Fernando Lovo, the new athletic director at at Colorado, emphasized the importance of Deion Sanders in boosting the school's profile.

Iowa’s Kaden Wetjen was named winner of the Jet Award as the top return specialist in college football for the second straight year.

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The Denver Broncos secured the AFC's top playoff seed with a 19-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Elijah Fisher scored 10 points and Najai Hines had a go-ahead three-point play with one second left to rally Seton Hall to a 56-54 victory over Creighton.

Brock Nelson scored two power-play goals in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the third period and the Colorado Avalanche rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 for their 10th consecutive victory.

Led by Karmello Branch's 20 points, the Kansas City Roos defeated the Omaha Mavericks 73-66.

Saturday's local scoreboard, Jan. 3

Gering narrowly topped North Platte for the team championship Saturday at the North Platte Girls Invitational.

Alek Doty scored a game-high 27 points in his second game back from a football injury, but the Sidney Red Raiders couldn’t hold off a late Platte Valley surge, falling 63-55 to the Broncos on the road.

Friday's local scoreboard, Jan. 2

Led by Damon Wilkinson's 24 points, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits defeated the Omaha Mavericks 84-69 on Thursday.

The Denver Nuggets face more injury challenges as backup center Jonas Valanciunas will miss at least a month.

The Sidney girls and boys basketball teams combined for mixed results at the Holiday Shootout held Monday and Tuesday at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility.

Sidney earned a split at Tuesday’s Ogallala Wrestling Dual Triangular, while McCook went undefeated with wins over both the Red Raiders and Ogallala.

Wednesday's local scoreboard, Dec. 31

Tuesday's local scoreboard, Dec. 31

Led by Jasen Green's 23 points, the Creighton Bluejays defeated the Butler Bulldogs 89-85 on Tuesday. The Bluejays improved to 9-5 with the victory and the Bulldogs fell to 10-4.

Nikola Jokic is set to miss a few weeks due to a hyperextended left knee. The Denver Nuggets disclosed the injury on Tuesday.

Norman Powell scores 25 points as the Miami Heat pull away in the second half to beat Denver.

Monday's local scoreboard, Dec. 29

Nate Bittle scored 14 of his 26 points before halftime and Oregon beat used the second half to subdue Omaha 80-57 on Sunday night.

The Denver Broncos have clinched their first AFC West title in a decade after the Houston Texans beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-16 on Saturday.

The Denver Broncos have clinched a playoff spot, but coach Sean Payton insists their goals remain unmet.

Sidney senior Keian Kaiser commits to Penn State on Christmas Eve after a whirlwind recruiting process that reopened earlier this month.

The Denver Broncos are spending Christmas night at Arrowhead Stadium, facing the Kansas City Chiefs with a chance to close in on an AFC West title.

Chadron State football will end the 2025 season as a consensus nationally-ranked program as the Eagles appeared in the final polls of both the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and D2Football.com.

Sean Payton recently called several Denver Broncos players to inform them of their selection to the Pro Bowl.

Tuesday's local scoreboard, Dec. 23

The Sidney Lady Raiders and Red Raiders closed out their schedules before the Christmas break with a home sweep of the Alliance Bulldog.

The Denver Broncos say they're glad their first loss in three months came in December and not January.

Monday's local scoreboard, Dec. 22

Huge Second Quarter Propels Lady Raiders to Win; Red Raiders Stumble in Second Half

Gering rolled to the team championship Saturday at the Sidney High School wrestling meet, with multiple individual titles across the weight classes.

Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Reed Sheppard scored the final 11 points of the third quarter to blow open a close game, and the Houston Rockets rolled past the Denver Nuggets 115-101.

Saturday's local scoreboard, Dec. 20

Led by Lance Waddles' 25 points, the Omaha Mavericks defeated the Lamar Cardinals 85-82 in overtime on Saturday. The Mavericks improved to 7-7 with the victory and the Cardinals fell to 5-6.

The Sidney Lady Raiders bounced back from a narrow loss to Class A Cheyenne East on Thursday with a dominant defensive performance Friday night, holding Torrington to just seven second-half points in a 47-24 road win.

Brent Burns and Martin Necas scored early and the Colorado Avalanche held on to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 for their fourth straight win.

Garden County earned a home sweep Tuesday night as both the girls and boys teams secured wins over Bayard Friday night in Oshkosh.

Fort Hays State shot 82 percent from the field in the first half and otherwise rode their high-powered offense to a 92-49 win over Chadron State in a nonconference women's basketball game played in Kansas on Friday evening. 

Friday's local scoreboard, Dec. 19

The Cheyenne East Thunderbirds erased an 11-point second-half deficit and edged the Sidney Lady Raiders 46-45 in a tightly contested girls basketball game Tuesday night at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility.

What started off as a slow and sluggish performance from the North Bend Central offense turned into an exciting scoring showdown that led to a 51-46 comeback win over Columbus Lakeview on Thursday night.

Denver is buzzing with sports excitement as the Nuggets, Avalanche, and Broncos are all off to historic starts.

Thursday's local scoreboard, Dec. 18

Garden County volleyball standout Ridglyn Stanczyk has signed her letter of intent to play at Nebraska Wesleyan.

Tuesday's local scoreboard, Dec. 16

Led by Lance Waddles' 25 points, the Omaha Mavericks defeated the York (NE) Panthers 105-58 on Tuesday. The Mavericks are now 6-7 on the season.

Terence Crawford has announced his retirement from boxing.

The high school volleyball season may be over, but the roster for the Nebraska Coaches Association Senior Showcase has just been released.

The Sidney Holiday Shootout is back. Two days of boys and girls basketball tip off Dec. 29–30 at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility as Sidney, North Platte, Fillmore Central, Morrill and Lincoln Pius X square off.

Monday's local scoreboard, Dec. 15

Led by a runner-up finish from Keegan Gehlhausen, Chadron State men's wrestling had three placers at the prestigious Midwest Classic in Indianapolis.

Bridgeport is back to 11-man football and a new eight-man class will debut next fall.

Ella Chesta-Carty had a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team used a strong second half to down Gillette College Sunday 71-62.

The Denver Broncos have won their 11th straight game and clinched a playoff berth. Bo Nix tied his career high with four touchdown throws and Denver’s defense stifled Jordan Love in the second half of the Broncos’ 34-26 win Sunday over the Green Bay.

The Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball team wrapped up the first semester falling to Utah State Eastern at the Snow College Holiday Invitational on Saturday 87-72.

Creighton’s season ends in the NCAA Regional Final with a straight-set loss to top-seeded Kentucky. The Bluejays finish 28-6 in Brian Rosen’s first season as head coach, with a 23-match win streak snapped in the loss.

UCCS sweeps Chadron State Saturday

Mitchell dominated the Gordon-Rushville Wrestling Invite on Saturday, winning the team title with 195.5 points and multiple individual champions across the lineup.

Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 26th goal and added an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 for their 11th straight home win.

Saturday's local scoreboard, Dec. 13

Kansas State has secured an 83-76 victory over Creighton on Saturday. David Castillo scored 19 points and Abdi Bashir Jr. added 18.