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  • The Act Right Edition
    Calls for the Tech Park Authority to act right, the Democrat-Gazette’s support of an utterly marginal presidential candidate and a new battle over casinos — all covered this week.Stream on the jump.Download.Subscribe via iTunes.Subscr…
    - 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:36pm -
  • Let the eagle soar
    Brian ChilsonNOT SO COOL POOL: The swimming pool at the Jim Dailey War Memorial Fitness Center is looking a little rough — literally — at the moment, thanks to a $73,000 repair job that Parks and Recreation hired out after a Health Departm…
    - 13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 4:27pm -
  • Asa! Robocalling for Supreme Court candidate Abramson
    ROBOASA: Hutchinson has been making calls.Former Republican congressman and former Republican gubernatorial candidate and former Republican Party leader Asa Hutchinson has recorded robocalls that are now making the rounds in support of non-p…
    - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:11pm -
  • Circuit judge's Walmart altercation under review
    CIRCUIT JUDGE SAM POPECleanup needed on aisle 13!Circuit Judge Sam Pope of Hamburg faces review by the state Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission for a physical altercation with his ex-wife and a male friend April 5 in the Crossett…
    - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 2:58pm -
  • Curt Schilling, GOP small govt. man, seeks taxpayer welfare
    Rich. Curt Schilling, well-paid major league pitcher and long-time advocate of small government and personal responsibility as a campaign shill for Republican presidential candidates, has his hand out for Rhode Island corporate welfare to prop up his…
    - 16 hours ago, 18 May 12, 1:05pm -
  • Jeff Long is staying put at Arkansas
    Forget the Stanford boomlet for UA athletic director Jeff Long. This statement from F'ville:The following statement is from University of Arkansas Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long:“Although I do not consider it appropriate to di…
    - 17 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:18pm -
  • Why hasn't Mark Martin thought of this?
    Arizona secretary of state is thinking of barring Barack Obama from the ballot because he's not convinced he's U.S.-born. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
    - 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:45am -
  • Arkansas unemployment rate continues to drop
    We're still headed the right direction. Arkansas unemployment rate in April was 7.2 percent, down from 7.4 percent the month before. The size of the labor force grew.The Republican attack machine will shortly explain why this is bad news.Here's the…
    - 19 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:36am -
  • Richardson seeks to protect Tech Park neighborhood
    NEIGBORHOOD ADVOCATE: LR Director Ken RichardsonLittle Rock City Director Kenneth Richardson is preparing to put other members of the City Board on the spot. Do they dance strictly to the tune of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce?…
    - 21 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:32am -
  • UPDATE: Arkansas's Jeff Long mentioned for Stanford athletic director
    THE LONG GOODBYE?: Jeff Long gets a mention for Stanford job.KNWA reported last night that Stanford University has "reached out" to University of Athletic Director Jeff Long in its search for a new athletic director. That doesn't mean he's b…
    - 22 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:37am -

Arkansas News Bureau

  • Arkansas’ unemployment rate drops to 7.2 percent
    LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ unemployment rate is continuing a downward trend, dropping from 7.4 percent in March to 7.2 percent in April, according to labor statistics released today.
    - 16 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:49pm -
  • Long: Not interested in leaving UA
    FAYETTEVILLE — Responding to reports that he has been approached about a possible position at Stanford University, University of Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long said today he is not interested in leaving his current job.
    - 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:00am -
  • Second group forms to oppose casino initiatives
    LITTLE ROCK — A coalition of legislators, law enforcement officials and clergy has formed to oppose proposed ballot initiatives to authorize casino gambling in Arkansas.
    - 1 day ago, 17 May 12, 5:49pm -
  • Debt collector sued by Arkansas AG wins appeal
    LITTLE ROCK — A judgment that Attorney General Dustin McDaniel won for the state of Arkansas against a debt collector was overturned today by the Arkansas Supreme Court.
    - 1 day ago, 17 May 12, 5:49pm -
  • Ticketmaster asks court to reconsider ruling on ticket fees
    LITTLE ROCK — Ticketmaster is asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act applies to the company’s fees.
    - 1 day ago, 17 May 12, 5:06pm -
  • Man pleads innocent in deaths of pregnant wife, child
    FORT SMITH — A newlywed charged in the deaths of his pregnant wife and the child she was carrying pleaded innocent today to two counts of capital murder.
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:18pm -
  • Band parents eye lawsuit after travel agent disappears with funds
    FORT SMITH — Parents of band students at Southside High School in Fort Smith are considering a class-action lawsuit against a travel agent who sank a trip to Hawaii when he disappeared with $267,500.
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 10:34am -
  • Air Force’s logic not convincing, 188th backers say
    FORT SMITH — Congressional delegation members say they are busy codifying language in upcoming bills calling for the Air Force to prove its case for cutting the 188th Fighter Wing’s A-10 mission.
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 9:56am -
  • Panel reviews income, corporate taxes
    LITTLE ROCK — Lawmakers today waded through the state’s individual and corporate tax policies, asking mostly specific questions on aspects of the tax code that only officials with the state’s finance office could answer.
    - 2 days ago, 16 May 12, 5:58pm -
  • Beebe fills vacancy on UCA board
    LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe today named Robert “Bunny” Adcock of Conway to fill a vacancy on the University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees.
    - 2 days ago, 16 May 12, 5:33pm -

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (State)

  • recentTwo plead innocent in horse-theft case
    A teenager and an adult have pleaded innocent in the theft of five rodeo horses and a trailer from Southern Arkansas University.
    - 10 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:56am -
  • recentChoreography, spirit carry Aladdin
    An exciting, vibrant Aladdin took an audience on an adventure Friday night at the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre, magic-carpet ride included.
    - 11 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:55am -
  • recentMeal-plan prices rise 3.4% at Tech
    Arkansas Tech University students who eat on the Russellville campus will pay more for meals during the next academic year.
    - 13 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:53am -
  • recentPolice beat
    Officer injures hand smashing window A Little Rock police officer was injured Friday morning after a car swerved at him in the River Market district and he smashed the driver’s-side window with his fists.
    - 13 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:53am -
  • recentLecture to focus on Rwandan law
    Tharcisse Karugarama, who has served as the Rwandan minister of justice since 2006, is to speak Monday at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
    - 15 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:51am -
  • recentPodcasts added to Civil War site
    Twenty new podcasts about Arkansas’ Civil War history have been added to the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission website, Chairman Tom Dupree announced.
    - 15 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:51am -
  • recentMega Millions
    The winning numbers drawn Friday night in Mega Millions: 3-11-22-34-49 Mega Ball: 1 Estimated jackpot: $12 million Megaplier: 04
    - 16 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:50am -
  • recentAfter 2 crashes, pilot felt lucky
    Two airplane crashes left Jerry Tuggle with a broken back and constant pain — but also the feeling he had been given a second chance at life, his longtime girlfriend Maryl McAffry said.
    - 17 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:49am -
  • recentDaily record
    Meeting announcements published exclusively on Arkansas Online, the newspaper’s website, can be found at www.arkansasonline.com/tools/ meetings/. An electronic form is available on the website to submit support group meeting announcements or change…
    - 18 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:48am -
  • recentBurglaries
    The following burglaries are from reports collected from the Little Rock and North Little Rock police departments. The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
    - 19 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:47am -

Brummett's Blog

  • A little news value in ethics
    The Better Ethics Now committee held a news conference Thursday at the state Capitol and didn’t net much coverage, so let me try to fill in some of that gap. Apparently a crank running for the Democratic presidential nomination against  President…
    - 22 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:16am -
  • Unions? Their money banned, too
    Here’s something I should have mentioned but didn’t in Tuesday’s column about the new-generation reform for an initiated act to ban lobbyists’ gifts to legislators and corporate contributions to state campaigns, which is the brainchild of Cat…
    - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 11:11am -
  • Crying Wolfe
    And the hits just keep on coming… The Talk Business poll of South Arkansas on Thursday night also inquired, it turned out, of Democratic primary voters as to their preference for president — Barack Obama or the crank from Tennessee named John Wol…
    - 4 days ago, 15 May 12, 2:30pm -
  • Dustin wins! Dustin wins!
    Attorney General Dustin McDaniel probably won the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial nomination on Monday. U.S. Rep.  Mike Ross of Prescott, who would have cleaned up in southern Arkansas as a primary foe of McDaniel, put out a statement in Washington an…
    - 5 days ago, 14 May 12, 3:24pm -
  • There. I said it.
    I may as well try to link this video before the Republicans do. On Talk Business last night on Fox 16, I say some gays must be against themselves in South Arkansas, considering new polls numbers on gay marriage down in the lower regions, and that the…
    - 5 days ago, 14 May 12, 7:49am -
  • Money for ethics, no coffee for free — UPDATED II
    Well, this is just about the best news I’ve heard in a while. Retired cookie mogul Brent Bumpers, businessman and Little Rock School board veteran Baker Kurrus and noted Republican businessman Jim Keet have announced the formation of “Better Ethi…
    - 8 days ago, 11 May 12, 2:08pm -
  • South Arkansas on same-sex marriage: Hell no
    The Talk Business-Hendrix College automated poll went into South Arkansas last night with more than 400 calls each to likely Republican and likely Democratic voters to assess the congressional primaries. Those numbers will roll out later. But, for to…
    - 8 days ago, 11 May 12, 8:49am -
  • Lugar doom?
    They are saying that one of the most respected members of the U.S. Senate — 36-year veteran and octogenarian Richard Lugar, ranking Republican on foreign relations — will get beat today in Indiana’s Republican primary by a Tea Party-favored sta…
    - 11 days ago, 8 May 12, 9:47am -

The Arkansas Project

  • The Right To Know: Examining the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act
    In my previous work as a community activist (not to be confused with community organizer), I have spent a great deal of time submitting Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to city and county officials.  As I have uncovered interesting facts and co…
    - 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:27am -
  • The Perverse Logic of Occupy Little Rock
    Four members of “Occupy Little Rock” have finally found a public place where the government will let them reside–unfortunately, it is the Pulaski County jail.  One of those arrested yesterday was my new friend, Glen “Mac” Miller, who I rec…
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 9:02am -
  • Talking Rights With Occupy Little Rock
    I made a trip down to Occupy Little Rock today, in light of their seemingly imminent eviction from city property at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow–as you’ll see in the following video(s), they aren’t so sure the eviction will take place.  It was kind of l…
    - 4 days ago, 15 May 12, 3:16pm -
  • A Quick Look At The Latest Brantley Conspiratometer!
    We introduced our new “Max Brantley Conspiratometer” a few weeks ago.  Good times were had by all; we highlighted Brantley’s fixation on the extraordinary danger of ALEC — that is, the extraordinary danger of (brace yourself) a group of cons…
    - 4 days ago, 14 May 12, 7:36pm -
  • Congratulations Arkansas, We’re Number Two! (For Barriers Into Industry)
    Did you know that, in the state of Arkansas, it’s easier to become an EMT than a barber? Emergency Management Technicians are allowed on the job after only 28 days of training. Barbers must obtain 350 days of training. In fact, 30 licensed occupati…
    - 7 days ago, 12 May 12, 4:18pm -
  • Should You Need the Government’s Permission to Work?
    When he was in the state legislature, AAI President Dan Greenberg worked to limit the reach of the state’s bureaucracy.  Namely, he tried to rein in the state’s Interior Design Board, as detailed in this story from Reason; he ultimately succeede…
    - 10 days ago, 9 May 12, 4:21pm -
  • Arkansas Moves Towards Obamacare, While Other States Back Away
    Late last month, the Arkansas Legislative Council decided to accept $7.6 million in federal funding—and all the conditions that come with it—to implement a state Obamacare exchange.  State legislators’ response to the White House health care p…
    - 11 days ago, 8 May 12, 8:51am -
  • The Hot Race In Heber Springs
    Last weekend, I moderated a debate between two Republican candidates for Arkansas House District 66, Josh Miller & Phil Grace. This district includes the northern part of Faulkner County, parts of Cleburne and Van Buren counties, encompassing the cit…
    - 12 days ago, 7 May 12, 1:53pm -

Blue Arkansas

  • Arkansas GOP Congressmen Vote To Put Abuse Victims At Risk With Weak VAWA
    Our GOP Congressman-Crawford, Griffin, and Womack-making us proud… The House has just passed a watered-down version of the Violence Against Women Act, by a vote of 222 to 205. The GOP-backed iteration of the bill strips out the provisions to protec…
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 1:53am -
  • Religious Right To People With Cancer: Drop Dead And Suffer While You’re At It
    You know, to listen to the Religious Right in this country, you would think that the gospels are talking about some other guy than the man that fed the poor, hung out with society’s outcasts, slammed the rich for their greed on a regular basis, and…
    - 2 days ago, 16 May 12, 8:46pm -
  • Nate Bell Wants To Know Where The “Documented Cases” Of Voter Suppression Are
    Thoughts.  Nate Bell has them occassionally. Well gee, if he wanted documentation, all he had to do was ask for it: # Ricky Tyrone Lewis is a 58 year-old Marine Corps veteran. Despite the fact that he was able to offer Wisconsin voting officials pro…
    - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 2:36pm -
  • AR-01: Clark Hall’s Helena Henchman
    Buried in a little write up Jason Tolbert did on Clark Hall’s finances comes a name that rings a bell. Also receiving a “Community Outreach Consulting” payment was Tommy Cole of Helena. Tommy “Carwash” Cole?  From the corrupt Arnell Willis…
    - 4 days ago, 15 May 12, 12:56pm -
  • AR-Gov 2014: Mike Ross Not Running!
    This is what it must have felt like to be a munchkin in Oz when Dorothy’s house came crashing down.  Ding dong, Mike Ross is gone!   U.S. Rep. Mike Ross won’t be running for governor in 2014. This decision had been going around and I think Dura…
    - 4 days ago, 14 May 12, 11:55pm -
  • AR-03: Run 2 End Hunger Raised Over 15,000 Cans
    Pictures speak for themselves: When was the last time Steve Womack gave back to the district this way?  Oh wait, he told Arkansas food pantries, struggling to keep themselves running to help Arkansans in need, to shove it. Here’s the video where K…
    - 4 days ago, 14 May 12, 11:53pm -
  • Weekend Catch Up
    So, since I’ve been down and out for about a week when some major stuff happened, so I want to do a quick recap on some major things that happened around the country and in Arkansas while I was focused on other things. First, let’s talk about the…
    - 5 days ago, 14 May 12, 2:21am -
  • I Gave A Green A Sad
    Apparently I’m just pissing off all the crazy people this week.  I’m not even doing a quarter of the crap I usually do!  Anyway, you’ll remember earlier this week I talked about the Greens being a joke for enthusiastically welcoming Mississip…
    - 7 days ago, 12 May 12, 1:21pm -

Cook's Outlook

  • Bombshell: Mike Ross Not Running For Governor
    Congressman, and expected 2014 gubernatorial candidate, Mike Ross dropped a political bombshell today that sent shock waves throughout the state.  Continue Reading »
    - 4 days ago, 14 May 12, 5:45pm -
  • Democrats Hall And Hurst TV Ads
    The primary election is less than two weeks away and two Arkansas Democratic Congressional candidates are running television commercials to  Continue Reading »
    - 10 days ago, 9 May 12, 10:01am -
  • Six Democratic Senate Primaries Worth Watching
    Here at Cook’s Outlook we’ve often discussed the fight for the State Senate and which party will control that chamber  Continue Reading »
    - 22 days ago, 27 Apr 12, 10:11am -
  • Some Arkansas Conservatives No Longer Compassionate
    Why is it that many modern-day Republicans’ first instinct is to stick it to the middle-class, the young or the  Continue Reading »
    - 24 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 11:01am -
  • Jason Rapert’s Trouble With The Truth
    Last week, at a Conway public forum, State Senator Jason Rapert railed against the 2011 Public Safety Improvement Act or  Continue Reading »
    - 26 days ago, 23 Apr 12, 10:05am -
  • Retire Pryor Group’s Sloppy Bookkeeping
    The independent expenditure committee known as “Retire Pryor” today took out a full-page advertisement in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette attacking Senator  Continue Reading »
    - 32 days ago, 17 Apr 12, 1:34pm -
  • First District Fundraising Numbers Tell a Story
    The latest fundraising reports are in for the Democratic candidates running for the First Congressional District nomination. Sometimes these reports  Continue Reading »
    - 33 days ago, 16 Apr 12, 11:59am -
  • Kudos to Candidates Ignoring Family Council Survey
    With the Primary Election Day right around the corner, the Arkansas Family Council, Little Rock-based special interest group, is stepping  Continue Reading »
    - 37 days ago, 12 Apr 12, 12:54pm -

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Business)

  • recentState jobless rate falls to 7.2%, lowest since ’09
    Arkansas’ unemployment rate continued its decline in April, dropping two-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month to 7.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.
    - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:35am -
  • recentNEWS IN BRIEF
    Bank of Ozarks rated No. 1 for second year The ABA Banking Journal, a publication of the American Bankers Association, named Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks the best-performing midsize public bank in the country.
    - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:15am -
  • 2 allege retailer stalling in probe
    Two Democratic House leaders said Thursday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is not cooperating with their investigation into allegations that the company used bribes to gain market share in Mexico.
    - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 3:13am -
  • Wal-Mart profit tops expectations
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported fiscal first-quarter profit and sales Thursday that surpassed its own guidance and retail analysts’ expectations.
    - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 2:38am -
  • NEWS IN BRIEF
    Tyson faces complaint from Humane Society The Humane Society of the United States filed a complaint Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing Tyson Foods Inc., the Springdale-based meat giant, of making deceptive public stat…
    - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 2:26am -
  • Whirlpool supplier gives notice of planned closure
    The ILPEA Industries plant in Fort Smith has announced its intention to close because of lost business from the Whirlpool Corp. plant in town that is to shutter later this year. But ILPEA says the facility may stay open if union workers accept cuts i…
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 8:35am -
  • Wal-Mart's 1Q profit up 10.1 percent
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reporting a 10.1 percent increase in first-quarter profit as the world's largest retailer's re-emphasis on low prices continues to woo back bargain-hungry shoppers in an uncertain economy.
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 6:42am -
  • Acxiom earnings out of red
    Acxiom Corp. earned $46.1 million in its fiscal fourth quarter, up from a loss of $67.1 million a year earlier, the Little Rock marketing services provider said Tuesday.
    - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 3:54am -

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The Slophouse

  • Playing style important in perspective
    A local radio show raised an interesting question Wednesday: In the search for a long-term football coach, how important should style of play be for Arkansas? Before Razorbacks fans adored Bobby Petrino for 21 wins in two seasons, they loved his exci…
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 12:55pm -
  • Stanek likely to pitch at Tennessee
    Pitcher Ryne Stanek will likely start Arkansas’ game at Tennessee on Friday, Razorbacks coach Dave Van Horn said. Stanek, a sophomore right-hander who has been selected to the USA Collegiate National Team two consecutive years, missed the Razorback…
    - 3 days ago, 15 May 12, 5:06pm -
  • Van Horn to miss Thursday game
    Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn will miss Thursday’s game against Tennessee while attending the high school graduation of his oldest daughter. Van Horn will rejoin the team for the Friday and Saturday games in Knoxville, Tenn. The 10th-year head coach…
    - 4 days ago, 15 May 12, 4:37pm -
  • Hogs lose starting center fielder Morris

    - 5 days ago, 14 May 12, 10:14am -
  • Home season sputters to an end
    Following a series win at Florida two weeks ago, everything set up well for Arkansas to host a NCAA regional. With South Carolina and Auburn at home in back-to-back weeks followed by a trip to struggling Tennessee, many could envision at 40-win seaso…
    - 6 days ago, 12 May 12, 5:48pm -
  • Hogs’ hosting hopes fading
    Arkansas fell to Auburn 3-2 in 10 innings on Thursday, dropping its third consecutive series opener. The No. 20 Razorbacks failed to maintain leads in the sixth inning or later of each. As a result, Arkansas is 2-7 this season in SEC series openers.…
    - 8 days ago, 11 May 12, 12:32pm -
  • VIDEO: Knile Davis Interview
    While Arkansas’ quarterback stole the show in scrimmages this spring, the Razorbacks’ other top offensive player patiently waited his turn. After breaking his ankle in a preseason scrimmage last August, Knile Davis has had his sights set on the 2…
    - 9 days ago, 10 May 12, 4:43pm -
  • VIDEO: Tyler Wilson Interview
    In the most memorable spring ever for an Arkansas quarterback, Tyler Wilson completed 77 percent of his passes without throwing an interception in four scrimmages for the Razorbacks. Wilson showed more than just poise on the field, however. With an u…
    - 10 days ago, 9 May 12, 9:16am -

ArkansasSports 360

  • Bahn: Arkansas State's Malzahn Pitches Vision For Red Wolves In Statewide Speaking Tour
    Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn made 15 stops in 14 different towns and covered approximately 1,100 miles working to promote the Red Wolves earlier this week. ArkansasSports360.com was with Malzahn for the final day of the trip, which included stops…
    - 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 4:45pm -
  • Jeff Long 'Committed' To Remaining Razorback Athletic Director
    statement from Jeff Long on his employment at Arkansas is below. Long was reportedly a target of Stanford:
    - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:00pm -
  • Big 12, SEC Announce Postseason Agreement For Football
    The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch…
    - 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 2:56pm -
  • Bisons' Carmona To Make NFL Bid With Oakland Raiders
    Former Charleston High School, UCA and Harding University kicker-punter Eddy Carmona, a Charleston graduate who finished his college career at Harding University, has signed a free-agent contract with the Oakland Raiders. If he makes the team he will…
    - 19 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:53am -
  • Razorbacks Sign Alabama JUCO Standout Clarke
    Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson announced that forward Coty Clarke, who averaged a double-double in two years at Birmingham (Ala.) Lawson State Community College, has signed to play with the Razorbacks.
    - 20 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:30am -
  • KNWA Report: Razorbacks' Jeff Long A Candidate For Stanford AD Position
    A Northwest Arkansas television station reports Stanford has shown interest in Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long for its open athletic director's position. Bob Bowlsby left Stanford to become the Big 12 commissioner, leaving a vacancy. KNWA said L…
    - 21 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:58am -
  • Bobby Petrino Breaks Even in Sale of Benton County Lake Home
    According to a warranty deed filed Tuesday at the Benton County Courthouse, Duncan MacNaughton, chief merchandising officer for Wal-Mart U.S., and his wife, Cynthia, are the new owners of the lakefront property in eastern Benton County.
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:13pm -
  • After Six Seasons, Former Bulldog, Hog Parker Gets Call To Cubs
    The Chicago Cubs are calling up former Fayetteville and University of Arkansas position player Blake Parker, now a relief pitcher, from Class AAA Iowa to provide bullpen help.
    - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 2:29pm -

Arkansas Online - Sports

  • recentArkansas gets scare in victory
    The absence was brief, but so was the return.
    - 38 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:28am -
  • recentASU walks away winner
    Tommy Raffo watched from the first-base dugout late Friday night as UALR’s Chris Burk lofted a fly ball toward the fence in left-center field at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock.
    - 40 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:26am -
  • recent76ers come back, even series at 2-2
    Andre Iguodala snapped a tie game with five points in the final 90 seconds to help the Philadelphia 76ers storm back from 15 points down in the first half and beat the Boston Celtics 92-83 on Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal…
    - 43 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:23am -
  • recentTrainer savors victory’s fruits
    No one is loving the run up to today’s Preakness more than Doug O’Neill.
    - 45 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:21am -
  • recentPreakness report
    Jockey removed from ride — Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux won’t ride in today’s Preakness after failing a Breathalyzer test in New York.
    - 47 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:19am -
  • recentAlternation wins 4th in a row
    Trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel headed to the winner’s circle at Pimlico Race Course on Friday after the Pimlico Special, but he was unsure whether he would get his picture taken.
    - 48 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:18am -
  • recentBryant turns to ‘untouchable’ Rutherford
    Four days after shutting down Bentonville in the state semifinals, Nate Rutherford was even more dominant against Rogers Heritage in the final.
    - 50 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:16am -
  • recentGenoa Central executes simple plan
    Genoa Central senior left-hander Blake Sullivan has been unbeatable when he’s at his best this year.
    - 52 mins ago, 19 May 12, 4:14am -