Spotlight Megan Grant's basketball 'side quest' aided historic softball season at UCLA Cydney Henderson USA Today May 21, 2026 5 hrs ago 0 × Sports Illustrated - Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska softball defeated UCLA on Saturday to win the Big Ten Tournament Championship. Nate Rohr has three Quick Kernels from Maryland. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UCLA softball slugger Megan Grant welcomed Kiki Rice back to Los Angeles with a show.kAm(:E9 96C 7@C>6C &r{p 32D<6E32== E62>>2E6 :? 2EE6?52?46 — J6D[ J@F C625 E92E C:89E — vC2?E 9:E 96C bhE9 9@>6 CF? @7 E96 D62D@? 282:?DE $@FE9 r2C@=:?2 E@ 6IE6?5 96C }rpp D:?8=6\D62D@? C64@C5 2E E96 a_ae }rpp $@7E32== %@FC?2>6?E @? $2EFC52J] qJ $F?52J[ vC2?E’D 9@>6 CF? E@E2= 6IE6?565 E@ c_ H:E9 2 H2=<\@77 8C2?5 D=2>]k^AmkAmx?DE625 @7 D4@C:?8 32D<6ED[ vC2?E H2D D4@C:?8 CF?D] {@ED @7 E96>]k^Am kAm#:46 :D FD65 E@ D66:?8 vC2?E @? E96 32D<6E32== 4@FCE 5FC:?8 E96:C CF? 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Nebraska Softball Captures Big Ten Tournament Title Nebraska softball defeated UCLA on Saturday to win the Big Ten Tournament Championship. Nate Rohr has three Quick Kernels from Maryland.
