Caddyshack'?”While one Nebraska fan wasn’t quite sure who he was seeing, it was indeed Bill Murray on Nebraska’s sideline before the game.The legendary comedian, actor and sports fan is performing Sunday evening at Omaha’s Holland Center.Sporting a red, sequined visor and red pants, Murray ...