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Bentonville hands Har-Ber 1st defeat, earns No. 1 seed

Bentonville’s defense recorded its fifth shutout of the season, and the Tigers earned the 7AWest’s No. 1 playoff seed with a 17-0 victory over previously undefeated Springdale Har-Ber.
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ARKANSAS VS. SOUTH CAROLINA: Time for November drive

Hogs say game ‘biggest’ of year

Arkansas’ postseason fate might well be riding on the outcome of today’s game against South Carolina.
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BREEDERS’ CUP Life Is Sweet salty without Zenyatta

Life got sweeter for Life Is Sweet without her daunting stablemate Zenyatta in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic.
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Back in town again

UAPB’s Dean,Thornton play in LR today

If it can happen in football, chances are Arkansas-Pine Bluff ’s Mickey Dean and Kevin Thornton have experienced it.
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Off the wire

BASEBALL Lee’s option picked up The Philadelphia Phillies picked up pitcher Cliff Lee’s $9 million option for 2010.
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State’s top rusher decides on Auburn

Michael Dyer is headed to the SEC, but it won’t be with the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Second thoughts

Antics draw suspension for player A New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons.
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COMMENTARY Martin, Gordon in chase for second

Mathematically, Mark Martin of Batesville and Jeff Gordon still have a chance to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup title.
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MOTOR SPORTS Johnson goes low to hold off Swindell

Oklahoma City’s Wayne Johnson held off a furious last-lap charge from Sammy Swindell of Germantown, Tenn., to win Thursday’s preliminary feature at the 22nd annual O’Reilly Short Track Nationals at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway.
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HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Rogers still team to beat

Rogers has been an underdog before, so not being the “prohibitive favorite” in today’s Class 7A cross country state championship race isn’t anything new.
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COMMENTARY Zenyatta may be favorite, but there’s room for doubt

After Rachel Alexandra dominated much of the U. S. racing season, it is finally Zenyatta’s moment to take center stage.
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7 A-CENTRAL North Little Rock grabs share of title

North Little Rock turned Van Buren away repeatedly in the first half and then put away the Pointers in the second half.
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7 A-WEST Southside rallies late, stops rival

Fort Smith Southside frustrated its rival again with a late scoring drive.
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CLASS 6A

MOUNTAIN HOME — Tommy Feliccia ran 2 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to rally Mountain Home (5-4,-1, 3-4 ) past Searcy (4-6, 2-4 ) in the 6A-East Conference finale.
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Bears eager to redeem on TV

Central Arkansas Coach Clint Conque is hoping tonight’s television game goes better than the past two.
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