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For the third time in the last five years, the Nebraska volleyball team will open the season ranked No. 1 in the nation. The Cornhuskers gathered 57 of 63 first-place votes and had 1,568 points, well ahead of No. 2 Texas, which had 1,427 points and one first-place vote. No. 3 Kentucky picked up four first-place votes and had 1,398 points, while Pitt and Stanford rounded out the top five. Defending national champion Texas A&M opens the season ranked No. 8.

Nebraska defeated Rutgers 93-52 during Senior Day on Saturday, finishing the regular season with an 18-11 overall record. Take a look at some photos from the regular season finale from NRG Media photographer Kenny Larabee.

After starting the season with 12 straight wins, the No. 20 Nebraska women’s basketball team lost its second straight game, losing 86-76 to No. 14 Iowa Thursday in Iowa City. The Cornhuskers (12-2, 1-2 Big Ten) led the game 45-44 at the half, but the Hawkeyes (12-2, 3-0) took the lead in early in the second half, never again trailed, then responded after Nebraska tied the game at 70 with a 10-0 run to take an 80-70 edge with under two minutes to go in the game.

Nebraska advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament with a sweep of Kansas Friday night. Take a look at some photos from the match by KLIN photographer Kenny Larabee.

The Lincoln Children’s Zoo held a sneak peek for Zoo Lights, powered by LES. KLIN photographer Kenny Larabee was on hand to grab some photos from the event. The public can view the lights from November 21 through December 30. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit lincolnzoo.org/events/zoo-lights.html

Pinnacle Bank Arena hosted the AVCA First Serve this weekend, featuring several of the top-ranked volleyball programs in the country. Nebraska defeated Pitt 3-1 on Friday, then swept Stanford on Sunday. Take a look at some photos of the weekend matches from NRG Media photographer Kenny Larabee.

Nebraska Volleyball hosted the Alumni Match on Saturday at Devaney. The current Huskers defeated the Alumni 3-1. Take a look at some match photos from NRG Media photographer Kenny Larabee.

B107.3 is Your Home for Husker Volleyball Join us all season long on your Home for Husker Volleyball: B107.3. Hear John Baylor and Lauren (Cook) West call all of the action, no matter how you listen to B107.3: over the air, on the web, via our app, or even on Alexa! The Huskers Radio Network begins the pregame coverage one hour before first serve. Find out the latest Husker Volleyball news from our sister station 1400 KLIN and KLIN Sports Director Nate Rohr.

The list of most popular baby names of 2024, so far, were just published by Baby Center dot Com. The number one names for boys and girls are the same as last year. In fact, almost all the names are the same as last year. Apparently we’ve become like movie studios and keep doing remakes. Before I get to the top names, here’s a couple interesting notes. If you like the name Sarah, sorry, it fell out of the Top 100 for the 1st time in 60 years. It’s down to 108th on the list.

Ore-Ida potatoes has teamed up with Goodpop ice cream and are selling Fudge and Vanilla French Fry pops. Think milk shakes that you dip your French fries in, only in the form of an ice cream pop. It’s literally vanilla ice cream on a popsicle stick with Ore-Ida fries stuck  to the ice cream with the whole thing dipped in fudge. Sounds gross, you say? You need to expand your flavor palette.