Thinking about the NBA’s appropriate renaming of its MVP trophy for Michael Jordan served as reminder for just how differently we celebrate excellence these days. MJ represents the game’s Everest. They are those basketball intrepids who reached its stratosphere alongside…
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Peyton Manning to Speak at Next Little Rock Touchdown Club Meeting
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPeyton Manning will be joining the Little Rock Touchdown Club this Tuesday, Sept. 5 for the weekly meeting. With an 18-year career in the NFL, Manning is widely considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. In…
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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…
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4th & 25: Entering Super Regionals, We’re Still Learning About the Hogs
A baseball diamond, according to Bill James, is a field of ignorance. What we know about the sport could maybe fill the infield, he says. The rest is an enigma. This, coming from the originator of what we know as…