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Nebraska forward Derrick Walker Jr. has been selected to play in the Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game this weekend in Houston.

The Reese's All-Star Game is set for 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 31, in Houston, Texas.

CHICAGO — Sam Griesel’s icy blue-eyed gaze seemingly looked through his name placard in front him, his eyelids heavy, likely the result of postgame tears.As Nebraska’s beloved senior stared into the abyss with a Gatorade towel draped around his neck, one can only wonder what thoughts entered his mind.Did he focus on the penultimate play

SAM MCKEWON Omaha World Herald As Nebraska basketball’s resident expert on winning games in conference tournaments, Sam Griesel’s been where his teammates want to go — on a run in March. In four years at North Dakota State, his teams finished 10-2 in the Summit League soirees, with two titles.March is a sprint after a marathon.

SAM MCKEWON Omaha World-Herald CHICAGO — Keisei Tominaga can make shots anytime, anywhere, so his buzzer-beating, half-court jumper in the United Center on Wednesday night had real hope attached to it.“I thought it was going to in,” Tominaga said after NU’s 78-75 Big Ten Tournament loss to Minnesota. “But it didn’t.”Nope. Bounced off the back

Nice honors for a group a Huskers that made the most of a late season surge

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-21, 2-17 Big Ten) aim to end a six-game road losing streak when they visit the Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-15, 9-11 Big Ten)

Story Links A trio of Nebraska players were honored Tuesday morning as the Big Ten announced its all-conference selections from both the coaches and media.Derrick Walker leads the trio, as he was a second-team selection by the Big Ten coaches, while the media listed the senior as an honorable-mention pick. Keisei Tominaga was

Nebraska swept the Golden Gophers in the regular season, but the Huskers expect the Gophers to come out "guns blazing."

Nebraska men's basketball rallied from a seven-point second-half deficit for an 81-77 win at Iowa Sunday afternoon