When Hogs fly: Pinnock, McLeod make Olympic long jump final
The men's long jump final at the Paris Olympics will have a Razorback Jamaican flavor.
Stories by Bob Holt
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Three Razorbacks battle to be kicker
FAYETTEVILLE -- Cam Little's decision to skip his senior season at the University of Arkansas and enter the NFL Draft worked out well for the most accurate kic…
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Ryan Crouser completes shot put three-peat
Ryan Crouser, a University of Arkansas volunteer assistant men's track and field coach competing for the United States, made Olympic history on Saturday night …
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UA freshman Kaylyn Brown caps world record effort
Kaylyn Brown didn't look like a college freshman in anchoring the United States' 1,600-meter mixed relay team to a world record at the Olympics on Friday in Pa…
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Paris takeover: Arkansas ties aplenty for track and field
FAYETTEVILLE -- Team Arkansas will have a busy day at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
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Hogs deal with heat, go indoors
FAYETTEVILLE --The Arkansas Razorbacks moved practice No. 2 of training camp inside the Walker Pavilion as the temperature soared to 97 degrees with a heat ind…
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Redwine honored to coach U.S. men
FAYETTEVILLE -- Here's hoping it's a good summer for Redwine in France.
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One-hand grab sets the tone
FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green saw all he needed to see on his pre-snap read and the release from receiver Tyrone Broden.
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‘Razorback Hour’ puts Hogs in Paris
FAYETTEVILLE -- Chris Bailey wanted to go crazy in celebration that he had made the United States Olympic track and field team, but he still wasn't quite sure.
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’Dogs hope Lebby ends HC carousel
DALLAS -- Mississippi State linebacker John Lewis politely corrected a reporter who asked the redshirt junior about playing for his third head coach with the B…
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‘Think like kings’: Cal focuses on mindset, foundation
FAYETTEVILLE -- John Calipari's first University of Arkansas basketball team began taking shape with summer practices the last eight weeks.
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Arkansas men’s track and field team adds Miami’s Rob Jarvis as assistant
FAYETTEVILLE -- Rob Jarvis is traveling to Paris on Tuesday to be at the Olympics with triple jumper Russell Robinson.
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Hall of Fame track and field official Mike Armstrong chosen to work Paris Olympics
FAYETTEVILLE -- Mike Armstrong estimated he's been an official at close to 1,000 track and field meets over the last 35 years.
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‘Nothing like it’: Sooners plow ahead, prepare for SEC slate
DALLAS -- Over a 100-year span between 1920 and 2020, the Oklahoma football program won 48 conference championships.
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Stoops now the vet of league’s coaches
DALLAS -- With Nick Saban deciding to become a TV star at ESPN after leading Alabama for 17 seasons, Mark Stoops is the new dean of SEC football coaches.
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Stoops wishes Cal well
Stoops wishes Cal well
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Double the Metcalfs: Freshman Tevis joins brother TJ at Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas' defensive backs room has doubled its Metcalfs.
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New perspective: Elko changes outlook as Aggies’ coach
DALLAS -- Mike Elko was Texas A&M's defensive coordinator for four seasons from 2018-21, but he always called plays from the Kyle Field press box during home g…
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White Sox sign University of Arkansas pitcher Hagen Smith for $8M
FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas pitcher Hagen Smith has signed with the Chicago White Sox for an $8 million bonus, Major League Pipeline reporter Jim Ca…
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‘We’re stacked’: Gamecocks hope to lean on defense for wins
DALLAS -- South Carolina Coach Shane Beamer, among the speakers last Monday when SEC media days opened, had a prediction about predictions.
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SEC media days report: Coaches express gratitude for late Monte Kiffin
DALLAS -- One coach after another at SEC media days spoke glowingly of Monte Kiffin, the father of Ole Miss Coach Lane Kiffin, after the longtime college and N…
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The Mizzou model: Grit, robust NIL help Tigers’ turnaround
DALLAS -- The University of Missouri football team went into last season with a "Something To Prove" motto.
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Pittman: Home tilt OK by him
DALLAS -- The University of Arkansas' football rivalry with Texas is being renewed with the Longhorns and Oklahoma joining the SEC.
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Nothing comes free: ’Horns out to earn respect in new conference
DALLAS -- When the Texas Longhorns came into Reynolds Razorback Stadium to play the University of Arkansas on Sept. 11, 2021, they were not SEC ready.
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Proteges send love to Saban
DALLAS -- With Alabama and first-year Coach Kalen DeBoer leading off Day 3 at SEC media days, there was natural interplay between Nick Saban, the new ESPN and …
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DUIs dim Georgia’s discipline
DALLAS -- Kirby Smart has a 94-16 record in eight seasons at Georgia, including consectuive national championships in 2021 and 2022, but off-the-field problems…
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LSU quarterback stays put, waits turn
DALLAS -- Garrett Nussmeier is going into his fourth season at LSU, but his first full season as the team's starting quarterback.
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Remembering Monte: Hogs’ DC shined in rout of Sooners
FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas football team held opponents to an average of 7.9 points in 1977 to rank third nationally in scoring defense, but th…
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Subscriber ExclusiveTrendsetter: Arkansas freshman OL came from Lexington before Calipari
FAYETTEVILLE -- John Calipari, the new University of Arkansas men's basketball coach, isn't the only noteworthy sports figure to recently move from Lexington, …
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U.S. women’s relay pool includes three athletes with Arkansas ties
FAYETTEVILLE -- The relay pool for the United State's women's Olympic track and field team has a strong University of Arkansas flavor.
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A ‘nasty’ mentality: Branham making an early impact with Hogs
FAYETTEVILLE -- At 6-5 and 332 pounds, there's no doubt Kobe Branham has the physical makeup to be an SEC offensive lineman.
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Kobe Branham at a glance
Kobe Branham at a glance
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Hiltz breaks trials record, earns spot
Nikki Hiltz was a freshman at the University of Oregon in 2014 and, along with a group of friends on the track and field team, snuck into Hayward Field.
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Pryce, Anning make Olympic squads
University of Arkansas seniors Nickisha Pryce and Amber Anning were 4,600 miles apart running the 400 meters on Sunday, but they got the same result -- a victo…
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Pinnock forgoes eligibility, signs as pro
Wayne Pinnock, a four-time All-American in the long jump in two years at the University of Arkansas who won the 2024 NCAA Indoor title, announced Saturday he i…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMorris returns home to UA with Olympic spot on mind
FAYETTEVILLE -- Sandi Morris will turn 32 years old on July 8, but going back to college in a sense has her feeling like a younger version of herself.
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Razorback Glenn advances to semifinals of 400 hurdles
University of Arkansas junior Rachel Glenn, who already has made the United States Olympic track and field team in the high jump, had a good start Thursday nig…
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Heading to Paris: Brooks on her way
Some of Taliyah Brooks' family members booked plane tickets to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics before the former University of Arkansas athlete competed at …
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Subscriber ExclusiveFormer Razorback Lawson battles injuries, suspension to make Olympic team
Before Jarrion Lawson competed in the long jump final Monday night at the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials, what struck Travis Geopfert was his sen…
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Four Razorbacks nab spots in Paris
Does anyone know how to call the Hogs in French?
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Career reset helps put Gracie Hyde in United States Olympic Trials
A year ago running at the United States Olympic Trials wasn't even a consideration for Gracie Hyde.
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Kaylyn Brown takes 4th in women’s 400
University of Arkansas freshman Kaylyn Brown fell one spot short of making the United States Olympic team in the women's 400 meters.
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Razorback athlete, emcee Brooks competes for trip to Paris Olympics
FAYETTEVILLE -- Thousands of University of Arkansas sports fans know Taliyah Brooks from her work the previous six years at Reynolds Razorback Stadium and Walt…
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Crouser qualifies for Paris, seeking third shot-put gold
Ryan Crouser will be going for another Olympic gold medal in Paris.
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Razorbacks, Bears set to play in North Little Rock
FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas men's basketball team's annual game at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock will be against the University of Cen…
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UA’s 400 crew off to hot Trials start
The 400 meters couldn't have gone any better for athletes connected to the University of Arkansas on Friday night when the United States Olympic Track and Fiel…
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Great expectations: Young Razorback makes run for Paris
FAYETTEVILLE -- Kaylyn Brown was 4 years old when she first made a bold prediction about her track and field future.
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Bailey talking the talk in 400
FAYETTEVILLE -- Chris Bailey said that while running the 400 meters at the Edwin Moses Classic Legends meet at Morehouse College in Atlanta on May 31, he also …
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40 athletes with ties to state at Trials
FAYETTEVILLE -- From the 100 to the 10,000 meters and several races in between at the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials, there will be entrants conn…
