The Nebraska men’s basketball team dodged a major bullet at the Devaney Center last night. Dylan Talley’s jumper with 10 seconds left gave the Huskers a narrow 51-50 victory over lowly Florida Gulf Coast University. The visiting Eagles were unable to get a shot off at the buzzer, allowing Nebraska to escape with the win. The Huskers trailed by as many as seven in the first half but closed the halftime deficit to one at 27-26. Nebraska led by six in the second half, but Florida Gulf Coast came back and took a one-point lead with 1:23 to play, setting up Talley’s heroics. The junior guard led the huskers with 14 points on the night. Brandon Ubel added 10 points. The Huskers snap a two-game losing streak and improve their record to 5-3 on the season. They host TCU on Saturday night.

The Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League have fired head coach and general manager Drew Schoneck, one day after the last-place Storm suffered their third straight loss. Schoeneck took over as the Storm’s coach and GM before the 2009 season. He led the Storm to the USHL playoffs in his first season, but they missed the playoffs last year and had lost 15 of their first 21 games this season to fall to the cellar in the Western Conference standings. Schoneck’s record as the Storm’s coach was 54-70-17. Assistant coach Josh Hauge will take over as the team’s coach and general manager. Fellow assistants Eric Fink and Lenny Hoffman will remain on the staff. The Storm play a pair of games this weekend on home ice. They host Des Moines in Kearney on Friday and Saturday night.

The Colorado Rockies continue to unload players who played key roles on the disappointing 2011 roster, with the hope of freeing up money to pursue free agents. The Rockies traded relief pitcher Huston Street to the San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later. The Rockies will pay just one million dollars to Street next year, with the Padres picking up the other seven million on the final year of the pitcher’s contract. Street pitched for the Rockies as their closer the last three seasons, compiling a 3.50 ERA and 84 saves. But he missed significant time each of those three seasons with injuries, and last year lost the closing role to Rafael Betancourt. The Rockies continue to pursue free agents, most notably former Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda and former Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer.

The North Platte Community College mens and womens basketball teams both fell to defeat at Northeastern Junior College last night. The Lady Knights fell victim to a 13-0 first-half run by the Plainswomen and couldn’t catch up, losing by a score of 73-46. Destini Lewis was the lone Lady Knight to score in double figures, notching 18 points. The Lady Knights drop to 7-5 on the season. The Knights men lost their third straight game, falling to the Plainsmen 88-76. Nick Tomsick paced four Knights in double figures with 21 points. The loss drops the Knights to 6-4. The Knights and Lady Knights are back in action Friday night at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium, as they host Southeast Community College. You’ll be able to hear those games live on ESPN Radio 1410.

The Nebraska basketball team looks to snap a two-game losing streak, and could hardly have picked a better opponent for the occasion, as the Huskers welcome Florida Gulf Coast University to the Devaney Center tonight. The Huskers look to regroup following Sunday’s 76-66 loss at Creighton. The Huskers overcame a nine-point first half deficit to take a 42-37 lead midway through the second half, but were done in by Creighton’s 11-0 run, highlighted by a pair of controversial technical fouls on the Huskers. Bo Spencer’s 29 points led the Huskers in the defeat. Nebraska comes into Wednesday’s game with a 4-3 record. Florida Gulf Coast comes in with a 3-5 record on the season following a 72-63 win over East Tennessee State on Saturday. Tipoff in Lincoln tonight is scheduled for 7 PM.

The Nebraska volleyball team had four players earn all-region honors on Tuesday from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Junior Gina Mancuso was named to the 14-member Mideast Region first-team, while sophomore Morgan Broekhuis, junior Lauren Cook and junior Hannah Werth were named honorable mention. Mancuso, who was named a unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten pick, led Nebraska in kills with 407. She was also named the Big Ten Player-of-the-Week two times in 2011. Werth was a two-time Big Ten Player-of-the-Week as well. Broekhuis had a breakout year for the Huskers, tallying 344 kills. Cook ranked fourth in the league in assists in her first full year as a starter. The Huskers season ended with a second-round loss to Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament.

Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, it’s a junior college basketball doubleheader as the North Platte Community College Knights and Lady Knights hit the road to Sterling, Colorado to take on the Northeastern Junior College Plainsmen and Women. The Knights are no strangers to Sterling, having played there last weekend at the NJC Classic and suffering a pair of one-sided losses against Air Force Prep and Casper College to drop to 6-3 on the season. The Lady Knights earned a pair of victories at the McCook Classic over Dodge City and the Nebraska All-Stars to improve their own record to 7-4. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage begins with the Kwik Stop Pregame Show at 6:15. The women’s game tips off at 6:30, followed by the men’s contest at 8:30.

Nebraska senior linebacker Lavonte David was named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association yesterday, becoming the 96^th different player in Husker history to receive the honor. David led the Huskers in 2011 with 122 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, two interceptions, two fumbles forced and two fumbles recovered. He won the Big Ten’s Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Award and was named a finalist for the Butkus Award, which goes to the nation’s best at the position. It’s the third straight year Nebraska has had a first-team All-America selection, joining Ndamukong Suh in 2009 and Prince Amukamara last season. In just two seasons as a Husker, David ranks fifth all-time in tackles in program history. The Huskers take on South Carolina in the Capital One Bowl on January 2^nd.