Matthew Harris
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Charges not likely for Taylor
posted: 05/24/2012 4:07 a.m. Discuss
After a Mississippi woman recanted her accusations of rape, Maumelle police said Wednesday it is unlikely former middleweight boxing champion Jermain Taylor will face sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged meeting Friday at a motel room.
Taylor not likely to face charges
posted: 05/23/2012 noon Discuss
Former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor will not face charges for sexual assault after a woman accused the fighter of raping her Friday night during an evening where they had a dispute in a motel room, Maumelle police said.
Taylor secures attorney
posted: 05/23/2012 4:01 a.m. Comment 1
Four days after a Mississippi woman accused him of rape, professional boxer Jermain Taylor hired legal counsel Tuesday in advance of a possible meeting with Maumelle police to discuss the accusations.
Title shot swiped, Wolves move on
posted: 05/23/2012 3:57 a.m. Discuss
Sun Belt Tournament ARKANSAS STATE VS.
State sports briefs
posted: 05/23/2012 3:36 a.m. Discuss
GOLF UA women struggle in first round at NCAAs Arkansas sophomore Emily Tubert fired a 1-over-par 73, leading the Razorbacks in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship at Franklin, Tenn., on Tuesday. But the Razorbacks finished with a 15-over 303 as a team at Vanderbilt University’s Legends Course, leaving them 17 strokes behind first-round leader Alabama (286). “It’s been a common denominator with this group to get out to a slow start,” Arkansas Coach Shauna Estes-Taylor said. “But I think with this course, the more rounds you get in, the better they are going to be. We did a lot of good things and there are some holes out there we can take advantage of. ... I fully expect them to bounce back [today].” Behind Alabama at the top of the team standings was Virginia (288), Duke (289) and North Carolina (290). UCLA and Arizona State were tied for fifth place at 292. Virginia’s Portland Rosen shot a 6-under 66 on Tuesday to lead the individual standings, holding a one-stroke lead over Purdue’s Laura
Jermain Taylor subject of police probe
posted: 05/22/2012 2:27 a.m. Comments 9
Former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor is under investigation after a Mississippi woman reported to police that the boxer sexually assaulted her Friday night during an evening when they used drugs and quarreled inside a Maumelle motel room.
Malzahn spreads message
posted: 05/17/2012 4:25 a.m. Comments 2
Nostalgia crept over Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn as he rode shotgun in a black sport-utility vehicle pulling up to War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock in the late afternoon sun.
Booster club foots more of bill for ASU coaches
posted: 05/16/2012 4:19 a.m. Comments 4
Arkansas State heralded its hiring of Gus Malzahn in December as a big step in overhauling a modest football program into an elite midmajor one.
CLASS 6A STATE SOTFBALL: Calm Kindrick finishes Benton
posted: 05/15/2012 3:12 a.m. Discuss
Freshman pitcher Andrea Kindrick allowed Benton to cut Russellville’s lead in half in the bottom of the seventh inning, but didn’t let the pressure keep her from finishing off the Panthers.
CLASS 7A SOFTBALL: Hitters step up for Bentonville
posted: 05/13/2012 5:05 a.m. Discuss
Bentonville’s Ashley Parker stepped into the batter’s box with the bases loaded and a simple approach: Stick the bat out and see what unfolds.
