Stories by Marty Cook

  • Gamecocks defense grits and snares it

    Arkansas opened Saturday’s game against South Carolina with a long scoring drive, but Gamecocks Coach Steve Spurrier made his point as well on the drive.

  • Tesfaye loses way, paces UA

    Arkansas’ women’s teams gave local fans something to cheer about Saturday morning at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival.

  • Mississippi WR ready to help Hogs

    Olive Branch (Miss.) Coach Scott Samsel knew D’Arthur Cowan could be a special football player when he saw Cowan as a sophomore. Seeing promising athletes is …

  • Lavy giving it another try

    University of Arkansas golfer Emma Lavy is taking another shot at playing with the professionals.

  • Irwin reaches for a new height

    When Arkansas track and field assistant Doug Case first saw Andrew Irwin pole vault, one thought popped into his mind. “This guy is going to be a national cha…

  • Hatcher readying to play

    The third in a series profiling new additions to the Arkansas football team.

  • Kent St. isn’t just a Flash

    Starn, a seventh-round draft choice by Atlanta, is the school record holder for victories, innings pitched and strikeouts. ... Rider, a 20th-round selection by…

  • UA men keeping bar high

    Arkansas Coach Chris Bucknam isn’t as quick as others to dismiss his track and field team’s chances at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

  • Rice expecting to bounce back

    It would seem the Rice Owls are limping into the postseason after losing to Southern Mississippi in the Conference USA Tournament title game.

  • UA loses no-hitter in ninth

    No. 21 Arkansas tuned up for a weekend series against No. 5 Florida with a bit of excitement Tuesday night at Baum Stadium.

  • Gone with the wind

    The Arkansas women had a four stroke lead with three holes to play at the SEC Championships.

  • UA women stay calm, now 2nd

    Blessings was home sweet home again for Arkansas as the Razorbacks’ women’s golf team surged into second place at the SEC Championships.

  • Brisk, full of risk

    Playing at home wasn’t as advantageous as the Arkansas women’s golf team had hoped it would be.

  • Trumpeting Tubert

    The SEC Women’s Championships will give Emily Tubert an opportunity to prove her coach right.

  • Hogs, Bruins move to NCAAs

    Arkansas’ gymnastics team found some of its old mojo Saturday and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the fifth consecutive year.

  • Gymnasts look for momentum

    Arkansas’ gymnastics team isn’t all about the SEC Championships, because the Razorbacks have bigger goals in mind.

  • Ups offset downs for UA women

    Arkansas women’s basketball Coach Tom Collen said a disappointing finish against Texas A&M can’t spoil all the Razorbacks accomplished this season.

  • Friends take turn as foes

    Gary Blair wasn’t familiar with Tom Collen in 1993, but knew his reputation well.

  • Arkansas vs. Texas A&M

    WHEN 8:30 p.m. Central today WHERE Reed Arena, College Station, Texas RECORDS Arkansas 24-8, Texas A&M 23-10

  • Arkansas women vs. Dayton

    WHAT First-round game, Women’s NCAA Tournament WHEN 3 p.m. Central today WHERE Reed Arena, College Station, Texas

  • Friends face off in opener

    When Arkansas Coach Tom Collen had a free Sunday during the season — a pretty rare occurrence to be sure — he would channel surf women’s basketball games on te…

  • Storyline allures if UA wins

    The NCAA may have done a little finagling to make an enticing second-round women’s NCAA Tournament game possible.

  • 7-year drought weighs on UA

    Arkansas women’s basketball Coach Tom Collen is hopeful his team doesn’t view the SEC Tournament as the end of a long road.

  • Collen named SEC Coach of Year

    After Arkansas’ women’s basketball team was blown out by Tennessee to fall to 0-3 in SEC play, Razorbacks Coach Tom Collen did some alterations in the team’s l…

  • UA out to earn day off

    Arkansas’ women’s team can’t afford to be dwelling on Tennessee today.

  • TODAY’S GAME

    Arkansas women vs. South Carolina WHEN 1 p.m. Central WHERE Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C.

  • Every point vital for Arkansas

    Arkansas men’s track and field Coach Chris Bucknam doesn’t want his team to overdo it at the SEC Indoor Championships, even though the Razorbacks might have to.

  • Arkansas women out to forget past

    Arkansas’ women’s basketball team has a chance to erase the one glaring blight on its NCAA Tournament resume.

  • 9th SEC victory lifts UA resume

    Arkansas’ seniors signed up with Coach Tom Collen to help put the Razorbacks back into the NCAA Tournament.

  • Business remains for UA

    Lyndsay Harris said she came to Arkansas to be a pioneer, and she has a chance to do that this afternoon.

  • No shot at No. 9

    Arkansas’ winning streak ended with a clank.

  • Success limited to court

    Senior guard Lyndsay Harris has seen a lot during her four years playing basketball at Arkansas.

  • Ex-Hog, Felix lose in 60-meter battle

    The USATF billed Saturday’s women’s 60-meter dash as a showdown between longtime rivals Veronica Campbell-Brown and Allyson Felix.

  • Tyson Invitational/USATF report

    Hog has hurdle to clear Smack dab in the middle of the USATF Classic was a college race, the men’s 60-meter hurdles. But that didn’t seem to bother Arkansas’ C…

  • UA teams embrace competition

    Coach Chris Bucknam hopes the spotlight brings out the best in the Arkansas men’s track and field team this weekend.