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LINCOLN, Neb. -- A big win over Minnesota seemed to lift the cloud that had settled over No. 19 Nebraska.Back-to-back losses to Wisconsin and Ohio State, the latter by 59 points, left coach Mike Riley and his players to spend the previous two Mondays rehashing all that went wrong. This week, they allowed themselves to imagine the possibilities for the rest of 2016.Though the Cornhuskers (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) need help to reach the Big Ten championship game, they would double their 2015 regular-season win total if they beat Maryland on Saturday and Iowa on the Friday after Thanksgiving.Not many teams can finish with 10 wins in the regular season, defensive end Ross Dzuris said. It would be big for the program.In 15 years as a college coach, Riley has never won more than nine games in a regular season. He said hes proud of what his second Nebraska team has accomplished so far and called the improvement absolutely necessary.Last year, the Huskers went 5-7 in the regular season, losing four games decided by three points or less and another on a Hail Mary pass. This year theyre 3-0 in games decided by seven points or less and have won four of the six games in which they trailed at halftime. That includes the 24-17 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.Wed all like the football better, more consistent, and I know all that, Riley said. But I do like the mindset of this group. Its been fun to work with them, fun to see them turn the thing around and play with so much confidence late in ball games and always fight back -- with the one outlier being Ohio State when it got way out of proportion. I like this team a lot.For the second straight week, quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. will miss practice time because of injury. He tweaked his left hamstring while tumbling into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown against Minnesota, and Riley said the four-year starter was limping pretty heavily on Sunday.Ryker Fyfe will take the first-team snaps when the team returns to practice Tuesday, with Zack Darlington his backup. Armstrong, who has started 43 of his 44 games at Nebraska, is listed as day-to-day.Armstrong turned in an inspiring performance against the Gophers after being knocked unconscious against Ohio State. He injured his left ankle on a quarterback sneak in the third quarter and had to leave the game. He returned to lead the 91-yard winning drive and was carried to the sideline by two offensive linemen after he tweaked his hamstring on his 13-yard touchdown. He was named Big Ten offensive player of the week Monday.He has been quarterback forever now it seems like, receiver Jordan Westerkamp said. He is just a great guy to have out there. 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Maybe they should give her a cape, too.It took a head-first dive, Superwoman-style, for Miller to spring an Olympic upset Monday over Americas top female sprinter in the 400 meters and deny her a record fifth gold medal.Miller, a 22-year-old from the Bahamas who finished second to Felix at the world championships last year, took an early lead, then held off her charge along the straightaway. Neck-and-neck with two steps to go, Miller sprawled, dove and tumbled across the line to win by .07 seconds.Now, instead of a coronation for Felix, its a celebration for Miller, whose dive will go down as one of the most dramatic images weve seen at these, or any, Olympics.This is the moment I have been waiting for, Miller said. I just gave it my all.And she didnt even get the evenings biggest roars. Those went to pole vaulter Thiago Braz da Silva, who gave Brazil its first medal in track and field by setting an Olympic record (6.03 meters) to upset world-record holder and defending champion Renaud Lavillenie of France.But outside of Brazil, theyll be talking about The Dive.Starting from Lane 7, Miller expanded the lag, instead of getting gobbled up the way most women do when Felix is on the track.Stride for stride they ran down the last 100 meters, until the last few steps. Felix, classically trained by Bobby Kersee, made a textbook lean into the finish line. Miller tried something else. The dive is something no coach would ever teach. Then again, amazing things happen with a gold medal on the line.I was just focused on myself, Felix said when asked about the dive. I didnt really have too many thoughts on it.As Miller lay on her back, gasping for breath and maybe even stunned herself at what shed done, Felix sat on the ground stone-faced. Ten seconds passed. Then 20.While Miller jumped with her arms flailing forward, the rules say the win is determined by which athlete has any part of her torso cross the line first. The photo finish showed the negative image of Millers sprawled-out body. Her shoulder barely beat Felix to the line.ddddddddddddThe result popped up on the scoreboard: Miller won in 49.44 seconds. The bronze went to Jamaicas Shericka Jackson.What a finish. What a race.It marked quite a disappointment for Felix, whose season just didnt turn out the way she planned it.I dont think I ever quite had a year this tough, Felix said, as her eyes welled with tears.She was one of those rare athletes who had the cachet to get the Olympics to change the schedule. After winning the world championship at 400 meters last year, she put the 200-400 double in her sights for the Olympics. The schedule as it was originally written made it impossible: The 200 heats were scheduled for the same evening as the 400 final.Felix asked, and she received: The 200 heats were moved to the morning to give Americas best female sprinter a chance for the two-fer.But she never got to the starting line in the 200. She landed awkwardly on a medicine ball while doing core work in the gym during the spring and her ankle swelled up like a balloon.Suddenly, what once was a quest for two golds transformed into a struggle to simply make the Olympic team. She did in the 400 but not in the 200. Then, Miller showed up and handed Felix her third Olympic disappointment. This silver goes with the pair she won in 2004 and 2008 in the 200.Even so, she became the most decorated U.S. female track star, with seven overall medals, including three in the relays.But this was Millers night.The flagbearer for her country in the opening ceremonies, Miller came into the games 5 for 5 in her races this season, including Diamond League meets in Shanghai, Eugene and London.Now shes 6 for 6.A wild finish to a crazy night.It began with a downpour that stopped action in all the events and put the DJ to work, playing Singing In The Rain, Umbrella, and I Cant Stand the Rain, among other fare, while the fans waited out the delay.Those who stayed got their moneys worth.Miller got a few scratches and scrapes, but she also got the gold. ' ' '