UCLA needs to go big: Takeaways from the Bruins’ loss to Nebraska
UCLA has an answer for one of its biggest problems taking up more space than anyone else on the bench.He stands 7 feet 3, wears…
UCLA falls to Nebraska when the Bruins can’t muster a late rally
LINCOLN, Neb. — With its best all-around player out and its point guard falling into a deeper funk, UCLA needed some step-up performances to beat Nebraska.What…
UCLA basketball braces for more hostile road crowds in Big Ten
When Tyler Bilodeau, Kobe Johnson and the other UCLA starters approach center court for tipoff against Nebraska on Saturday inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, the roars…
Transfer Janiah Barker helped vault UCLA women to No. 1 ranking
Janiah Barker told herself, “We can’t go out like this.”It was late in the third quarter of Texas A&M’s first-round matchup against Nebraska in the…
Lauren Betts returns and leads No. 1 UCLA to win over Nebraska
Lauren Betts took the pass in the post midway through the third quarter, firmly grabbing the ball with both hands. She swung her arms one…
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen hospitalized after falling from horse
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was bucked off a horse he was riding with family members on Sunday and is expected to be treated at the…
Jayden Maiava struggles and shines in USC win over Nebraska
In the last gasps of a lost season, USC’s new quarterback stood in the Coliseum tunnel, his mind racing. Any last hopes of the Trojans…
How freshman WR Kwazi Gilmer became UCLA’s go-to guy
A recount might be in order.Kwazi Gilmer is certainly outperforming his player rating on EA Sports College Football ‘25.“Definitely high 80s now,” the UCLA freshman…
USC will start Jayden Maiava vs. Nebraska, benching Miller Moss
With its first season in the Big Ten slipping away, USC is making a change at quarterback.Jayden Maiava will get his first start for USC…
Former felons can vote in Nebraska. Ruling could help tip election balance
OMAHA — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in…
Tight presidential race mirrors close contests for House, Senate
Today we discuss cliff-hangers, the Founding Fathers and legerdemain.Let’s get to it. Who’s going to win the presidential race?I haven’t a clue.So what good are…
A crucial election fight unfolds in Tim Walz’s home state Nebraska
BBCWade Bennett's ranch In this closely fought US election, vice-presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz were picked to sway Midwestern and rural voters who…
Nebraska at standstill over restoring voting rights of felons
Voters cast their ballots in the New Hampshire Primary at a voting site at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., on Jan. 23. File Photo by…
Republican anti-Trump group to launch new swing state ads
WASHINGTON — A Republican group opposing former President Trump is launching a “swing state ad blitz” Tuesday, spending $11.5 million on billboards and television advertisements featuring…
UCLA’s and USC’s transition to Big Ten for women’s volleyball
USC and UCLA officially joined the Big Ten Conference this month, which also means the start of women’s volleyball season is drawing ever closer.The Bruins…
Nebraska court allows restrictions on abortion, trans youth healthcare
OMAHA — A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming healthcare for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring…
California Proposition 6 voter guide: A ban on involuntary servitude
California’s Constitution mirrors the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which allows for involuntary servitude as punishment for crime. A growing list of states have…
Abortion-rights measure appears headed for November ballot in Arizona
PHOENIX — Arizona abortion rights supporters on Wednesday turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on November’s ballot in the key…
Arizona, Nebraska abortion ballot initiatives to advance
Protesters argue over abortion rights in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on the first anniversary of the court's ruling in the Dobbs v. Women's…
Stabbing at I-80 rest stop in Nebraska leaves 72-year-old man dead, wife injured
A man was killed and a woman seriously injured in an I-80 rest stop knife attack during what police said was an attempted robbery Wednesday…