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Arkansas Axes Coach Petrino Over Motorcycle Babe

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:57:11 CDT

Arkansas Razorbacks football coach Bobby Petrino has been canned after the married dad of four confessed to having a volleyball-playing lover half his age whom he put on the college payroll. Petrino's secret life came to light following a motorcycle accident earlier this month while he was riding with lover...

Arkansas Football Player Dead

Mark Russell — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:52:29 CST

The mysterious death of a University of Arkansas football player yesterday has the school in shock, reports the AP . Backup tight end Garrett Uekman was found unconscious in his dorm room yesterday morning, just an hour after his roommate had seen him playing video games. Emergency services workers said the...

UNC Makes It Look Easy —Again

Jamie Buss — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:59:44 CDT

There’s little question why North Carolina was ranked the No. 1 seed overall in the NCAA tournament: in their first two games they’ve outscored their opponents 221-150, looking more like an NBA team than a college one. Today’s victim was 9th-seeded Arkansas, which lost to the Tar Heels 108-77. Wayne...

Weems, Arkansas Power Past IU

Lev Weinstein — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:30:29 CDT

No.8 seed Indiana's trying season came to an end last night, with an 86-72 defeat at the hands of No.9 Arkansas in their East Regional first round matchup. Though IU almost capped off a stirring last minute comeback, the Razorbacks, lifted by Sonny Weem's career best 31 points,...

Georgia Caps Stunning Run With SEC Title

Mike Buss — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:41:21 CDT

Georgia completed one of the most incredible runs in the history of conference tournaments, defeating Arkansas, 66-57, for its third upset win in 30 hours and the SEC title. The Bulldogs also grabbed an automatic entry in the NCAA tournament, and likely kept one of the many bubble teams out...

Rush Leads Kansas Into Big 12 Final

Mitch Pritchard — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:14:29 CDT

No. 5 Kansas knew it would need a big Rush to beat Texas A&M today, and luckily for the Jayhawks, they had it. Brandon Rush scored a career-high 28 points to lead Kansas to a 77-71 win in the Big 12 semifinals, reports the Kansas City Star. The Jayhawks will...

No. 4 Tennessee Survives Against South Carolina

Mike Buss — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:51:11 CDT

Chris Lofton hit a three-pointer with 11 seconds remaining to give a Tennessee a breath-taking 89-87 victory over South Carolina in an SEC quarterfinal game today. The Gamecocks couldn't answer on the return trip, ending coach Dave Odom's career on a losing note. The win kept UT's hopes for a...

Memphis Claims 3rd Straight C-USA Title

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:54:40 CST

No. 2 Memphis clinched its third straight Conference USA regular-season title with a 76-67 win over Southern Mississippi today, reports the Associated Press. Derrick Rose led the Tigers (28-1, 14-0) with 24 points as they won their 37th consecutive conference game. The Tigers have been in the top two in...

Despite Sass, Houston Can't Tip Memphis

Katherine Thompson — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:13:24 CST

The first-ranked Memphis Tigers may have given Houston some hope with a 37-35 first-half lead, but they weren't about to give the game away. Holding the tough-talking Cougars to 29% shooting after the break and pulling in 13 more rebounds, Memphis kept its record perfect with a 68-59 victory. In...