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Running Back Jaquez Yant Is on Scholarship
The bruising back walked on for the Huskers, but an outstanding spring season landed him a scholarship

Max Anderson has delivered for the Huskers from the start
Check out the company at the table welcoming the kid. All the Huskers who have won conference freshman of the year awards have come since...

Other News From The Sporting World

Prevalence of Clinical and Subclinical Myocarditis in Competitive Athletes With Recent SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Results From the Big Ten COVID-19 Cardiac Registry | Cardiology | JAMA Cardiology | JAMA Network
This cohort study assesses the prevalence of myocarditis in athletes with COVID-19 and compare screening strategies for safe return to play.

Michigan baseball coach criticizes B1G's conference-only schedule after NCAA Tournament bracket reveal
Strong words from the Michigan coach.

Big Ten athletics scorecard: Counting wins, banners, and trophies - The Only Colors
Over the past 40 years, which Big Ten programs have done the best? How does MSU measure up? Let’s add it up.

Texans sign Rex Burkhead: Former Patriot joins veteran-laden running back unit, per report - CBSSports.com
Burkhead joins David Johnson, Mark Ingram and Phillip Lindsay in Houston's backfield

Running’s Cultural Reckoning Is Long Overdue | Outside Online
Since Mary Cain spoke out about the Nike Oregon Project in 2019, a growing wave of young runners have come forward with their own allegations of negligent coaching and toxic team cultures across the sport

College football recruiting is 'about to explode': NIL, new evaluation rules and the most hectic month ever – The Athletic
If there's anything these coaches and recruiting staffers can take solace in, it's that everyone is in the same position.

BREAKING: Spencer Allen will not return as Northwestern’s head baseball coach - Inside NU Associate head coach Josh Reynolds has been named interim head coach.

Confirmed Nebraska basketball June visitor list
Nebraska will have a recruiting visitor on campus on a whopping 21 of the 30 days in June. Here's a full rundown.

Lakers blown out, fall behind Suns 3-2 in first round of NBA playoffs
The Los Angeles Lakers are in serious danger of being eliminated as the Phoenix Suns crushed them in Game 5. Mark Medina offers up his takeaways.

Observations from the Stanley Cup Playoffs so far (and what we should learn from them) - PensBurgh
Goaltending matters more than anything, and officiating stinks.

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Amazon US customers have one week to opt out of mass wireless sharing | Amazon | The Guardian
Critics raise transparency fears over plan to turn all smart home devices into ‘mesh network’

The Great Wings Rush
How the pandemic, delivery apps, and a new breed of restaurant caused a chicken wing explosion.

Colorado Ditches SAT, ACT And Legacy Admissions For Public Colleges : NPR
Colorado has become the first state to do away with legacy admissions in public colleges. The governor also ended a requirement that public colleges consider SAT or ACT scores for freshmen.

1% Productions to renovate, rename Omaha's Sokol Auditorium | Music | omaha.com
1% Productions plans to spend at least $2.5 million renovating Omaha's Sokol Auditorium by adding modern amenities. They will also rename the theater.

'Charlie Bit Me' Will Remain On YouTube After NFT Auction Switcheroo : NPR
Ahead of the auction, the seller of the copy of the 2007 viral video said the original would leave YouTube so it could be "memorialized" on the blockchain. Now, the buyer wants the clip to stay up.

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