Apr 23
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Arkansans in the NBA playoffs

... historically speaking

The NBA playoffs began this past weekend with the defending-champion Miami Heat as the most overwhelming favorite to win it all since the early-2000s Los Angeles Lakers. back then,...
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Apr 02
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Baseballer, shot caller

New voice joins the Travelers in the broadcast booth.

There is a certain mythos to the marriage of baseball and the radio. To be sure, other sports have their broadcasting heroes, and no less so here in Arkansas where the late Paul Ee...
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Dec 18
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Center of attention

Basketball’s “new school” Bobby Portis has the potential to bring old school glory back to Razorback courts.

Big man Bobby Portis is new school. He shoots threes, leads fast breaks and has a shoe collection as diverse as his game. Off the court, he rocks the same nerd-chic glasses and bow...
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Dec 11
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The uneven playing field

Why can’t central Arkansas win?

A casual observer might call the down-to-the-wire victory Fayetteville High pulled off at North Little Rock High on Nov. 23 an act of God. North Little Rock had just finished surgi...
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Dec 11
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Whirlwind courtships

The parallels and departures in Bret Bielema’s approach to coaching and matrimony.

Of all the stories coming out of Bret Bielema’s hiring as Arkansas’ head football coach last week, perhaps the most endearing is how he wooed his wife Jen.
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Dec 10
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Bobby Petrino hired at Western Kentucky

Exactly eight months after being fired at Arkansas, Bobby Petrino was named head coach at Western Kentucky on Monday.
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Nov 27
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The big what if

Contemplating a world where the big bad Red Wolves go up against the state’s top Hogs.

Rivalry week gripped the college football world last Saturday. In states with populations or areas similar to Arkansas — Oklahoma, Mississippi and South Carolina — longtime intrast...
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Nov 27
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In pursuit of the ‘Grude’

Benton-based Razorback fans gain overnight, viral video fame with original song, “Hey Grude.”

Caleb Conrad, Will Richey and Tyler Davis are a trio of Benton-based Razorback fans interested in seeing former NFL head coach and current Monday Night Football color man Jon Grude...
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Nov 20
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Heisman talk for ‘Johnny Football’

A&M quarterback could become the first freshman winner of the prestigious award.

College football is the only major American team sport in which a first-year player hasn’t won the sport’s most prestigious award. Freshmen have been chosen as national players of ...
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Oct 30
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What might have been

NBA player and UALR grad Derek Fisher once considered a transfer to the University of Arkansas. How that step might have changed history.

There aren’t many blank spots on longtime NBA player Derek Fisher’s resume: five world titles, an AAU National Championship, a high school state championship, six years as National...
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Oct 23
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Made of Stoerner stuff

Former Razorbacks quarterback and local media personality sounds off on the state of the Hogs.

It’s been half a decade since Clint Stoerner last quarterbacked a team. The former Arkansas Razorback record-setter and Dallas Cowboy starter played the last few seasons of his pro...
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Oct 23
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Fan-atical fashion

Fun with Hog fans and their game-day get-ups.

Suffice it to say the Razorbacks have had better seasons. But win or lose, Razorback fans are nothing if not dedicated, as Youtube’s Lizhoney2u so eloquently reminded us. As we loo...
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Sep 19
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Search for a silver lining

Will the Hogs bounce back from this season? Only time and talent will tell.

With 2:50 left in the first quarter, Arkansas trailed Alabama 7-0 on Saturday. On third down, freshman quarterback Brandon Allen threw a pass to Brandon Mitchell near midfield, but...
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Sep 04
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Finishing strong

Tyler Wilson on track to surpass Peyton and Eli Manning as a college quarterback.

Among the best quarterbacks in SEC history, Tyler Wilson’s trajectory to success may be unmatched. By building on last season, the 6-3, 220-pound senior has a serious shot at the s...
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Sep 04
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Rebirth of football

Hendrix College’s 53-year team timeout set to end in 2013

The first Hendrix Warriors football game in 53 years is roughly 365 days away. As of today, Hendrix’s roster is blank. No names or numbers. No positions. No heights or weights. Not...
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