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Nebraska Basketball: UCLA Transfer Berke Buyuktuncel Commits To Huskers
Nebraska lands UCLA transfer forward Berke Buyuktuncel.

Husker Receiving Game: No Way But Up For 2024
Husker Dan: Nebraska was one of the nation’s worst passing teams last season.

Konstantin Paschos on Husker offer: ‘Kind of everything just changed’
Originally from Germany, the pass rusher received the offer Monday while working close at camp with Husker D-line coach Terrance Knighton.

Other News From The Sporting World

Florida becomes latest state to allow NIL for high school athletes – al.com
Florida approved changes to its bylaws Tuesday that will allow high school athletes to profit from NIL. Where does Alabama stand?

Big Ten football recruiting primer: 18 thoughts on 18 teams in the critical month of June – The Athletic
There’s still a long way to go before signing day, but six Big Ten schools are in the top 25 of the national team rankings.

LeBron James ‘mad’ he’s not Kyrie Irving’s running mate any longer – Yahoo Sports
LeBron James talks about being disappointed that he’s no longer Kyrie Irving’s teammate. Irving is playing for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals.

Christian McCaffrey hopes new deal benefits all running backs – NBC Sports
McCaffrey signed a two-year extension with the 49ers on Tuesday.

Geno Auriemma gets five-year extension at UConn – NBC Connecticut
UConn has given Geno Auriemma a five-year contract extension as head women’s basketball coach.

Texas A&M bonfire: School will not bring back tradition after collapse killed 12 in 1999, president says | CNN
Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh announced on Tuesday the school will not bring back the Aggie Bonfire traditionally held the night before the school’s then-annual football game against the University of Texas.

Big Ten Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes for 2024 – Athlon Sports
A breakdown of coaches anonymously discussing other Big Ten teams for the 2024 season.

MLB gambling scandal explained: Padres’ Tucupita Marcano gets lifetime ban for baseball bets, others punished – CBSSports.com
Four other players have been suspended for one year each for betting on MLB games, but not their own team

Angel Reese’s ‘weak’ ejection from Sky-Liberty game draws attention, offer from Bulls’ Lonzo Ball – Yahoo Sports
Reese was ejected after two very quick whistles from referee Charles Watson.

It’s Time to Rethink College Football’s Bloated Roster Sizes
As settlements loom in a handful of court cases involving the NCAA, curtailing expenses is an agenda item for every athletic department.

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FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile First Quarter 2024 | FDIC
Good morning and welcome to our release of first quarter 2024 performance results for FDIC-insured institutions. The banking industry continued to show resilience in the first quarter.

The Unlikely Oenophile: Omaha Wine Expert Mark Gudgel – Omaha Magazine
Mark Gudgel is sitting on a bar stool in his wine cellar—an immaculate, narrow room with white-washed brick walls lined with bottle after bottle of wine. The temperature hovers around a chilly, but ideal, temperature of 55°F. We sip some champagne as he proceeds to decant a 2018 bottle of cabernet sauvignon made from grapes

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