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At the root of Flying Fish's sustained popularity is consistently commendable food served at reliably reasonable prices. The good value ...
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Apr
24
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Primed for the next stageA day in the life of former Razorback and NFL hopeful Broderick Green as he’s prepped for the draft.It doesn’t take long for Broderick Green and his trainer Dennis Davis to get into it before a recent Friday morning workout. The straining and sweat will come later, but there are ...
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Apr
10
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Battered, bloodied, bruisedAnalyzing the ups and downs of Bobby Petrino’s reputation.University of Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino’s reputation took quite a tumble last week in the tangled aftermath of his motorcycle’s crash 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville. For a f...
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Mar
20
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Archie’s choiceSylvan Hills basketball star leads team to victory but leaves Hog fans disappointed.Of all the teams predicted to go farthest in March Madness bracket pools filled out last week, I suspect North Carolina and Kentucky got the most love. These perpetual safe bets se...
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Mar
13
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Nolan and public healingArkansas basketball embraces former coach, but stops short of naming court after him.Once again, Arkansas has keeled over well before the finish line, struggling on hands and knees to eventually cross it. Last week’s 70-54 loss to LSU in the SEC tournament capped a...
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Feb
21
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Courting the prospects of a new lifeNigerian-born Parkview student turning heads on Parkview’s basketball team.Emmanuel Adoyi isn’t typically moody.
Diligent, yes. Hard-working: no doubt. How many teenagers spend hours each Saturday morning cleaning their family’s bathroom? Or regularly hi...
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Feb
14
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Razorback retrospectiveComparing Arkansas’ most celebrated classes in basketball.Seldom does an Arkansas freshman class enter the season with as many expectations as this year’s quartet of B.J. Young, Hunter Mickelson, Rashad Madden and Devonta Abron. Rarely ar...
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Feb
07
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A super day without the bowlSports writer chronicles a Super Bowl Sunday sans the big game.It’s Monday morning, and I’m relieved to not know who won last night’s Super Bowl.
I don’t regret my decision to skip our country’s biggest sporting event while enjoying the parti...
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Jan
31
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Knighten's next levelIn two seasons of high school football, he was as close to unstoppable as we’ve ever seen. The Sun Belt, though, is a different story.As a child, Fredi Knighten excelled at sprinting. He swam the breaststroke well, and thanks to a hyperactive family dog with the full name of Tasmanian Devil, he could really giddy...
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Jan
24
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A Bull in Grizzly territoryOn MLK Day, former Razorback Ronnie Brewer discussed his Arkansas roots following a game in Memphis.MEMPHIS — Everything is rushed for this interview.
The reporters jam into the visitors’ locker room and mass around one Chicago Bull, then another, seeking soundbites. The player...
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Jan
17
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Globetrotters soar into VerizonTeam’s half-competitive, half-entertainment game of basketball driven by a love of community service.Jacob Tucker stands 5 feet 10 inches tall. That’s two inches shorter than six feet, but that’s also roughly the average height for a white male in his 20s, which Tucker is.
Still,...
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Jan
17
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‘Around a razor’s edge’Why college football playoffs could destroy the NCAA.After last week’s clunker of a title game between Alabama and LSU, how likely will the way in which our college football king is chosen remain the same? Based on the tenor of the t...
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Jan
10
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The Sugar Bear offensiveUCA basketball’s Megan Herbert leading a team of cubs to become a full-grown force of nature.There’s not much time to be alone and reflective in the life of student-athlete Megan Herbert.
If she isn’t taking nutrition classes at the University of Central Arkansas, she’s ...
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Jan
03
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Jerry JonesThe Arkansas native and mastermind behind Cowboys Stadium inspires both admiration and animosity.Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has already hosted his alma mater in his new stadium three times, but on Friday, Arkansas plays in the Cotton Bowl for the first time since the gam...
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Dec
27
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Sports Seer’s 20-20 VisionPredicting the top sports stories of 2011 from nine years in the future.Being a sports seer isn’t all cake and cream, folks.
All that stunningly potent predictive power doesn’t come easily. For instance, just take a typical trip to the airport, and en...
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Dec
20
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Trigger-happy weekendSports writer’s experience across enemy lines ... in paintball.When novelist Joseph Conrad tossed around possible settings for what would become his signature work, Heart of Darkness, it’s a safe bet Mayflower wasn’t a candidate.
Even at the...
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