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Michael Jordan is trending again. Enjoy today’s flakes.

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Stuck at home, Fred Hoiberg spends his time plotting Husker basketball's comeback | Mens Basketball | omaha.com
Fred Hoiberg may be stuck at home, but he's making the best of it by plottng Nebraska basketball’s second year comeback.

Nebraska Volleyball Makes Best Of Pandemic Break | netnebraska.org
The Coronavirus pandemic has paused all sporting events across the country. That includes practices during an important time in development for college volleyball teams. Nebraska head volleyball coach John Cook looks at how the pandemic is changing how his team is preparing for a season that is still in question.

Nebraska Huskers basketball: Walk-on Easley leaving NU for South Dakota St. scholarship
Nebraska Huskers basketball: Walk-on Easley leaving NU for South Dakota St. scholarship

Social media reaction to Nebraska's virtual spring game
The Nebraska athletic department was forced to cancel the spring game because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but that didn’t stop thousands of Husker fans from getting their football fix on Saturday.

(looks outside)...Yep, Still No Sports

‘The court is too short!’ The strange but true stories of Philly’s Big 5 – The Athletic
The remarkable tales center around as much about what happened on the court as off it.

The incredible and (mostly) true story of Bruce and Michael Buffer
Buckle in: The sweeping saga of brothers Michael and Bruce Buffer is filled with money, guns, foster homes, fighting, Tom Brady, Donald Trump, a life-changing episode of Friends and one shocking family secret.

The curious case of Gil Dobie: Why Washington got rid of a coach who went 59-0-3 – The Athletic ($)
Two things about ‘Gloomy Gil’: He didn’t lose a game at Washington in nine seasons and he could be a real jerk to his players.

NASCAR driver gets kicked out of iRacing event while wearing giraffe onesie
We're living in the strangest timeline.

An MLS-Liga MX super league? Santos & Atlas president sees mutual benefits | MLSsoccer.com
Alejandro Irarragori has released a statement praising MLS' model and the idea of a merger between the two North American top flights.

'I really believe we'll see hockey' this summer, Wayne Gretzky says | CBC Sports
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is optimistic the NHL will be able to come back from the COVID-19 pandemic, "albeit in a different way," at some point this summer.

A Comic Strip Tour Of The Wild World Of Pandemic Modeling | FiveThirtyEight
Check out all the latest coronavirus polling we’ve collected.

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Coronavirus: How people with intellectual disabilities are experiencing the pandemic - Vox From ventilator restrictions to the challenges of self-isolation, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are facing a crisis years in the making.

Fender Will No Longer Build Production Model Guitars | Reverb News
The hardwood at the heart of Fender's earliest guitars and plenty of current models is in too short of supply to continue using, the company says.

Moral Injury and the Battle against COVID-19 - Quillette
When Odysseus journeyed to the Underworld in search of advice about how to return home safely, he dug a trench into which he poured libations mixed with blood from the throats of a ram and a ewe to summon the dead.

How Urban Or Rural Is Your State? And What Does That Mean For The 2020 Election? | FiveThirtyEight
The 2016 election may not have been a realignment by historical standards, but it did bring the country’s political divides more in line with its cultural divid…

From Nairobi, A Rare, Clear Glimpse Of Mount Kenya Drives Disbelief On Social Media : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR
A photo on social media showing Africa's second-highest mountain from Nairobi made many Kenyans cry foul. But the photo — shot on a day free of pollution, because of COVID-19 restrictions — is real.

A Comic Strip Tour Of The Wild World Of Pandemic Modeling | FiveThirtyEight
Check out all the latest coronavirus polling we’ve collected.

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