Corn Flakes: Softball Sweep, McIlroy Master x2 and Burning Socks

Q: What date did Harper Murray play against the Wisconsin Badgers?

Harper Murray played against the Wisconsin Badgers on October 31, 2025.

Q: Where was the Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers match held?

The match was held at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wisconsin.

Q: Who is Harper Murray in relation to the Nebraska Cornhuskers?

Harper Murray is a player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, wearing jersey number 27.

Q: What is the significance of the match between Nebraska Cornhuskers and Wisconsin Badgers?

The match highlights the competitive nature of college volleyball, showcasing top players like Harper Murray.

MADISON, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 31: Harper Murray #27 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers receives a served against the Wisconsin Badgers during the second set at Wisconsin Field House on October 31, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Kayla Wolf/Getty Images) | Getty Images

In many ways, it feels like spring will never get here. Winter hangs on some days and then it goes right to July’s heat. My poor landscape plants don’t know what to think. The loyal ranch dogs are both part Border Collie and they still have most of their winter coat. Taking them on a walk in the heat yesterday resulted in both taking a dive in the creek and running back up on the road to shake themselves off just as I reached the creek. Sigh.

What sort of adventures do your dogs take you on during walks?

Corn Flakes

The softball team is putting themselves in a position to not only host a regional, but possibly a super-regional if they get that far. The Huskers swept the Badgers in resounding fashion this weekend and their RPI is up to #4.

Friday: Nebraska 5 Wisconsin 0
Saturday: Nebraska 6 Wisconsin 0
Sunday: Nebraska 12 Wisconsin 2 (five innings)

The baseball team played a helluva series out in Eugene against the Oregon Ducks. Unfortuately the Huskers came up short, losing the series 2-1 in three very close games.

Friday: Oregon 7 Nebraska 6
Saturday: Nebraska 10 Oregon 8
Sunday: Oregon 5 Nebraska 4

Nebraska volleyball fans pack Sanford Pentagon
It helps that Senior setter Bergen Reilly is coming home, and fans said it’s a dream having the team here, which often sells out any venue that they play in.

And, check out Mylie’s recap of the Husker volleyball sweep over Iowa State and the Daily Nebraskan photo gallery of the match

Nebraska basketball lands former All-MVC forward Sam Orme from the transfer portal
The 6’10 native of Carmel, Indiana, spent three seasons with the Bruins after signing with Belmont out of high school. But with head coach Casey Alexander leaving for the Kansas State job this offseason, he opted to enter college basketball free agency.

Nebrasketball targeting Boise State’s Drew Fielder to replace Rienk Mast
On Friday, Steve Marik of Inside Nebraska reported that Boise State transfer Drew Fielder is set to visit Lincoln. With Rienk Mast graduating and Berke Buyuktuncel entering the transfer portal, Nebraska is looking to replace significant production from the forward position.

Sad news as former Husker Chris Jones has passed away due to a car accident

Friends, coaches recall impact of Chris Payton Jones
Chris Payton-Jones, a former football star at Sandalwood High School who went on to play professionally and later returned to Jacksonville to become a mentor and successful content creator, has passed away in an auto accident. Jones was 30 years old.

Sports!

Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters joining Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy is the Masters champion again, this time without falling to his knees on the 18th green and sobbing over finally achieving his lifelong dream.

How Augusta National caused golfers to lose their minds at the 2026 Masters
Sergio García started Sunday’s final round with a bang – literally – when he took his anger out on the No. 2 tee box and destroyed his driver. He wasn’t alone this weekend, though, with players (or invitees) losing their cool with one-finger salutes, ejections, or just brutal holes.

White Sox reportedly calling up 6’10” pitching prospect
Noah Schultz, a 6-foot-10 left-hander, came into the season ranked as the White Sox’s No. 2 overall prospect by MLB.com (also rating him as the No. 46 overall prospect in baseball) and No. 1 by Baseball America. He was the team’s 2022 first-round draft pick (No. 26 overall) out of Oswego East High School in Illinois.

Women’s basketball: UCLA and its six seniors are eyeing a WNBA draft takeover
GABRIELA JAQUEZ TRIED to stay focused. It was a month before the WNBA draft, but just days before the NCAA tournament, and the UCLA senior guard wanted to remain in the present.

Then There’s This

A vivid portrait on Montana – from radio call-in clipsBetween 1997 and 2007, residents of Montana were invited to call into the Yellowstone Public Radio show Your Opinion, Please each Friday evening to discuss ‘any subject that is on your mind that can be discussed in public’.

World’s oldest octopus fossil isn’t an octopus after all
Newly published research concludes that fossilized remains listed by Guinness World Records as the earliest known octopus belong instead to a relative of a nautilus, a cephalopod with both tentacles and a shell.

Decades ago a Maryland sailor burned his winter socks. Now, it’s a spring tradition
This annual festival, which draws hundreds, is held in the city’s Eastport neighborhood and timed to coincide with the spring equinox. It’s a potent blend of smelly socks, alcohol, music, piles of oysters and more than a hint of pyromania.