Bob Holt is a reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and a voter for the Heisman Trophy and AP Top 25 basketball poll. Holt has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year four times and has been inducted to the Arkansas Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.
Jessica Jackson signs WNBA free agent contract
By:
Bob Holt
Published: Friday, April 21, 2017
(
J.T. Wampler)
Arkansas' Jessica Jackson eyes the basket while Kentucky's Evelyn Akhator defends during the second half of a game Thursday Feb. 16, 2017, at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. The Wildcats won 69-62.
Former Arkansas Razorbacks basketball player Jessica Jackson is attending training camp as a free agent with the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.
Jackson, from Jacksonville, is among 24 players at the Sparks' training camp, which starts Sunday, according to a news release.
The Sparks will cut their roster to 16 players for the start of the WNBA season on May 13.
Jackson, a three-time All-SEC player, is Arkansas' No. 3 career scorer (1,865 points) and rebounder (750).
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