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Oliver VanDervoort

Nebraska Sports Examiner

Oliver was born and raised in Nebraska and has spent many years covering numerous sports and teams, particularly the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Big 12. His articles have been featured on websites such as Bleacher Report, SB Nation, MVN.com and CBSSports.com. Contact Oliver.

Nebraska makes move to the Big 10 official

Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne meets with reporters AP Photo/Orlin Wagner Lee Barfknecht from the Omaha World Herald is reporting that Big 10 conference commissioner Jim Delany called Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe this morning to inform him that...

Colorado's move should start the Big 12 dominoes falling

It seems odd that after weeks spent wondering what Texas, Nebraska and Missouri were going to do regarding the Big 12 that it was Colorado that fired the first shot in the realignment wars. But Colorado it was and their...

Saltdogs get seventh straight victory

Despite a continuing collective slump at the plate, the Saltdogs managed to win their seventh straight in their home opener of the 2010 season. After celebrating their 2009 championship, the Saltdogs looked like a championship caliber team (pitching wise at...

Saltdogs finally set for home opener

After what seems too long a time, Lincoln will finally get to welcome its champions home. The Lincoln Saltdogs won their first American Association Championship last year, but their championship clinching victory came on the road, and thanks to an...

Suddenly hot Saltdogs win fifth straight

Steaks has been the name of the game for the Lincoln Saltdogs in the early going of the American Association Season. After opening the year with four straight losses against Sioux Falls and only one of those losses being by...

Lincoln Saltdogs drop season opener

This is almost assuredly not how the Lincoln Saltdogs wanted to kick off their 2010 campaign. An offense that struggled during their three pre-season games continued to struggle at the start of the regular season and a bullpen collapse...

Saltdogs set to kick off championship defense

In the ninth year of their existence the Saltdogs won the league championship after a poor start to their regular season. Now in the tenth anniversary of their creation, Lincoln will look to make it two in a row and...

Omaha's UFL team has a name

After a "name the team" contest that attracted a league record 9,000 entries, the UFL announced this evening the Omaha franchise will henceforth be known as the “Nighthawks”. The name is apparently a nod to...

Omaha's UFL Franchise schedule released

Still without a name, Omaha’s UFL franchise has its first official schedule. The Omaha franchise, who says they will have a name sometime in the very near future worked hard to make sure that their home games would...

McDermott returning to the MVC as new head man at Creighton

It’s always a little disconcerting when you hire away a coach from another school, and the fans are overwhelming happy to see him go. It’s also odd that it’s happened twice during the situation...

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