NCAA drops hammer on Hogs

In a surprise ruling Thursday, the NCAA handed down some harsh penalties for violations committed by the Arkansas track and field program between July and September 2003.
On Wednesday, the NCAA’s committee on infractions put the university on probation for three years, and forced Arkansas’ track program to vacate two of its national championships. Before the […]

New kid on the block feeling right at home

Kevin Scarbinsky of The Birmingham News is always a good read. Today he has a column about Arkansas’ new basketball coach, John Pelphrey. Here’s an excerpt:
It was March 13, 1992, at the BJCC Arena, the second day of the first SEC Basketball Tournament after expansion. Kentucky was finishing off Vanderbilt when a new era […]

When FIU ruled the world…

Florida International has been around for only 35 years. During that time, the school has changed its mascot once. And right now the football team is suffering through a 19-game losing streak, a string of losses deemed so bad that ESPN.com has gone ahead and labeled the Golden Panthers the worst team in the Football […]