June 7
1494 - Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided the New World between the two countries.

1654 - Louis XIV was crowned king of France.

1712 - Pennsylvania's colonial assembly voted to ban the further importation of enslaved people.

1776 - Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a resolution in the Continental Congress proposing a Declaration of Independence, stating "That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States."

1892 - Homer Plessy was arrested for his refusal to move from a whites-only seat on a train. This led to the Plessy v. Ferguson "separate but equal" Supreme Court decision (which would be renounced in 1954).

1929 - Vatican City became a sovereign state.

1942 - The Battle of Midway ended in a decisive victory for American naval forces over Imperial Japan, marking a turning point in the Pacific War.

1948 - President Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia resigned as the Communist takeover of the country was completed.

1965 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Griswold v. Connecticut, struck down, 7-2, a Connecticut law used to prosecute a Planned Parenthood clinic in New Haven for providing contraceptives to married couples.

1981 - Israeli military planes destroyed a nuclear power plant in Iraq, a facility the Israelis charged could have been used to make nuclear weapons.

1993 - Ground was broken for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

1998 - In a crime that shocked the nation, James Byrd Jr., a 49-year-old Black man, was hooked by a chain to a pickup truck and dragged to his death in Jasper, Texas. (Two white men were later sentenced to death for the crime.)

2003 - The Rev. V. Gene Robinson was elected the first openly gay bishop by New Hampshire Episcopalians.

2006 - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the founder of al-Qaida in Iraq, was killed by a U.S. airstrike on his safe house.

2013 - President Barack Obama vigorously defended the government's just-disclosed collection of massive amounts of information from phone and Internet records as a necessary defense against terrorism, and assured Americans, "Nobody is listening to your telephone calls."

2016 - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump claimed their parties' presidential nominations following contests in New Jersey, California, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota.

2018 - The Trump administration said in a court filing that it would no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including provisions that guarantee access to health insurance regardless of any medical conditions; it was a rare departure from the Justice Department's practice of defending federal laws in court.

Birthdays
25 - Vittoria Ceretti (model)
27 - Christian McCaffrey (football player)
32 - Fetty Wap (rapper)
32 - Emily Ratajkowski (actress/model)
33 - Iggy Azalea (rapper)
34 - Mair Mulroney (actress)
34 - Shelley Buckner (actress)
35 - Michael Cera (actor)
42 - Anna Kournikova (tennis player)
42 - Larisa Oleynik (actress)
44 - Anna Torv (actress)
45 - Bill Hader (actor/comedian)
45 - Adrienne Frantz (actress)
48 - Allen Iverson (basketball player)
49 - Bear Grylls (TV personality)
51 - Karl Urban (actor)
53 - Helen Baxendale (actress)
56 - Dave Navarro (musician)
58 - Mick Foley (professional wrestler)
64 - Mike Pence (former vice president of the United States)
68 - William Forsythe (actor)
70 - Colleen Camp (actress)
71 - Liam Neeson (actor)
72 - Anne Twomey (actress)
77 - Jenny Jones (talk show host)
83 - Tom Jones (singer)
92 - Virginia McKenna (actress)

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Today in Sports History - June 7

1892 - John Joseph Doyle became the first pinch-hitter in baseball when he was used in a game.

1978 - The Washington Bullets defeat the Seattle Supersonics in seven games to win the NBA championship.

1982 - Steve Garvey became the fifth player in major league baseball history to play in 1,000 consecutive games.

1983 - Steve Carlton temporarily passed Nolan Ryan in career strikeouts when he registered his 3,522nd.

1989 - The Toronto Skydome hosted the first game to be played indoors and outdoors in the same day. The roof was closed when the weather became threatening.

1997 - The Detroit Red Wings won their first NHL championship in 42 years. They swept the series with the Philadelphia Flyers.

1998 - The Baltimore Orioles retired Eddie Murray's #33.

2004 - The Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Calgary Flames in seven games to win their first Stanley Cup.

2009 - Roger Federer became the sixth man in history to win a career Grand Slam when he won the French Open. He also tied Pete Sampras' record of 14 major singles titles.

2018 - The Washington Capitals claimed their first NHL title with a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas.

Login to view embedded media Pretty cool his story is out there.
Side note. I remember when Kelly was young and slim. She blew up. Damn.

Never forget these heroes. My grandfather was one of them. RIP

Here's this morning's Husker Hurry Up from @GeoffExstrom:

– Nebraska BSB coaching change
– Frank Solich
– "The Ten"

I know we were in on few Juco guys the last cycle, but is the Juco route some schools used to use to add "instant impact" players more a thing of the past. I have always thought there were some good players from the Juco ranks that came in with a bit of an edge for not being at a D1 level school and not having the luxuries of D1 kids. Getting a guy from Gorgia in the portal, does he already feel like he is better than what is on your roster because of the program he came from.? I say all of that to say, we have seen some very good players in the past from the Juco ranks and they had a bit of an edge to them, I hope the current staff has a focus on identifying any top Juco talent and are building relationships with those programs

Looks like a new recognition effort from Rhule & Co. I can get behind this. Very cool and I can see efforts being elevated across the board to earn your place in The Ten.

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Had a good chat with the Miami native. Hit the link.

Apparently Nelson is one of the top players on their board and is a take no matter what.

I don't care about Raiola anymore because the kid was never coming to NU. He's a frontrunner.

If they take Nelson that would really sting. As if they don't have enough talent in their backyard.

Edit: Info Per TPB.

Will USC and UCLA have to buy a share of the BIG network or were they just given a free share of the BIG network?

Welcome to the return of Husker Hurry Up! For those who were around when Zack first joined the site, he did a daily version of this last summer. Now, we’re coming out with a reinvented version as we’ll be going three days a week with yours truly hosting the audio podcast that accompanies the written piece.

Hope everyone enjoys!

Nebraska announced that Scotty McCreery will headline the concert following Volleyball Day in Nebraska where the Huskers take on Omaha and UNK faces off against Wayne State.

McCreery won the 10th season of "American Idol" back in 2011 and has leveraged that success into more than four million copies of his music sold while achieving one Triple Platinum, five Platinum and three Gold singles. He just wrapped up his 2023 Damn Strait Tour in late April and currently tours with Brooks & Dunn for their 2023 Reboot Tour.

This won't be the first time that McCreery will perform in Memorial Stadium as he sang the national anthem before Nebraska's 56-7 win over Northwestern on Oct. 2, 2021.

Plus, the Nebraska Board of Regents will review a proposal to serve alcohol during the event at their June 22 meetings.

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2024 Omaha (Neb.) Creighton Prep TE Michael Burt had one hell of a two-day stretch that saw him receive an offer from four Big Ten West division programs. Here's more:

Just hours after announcing the departure of former pitching coach Jeff Christy, the Huskers added to their 2024 pitching staff with a commitment from Brown transfer Bobby Olsen Inside Nebraska has learned. The 6-foot, 205-pound RHP has spent the last three seasons in the Ivy League and will look to get in the mix for a revamped pitching staff next spring.

Olsen has been a Swiss army knife for Brown over the last two seasons as he recorded a 5.83 ERA in 58.2 innings in 2022 where he made 13 appearances with 10 starts. He improved on those marks in 2023 when he totaled a 4.44 ERA in 12 appearances, but only six starts. He also struck out 56 batters with 25 walks this spring.

Olsen will have two years of eligibility remaining after entering the portal late last year. With a staff that's expected to lose its top-two starters in Emmett Olson and Jace Kaminska, Olsen's adaptability will play a pivotal role in how many innings he gets in 2024. If Olsen ends up in the weekend rotation, it would be the fourth straight offseason with NU grabbing a weekend arm out of the transfer portal. Chance Hroch in 2020, Dawson McCarville in 2021 and Jace Kaminska in 2022.

Sometimes in life, things don’t work out like you plan. Everyone goes through adversity here or there at some point.

Tyler Knaak sure had it at Utah.

Here’s more on Knaak, who believes he found what he was looking for at Nebraska.

The latest rumors from the weekend:

It will be interesting g to see how Rhule handles this.

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I continue to be surprised when his natural, genuine personality makes it obvious how our previous staff didn't get it...

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I see that Damian is on the practice team for
CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers. For someone who never played FB in high school.....he sure has made the most of his abilities. Great story.

Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and now Illinois have all offered the 6-foot-6, 230-pounder in a span of four hours.

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Had another great time with @Foremanjay5655, this time breaking down Husker TE/WR commit Keelan Smith, a 2024 ATH from Liberty (Mo.) North. Check it out:

“I got a better understanding of the coaches this time. I can actually confirm that those are probably some coaches I want to play for one day.”

More on 2024 DB William "Speedy" Nettles and his second visit to Nebraska:

Your comment in the profitability thread made me chuckle and then contemplate: "This thinking is how the Blackberry decline happens.

Apathetic obsolescence is always just a generation away"

Tandy was a major force in the home computer...
Apple was a major force in the cell phone...
Sprint was a major force in cellular service...

I have always been fascinated by the "originals" of their field, they cut new ground and lay the foundation for the next generation to come along and have an easier path to the competition. The home computer went from Tandy, to Apple, to Gateway, to Dell, and now is???

Steve Jobs dominated the cell phone and got into a personal war with Google and then died, now Google has introduced the newest technologies of the cell phone because of the war but soon will be passed by????

The cell industry is just as vicious... It started with MCI, to Verizon, to Nextel, to Sprint, and now T Mobile is dominating.

I had a landscape construction business for more than 25 years and the demand to keep up with the newest plants, equipment, training, and design technology would keep you busy for months. Every year about 25 new plants would be introduced and you had to wait about 3 years to see which ones would live up to their claims and to make sure they were hardy enough for winters and droughts then start trying them. The LSD (labor saving device) equipment is always a major concern to help you save time and wear and tear on the employees. The computer design programs were a jungle within itself, everyone claiming theirs is the best and the most affordable. It took me 3 years to replace a design program I purchased from Staples in the 2000's for $60.00; I had to buy used laptops because the company went out of business and the program wouldn't work with the new Windows format. I was finally able to find one that didn't break the bank and was user-friendly. (Ended up being the best program ever with the ability to do AI videos)

No matter how successful you are now, the wolf is at the door waiting to attack. If you don't keep the hunger you will be passed and left for dead.

I saw a game pop up on Fox. First time ever seeing it. Memphis vs. NJ. Lol Riley's face showed up. My wife asked me what was so funny.

Do any of you have experience watching? All I can say, is there's a lot of fire in the players, hoping to get picked up. Undoubtedly it keeps them in football condition. It looked like pretty decent football...

Side Note: Brock Huard and Kevin Kugler are calling the game. Personally, I tend to enjoy listening to each of them.

June 6
1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.

1912 - Novarupta, a volcano on the Alaska peninsula, began a three-day eruption, sending ash as high as 100,000 feet; it was the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century and ranks among the largest in recorded history.

1933 - The first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey.

1934 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was established to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.

1944 - More than 150,000 Allied troops invaded the beach of Normandy, France on D-Day during World War II.

1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, 25 ½ hours after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.

1977 - A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law imposing an automatic death sentence on defendants convicted of the first-degree murder of a police officer.

1982 - Israel invaded Lebanon to drive out the Palestine Liberation Organization. (The Israelis withdrew in June 1985.)

1989 - Burial services were held for Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

2001 - Vermont Republican Senator James Jeffords left the party to become and independent, handing control of the Senate back to the Democrats.

2002 - President George W. Bush proposed a new Cabinet-level department -- the Department of Homeland Security.

2005 - The Supreme Court ruled, 6-3, that people who smoked marijuana because their doctors recommended it to ease pain could be prosecuted for violating federal drug laws.

2013 - Director of National Intelligence James Clapper moved to tamp down a public uproar spurred by the disclosure of secret surveillance programs involving phone and Internet records, declassifying key details about one of the programs while insisting the efforts were legal, limited in scope and necessary to detect terrorist threats.

2018 - President Donald Trump commuted the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who had spent more than two decades behind bars for drug offenses; her cause had been championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West.

2022 - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote, securing enough support from his Conservative Party to remain in office despite a substantial rebellion that left him a weakened leader with an uncertain future. (Johnson would resign on July 7.)

Birthdays
27 - Queen Key (rapper)
32 - Ashley Park (actress)
38 - Drew McIntyre (professional wrestler)
40 - Amber Borycki (actress)
48 - Staci Keanan (actress)
49 - Sonya Walger (actress)
49 - Uncle Kracker (rapper)
50 - Lisa Brokop (singer)
51 - Natalie Morales (news correspondent)
56 - Paul Giamatti (actor)
56 - Max Casella (actor)
60 - Anthony Starke (actor)
60 - Jason Isaacs (actor)
64 - Colin Quinn (comedian)
64 - Amanda Pays (actress)
67 - Bjorn Borg (tennis player)
68 - Sandra Bernhard (comedian)
72 - Dwight Twilley (singer)
76 - Robert Englund (actor)

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Today in Sports History - June 6

1934 - Myril Hoag (New York Yankees) hit six singles in a game against the Boston Red Sox.

1939 - The New York Giants hit five home runs in the fourth inning in a 17-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

1939 - The first Little League baseball game was played as Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy 23-8 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1944 - All Major League Baseball games are canceled on this day in honor of the D-Day invasion taking place in France during World War II.

1946 - The Basketball Association of America, a forerunner of the NBA, was formed in New York City.

1965 - Tom Tresh (New York Yankees) hit home runs on three consecutive at-bats against the Chicago White Sox.

1966 - The NFL and AFL announce their intentions to merge.

1976 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Phoenix Suns in six games to win the NBA championship.

1989 - Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) won the Hart Trophy for the 9th time. He was the first player in NHL history to win the same award nine times.

1992 - Eddie Murray passed Mickey Mantle on the all-time switch-hitter RBI list. Mantle held the record at 1,509.

1996 - Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) scored a first period hat-trick against the Florida Panthers in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Finals. He became only the third player in NHL history to score a first-period hat-trick in the Cup Final. He was also the sixth player to score a hat-trick in the Cup Final game.

1996 - Baseball's executive council told Marge Schott, owner of the Cincinnati Reds, to give up day-to-day operations within a week or face a suspension of more than a year. Schott had caused controversy with comments she made concerning Adolph Hitler in an ESPN interview.

2007 - The Anaheim Ducks defeat the Ottawa Senators to win their first Stanley Cup.

2018 - LeBron James eclipses Michael Jordan's record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 110-102 Game 3 Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors.