Monday Flakes: Husker Hoops. Men and Women Defeat Ranked Creighton and Maryland Teams

You may, or may not (but you probably don’t follow this site if not) have noticed that Husker hoops notched two really big wins this weekend.

The Husker women dominated #20 Maryland on the road to claim the first-ever win against the Terrapins in women’s hoops. Given how the team had been playing, I didn’t expect this win.

But, I’ll take it.

We finally saw the Husker women’s team we had expected this season. They scored points with aggressive offense and played frustrating lockdown defense. Jaz Shelley has decided that if Sam Haiby isn’t on the floor, then she needs to play offense for two, and has scored in spades the past two games.

Alexis Markowski continues to challenge other teams to stop her. Today, Maryland sort of answered her challenge but the rest of the Nebraska team stepped up and made sure the Terps payed for focusing on Markowski. Maddie Krull deserves a shoutout for playing complimentary ball during her first Husker start.

Oh, and the men had a bit of a challenge, and won a game…against…checks notes…#7 Creighton. Fred Hoiberg has a different group of players on the floor, or else he’s asking them to play differently (I’m not sure which). Either way, Nebraska imposed their will on a very very good Bluejay team.

Frosted Flakes

Coastal Carolina hires NC State OC Tim Beck as coach
Coastal Carolina has hired NC State offensive coordinator Tim Beck to replace the departing Jamey Chadwell.

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Colorado’s Goal for Next Sept. 9: ‘No red!’ – All Huskers
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Four-star wide receiver Omarion Miller decommits from Nebraska
Nebraska football has lost another four-star 2023 recruit amid the program’s coaching changes.

Wrestling: Upset Heavy Huskers Put Five into Semis in Vegas – Corn Nation
No. 16 Nebraska punched through the most wrestlers to Saturday’s semifinal round of any team, sits in third place in the team race at CKLV

Huskers Claim Third Straight Cliff Keen Title – University of Nebraska
Three Huskers claimed individual titles and the Nebraska wrestling team won its third-straight and fifth overall Cliff Keen title on Saturday night at the Las Vegas

OU Flashback: Sooners-Husker Big 12 Title Game Marked the End of an Era
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Sports!!

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49ers’ Brock Purdy first Mr. Irrelevant to throw TD pass in NFL history
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USMNT must stay on this path to ensure future World Cup success
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Baseball Hall of Fame panel sends Fred McGriff to Cooperstown
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Reading Makes You Smarter

(not guaranteed)

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You thought spyware was bad?

How long until all life on Earth dies? – Big Think
Life on Earth is doomed. How long will it be before the Sun puts an end to it? We have less time than you might think.

You Can Now Buy Ralphie Parker’s House From ‘A Christmas Story’
Prospective buyers will be considered with competitive offers of $10 million, and a promise of keeping the house as a tourist attraction open

Lucky’s Last Run — Two Strangers and a Dog Take One Last Epic Run
David Green ran across the US with his dog Lucky, who had cancer, and Chris Genoversa drove a support vehicle.

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Irreverent job posting seeks candidate to lead city’s long-running battle against rats, which have increased in number post-pandemic

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Spectators at Rome’s ancient amphitheater enjoyed olives, figs, nuts and more

How the pandemic aged teen brains
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Australian adventurer Lucy Barnard wants to become the first woman to walk the length of the world — from Argentina to Alaska. And she’s hoping to walk almost every step of the way with her pet dog Wombat, who had to stay behind in South America when the pandemic put their mission on hold.

Tortoise Celebrates its 190th Birthday as the World’s Oldest Land Animal
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The Weekly Dump

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Then There’s This

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John Leonard’s demand was simple. All he wanted was for Pepsi to deliver the Harriet jet he believed they had promised. In 1996, Leonard, then a 21-year-old college student…