Marty Cook
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ARKANSAS GYMNASTICS: OU vaults over No. 2 Arkansas
Posted: February 6, 2012 4:16 a.m.Perhaps Arkansas was due for a clunker. » Read story. | | 1 comment
Collen’s message: Celebration over
Posted: February 2, 2012 4:11 a.m.Arkansas’ women’s team has 92 reasons to focus on Alabama tonight. » Read story. | | Discuss
ARKANSAS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: UA (5-4 SEC) figures it out
Posted: January 30, 2012 4:13 a.m.Arkansas women’s basketball Coach Tom Collen grabbed the public address microphone moments after the Razorbacks’ thrilling 73-72 double-overtime victory against Florida on Sunday. » Read story. | | 2 comments
RAZORBACK INVITATIONAL: UA freshman sets world junior mark
Posted: January 29, 2012 3:07 a.m.Arkansas freshman Gunnar Nixon has wiped his high school records from his memory. » Read story. | | Discuss
ARKANSAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME PAT JONES: Football lifer Jones had more than luck
Posted: January 26, 2012 5:29 a.m.Pat Jones remembers sitting with Jimmy Johnson in the summer of 1984 when Johnson decided to leave Oklahoma State to become the head coach at Miami. » Read story. | | Discuss
Radio silence steams Razorbacks officials
Posted: January 25, 2012 4:40 a.m.The University of Arkansas is upset that its Northwest Arkansas radio affiliate took the Razorbacks’ women’s basketball team off the air Sunday. » Read story. | | 5 comments
SEC WOMEN: UA shuts down, shoots down foe
Posted: January 20, 2012 2:58 a.m.Arkansas’ women didn’t show a lack of confidence. » Read story. | | 3 comments
TODAY’S GAME
Posted: January 15, 2012 4:18 a.m.Arkansas women vs. Auburn WHEN 1:30 p.m. Central WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville » Read story. | | Discuss
Pisani plans to finish on tear
Posted: January 13, 2012 3:30 a.m.While patiently posing for photographs, Arkansas senior gymnast Jaime Pisani good-naturedly patted her knees. » Read story. | | Discuss
SEC WOMEN: Clang: UA misfires vs. Tennessee
Posted: January 9, 2012 5 a.m.Arkansas women’s season-long shooting woes hit a historical low Sunday afternoon. » Read story. | | Discuss
SEC WOMEN: Arkansas braces for wave of orange
Posted: January 8, 2012 4:07 a.m.Arkansas’ women are in survival mode after a rough start to SEC play that might get even rougher today. » Read story. | | Discuss
Hogs vs. ’Dogs: Speed vs. size
Posted: January 7, 2012 4:01 a.m.Arkansas’ men’s basketball team doesn’t get to ease into SEC play. » Read story. | | 1 comment
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Waithe clutch in second half
Posted: January 4, 2012 4:37 a.m.Sometimes the biggest clutch free throws don’t come in the last seconds of the game. » Read story. | | 2 comments
UA faces final prep for SEC
Posted: January 3, 2012 3:56 a.m.Arkansas’ men have one more chance to get everything in order before starting SEC play this weekend. » Read story. | | Discuss
Arkansas women at Georgia
Posted: January 1, 2012 4:41 a.m.WHEN 1 p.m. Central today WHERE Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Ga. RECORDS Georgia 11-2 ; Arkansas 11-1 SERIES Georgia leads 25-4 RADIO Arkansas women’s radio network » Read story. | | Discuss
SEC WOMEN: UA women do enough in final tuneup
Posted: December 29, 2011 4:06 a.m.A Christmas hangover and a weekend date at Georgia combined to make the Arkansas women’s team’s last non-conference tuneup less than a work of art. » Read story. | | Discuss
UA women feel SEC looming
Posted: December 28, 2011 5:38 a.m.In a way, Arkansas Coach Tom Collen wants his women’s team to look past Mississippi Valley State today. » Read story. | | Discuss
Collen hopes to toy with lineup
Posted: December 21, 2011 4:02 a.m.Arkansas women’s Coach Tom Collen finally got a chance to do a little experimentation with his roster Monday night in the Razorbacks’ 81-50 victory against Morgan State. » Read story. | | Discuss
SEC WOMEN: Razorbacks, ragged early, rout overmatched foe
Posted: December 20, 2011 5:04 a.m.Arkansas’ women got off to another sluggish start, not surprising since they hadn’t played in nine days, but the finish was pretty good for the Razorbacks. » Read story. | | Discuss
UA women ready to rev it up
Posted: December 19, 2011 5:25 a.m.Arkansas women’s Coach Tom Collen doesn’t expect his team to immediately carry over the momentum from its strong showing in the Razorbacks’ last game. » Read story. | | Discuss
SEC WOMEN: UA women bottle up Oral Roberts
Posted: December 11, 2011 3:32 a.m.Arkansas women’s Coach Tom Collen talked Oral Roberts up to his team, and then the Razorbacks went out and beat down the Golden Eagles. » Read story. | | Discuss
High-octane ORU to test UA women
Posted: December 10, 2011 4:29 a.m.Arkansas’ women’s basketball team has shown signs of shaking off its offensive doldrums. » Read story. | | Discuss
SEC WOMEN: UA women find shooting touch
Posted: December 7, 2011 4:01 a.m.An ice cold start couldn’t stop Arkansas’ women. » Read story. | | Discuss
UA women looking for offense
Posted: December 3, 2011 5:14 a.m.Arkansas’ women’s team hopes to build on a good half of offensive basketball. » Read story. | | Discuss
SEC WOMEN: UA women get on track early
Posted: November 26, 2011 4:43 a.m.Both teams were pleased with the 20-point final margin. » Read story. | | Discuss
UA women look for fast start
Posted: November 25, 2011 4:01 a.m.Arkansas’ women haven’t spent a lot of time focusing on Grambling State this week. » Read story. | | Discuss
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS: Fernandez will be alone at National Championship
Posted: November 21, 2011 4:59 a.m.
For the first time since 1973 Arkansas men’s cross country team won’t be competing in the national championship meet. » Read story. | | 2 comments
SEC WOMEN: Resolute rally lifts Arkansas
Posted: November 21, 2011 4:55 a.m.Arkansas’ women had a devil of a time just getting a lead, so it’s little wonder hanging on to victory was even harder. » Read story. | | Discuss
SEC/SOUTHLAND WOMEN: Arkansas women hound Mavericks
Posted: November 17, 2011 4:13 a.m.Arkansas didn’t put on the prettiest women’s basketball show for a couple of thousand elementary school children, but no one seemed to mind. » Read story. | | Discuss
Collen: Early nailbiters could help UA women
Posted: November 16, 2011 3:53 a.m.It’s still early in the season, but Arkansas’ women’s basketball team has handled its late-game situations much better than the Razorbacks did a year ago. » Read story. | | Discuss
Dooley:‘Then, boom, it’s 28-7’
Posted: November 13, 2011 4:19 a.m.Arkansas’ quick-strike offense found a willing partner in Tennessee. » Read story. | | Discuss
Tournament keeps UA on go
Posted: November 11, 2011 3:11 a.m.
Arkansas Coach Tom Collen is testing his women’s basketball team early and often. » Read story. | | Discuss
Fox rebuilding Georgia again
Posted: November 10, 2011 4:48 a.m.Eleventh in a series previewing SEC basketball teams Mark Fox rebuilt Georgia in two years, but now he has to do it again. » Read story. | | Discuss
Gamecocks’ execution comes up short
Posted: November 6, 2011 4:09 a.m.South Carolina came to Arkansas with one of the nation’s top defenses but the Gamecocks aren’t leaving Fayetteville the same way. » Read story. | | Discuss
SEC PREVIEWS MISSISSIPPI: Return after departure aids Rebels
Posted: November 3, 2011 3:38 a.m.Ole Miss’ top newcomer is also one of the Rebels’ best returning players. » Read story. | | Discuss
UA women trying to find right mix
Posted: November 2, 2011 4:20 a.m.Exhibition games usually aren’t that big of a deal for major conference teams such as Arkansas. » Read story. | | Discuss
SEC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP: Arkansas doesn’t mind a bull’s-eye
Posted: October 31, 2011 5:04 a.m.Arkansas men’s cross country Coach Chris Bucknam doesn’t mind having a target on his back because it’s a lot lighter than a monkey. » Read story. | | 2 comments
‘We’re not the same old Vanderbilt’
Posted: October 30, 2011 5:19 a.m.If there was a sense of resignation after Vanderbilt fell short of upsetting No. 10 Arkansas, Commodores Coach James Franklin was in no mood to hear about it. » Read story. | | 1 comment
SEC media days report
Posted: October 28, 2011 4:54 a.m.UA not rushing Harris Arkansas Coach Tom Collen is taking a wait-and-see approach with shooting guard Lyndsay Harris. » Read story. | | Discuss
Summitt: ‘I’m doing great’
Posted: October 28, 2011 4:50 a.m.Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt never gave quitting a thought. » Read story. | | 1 comment
Auburn’s success fleeting
Offense’s first-quarter flow slows to a trickle
Posted: October 9, 2011 2:32 a.m.Things sure looked rosy for Auburn early. » Read story. | | 6 comments
Hogs’ 24-0 smirk doesn’t last
Posted: September 18, 2011 4:40 a.m.Troy Coach Larry Blakeney had ugly thoughts dancing in his head when his team fell behind No. 14 Arkansas 24-0 midway through the second quarter Saturday. » Read story. | | 8 comments
Hogs’ defense stops Bears cold
Posted: September 4, 2011 4:28 a.m.Missouri State played slow, but Arkansas’ defense made sure the Bears got off the field quick. » Read story. | | Discuss
Top WR gets first shot at UA
Posted: September 1, 2011 5:10 a.m.Playing at Reynolds Razorback Stadium is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for most high school football players. » Read story. | | 1 comment
RAZORBACKS CONFIDENTIAL
Posted: August 16, 2011 4:36 a.m.Reggie Johnson POSITION Inside linebackers coach COACHING EXPERIENCE 14th year overall, Fourth at Arkansas HOMETOWN Hollandale, Miss. EDUCATION Morgan Park (Chicago) HS; University of Louisville RECRUITING TERRITORY South Georgia, Alabama COACHING HISTORY Louisville; Alabama A&M; Texas-El Paso; Louisville; Arkansas FAMILY Wife Eulice, daughters Sydney and Jordan BIO Racked up 252 tackles as a four-year letterman at Louisville (1987-90 ). » Read story. | | Discuss
Arkansas lands speedy CB, physical receiver
Posted: August 2, 2011 4:29 a.m.Arkansas’ football team picked up oral commitments from two Oklahoma prospects Monday. » Read story. | | Discuss
ACADEMIC ATHLETES OF THE YEAR: High level
Nothing slows star student
Posted: July 24, 2011 5:34 a.m.Yes, sometimes Margaret Power likes to kick back, relax and watch The Office on television. » Read story. | | Discuss
HOG FUTURES DARRELL KELLY-THOMAS: End isn’t rushing progress
Posted: July 21, 2011 5:05 a.m.The 12th in a series profiling new additions to the Arkansas football team. » Read story. | | 3 comments
Future Hogs beat heat, illness, foes
Posted: June 28, 2011 4:06 a.m.Zach Coats continued his rise from part-time unknown golfer to promising prospect. » Read story. | | Discuss
HOG FUTURES TEVIN MITCHEL: His father’s son
But this Mitchel took the Arkansas route
Posted: June 26, 2011 4:38 a.m.Tevin Mitchel remembers watching Arkansas football games as a child and telling his mother, “Someday, that’ll be me out there with the Razorbacks.” Not if Tana Mitchel had anything to do with it — she wouldn’t even let her son play pee-wee football. She allowed Tevin to play basketball and run track but football was definitely, 100-percent out. » Read story. | | 1 comment
