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Creighton forward Doug McDermott returning for his senior season

Katie Schubert — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:52:59 +0000

Creighton Bluejays forward Doug McDermott will return for his senior year.

NIT run shows Iowa's promise for '13-14

Associated Press — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:16:20 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's impressive run through the NIT showed that the program should have a bright future.

Creighton's Doug McDermott repeats as AP All-American

Associated Press — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:07:15 +0000

Creighton's Doug McDermott is an All-America for the second straight year while Trey Burke of Michigan and Otto Porter Jr. of Georgetown tied as the leading vote-getters for The Associated Press' first team.

After tournament loss, Creighton basketball focuses on Big East move

Associated Press — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:38:15 +0000

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Now that the season is over, Creighton's coaching staff is getting ready for the Bluejays' move to the Big East.

McDermott has 27, Creighton tops Cincinnati 67-63

Associated Press — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:05:24 +0000

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doug McDermott had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Gregory Echenique scored 13 points to help Creighton hold on to beat Cincinnati 67-63 on Friday in the second round of the Midwest Regional.

Ethan Wragge added 12 for the Bluejays, who won their NCAA tournament opener for the second straight year.

McDermott, the two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the year and 2012 All-American, made all 11 free throws to help the seventh-seeded Bluejays (28-7) move on to play Duke on Sunday.

New teams, new conference: Creighton joins the Big East

Katie Schubert — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:10:33 +0000

Creighton University is joining the new Big East Conference as of July first.

Creighton Bluejays await Selection Sunday

Greg Echlin — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000

With Selection Sunday just around the corner, Creighton Bluejay fans will soon learn where their team will be sent in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

US Figure Skating Championships Come to Omaha in 2013

Cheril Lee — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:06:06 +0000

The 2013 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships are set for January 20^th-27^th at the Century Link Center, Omaha.

USA Swimming to decide next spring what city will host the 2016 Swim Trials

Greg Echlin — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:27:47 +0000

When USA Swimming considers site possibilities for the 2016 U.S. Olympic swim trials, it isn’t driven by attendance figures alone—and Omaha isn’t a lock to host for a third time.

USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus says officials representing several different cities have already expressed interest in hosting the 2016 trials. Some have even shown up to check it out. Wielgus says he hopes Omaha is in the bidding, because any other city that competes for the trials in ’16 will have high standards to match.

Swim Trials: Phelps, Lochte and team USA prepare for London

Greg Echlin — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:55:36 +0000

Michael Phelps won a race Thursday night, which is not unusual. But it was without a head-to-head battle with Ryan Lochte, which has become the Battle of the Titans this week at the Olympic swimming trials at CenturyLink Center. As Omaha Public Radio’s Greg Echlin reports, Phelps showed Thursday he’s human.