Новости за 21.02.2017

NEW YORK (AP) — Alden Ehrenreich has taken control of the Millennium Falcon. The Han Solo "Star Wars" spinoff has begun production.

Ken Cook and Gary DeBoer are among the first inductees for the Nebraska Eight-Man Football Hall of Fame class.

Based on the NSAA wild-card standings from Tuesday morning, here’s what the girls district final match-ups would look like if the substate format that was used for classes C-1 and C-2 volleyball this past fall was in place for basketball…

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — If there was ever a good time for the Washington Capitals to go through an injury, it's now.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ian Desmond no doubt was a big offseason acquisition for the Colorado Rockies, a proven offensive player who should flourish at Coors Field.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Open competition for a starting position has become a rarity in spring training. Yet that is what the Detroit Tigers have in center field as they prepare for this weekend's start of the exhibition season.

The 89th Annual Academy Awards are set to air this Sunday, February 26 at 8:30 p.m. EST.

Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the Grand Manse in downtown Lincoln Tuesday to protest Sen. Deb Fischer's decision not to hold town hall meetings during the current congressional recess.

MIAMI (AP) — There are 27 games remaining on Cleveland's regular-season schedule, and perhaps only one person over that stretch will be able to stop LeBron James.

Paris Jackson says her late father Michael Jackson inspires "all" she does as he has "always been her world".

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore acquired its second left-handed pitcher in three days when the New York Yankees dealt Richard Bleier to the Orioles for a player to be named or cash.

Magic Johnson is leading the Los Angeles Lakers again after a major shake-up of the struggling franchise's front office.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ordered R&B singer Chris Brown to stay away from his ex-girlfriend after she accused him of physically abusing and threatening her.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Boris Diaw arrived at his favorite Salt Lake City coffeehouse expecting to meet fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert, and just smirked when told Gobert was running late.

The state’s birthday celebration includes a celebratory stops in seven communities as part of the Nebraska150 Express Tour.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired the son of former NHL defenseman Ulf Samuelsson from the Montreal Canadiens in a trade of minor leaguers.

A person with direct knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press that the Toronto Maple Leafs placed Brooks Laich on waivers, two days after the veteran center questioned where he fit in the team's plans.

(ESPN) - In a dramatic move that drastically reshapes the leadership structure of one of the NBA's most illustrious franchises two days before the league's trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers have named Hall of Famer Magic Johnson as their…

Agriculture and education groups joined in line formation Tuesday to urge Nebraska's elected officials to make property tax reform and school funding their top priority this year.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry has been awarded a $4 million, 10-year contract from the Nebraska Oral Health Training and Services fund to address a shortage of dentists in the state.

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A special committee that will address a challenge to Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers' election is asking both Chambers and challenger John Sciara to present their arguments on why the challenge should go forward.

A look at district schedules for the Class A and B boys basketball tournaments.

"The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing" (Crown), by Damion Searls

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson is nearing a return after being sidelined since early December with a broken leg.