Big Ten confirms tourney move from Chicago to Indianapolis
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February 8, 2021
The Big Ten Conference on Tuesday confirmed earlier reports that its men’s basketball tournament will move from Chicago to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the site of this year’s Final Four. IBJ reported the move on Feb. 4, citing sources familiar with the situation.
The tournament will be played March 10-14 just a few blocks away from Bankers Life Fieldhouse where the women’s tourney will take place the same week. Big Ten officials see the advantages of Indianapolis as a tournament site, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Huskers Go Head-to-Head with Hawkeyes Thursday The Nebraska women’s basketball team returns home to
Pinnacle Bank Arena to take on Iowa Thursday night in a key Big Ten battle. Tip-off between the Huskers (9-7, 7-6 Big Ten) and Hawkeyes (10-6, 6-6 Big Ten) is set for 7 p.m. (CT).
A live telecast will be provided by the Big Ten Network and fans can also follow Nebraska with the Husker Sports Network call of Matt Coatney and
Jeff Griesch across the radio network stations, the Huskers App and on Huskers.com.
Nebraska’s season series opener with Iowa was moved to Thursday (Feb. 11) from its original Wednesday (Feb. 10) to accommodate rescheduling for the Husker men’s basketball team, which flipped a Thursday game against Wisconsin to Wednesday to allow for a Friday matchup with Illinois.
Feb 9, 2021 / 10:54 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) One effect of the pandemic is being felt nine months later.
Community Hospital North is seeing a baby boom and it’s not expected to go away anytime soon. But doctors are also seeing an uptick in complications.
For six years running, Community Hospital North has delivered more babies than any other hospital in Indiana. Last month, they saw a 30% increase in births over last January.
Jamison Hoover, just 2 days old, will have quite the story to tell his kids one day.
“He was a surprise,” said his mother, Victoria Hoover.
“COVID baby,” added his father, Keegan Hoover.
President Joe Biden has “great respect” for the National Anthem and for what it represents, especially for the men and women in the U.S. military, but he also respects the right of people to peacefully protest, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday.