The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the 37th annual New Venture Competition, a business plan pitch event with $65,000 in funding in prizes, on April 16 and 18. With 48 teams representing nine colleges and 44 majors at the university competing in a bracket format, Eduardo Sicilia Ayala…
Nebraskans will go to the polls May 14 for the primary election to elect candidates to appear on the general election ballot in November. The November election will determine who occupies the White House and which political party controls Congress. Commentary has been offered on what the election could mean…
College rodeo athletes in the Great Plains region are set to compete in their final rodeo of the regular season this Friday and Saturday at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln. This weekend's rodeo comes after Governor Jim Pillen officially declared this week "Rodeo Week" in Nebraska. Over 300…
The Nebraska Rural Radio Association (NRRA) will examine the dynamics of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in its upcoming Rural Radio Forum. The discussion, featuring the 1890 Initiative, will aim to explore the opportunities arising from recent shifts in collegiate athletics. The latest Rural Radio Forum will include comments from:…
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – No. 12 Midland University began its postseason journey on Tuesday with a pair of games at the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Tournament. In the first game of the day, the second-seeded Warriors earned a 7-2 win over a hot Doane University team inside the American…
DES MOINES, IOWA - The Omaha Storm Chasers lost game one of a Wednesday afternoon doubleheader with the Iowa Cubs on a wild pitch in extra innings, before bouncing back to win game two at Principal Park. Game 1: IOWA 6, OMAHA 5 (FINAL/8) After five days of no baseball action,…
Junior Jackson Brockett tossed the sixth individual no-hitter in Nebraska baseball history, and the first nine-inning no-hitter since 1954, in Nebraska's 8-0 win over Kansas State on Wednesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. It marked NU's first individual no-hitter since 1981, when Anthony Kelley didn't allow a hit…
ESTHERVILLE, Iowa – The Northeast Community College baseball team traveled to Estherville, Iowa Wednesday for a matchup with Iowa Lakes Community College. The Hawks had everything working in the showdown and topped the Lakers by a final score of 22-0. Northeast (34-19, 21-9 ICCAC) was dominant in all facets throughout…
DES MOINES, Iowa – In a back-and-forth game in the state's capital, Iowa State (19-28) defeated in-state foe Drake (21-24) at Buel Field on Wednesday afternoon in a wet, damp afternoon affair. The Cyclones looked like they were going to run away with things early, plating five first-inning runs as…
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Iowa softball team fell to Northern Iowa, 6-5, on Wednesday afternoon at the Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex. The Hawkeyes had Jena Young and Tory Bennett reach in the first on back-to-back singles, but both were left stranded as UNI got out of the jam.…