Creighton baseball fell short of a second straight Big East Tournament title on Sunday, falling to St. John’s, 5-3, in the title game. Despite the loss, Creighton’s Rocco Gump earned the 2026 Jack Kaiser Award, given to the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Gump had 10 hits, three home runs, nine RBI and scored six runs over the weekend. Teammates Connor Capece and Shea Wendt joined him on the All-Tournament Team. Creighton finished 31-26 and 13-8 in Mark Kingston’s first year as head coach.
Omaha baseball saw its season end last Thursday at the Summit League Baseball Championship, falling to first-seeded Oral Roberts, 6-0. Both No. 2 seed Omaha and No. 1 seed Oral Roberts were sent to the elimination game after dropping their tournament openers. Omaha finished the season 21-26 overall and 16-11 in Summit League play in Evan Porter’s final year as head coach. Porter finished his 10 seasons with a 196-275-2 record, two Summit League Coach of the Year honors and the program’s first NCAA Division I tournament appearance in 2019.
Union Omaha defeated the New York Cosmos on the road Wednesday night, 2-1, to improve to 8-2-1 on the regular season. Omaha forward Aaron Gomez delivered his first goal of the year to put the Owls ahead 1-0 in the 60th minute. Not long after, New York defender Anderson Holt answered with a strike in the 80th to even the match and set up a potential midweek draw for the clubs. It was Omaha’s Kempes Waldemar Tekiela who scored the winner in the fourth minute of extra time, strengthening the Owls’ hold on first place in USL League One standings. Omaha returns home Saturday, and will host FC Naples for a match beginning at 7 p.m.
USL League One announced its Team of the Week for Week 11/12 on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Cole Jensen, midfielder/forward Diego Gutierrez and forward Sergio Ors Navarro each were given honors, while midfielder Ryen Jiba and defender Sami Guediri earned spots on the bench. Head coach Vincenzo Candela was also named USL League One Coach of the Week.
The Omaha Supernovas have named John Cook and Kirk Thompson as the organization’s Governors. Thompson will serve as Governor, while Cook will serve as Alternate Governor. Under the league’s franchise model, each organization is represented by governors who collaborate on the league’s highest-level strategic decisions that impact the growth and framework of MLV. The pair will assume the roles previously occupied by Ben Priest, who recently departed as governor and divested as co-owner to pursue a similar role with expansion MLV franchise Los Angeles.
The Novas opened free agency strong on Wednesday announcing seven players for the 2027 roster and the re-signing of local stars Merritt Beason and Kiara Reinhardt. Among the five newcomers is opposite hitter Kimberly Drewniok, who comes to the Supernovas from LOVB Omaha, where she finished third in the league in both total points (302) and kills (278).
Creighton men’s basketball will open play in next season’s Players Era Championship against defending national champion Michigan. The pairing was announced by Players Era, MGM Resorts International and ESPN last week as part of the brackets for the 2026 Players Era Men’s Championships. The Players Era 16 Championship will be held Tuesday-Saturday, November 24-28, in Las Vegas.
League One Volleyball announced last week the addition of its 10th professional team for season three, LOVB Miami Volleyball. LOVB Miami will debut during the 2026-27 season. Beginning in season three, LOVB will also introduce an Eastern and Western Conference format. The Eastern Conference will feature LOVB Miami, LOVB Atlanta, LOVB Madison, LOVB Minnesota, and LOVB Nebraska, and the Western Conference will include LOVB Austin, LOVB Houston, LOVB Los Angeles, LOVB Salt Lake, and LOVB San Francisco.
Omaha softball head coach Mike Heard has agreed to a contract extension through at least the end of the 2030 season, Vice Chancellor / Director of Athletics Adrian Dowell announced Tuesday. Heard, the two-time Summit League Coach of the Year, led the Mavericks to back-to-back conference regular season titles in 2025 and 2026, and a stretch of three consecutive conference tournament championships and NCAA Tournament appearances from 2023 to 2025.
The Omaha Storm Chasers are hosting the Memphis Redbirds for a series at Werner Park this week, and currently trail 0-2, falling 19-5 on Tuesday and 5-2 Wednesday. Thursday night, first pitch is at 6:35 p.m. for $3 Thursday, where fans can enjoy hot dogs, Lay’s chips, ice cream cones, 16-ounce Pepsi products, Busch Light cans, and select tickets for just $3 each.
Major League Volleyball has announced the launch of its Los Angeles franchise ahead of the team’s inaugural 2027 season. The franchise is led by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, majority owner and founder of MLV LA and a minority stakeholder in the Los Angeles Lakers, alongside Ben Priest, who will serve as governor and managing partner.
Upcoming Events
- Omaha Storm Chasers vs. Memphis | May 26 – 31 | 6:35 p.m. Thursday
- Union Omaha vs. FC Naples | Saturday, May 30 | 7 p.m.
