Aug 26

Blockbuster August trade

The Dodgers and Red Sox have made a trade unlike any you might ever see again: Nine players. A quarter of a billion dollars in contracts. Jayson Stark explains how it happened. (Photo: Anthony Gruppuso-US PRESSWIRE)

Aug 25

Penn State sued by Victim 1

A lawsuit filed Friday against Penn State University by the person known as Victim 1 at Jerry Sandusky’s trial says university officials made deliberate decisions not to report the former assistant football coach to authorities.

Aug 24

Lance Armstrong drops fight

Lance Armstrong has ended his fight against charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs, saying he is “finished with this nonsense.” He will be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. (Photo: Frederic Mons/Presse Sports via US PRESSWIRE)

Aug 23

In Pac-12, a new wave of coaches

Four Pac-12 schools made big-time coaching hires during the offseason. Mike Leach, Jim Mora, Rich Rodriguez and Todd Graham now face big-time expectations. (Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-US PRESSWIRE)

Aug 21

How Clay Buchholz turned it around

How did Boston Red Sox righthander Clay Buchholz suddenly go from one of the worst pitchers in the game to one of the best? Two partial explanations jump out from the data, writes Evan Brunell of ESPN.com. (Photo: David Richard-US PRESSWIRE)

Aug 16

Usain Bolt in the NFL? Teams can dream

Two generations ago, Bob Hayes made the move from “world’s fastest human” on the track to the rough-and-tumble world of the NFL. If Usain Bolt decided to do the same, here are six NFL teams that might be interested. (Photo: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports)

Aug 14

Pac-12, Big Ten dominate top of poll

UCLA of the Pac-12 defeated Penn State of the Big Ten for last year’s women’s national volleyball championship, and the two conferences figure to provide title-worthy contenders again this season. In the 2012 preseason AVCA poll, six of the top seven spots are taken by Pac-12 and Big Ten teams.

Aug 06

Husker Greats Foundation

The Husker Greats Foundation is a non-profit, 501c3 organization created to provide medical and emergency assistance to ex-Nebraska athletes (both male and female), who lettered in their sport.