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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Wins, high standards the norm for Court
On April 7, 1980, Jon L. Court won his first race as a jockey and after thousands of trips to the winner's circle, including more than 700 at Oaklawn Racing Ca…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: New UAPB women’s coach Leak a winner
We were in Rip Arena, Parkview's gym named after former head coach Charles Ripley, watching Central take on the Patriots.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs built lifetime of memories 30 years ago
This column was supposed to have run earlier, but Eric Musselman left Arkansas for USC and the earth in Arkansas stood still.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Summer reading list starting to take shape
With much joy two books arrived this week.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: UA got its guy, now it needs assist on NIL
Johnny Tyson, Warren Stephens and Jerry Jones may have done more to return the Arkansas Razorbacks to their glory days than anyone should have expected.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Pair of Arkansans up for NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year
There seems to be a degree of irony in Bobby Portis Jr. and Malik Monk being two of the three finalists for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Calipari’s arrival still a source of intrigue
It has been 11 days since Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek announced the hiring off John Calipari (pronounced Cali-peary) as the men's basketball coach of the…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Shulman has hit ground running at UCA
The timing was lousy, media-wise, when Central Arkansas made the announcement a month ago it was hiring John Shulman as its new men's basketball coach.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Diverse class to be cemented in state history
Rob Tillman is on the Board of Directors for the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, so it was just natural this week's banquet came up in conversation while he was …
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Scheffler calm, cool, collected at Augusta
It was the Masters and it was like a LeRoy Neiman painting.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Oaklawn does its due diligence for the sport
It was late in the week of the Arkansas Derby, a festive time in thoroughbred racing with much of the country's racing eyes about to be on Oaklawn Racing Casin…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Calipari will discover a different kind of fan
Having covered dozens and dozens of news conferences in the past 45 years, Wednesday night's at Bud Walton was beyond compare.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Nothing froze over: Calipari is a Razorback
FAYETTEVILLE -- It was raining, proof Hades didn't freeze over.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: This isn’t the first big gamble for Calipari
When John Calipari graduated from Clarion (Pa.) University in 1982 he took a huge gamble, but the man knew what he wanted.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Perfect fit? No, but Cal a good pick for UA
It might have been appropriate if today's University of Arkansas Board of Trustees meeting was finalized at Herman's Ribhouse.
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Coach hire needs to appreciate Arkansas
What Hunter Yurachek and the Arkansas Razorbacks need to do first and foremost is quit being used by coaches who are looking for a raise and not to coach the H…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Razorbacks have no time to waste in search
It is in California, so it wasn't even a mild surprise Eric Musselman took the Southern Cal head basketball coaching job.
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Arkansas seeks new head coach as Eric Musselman heads to USC
Eric Musselman is leaving Arkansas after five seasons to become Southern Cal’s coach, sources told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Thursday afternoon.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Now more than ever, it’s about the money
It was December 2004. LSU was looking for a new football coach and Houston Nutt's name was being mentioned prominently.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Yurachek’s video an attempt to keep coach
So that's why Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek is doing everything he can to make sure Eric Musselman knows he is wanted as the Razorbacks' men's bas…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: March Madness expansion talks underway
Conversations have already begun about expanding the men's NCAA Basketball Tournament and somehow the magic number seems to be 76.
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Racing didn’t need a Baffert win Saturday
With weather that can only come from heaven, a huge crowd gathered at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort for the meet's premier day of racing.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: All eyes will be on Oaklawn this weekend
Saturday afternoon when the shadows are growing longer, much of America will turn its attention to Hot Springs, home of Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort and the Ar…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Cuervo to head a successful UALR program
After an apparent nationwide search for almost five months, Arkansas-Little Rock officially introduced on Wednesday its new athletic director, Frank Cuervo.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Maybe Calipari should roll with misspelling
In the world of newspapering it's called a head bust when a mistake is made in a headline, and as written about here Tuesday the Lexington Herald Leader had a …
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Kentucky deserves better than ‘Kalipari’
The front of the Lexington Herald Leader claimed John Kalipari should not be fired.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Meaning more hasn’t been enough for SEC
It didn't mean more for the SEC in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Greatest time of the year is off and running
Anticipation was running high Thursday morning as the count down to the real first game of the NCAA Tournament, which started as soon as the feet hit the floor.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: The unexpected to be expected this week
It took just the second game of the 2024 NCAA Tournament to prove how flawed the field could be.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Cinderella stories give tournament charm
When the NCAA Tournament starts Thursday with 64 teams, after the First Four games, the basketball world will all be wondering the same thing, is there a Cinde…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: State teams narrowly miss out on NCAAs
It was close but no cigar.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Kentucky disappoints pair of lifelong fans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A father and son, wearing Kentucky T-shirts, boarded the hotel shuttle.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Muss’ crew hits a wall against S. Carolina
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In their first meeting the South Carolina Gamecocks burned the Arkansas Razorbacks on three-pointers, hitting 9 of 18 on their way to a win…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs shake rough first half to down ’Dores
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It was golden. Whatever Eric Musselman said at halftime, whatever adjustments he made snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat and the Ar…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Talking tournament on road to Nashville
In the backseat of a Nissan Rogue rental, somewhere in the middle of nowhere west Tennessee heading to Nashville and the lull before the storm.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Brawl ruins great game in SEC women’s final
It might be remembered as the Southeastern Conference Championship Brawl.
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Refund turns into an audit in OT for Hogs
In wrapping up the regular season Saturday, the Arkansas Razorbacks played one of their best games of the season before losing 92-88 in overtime at No. 7 Alaba…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: No matter what, Hogs will play Wednesday
Going into the last game of the regular season, Arkansas has a chance to get a Quad 1 win when it travels to Alabama and takes on the Crimson Tide, which is No…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hard-nosed Hogs turn out lights on Tigers
Khalif Battle continued his Sherman to Savannah-like march through the Southeast with the best four-game scoring charge in the SEC in the past 20 years.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Shooter Clark passes the wizard Maravich
Caitlin Clark is the undisputed all-time leading scorer in college basketball, although many are disputing it.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: Trojans turn 9-game streak into OVC title
There was pure, unadulterated joy ringing off the rafters Saturday afternoon at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.
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Until late, it was classic Hogs vs. Wildcats
If before the game someone had said Arkansas would make 27 of 28 free throws and score 102 points at Rupp Arena on Saturday, it would have been easy to assume …
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: For those wondering, here’s Hogs’ hopes
Arkansas' loss to Vanderbilt on Tuesday night, its sixth this season at Bud Walton Arena, has taken any last hope of making the NCAA Tournament out of the Razo…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Trojans ride win streak into important week
A handful of people showed up at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Letterman's Lounge at Arkansas-Little Rock for a press conference with Coach Darrell Walker and players …
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: NET rankings system needs serious tweaks
The SEC is overrated as a men's basketball conference.
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Transfer guard surprises Mizzou with 42
Missouri came into Walton Arena on Saturday with a good game plan looking for its first SEC win of the season. The Tigers are still searching after running int…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Teamwork helps propel Hogs over Aggies
It was obvious from start to finish.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Razorbacks won ugly with effort, defense
In 1971 there was a mildly acclaimed movie, "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight," about two mafia families at war. It starred, among others, Robert De Niro.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | WALLY HALL: All-Star announcers try harder than players
The NBA All-Star game Sunday night was a joke. A bad one.
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Mitchell a fighter in a hard-fought defeat
No one knew for sure how Makhi Mitchell would perform this season, playing without his twin brother for the first time in their lives.
