Cari Wiggins News Today

Sports writer Austin Taylor captures several big moments during the Providence at Butler women's basketball game at Hinkle on Jan. 21.

My preview of the first two rounds of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament

The question was (probably) your typical post-elimination press conference softball.  “Talk about how you feel,” or some such.  It doesn’t really matter.

Florida’s estuaries once teemed with clams, oysters and other bivalves that helped keep waters clean and seagrasses healthy. By the mid-20th century, only a fraction of the state’s vast shellfish beds and reefs remained. Can a small clam make a big difference in serious water pollution hotspots like the Indian River Lagoon?

Florida’s estuaries once teemed with clams, oysters and other bivalves that helped keep waters clean and seagrasses healthy. By the mid-20th century, only a fraction of the state’s vast shellfish beds and reefs remained. Can a small clam make a big difference in serious water pollution hotspots like the Indian River Lagoon?

Story Links No. 6 Seed Nebraska Cornhuskers (23-7, 11-7 Big Ten) vs. No. 3 Seed Michigan Wolverines (22-5, 13-4 Big Ten) Friday, March 4, 2022 (approx. 7:30 p.m.) Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Gainbridge Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind. Live Television: BTN (Sloane Martin, Christy Winters Scott) Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network

So, it’s been a minute. Last season, this writer was a semi-regular diarist, posting game recaps and "analysis" for nearly every game the ladies played.  This year, however, life and work have repeatedly intervened, and while I’ve taken some notes for just about every game, the task of writing to that level has basically felt insurmountable.

Vroom, Vroom.

 December 22, 2020 BNL senior Chloe McKnight attacks the basket in transition. McKnight hit 9 treys and scored 29 points as the 4A No.6 Stars conquered Linton 60-45 in the Limestone Classic final on Tuesday night. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – That distinct sizzling sound, like the crackling of bacon on a Saturday morning, like the burning of wood in the fireplace on a cold winter night, was radiating from Chloe McKnight. Bedford North Lawrence’s senior super shooter, w...

 December 22, 2020 BNL freshman Chloe Spreen attacks Eastern Pekin’s defense. Spreen scored 17 points as the Stars slammed the Musketeers 68-30 in the opening round of the Limestone Classic on Tuesday morning. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – Like an avalanche, starting with the collapse of a weak underlying layer, Bedford North Lawrence smothered and destroyed with a defense that became more deadly the more it plowed ahead. Forcing turnovers at the accumulative rate of a ...