{
  "id": 1924064,
  "title": "Former Husker star Amy Stephens joins flag football program",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/former-husker-star-amy-stephens-joins-flag-football-program",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:30:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-husker-star-amy-stephens-113053226.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nebraska's flag football program has welcomed a new director of operations. Amy Stephens, a former Nebraska women's basketball star and assistant coach, was confirmed to the staff on Tuesday. Stephens, who played for Nebraska from 1985 to 1989, helped the team secure a Big Eight title and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1988. She was also named to the NU All-Century Team. Stephens led Nebraska-Kearney as head coach from 1994 to 2002 and Drake from 2003 to 2012, accumulating a coaching record of 348-173. The program is overseen by Liz Sowers, a former five-time national champion coach at Ottawa University, along with her sister Katie Sowers as associate head coach. Stephens expressed her enthusiasm about returning to Nebraska, stating her commitment to fostering a championship culture, supporting student-athletes, and expanding flag football within Husker Nation. The team will compete at Barbara Hibner Field, the current home of the Huskers soccer program. Nebraska is the sole Power Four conference institution to introduce a women's flag football team. Collegiate Flag Football reports that the Big 12 is considering adding the sport as early as 2028. For more Nebraska news, follow @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter) or like their Facebook page.",
  "summary": "Former Husker basketball star Amy Stephens joins the Nebraska flag football program as director of operations.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}