Little Rock native point guard Layden Blocker has committed to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Announcing Saturday, as the No. 28 recruit in the ESPN 100 class for 2023. This makes him the first commitment to the Razorbacks from…
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St. Louis Fed Names Matuschka Lindo Briggs Regional Executive in Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has named Matuschka Lindo Briggs as vice president and regional executive for the Little Rock Branch, which serves the majority of Arkansas. Briggs succeeds Robert Hopkins, who retired in mid-June after 38 years at…
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OmaHogs Return to College World Series Against Stanford on Saturday
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Razorback Baseball team just arrived in Omaha after departing Wednesday from XNA Northwest Arkansas National Airport. There has been a fair amount of fanfare after the Hogs triumphed over the North Carolina Tar Heels last weekend. Now, on…
- June 2022MagazineSports/Outdoors
Nick Smith Jr.’s 2023 Final Four Swagger Hints at a Different Kind of No. 1
by Evin Demirelby Evin DemirelNot since Corliss Williamson has a freshman come into the Arkansas basketball program with as much anticipation and acclaim as Nick Smith Jr. The Little Rock-area native skyrocketed up the high school-basketball recruit rankings over the last couple years, ultimately…
- June 2022MagazineSports/Outdoors
After Saban Fracas, Framing Pittman as the Anti-Jimbo Has Never Looked Better
by Evin Demirelby Evin DemirelThe full dysfunctional glory that is the Nick Saban-Jimbo Fisher feud has come to outshine almost everything else under the sports sun. For good reason, too, considering it’s not every day that you see two veteran national title-winning coaches, one…
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Razorbacks Make History in Game 1 Against Longhorns
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas made history Thursday night as the Razorbacks softball team won a super regional game for the first time ever and claimed victory over the Texas Longhorns with a 7-1 in Game 1 of the best-of-3 series. The team was…
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Hogs Ranked No. 1 in ESPN’s ‘Way Too Early’ Basketball Top 25
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffComing off consecutive Elite Eight appearances, anticipation for Razorback basketball is as high as it’s been since the mid-1990s when Arkansas won a national championship and appeared in two straight title games. ESPN released its “Way Too Early Top 25”…
There was a time – much longer ago than it sometimes feels – when I thought I knew an awful lot about college basketball. I’d devour the preseason magazines, watch random midweek games from other conferences, and read every word…
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Editor’s Letter: Bowl Games Evolving Before Our Very Eye$
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterIn this playoff age of college football, bowl games don’t carry the weight they once did. That’s not a quote from Captain Obvious, but it could be. This year, 42 were staged, two of them in a 17,000-seat soccer stadium…
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The GM of Team Musselman: Before Becoming First Lady of Hog Hoops, Danyelle Sargent Musselman Was Her Own Brand
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterPower Women: Before Becoming First Lady of Hog Hoops, Danyelle Sargent Musselman Was Her Own Brand These days, if an official title could adequately describe Danyelle Sargent Musselman’s daily routine, it would be General Manager of #teammusselman. That’s how it’s…