Arkansas Online - Sports

SEC delays football practice start by 10 days

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 18:43:24 GMT

The delayed start to the SEC football season will also include a delayed start to preseason practice.

Big 12's altered football plan set

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:28:31 GMT

Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one nonconference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered 2020 season fall into place.

Players excited about chance to go forward with high school football

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:27:38 GMT

Rogers High senior Chris Francisco admitted he had trouble sleeping, knowing he'd get to put on a helmet Monday morning and go forward with football practice.

Lewis' 2013 magic still conjures awe

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:25:22 GMT

The extreme windy conditions made it tough to go on the offensive during the final round of the 2013 Women's British Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland.

Hagen's company in Koepka's sights

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:24:20 GMT

Peter Thomson once described Americans as the "greatest collection of golfers in the world" right before he captained an International team that annihilated the U.S. in the 1998 Presidents Cup.

Zion, Pelicans come 'alive' vs. Grizzlies

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:22:48 GMT

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Zion Williamson said he felt "alive again" after getting a chance to help his team close out a game.

State sports briefs

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:19:28 GMT

WOMEN'S GOLF

Phillies return, but no match for red-hot Yankees

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:18:33 GMT

NEW YORK -- Philadelphia returned from a weeklong layoff caused by additional coronavirus testing with a matchup against baseball's hottest pitcher, and Gerrit Cole won his debut in pinstripes for his 19th consecutive regular-season victory to lead the New York Yankees over the Phillies 6-3 Monday night.

With 13 positive tests, Cards see series put off

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:17:41 GMT

MILWAUKEE -- Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for covid-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team's four-game series at Detroit.

Australian link gives Hogs angle for juco forward

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:16:56 GMT

Junior-college forward Akol Mawein is no stranger to University of Arkansas associate head coach David Patrick.

TCU players boycott practice

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:16:09 GMT

TCU football Coach Gary Patterson allegedly told a player to stop using a racial slur in team meetings and, in doing so during a testy exchange at practice Sunday, allegedly repeated the racial slur himself.

Proposal passes to put high school teams on clock

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:15:18 GMT

The days of playing stall ball are numbered for high school basketball teams in the state.

Hogs ‘open arms’ after Joe’s decision

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 08:00:00 GMT

University of Arkansas Coach Eric Musselman said he didn’t recruit Isaiah Joe to return to the basketball team.

NWA outdoor briefs

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT

Secchi day program online

Commitment can reduce road deaths

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT

My heart is heavy with grief as I write this month's column. A few days ago, an acquaintance of mine from my time working at the University of Arkansas was struck by an SUV and died as he was walking on the sidewalk in his Fayetteville neighborhood. He was 34 years old.

Anglers take their lumps on Big, Little Sugar

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT

With names like Big Sugar and Little Sugar, floating and fishing on these two Ozark streams is sweet as it gets.

NWA fishing report

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT

Beaver Lake

Fish, birds put on vanishing act

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT

People ask, "Do you always catch fish when you're out doing those fishing stories?"

Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:36:59 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Navy is investigating an incident in which dogs attacked a "Colin Kaepernick stand-in" during a K-9 demonstration during a 2019 fundraiser at the Navy Seals Museum in Florida.

Keselowski tops Hamlin in back-and-forth duel

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 07:27:11 GMT

LOUDON, N.H. -- With about 70 laps to go in his battle against Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin radioed in to his team: "This is awesome racing."