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UA’s Weems chosen for slam dunk contest

By Democrat-Gazette Press Services

Published: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 PRINT E-MAIL

SAN ANTONIO — Arkansas senior forward Sonny Weems has been selected to compete in the college slam dunk contest to be held Thursday at Greehey Arena. Weems, from West Memphis, will compete against James Gist of Maryland, J. R. Giddens of New Mexico, Patrick Ewing Jr. of Georgetown, Brian Randle of Illinois, Joey Dorsey of Memphis, Will Bullard of Texas A&M -Corpus Cristi and Deron Washington of Virginia Tech. Weems, a first-team All-SEC selection, is the first Razorback to compete in the event, which kicks off the Final Four weekend, since guard Brandon Dean in 2002.

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2. LSU 41-14

3. Arizona St 41-11

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17. Kansas St 39-15

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Arkansas Razorbacks' 2009 Baseball Schedule
Feb. 20	Washington St. (DH)	W 7-5
Feb. 20	Washington St. (DH)	W 4-2
Feb. 22	Washington St.	W 4-3
Feb. 24	Kansas	L 3-9
Feb. 25	Kansas	W 9-8
Feb. 27	Western Illinois	W 8-7
Feb. 28	Western Illinois	6:00 pm
Mar. 1	Western Illinois	6:00 pm
Mar. 3	Valparaiso	W 7-3
Mar. 4	Valparaiso	W 9-6
Mar. 6	California	W 5-4
Mar. 7	California	L 6-12
Mar. 8	California	W 13-3
Mar. 10	@ Centenary	L 3-8
Mar. 11	@ Centenary	6:00 pm
Mar. 13	Florida	W 11-4
Mar. 14	Florida	W 8-4
Mar. 15	Florida	W 4-2
Mar. 17	Nebraska	W 7-3
Mar. 18	Nebraska	L 4-7
Mar. 20	@ Auburn	W 3-2
Mar. 21	@ Auburn	W 10-6
Mar. 22	@ Auburn	W 12-6
Mar. 25	Missouri St.	W 10-0
Mar. 27	Mississippi St.	W 20-9
Mar. 28	Mississippi St.	W 5-1
Mar. 29	Mississippi St.	L 4-12
Mar. 31	@ Missouri St.	W 2-0
Apr. 3	@ South Carolina	W 6-4
Apr. 4	@ South Carolina	L 1-9
Apr. 5	@ South Carolina	W 7-4
Apr. 7	Arizona St.	W 7-3
Apr. 8	Arizona St.	W 8-7
Apr. 10	Vanderbilt	L 0-9
Apr. 11	Vanderbilt	L 6-13
Apr. 12	Vanderbilt	1:05 pm
Apr. 14	La.-Monroe	L 2-3
Apr. 15	La.-Monroe	W 10-9
Apr. 17	@ Georgia	L 3-4
Apr. 18	@ Georgia	L 3-4
Apr. 19	@ Georgia	W 2-0
Apr. 21	@ Oral Roberts	W 9-6
Apr. 24	@ Tennessee	W 9-3
Apr. 25	@ Tennessee	L 4-5
Apr. 26	@ Tennessee	W 15-8
Apr. 28	Oklahoma	W 8-7
May. 1	LSU	W 11-4
May. 2	LSU	L 0-5
May. 3	LSU	L 3-4
May. 8	@ Alabama	L 1-2
May. 9	@ Alabama	L 6-8
May. 10	@ Alabama	L 5-6
May. 12	Oral Roberts	W 3-2
May. 14	Ole Miss	L 5-7
May. 15	Ole Miss	L 3-9
May. 16	Ole Miss	L 3-16