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Kansas City, here they come: Nebraska volleyball defeats Kentucky to advance to third straight final four

Nebraska's 17th consecutive win sent the Huskers to a historic third straight final four. No. 5 Nebraska got 18 kills from junior Mikaela Foecke and held off No. 4 Kentucky 25-19, 25-22, 25-27, 25-22 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum.

Huskers rough up the Buffs, move within one win of NCAA volleyball final four
Nebraska volleyball notes: Regional final renews NU-UK; Bleed blue for more than hoops
Finding a happy medium: Similar to 2008 final four team, camaraderie part of Nebraska volleyball's success
Husker volleyball notes: Kentucky runs out of comebacks in regional final

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2017 All-Nebraska volleyball team

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2017 All-Nebraska football team

Like the burr oaks at Mahoney State Park that were the backdrop for its photo, the 97th World-Herald All-Nebraska football team branches out.

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CU athletic director position will now be endowed after donation from longtime benefactors

The McCormicks have been longtime Creighton benefactors and are friends of Creighton Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen, who is in his 24th year in the position and his 38th year at the university.

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Meet the 2017 All-Nebraska boys and girls basketball teams

It was a cold day for an outdoor photo when our All-Nebraska first-teamers gathered for a picture outside Joslyn Castle. But the players toughed it out. They were a cut above all season when talent was plentiful on high school basketball courts in Nebraska. This wasn’t the only time they sho…

'Where I Come From': Anthony Tolliver on NBA life, Creighton career, life after basketball, being a positive influence and more

In the third episode of "Where I Come From" — a new podcast from The World-Herald — host Dirk Chatelain sits down for an in-depth interview with NBA player and former Creighton men's basketball standout Anthony Tolliver.

Meet the 2017 Super Six: Nebraska and western Iowa's best high school football players are making a splash

Three linemen, two superstar skill talents and one top national prospect who can live in the line and skill universes — not to mention throwing a shot put a half-mile. The 2017 World-Herald Super Six wasn’t among the hardest to pick, but it’s easily among the best in recent years.

2016 All-Nebraska football: Earning their wings

No two running backs have been more dazzling in the playoffs — this year or any year — than Jaylin Bradley of Bellevue West and Moses Bryant of Elkhorn South. They were easy choices as honorary captains of The World-Herald’s 96th All-Nebraska team.

Nebraska boys athlete of the year Cam Jurgens, Beatrice junior and Husker commit, remains humble despite prowess

He’s the first athlete of the year from Beatrice since Bob Hohn in 1960. He’s also only the fourth junior honored in 67 years, following Gerry Gdowski of Fremont in 1985, Leodis Flowers of Omaha Central in 1986 and Ron Coleman of Omaha North in 2009.

Three sports, two state titles help make Jess Schlautman Omaha Skutt’s first girls athlete of the year

Schlautman is The World-Herald’s Nebraska high school girls athlete of the year. She was the libero on an undefeated, nationally ranked volleyball team, the point guard on a winning basketball team and the leading scorer on the Class B state championship soccer team.

Husker football fan guide: Clear bag policy, better scoreboards, new caption system and more

Football season has arrived and with it new things for Husker fans to consider: Clear bags. Sweeter scoreboard images. Eight new honorees. Twitter captioning.

Renee Saunders brought drive from playing days to Omaha Skutt, helping instill championship culture

It was a historic volleyball season for Omaha Skutt, and the same could be said for SkyHawks coach Renee Saunders. She’s the first former World-Herald Nebraska high school athlete of the year to receive the newspaper’s high school coach of the year honor.

Doug Denson steps away, but not before taking Millard South on another run of state titles

Stepping away from the Millard South wrestling team, which has won the past three Class A state titles, comes ideally for the World-Herald Nebraska boys coach of the year.

Husker scholarship distribution chart

How stocked is Nebraska at each position? Reference our scholarship distribution chart for the Husker football team indicating how many players hold scholarships at each position, arranged by their year in school.

2016 All-Nebraska volleyball: State's aces on a mission

It was the most successful volleyball season ever at Omaha Skutt, and two seniors, Brooke Heyne and Alli Schomers, helped make it so. Joining them on the first team are Sarah Swanson of Elkhorn South, Jaela Zimmerman of Malcolm, Elise Baumann of Millard North, Fallon Stutheit of Johnson-Broc…

Nebraska high school baseball record book

The records listed are taken from World-Herald archives, files from the Nebraska School Activities Association not updated since 2009 and a limited response seeking school records from coaches in the state.

Meet the 2017 All-Nebraska baseball team

The eye-popping numbers that Millard South pitcher Kyle Perry put up this spring caught some by surprise. Even Kyle Perry.

Nebraska 100: Our Greatest Athletes

In a historic series, The World-Herald honors Nebraska's all-time greatest athletes. The Nebraska 100, originally selected in 2005 and then updated and re-ranked in 2015, came from a pool of nearly 500 names from the ranks of high school, college, amateur and professional sports from the pas…

Husker History: Every Nebraska football game

Take a look back at 126 seasons of Nebraska football with our ever-growing Husker history database, complete with photos, stories and more.

2017 College Football Preview: Cooking up a winner

Mike Riley has added some new ingredients to the Husker offense and defense for his third season at Nebraska. A quarterback who fits his offense and a fired-up defensive coordinator are both part of the recipe. So how will it taste?

More Husker recruiting news

Get the latest Nebraska recruiting headlines, as well as player cards for each Husker football commit complete with recruiting rankings, photos, videos and more.

Contract: Husker football coach Mike Riley

Check out an interactive, annotated version of Mike Riley's coaching contract, signed Dec. 4, 2014 — the same day he was announced head football coach at Nebraska.

Meet the 2016 All-Nebraska softball team

After all the ballots were cast, it was clear who the winners were in the voting for the 24th World-Herald All-Nebraska softball team. In this hectic election season, it was refreshing to endure limited lobbying and primarily positive comments from coaches about players as this campaign wrap…

Meet the 2017 All-Nebraska soccer teams

Ed Gordon and Hannah Davis found different ways to dominate on the pitch — and they headline this year’s All-Nebraska high school soccer teams.

Every Nebraska boys basketball all-state selection of all time

A list of every World-Herald boys basketball All-Nebraska selection since the first team was named in 1915. This list includes All-Nebraska first, second and third teams, plus every all-class selection.

Capsules: Looking back at every Nebraska boys state basketball tournament

Stu Pospisil's year-by-year breakdown of every boys state basketball championship since the inaugural event in 1911.

All-Nebraska: A century of high-fives in state hoops

Nebraska’s best high school basketball players have been honored by The World-Herald since Omaha Commerce was a powerhouse.

The World-Herald's Nebraska all-time Top 10 swimming charts

See the best Nebraska high school swimmers and divers of all-time on The World-Herald's prep swim charts.

Nebraska girls athlete of the year Chloe Akin-Otiko handles success with humility

Akin-Otiko is honored as the 2016 World-Herald Nebraska high school girls athlete of the year. The Kansas track recruit was a finalist for the award last year before becoming the second girls athlete from Bellevue West to earn the honor, following Kristi Woodard in 2002.

2016 All-Nebraska baseball: Cole power, Mojo and more

When opposing coaches talk about the potential of Millard West’s Cole Stobbe, one former Nebraska high school player comes to mind. And the name of that player says it all.

All-time Nebraska Top 10 high school track and field charts

The all-time Nebraska high school track and field charts as published in The World-Herald.

Nebraska boys athlete of the year Ben Stille worth the weight for Ashland-Greenwood

Stille is honored as the 2016 World-Herald Nebraska high school boys athlete of the year. The wrestling champion and Husker recruit is the first honored from Ashland-Greenwood and the first from Class C-1 since Scott Frost of Wood River in 1993.