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Wally Hall (Contact) (Tuesday, July 22, 2008)
A few items to clean out the notebook before heading to Birmingham, Ala., and the SEC Football Media Days: Cliff Lee is a good guy. » Read story.
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Tom Murphy (Contact) (Sunday, July 20, 2008)
Arkansas’ athletic department bounced to the beat of Frank Broyles for decades. It was folksy, media-friendly, not exactly rigid in its meetings schedule. » Read story.
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Tom Murphy (Contact) (Friday, July 18, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — Enhancing Arkansas’ athletic facilities was not a front-burner issue when Jeff Long took over as athletic director on the first day of 2008. » Read story.
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Bob Holt (Contact) (Thursday, July 17, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — During the national signing period, Arkansas Coach John Pelphrey and his assistants signed a basketball class ranked among the top 25 nationally by several analysts. » Read story.
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Nick Walker (Contact) (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
That’s Coach Big Nasty to you. If that takes some getting used to, don’t feel bad. When Corliss Williamson, the former Arkansas Razorbacks All-American and 12-year NBA veteran, retired as a player and became an assistant basketball coach at Arkansas Baptist College in September, it took a while for the junior college players to get acclimated to him as a coach, too. » Read story.
The son of former New York Knicks Hall-of-Famer Patrick Ewing may also end up playing for a New York team -- the Harlem Globetrotters. » Read story.
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Rob Keys (Contact) (Tuesday, July 1, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — Deron Feldhaus spent five years playing basketball alongside John Pelphrey at Kentucky, but he learned one thing very quickly. » Read story.
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Chris Cocoles (Contact) (Saturday, June 28, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — The Denver Nuggets didn’t have a pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, but that didn’t stop them from jumping back in late Thursday night to acquire Chicago Bulls selection Sonny Weems. » Read story.
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact) (Friday, June 27, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — Sonny Weems wasn’t a Chicago Bull for long. Shortly after the Bulls picked Weems, a former Arkansas forward, in the second round of Thursday night’s NBA Draft, he was traded to the Denver Nuggets for a second-round pick in 2009. » Read story.
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Bob Holt (Contact) (Friday, June 27, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas forward Sonny Weems had to wait a few hours, but he got to hear his name called on ESPN during Thursday night’s NBA Draft. (UPDATE: Weems traded to Denver) » Read story.
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Bob Holt (Contact) (Thursday, June 26, 2008)
Former Arkansas forward Sonny Weems has a solution to help the Memphis Grizzlies boost attendance after they ranked 29th among NBA teams last season with an average of 12,770 at FedEx Forum. » Read story.
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Rob Keys (Contact) (Sunday, June 8, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — It became a running joke that former Arkansas football Coach Danny Ford referred to his players by jersey number so frequently on his weekly television show because he couldn’t remember all their names. » Read story.
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Bob Holt (Contact) (Friday, May 30, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas men’s basketball Coach John Pelphrey will be coaching against his old team — South Alabama — next season. » Read story.
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Richard Davenport (Contact) (Friday, May 16, 2008)
Junior college small forward Montrell McDonald signed a national letter of intent with Arkansas on Friday. » Read story.
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Bob Holt (Contact) (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — No University of Arkansas athletic teams will lose scholarships next year according to Academic Progress Rate statistics released by the NCAA on Tuesday. » Read story.
