LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lazerek Houston is the current scoring leader in Nebraska high school boys basketball this season. The Lincoln Northeast guard averages 28 points per game, along with 5 rebounds and 5 assists per contest. Houston has guided the Rockets to an 11-3 record and the #2 seed in this week’s Heartland Athletic Conference Tournament.

Michigan State football is the latest big-time program to extend an offer to a Texas defensive lineman prospect in the 2027 class.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska women's volleyball coach John Cook, who won four national championships and more than 700 matches in 25 seasons, announced his retirement Wednesday and Louisville coach Dani Busboom Kelly was named his successor.

The winning numbers in Wednesday's drawing of the "Nebraska Pick 3" game were:

Connally four-star cornerback Jamarion Vincent has committed to Baylor, he told On3's Hayes Fawcett on Thursday.

Nebraska is one of the top meat producers in the U.S. It also has one of the worst labor shortages. The incoming Trump administration has promised mass deportations on an unprecedented scale. We asked Nebraskans what that could mean.

The Lincoln Airport’s passenger totals dropped slightly in 2024 following the airport’s first full year after the shutdown of Red Way airlines.

Wisconsin basketball (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) rose to No. 17 in the latest edition of the USA TODAY Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. The team jumped two spots following a 1-1 week that included a convincing 83-55 victory over Nebraska and a narrow road loss to UCLA. The team’s vote total increased from 194 to 214 in the process

No. 7 Michigan St. (18-2) at Southern Cal (12-8), 4:30 p.m. No. 9 Marquette (18-3) vs. No. 25 UConn (15-6), 8 p.m. No. 11 Kansas (15-5) at Baylor (13-7), 4 p.m. No. 12 Kentucky (15-5) vs. Arkansas (12-8), 9 p.m. No. 13 Texas A&M (16-5) at South Carolina (10-11), 8:30 p.m.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to dismiss their case against a former Nebraska congressman charged with lying to authorities about a foreign billionaire’s illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign.

Former Wisconsin star Chucky Hepburn leads the ACC in assists. What are his numbers this year? Plus: A.J. Storr, Connor Essegian and more.

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.