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    By on May 2, 2012 at 12:11 am • 0 Comments
    Zach Turner A sports writer is typically not one dimensional, which means not limited to one sport. Sure you have the major league sports writers that cover the local professional team, but they can still weigh in on other sports. The thoughts ...
    By on May 1, 2012 at 12:12 am • 0 Comments
    Jimmy Carter. Mike Anderson pointed out three needs he wanted to fill on his roster after Arkansas’ postseason basketball banquet. Guard play, toughness and size. The next day, Houston combo forward and Little Rock native Alandise Harris announced he would transfer to ...
    By on April 30, 2012 at 9:35 am • 0 Comments
    Harrison Stanfill The road to the Super Bowl starts with the NFL Draft. It is a time where teams can rebuild with young talent or solidify their mediocrity by handling the draft the wrong way. This year’s NFL Draft was no different. ...
    By on April 25, 2012 at 12:15 am • 0 Comments
    Zach Turner The NBA has two days’ worth of games remaining before the 2012 playoffs begin. That’s a fact. The San Antonio Spurs are very old, but are playing better than any other team and earned the West’s No. 1 seed. ...
    By on April 24, 2012 at 12:10 am • 0 Comments
    Jimmy Carter. Jeff Long keeps surprising. April 10, Arkansas’ athletic director made the tough decision to fire Bobby Petrino. Monday, Long hired John L. Smith as the interim coach, a name on no one in Fayetteville’s radar since Smith took the Weber ...
    By on April 23, 2012 at 12:10 am • 0 Comments
    Harrison Stanfill At the beginning of football season, every fan is hopeful that this is going to be the year that their team wins it all. The journey to the Super Bowl starts with the NFL Draft. As always, the NFL Draft ...
    By on April 18, 2012 at 12:10 am • 0 Comments
    Zach Turner The right decision by athletic director Jeff Long would be to name an interim coach for the 2012 season. Even if none of the four potential candidates have any collegiate head coaching experience. The parallels have been made between the ...
    By on April 17, 2012 at 12:12 am • 0 Comments
    Jimmy Carter. All the goodwill and credit Jeff Long got for making the right but tough decision to fire Bobby Petrino means nothing. Not if he fails to find a replacement that can pick up where Petrino left off –– on ...
    By on April 16, 2012 at 12:06 am • 1 Comment
    Harrison Stanfill What more can be said about the Bobby Petrino situation that hasn’t already been said? The man traded a chance for a national championship for a joyride with his mistress, a selfish move made by a man with a ...
    By on April 11, 2012 at 12:09 am • 0 Comments
    Zach Turner Jeff Long could not help but show his emotions Tuesday night. Arkansas athletic director wasn’t afraid to show emotion when announcing that coach Bobby Petrino would be terminated effective immediately as the head football coach of the Razorbacks. After a ...
    By on April 11, 2012 at 12:06 am • 0 Comments
    Zach Turner Arkansas basketball coach Mike Anderson had a sigh of relief Monday. The Hogs’ leading scorer, BJ Young, decided to return for his sophomore season instead of forgoing the remainder of his college eligibility and entering the 2012 NBA Draft. Young ...