It is starting to sound Déjà vu as the Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball dropped another contest in the final seconds Monday night.

Monday's local scoreboard, Jan. 12

The Colorado Avalanche are riding a hot streak at home by winning 17 straight games at Ball Arena since losing in a shootout to Carolina in late October.

Sarah Strong had 18 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and five steals and Blanca Quiñonez came off the bench to score 15 points as top-ranked UConn routed Creighton 95-54.

Veralyn Aviles scored a season-high 22 points and the Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball had a big first quarter in registering the 82-72 win over Northeastern Junior College Saturday afternoon at Cougar Palace.

The Chadron State College women's basketball team hit 49 percent of its field goal shots, made 15 of 17 free throws and came up with 11 steals and five blocked shots Saturday afternoon while winning its first game of the season.

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Saturday's local scoreboard, Jan. 10

Sedgwick County/Fleming claimed both the boys and girls team titles Saturday at the Garden County Wrestling Invite in Oshkosh.

Sidney finished fourth Saturday at the Ogallala Dual Wrestling Tournament

Lefteris Liotopoulos scored 17 points off of the bench to lead the St. John's Red Storm over the Creighton Bluejays 90-73. Oziyah Sellers had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists for St. John's.

The Colorado Rockies have acquired outfielder Jake McCarthy from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league pitcher Josh Grosz.

Gering topped the field as area teams competed at the Sidney girls wrestling invite.

News Channel Nebraska is televising all eight games of the Nebraska Girls Basketball showcase with live coverage starting at 8:50 a.m. CT.

Chadron State kept pace with defending league champions Colorado School of Mines for 25 minutes, but the three-point line loomed large in helping the Orediggers to an eventual 74-60 win over the Eagles on Thursday night in Golden, Colorado. 

Sean Payton acknowledges the Denver Broncos need to improve their offense despite recent wins.

Friday's local scoreboard, Jan. 9

Led by Tony Osburn's 27 points, the Omaha Mavericks defeated the North Dakota Fightin' Hawks 90-79 on Thursday. The Mavericks improved to 8-10 with the win and the Fightin' Hawks fell to 8-11.

A day after beating Casper by 20 points, the Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball team allowed two big second-half runs to allow Gillette College to register the 94-84 win on Thursday in Gillette, Wyoming.

The Lutheran High Northeast Eagles haven't been messing around lately, racking up quality wins and stringing together a seven-game win streak after defeating the Summerland Bobcats 70-42 on Thursday night.

Scottsbluff beat Torrington 44-31 and Chadron edged Alliance 31-29 in wrestling duals Thursday night.

The Denver Broncos tied a franchise record with 14 victories, often winning in gritty fashion.

The Sidney Lady Raiders and Red Raiders both turned in dominant performances Tuesday night, forcing the 40-point running clock in lopsided wins over the Sterling Tigers.

Monday's local scoreboard, Jan. 5

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.

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.