Arkansas’ Kayle Browning Wins Silver Medal at Olympics Kayle Browning, a Faulkner County native, won a silver medal in trap shooting for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics Thursday. Browning missed three of her first four shots, but then found a groove and hit 19 straight. She then missed two more, and closed…
For decades the Central Arkansas sporting community has had no place to call home for soccer lovers. However, in 2015 a rising group of soccer fanatics emerged within Little Rock, finally giving a place to let their love of the sport thrive. However, more than just soccer love has emerged among the group. Local businesses,…
A hometown product is an NBA champ. On Tuesday, Bobby Portis and the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Finals, the franchise’s first title in 50 years. Portis, a Little Rock native, attended Hall High School and played under Mike Anderson at the University of Arkansas. He was named SEC Player of the Year in…
The Conway Convention & Visitors Bureau on Thursday announced plans to sign 30 student athletes from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) to “Name, Image and Likeness” (NIL) agreements. The student athletes will be trained as “ambassadors and brand representatives” touting the Arkansas city’s quality of place and visitor amenities, according to a press…
It’s only been about a week since the NCAA’s new Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rules took effect, but many Arkansas Razorbacks student-athletes have already been capitalizing on the opportunity. The new interim policy, adopted on July 1, suspended the previous NCAA NIL rules, which prohibited college athletes from particular compensation and profits, such as…
Razorback fans will be able to fill the bleachers for football season this year. The University of Arkansas just announced that Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium will be open to full capacity in the fall. In a news release, the university says to expect the “full pageantry” of college gameday during Arkansas Razorback Football…
The list of awards continues to rack up for Arkansas Baseball’s Kevin Kopps. On Friday, it was announced that Kopps is the 2021 National Player of the Year, receiving the Dick Howser Trophy. Kopps also won the Stopper of the Year Award this week, which is given to the country’s top relief pitcher. The…
The University of Central Arkansas has unveiled a new look in its Farris Center arena: Scottie Pippen Court, named after one of Arkansas’ premier basketball legends. The new-look basketball court, adorned with his name, signature and No. 33 at half court, was revealed to Pippen Monday before his summer basketball camp began. The 55-year-old…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has done it. Members of the Arkansas media have done it, and your fellow Hogs fans have done it. They are all trying to point out the silver lining in the dark cloud of gloom that is Arkansas baseball. I saw an array of cheery messages on social media as soon as…
The Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 6-2 on Monday, advancing the Hogs to a Super Regional in dramatic fashion. It was a nail-biting night for Razorback fans on Monday. Nebraska defeated the Hogs 5-3 Sunday to force the elimination game in the Fayetteville Regional, and the Cornhuskers took a 2-0 lead…
