The Utah Jazz selected Omaha native John Tonje with the 53rd pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Thursday. Tonje is the first Omaha native drafted since Khyri Thomas in 2018. The Omaha Central product finished his six-year college career at Wisconsin, where he became one of...
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Charlotte Hornets Draft Creighton Center Ryan Kalkbrenner 34th in 2025 NBA Draft
Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner had to wait until day two of the 2025 NBA Draft to hear his name called, but he didn't have to wait much longer than that as the Charlotte Hornets selected him with the 34th pick Thursday night. Kalkbrenner gives Creighton men’s...
Nebraska Boys Basketball Players Stand Out at Midwest Basketball Showcase
Nineteen boys basketball teams from Nebraska joined 147 others from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma and Arkansas in Kansas City at the 2025 Boys Midwest Showcase to compete in front of college coaches from all levels over the weekend. I spent three days at the...
Culture, Coaching Staff Sold 2027 Elkhorn North OH Reagan Wallraff on Creighton
The top junior in the Omaha Metro has chosen to stay close to home to play college volleyball. Elkhorn North outside hitter Reagan Wallraff announced her commitment to Creighton and new coach Brian Rosen on Monday. Division I coaches could begin contacting 2027...
Nebraska Girls Basketball Teams and Players Shine at Midwest Showcase
Nineteen Nebraska high schools sent girls basketball teams to the 2025 Midwest Showcase in Kansas City to compete against squads from all over the region in front of college coaches. The three-day event held Thursday through Saturday featured teams from Arkansas,...
Local Ties Highlight 2025 Men’s College World Series Field
The Men’s College World Series is set, and it will bring an entirely new field to Charles Schwab Field as all eight teams from the 2024 series failed to make it to Omaha. Among the eight that qualified this year are two teams with Nebraska natives on their roster, one...
Offseason Workouts Under Way for Creighton Men’s Basketball
Newcomers are on campus and summer workouts have begun for Creighton men’s basketball. Among the new faces is Josh Dix, the former Iowa Hawkeye who chose to transfer to Creighton for his senior season — a decision that brought the Council Bluffs native close to home....
Nebraska Volleyball Reveals 2025 Schedule
The Nebraska volleyball team released its full 2025 schedule on Wednesday, complete with two preseason scrimmages, a challenging nonconference and a late season meeting with the reigning national champions. The Huskers will likely enter the season with a top-five...
2025 Omaha Men’s Basketball Offseason Tracker
Omaha men's basketball made history this season, winning the Summit League regular season and tournament titles and earning the school's first NCAA Tournament berth. There's no time for rest in the college basketball world, however, and Coach Chris Crutchfield and his...








