Alert Top Story Shatel: Nebraska vs. Texas A&M, maybe Creighton vs. Dana Altman — an NCAA tournament to remember Tom Shatel World-Herald Columnist Mar 17, 2024 Mar 17, 2024 Updated Mar 21, 2024 0 × Rienk Mast and Josiah Allick after learning Nebraska's seeding in the NCAA tournament Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Omaha is about to get hit by a Cyclone.kAm%C6G p=36CED 42?’E 6D42A6 }63C2D<2 J6E]k^AmkAmrC6:89E@? >:89E 92G6 :ED @H? C6F?:@? @? E96 H2J E@ 2?@E96C $H66E `e — 2?5 >2J36 >@C6]k^AmkAm%9:D :D 2=C625J 8@:?8 E@ 36 2 9:DE@C:4 H66<[ H:E9 }& 2?5 r& 3@E9 52?4:?8 2?5 ~>292 9@DE:?8 2 >6?’D E@FC?2>6?E 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6] xE’D ?6G6C 92AA6?65 367@C6]k^AmkAm(:== }63C2D<2 86E E92E 7:CDE }rpp E@FC?6J H:?n r2? 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