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See which Memphis football players will attend AAC media days in 2025
Memphis quarterback Brendon Lewis and defensive lineman William Whitlow Jr. will represent the Tigers at the AAC media days in Charlotte. The AAC media days will take place July 24-25 and include two players and the coach from each team. Memphis...

UA Little Rock’s Emerging Analytics Center Launches First Adult Workshop in Game Design
Angelita Faller | July 9, 2025 Middle school students participate in a UA Little Rock Virtual Reality Summer Camp at the Emerging Analytics Center. Photo by Benjamin Krain. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Emerging Analytics Center...

Arkansas signee Christian Turner earns Rawlings…
Haughton graduate Christian Turner was named to the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America baseball team. Turner, an Arkansas signee, was the only Louisiana player selected. He hit .413 with five home runs, 30 RBIs and 22 stolen bases this...

Music students perform recitals, receive awards
The piano, violin and vocal students of Lillian White, Harmony Fortson and Aria Bella Fortson gave performances May 3 in two consecutive recitals at Arkansas State University’s Fine Arts Recital Hall in Jonesboro. Awards presented were for books...

SEC Media Days: Pittman joined by Ball, Green, Sorey Jr.
Talking Season kicks off for the Southeastern Conference on July 14 at SEC Media Days in Atlanta, with the Arkansas Razorbacks taking their turn on July 17 with players accompanying sixth-year head coach Sam Pittman. For Pittman, it will be his...

South Carolina football's ratings in EA Sports College Football 26
COLUMBIA — Though South Carolina football doesn't kick off until Aug. 31, fans can pass time by playing as the Gamecocks in EA Sports' "College Football 26". The standard version of the game is available as of July 10, but for those who preordered...

Full list of SEC Media Days attendees revealed
Next week is one of the most anticipated of the year for Southeastern Conference players and fans, with the annual SEC Media Days set to return to the College Football Hall of Fame and the Omni Atlanta Hotel after the event took place last season...

Arkansas Razorback receiver Cisse breaks wrist, needs surgery
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas wide receiver Ismael Cisse will need to undergo surgery to repair a broken wrist, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has learned....

New movie based on West Memphis tragedy: What to know about 'Sovereign'
"Sovereign" depicts the 2010 West Memphis traffic stop that resulted in the deaths of two police officers and two "sovereign citizens." The film stars Nick Offerman and Jacob Tremblay and is directed by Christian Swegal. “Sovereign” premiered at...

Arkansas State to participate in Sun Belt Media Days July 22 in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Sun Belt Conference Media Days will be held on Tuesday, July 22, and Wednesday, July 23, in New Orleans. Snarks State head coach Butch Jones along with quarterback Jaylen Raynor and defensive back Brandon Barnes will...

Globetrotting musician to perform in Eureka
Bryan Bielanski, an acoustic rock ‘n’ roll singer-songwriter based in Charlotte, North Carolina, will perform July 22 at 6 p.m. at the Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, 1595 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. This globetrotting musician has been touring the U.S....

ENTERTAINMENT: AMFA hosts performances of ‘The Tempest’ this weekend
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. THEATER Stormy Shakespeare Shake on the Lake and the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Performing Arts are staging "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare, 7:30 p.m....

Little Rock Zoo debuts Komodo dragons, uncommon creatures exhibits
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Officials unveiled two new exhibits featuring Komodo dragons and uncommon creatures Tuesday morning at the Little Rock Zoo. The Laura P. Nichols Isle of the...

Special Olympics Arkansas opens its new home in NLR
Special Olympics Arkansas, a 55-year-old state branch of the international organization which provides sports training and athletic competition for adults and children with intellectual disabilities, welcomed members, leaders and elected officials...

Did EA Sports College Football 26 get its toughest stadiums rankings correct?
You won’t find much fighting among college football fans if they are told they has the best environment in North American sports. It’s who has the toughest one where the punches are thrown. In one of the most argumentative-driven sports, perhaps...

Jubilee of Hope celebrated at Little Rock event June 28
Clergy discuss hope, pilgrimage during bilingual celebration The halfway mark of the Jubilee year was celebrated with a series of speakers discussing different aspects of hope, pilgrimages and Jubilee years for a crowd of 300 at Christ the King...

Arkansas pledge Victor Lincoln transfers from Lancaster to 3-time state champ Duncanville
As it tries to win its third state title in four years, Duncanville has added one of the premier cornerbacks in the state. Victor Lincoln Jr., a three-star recruit who is committed to Arkansas, told The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday that he has...

Sam Pittman's weekly radio show returns for Arkansas' football season
Sam Pittman Live, the weekly radio show featuring Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman, will return to the Catfish Hole for the 2025 season. The first of 13 shows is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20. Coach Pittman is entering his sixth...
Here are South Carolina football, LaNorris Sellers' ratings in EA Sports College Football 26
COLUMBIA — Though South Carolina football doesn't kick off until Aug. 31, fans can pass time by playing as the Gamecocks in EA Sports' "College Football 26". The standard version of the game is available as of July 10, but for those who preordered...

Arkansas freshman Meleek Thomas shares 2-word reaction as John Calipari's squad gets back in the gym
Meleek Thomas is expected to play a key role for John Calipari's Arkansas Razorbacks in his freshman year in the 2025-26 season. The guard also appears to be fitting in well with his new teammates. On Tuesday, Thomas shared some footage of his...