Husker Top Big 10 Defender

Nebraska senior safety Nathan Gerry has been named Big Ten defensive player of the week for his performance against Wyoming.

GPAC Tabs Football Honors

The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced its weekly football Players of the Week.

Twins Fall To Tigers

Miguel Cabrera and Ian Kinsler homered, and the Detroit Tigers scored two runs in the seventh inning on close plays at the plate, rallying for a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

Royals Routed By A’s

Khris Davis and Marcus Semien hit three-run homers, the Athletics matched a season high with 17 hits while drawing 10 walks, and Oakland trounced the Kansas City Royals 16-3 on Monday night.

Gopher Players Investigated

Minneapolis police are trying to determine whether four Minnesota football players who were suspended from last weekend’s game against Indiana State were involved in an alleged sexual assault.

Summit Awards For Coyote, Jackrabbit

Summit League weekly awards this week include honors for a USD Coyote and a South Dakota State Jackrabbit.

More Obese Nebraskans

While a new report says Nebraska moved from 20th to 14th place among the nation’s most obese states,

Minnesota DNR Says Plan Ahead for Color Watching

The Department of Natural Resources encourages Minnesotans to plan ahead for fall color watching.

Task Force Assembled to Study Iowa’s Complicated Alcohol Laws

A task force is meeting to study Iowa’s old and complicated alcohol laws which some say need to be revamped.

Senator Kintner Demands Apology from Senator Chambers

Omaha Senator Ernie Chambers sent a document to his colleagues in the Nebraska Legislature related to Papillion Senator Bill Kintner’s cybersex scandal.