Nate Head

1 week ago | journalstar.com | Nate Head

At the end of the Spring Brawl on Saturday, the gloves are going to come off. Literally. The annual event hosted by Dynasty Combat Sports will feature a Pinnacle Bank Arena first: bare knuckle boxing. It's exactly what it sounds like. Tower Robinson of Indianola, Iowa and McCook's Thomas Thatcher will enter a cage with no gloves or padding, upping the ante on what already figures to be an action-packed night.

1 week ago | huskerextra.com | Nate Head

New Nebraska football commit Trae Taylor on Thursday apologized for stirring up Illinois fans with a last-second pump fake during his commitment ceremony. Earlier in the day, Taylor, a four-star quarterback from Carmel Catholic (Ill.), tricked Illini fans by standing up, placing an Illinois hat on his head, and saying, "I'm going to stay home and go to Illinois."That's when the ceremony, which was live streamed by 247Sports, took a turn.

1 week ago | journalstar.com | Nate Head

Runners in Sunday’s 48th Annual Lincoln Marathon can expect relatively comfortable conditions for race day. At the 7 a.m. start time near 14th and Vine streets, temperatures are projected to be in the low 50s — ideal for the early miles — before creeping into the mid-60s by 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The weather service calls for Sunday's high to eventually reach the mid 70s in the afternoon.

2 weeks ago | huskerextra.com | Nate Head

Tyler Berger didn't come to mixed martial arts from golf. No, his life has always been about high-intensity combat sports. But even a decorated wrestling career couldn't fully prepare Berger for his first amateur mixed martial arts fight, which he won last October. "It's not like wrestling in the slightest," Berger said. "That (MMA debut) was probably the craziest thing.

3 weeks ago | yorknewstimes.com | Nate Head

One of Keisei Tominaga's signature celebrations at Nebraska was inspired by his favorite player, Stephen Curry. You've seen it: the hands-on-face, mouth-agape reaction, most commonly reserved for when Tominaga splashed a deep 3-pointer during his memorable career at Nebraska from 2021-24. Tominaga's repeated nods to Curry, including his No. 30 jersey number, caught the future NBA Hall of Famer's attention, eventually leading to a business relationship.