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. 

Friday's local scoreboard, Dec. 19

The Cheyenne East Thunderbirds erased an 11-point second-half deficit and edged the Sidney Lady Raiders 46-45 in a tightly contested girls basketball game Tuesday night at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility.

What started off as a slow and sluggish performance from the North Bend Central offense turned into an exciting scoring showdown that led to a 51-46 comeback win over Columbus Lakeview on Thursday night.

Denver is buzzing with sports excitement as the Nuggets, Avalanche, and Broncos are all off to historic starts.

Thursday's local scoreboard, Dec. 18

Garden County volleyball standout Ridglyn Stanczyk has signed her letter of intent to play at Nebraska Wesleyan.

Tuesday's local scoreboard, Dec. 16

Led by Lance Waddles' 25 points, the Omaha Mavericks defeated the York (NE) Panthers 105-58 on Tuesday. The Mavericks are now 6-7 on the season.

Terence Crawford has announced his retirement from boxing.

The high school volleyball season may be over, but the roster for the Nebraska Coaches Association Senior Showcase has just been released.

The Sidney Holiday Shootout is back. Two days of boys and girls basketball tip off Dec. 29–30 at the Cabela’s Athletic Facility as Sidney, North Platte, Fillmore Central, Morrill and Lincoln Pius X square off.

Monday's local scoreboard, Dec. 15

Led by a runner-up finish from Keegan Gehlhausen, Chadron State men's wrestling had three placers at the prestigious Midwest Classic in Indianapolis.

Bridgeport is back to 11-man football and a new eight-man class will debut next fall.

Ella Chesta-Carty had a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team used a strong second half to down Gillette College Sunday 71-62.

The Denver Broncos have won their 11th straight game and clinched a playoff berth. Bo Nix tied his career high with four touchdown throws and Denver’s defense stifled Jordan Love in the second half of the Broncos’ 34-26 win Sunday over the Green Bay.

The Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball team wrapped up the first semester falling to Utah State Eastern at the Snow College Holiday Invitational on Saturday 87-72.

Creighton’s season ends in the NCAA Regional Final with a straight-set loss to top-seeded Kentucky. The Bluejays finish 28-6 in Brian Rosen’s first season as head coach, with a 23-match win streak snapped in the loss.

UCCS sweeps Chadron State Saturday

Mitchell dominated the Gordon-Rushville Wrestling Invite on Saturday, winning the team title with 195.5 points and multiple individual champions across the lineup.

Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 26th goal and added an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 for their 11th straight home win.

Saturday's local scoreboard, Dec. 13

Kansas State has secured an 83-76 victory over Creighton on Saturday. David Castillo scored 19 points and Abdi Bashir Jr. added 18.

The Sidney Lady Raiders improved to 3-0 Tuesday night while Chase County earned its first win of the season, edging Sidney

Bridgeport won the team title at Friday’s Gordon-Rushville Girls Wrestling Tournament, edging Chadron in a tight race featuring 12 teams.

In their first game back in nearly two weeks off, the Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball team competed with No. 2 Snow College. In the end, Snow registered the 127-91 win in the Snow College Holiday Invitational.

The Stanley Cup was in the building in honor of the 1995-96 Colorado Avalanche squad.

The Trojans topped the Braves 59-46

The Bravettes kept the Trojans scoreless for an entire half in their 67-6 win.

Thursday's local scoreboard, Dec. 11

Scottsbluff wrestling opened the season with a 47-28 dual win over Mitchell.

Black Hills State dominated the first two quarters and went on cruise control the rest of the way, handing Chadron State women's basketball an 83-34 loss in CSC's season-opening RMAC game on Thursday night in Spearfish. 

The Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team got 18 points from Veralyn Aviles and the Cougars captured their fourth straight win with a 67-52 win over Dawson Community College Thursday.

The Lady Orange topped the Pioneers 45-35, while the Orangemen rolled to a 71-42 victory. 

Mathew Barzal had a goal and two assists, and the New York Islanders defeated the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 6-3.

Thursday's local scoreboard, Dec. 4

Check out our coverage plans for the 2025-26 high school basketball season on Ol' Red and KWBE, plus area TV broadcasts from News Channel Nebraska!

Tri County boys basketball coach Jeremy Siems previews the 2025-26 season ahead of tipoff vs Wilber-Clatonia on Thursday night.
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NORFOLK, Neb. — News Channel Nebraska is preparing to televise nearly 100 high school basketball games over the next three months.

Wilber-Clatonia girls basketball coach Mason Pelchat previews the 2025-26 season ahead of tipoff vs. Tri County on Thursday night.
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Wilber-Clatonia boys basketball coach Dan Conway previews the 2025-26 season ahead of tipoff vs. Tri County on Thursday night.
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On the heels of a rare missed state tournament, Beatrice Lady Orange basketball is betting back into the swing of things for 2025-26 with a chip on their shoulder.

The World Boxing Council released a report saying that boxer and Omaha native Terence “Bud” Crawford has been stripped of his super middleweight title.

It’s a new era at Norfolk High School for the girls basketball team. Brent Pollari is in his first year as head coach for the Panthers after a distinguished college coaching career.

im Mora has taken over as head coach at Colorado State, a position he first showed interest in back in 2019.

Beatrice's Jackson Weeks era officially begins this Thursday night in Nebraska City.