Sports

Arkansas sporting goods manufacturer Tanners Team Sports Inc. recently filled three key roles at the company’s headquarters at the Mid-America Industrial Park in Hot Springs. According to a company press release, the new hires are due to an increase in…

The New Wild West: With No Standardized Rules in Place, NCAA’s NIL Landscape a Tricky One Decades ago, a few Razorback fans put $100 bills into the hands of Arkansas basketball great Sidney Moncrief. “I can’t say that occasionally an…

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Athletics announced Wednesday that Trojan student-athletes are now able to start maximizing on name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities through the NOCAP Sports athlete marketing platform. NOCAP Sports offers UA Little Rock student-athletes a portal…

The Conway Regional Health System announced Thursday that the location of “Off the Clock: UCA Purple Passion” on Aug. 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. has moved to the UCA practice field. The practice field is located at the…

MEMPHIS – Last Friday night, I found myself at the Liberty Bowl with my 12-year-old son, J.D. Memphis was playing its spring game, and we happened to be in town for a soccer tournament J.D.’s team was playing in. Not…

Arkansas lawmakers have passed legislation that would allow Arkansas student-athletes to receive compensation for the commercial use of their publicity rights. Both the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas Senate voted to pass House Bill 1671, which will establish…

As best as I can determine with the help of the internet, my first memory of Arkansas basketball is from March 3, 1983, when the fifth-ranked Hogs fell to No. 1 Houston, led by future hall of famers, Hakeem Olajuwon…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has signed a bill governing women’s sports that has stirred controversy in Arkansas. Hutchinson signed Senate Bill 354 into law on Thursday, March 25, creating the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. This law holds that sports teams…

Well, we’ve finally made it to the end of 2020. For some, the year has been catastrophic due to COVID-19 and at least very uncomfortable for the majority of others. The civil unrest and discord our nation has endured this…

I just got off the phone with my parents. Unfortunately, even though they only live five minutes away, we don’t see them as much as we used to thanks to the pandemic. They are both in their early 70s and healthy,…