Stories by Matthew Harris

  • Second thoughts

    Coin thieves get big jump, steal on Fisk In the annals of oddball crime, former Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk can now see his name inscribed.

  • Harsin keeping Thompson at ASU

    Arkansas State defensive coordinator John Thompson will be sticking around Jonesboro after serving as interim coach against Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl …

  • Second thoughts

    The horses don’t like these odds Let’s open by saying: This isn’t taken from a deleted scene from Swiss Family Robinson.

  • TODAY’S GAMES

    Arkansas women vs. Furman WHEN 1 p.m. Central WHERE Timmons Center, Greenville, S.C. RECORDS Arkansas 8-1 ; Furman 3-5 SERIES Arkansas leads 1-0

  • Second thoughts

    Kentucky sliding in other polls Unease is creeping across the Bluegrass State after the Kentucky Wildcats’ less-than dominant start to the season.

  • ASU wants to build its own identity

    Before climbing aboard a flight Tuesday to meet with Bryan Harsin, Arkansas State Athletic Director Terry Mohajir made a promise to ASU System President Chuck …

  • Harsin fits the mold for Red Wolves

    It took less than 10 minutes Tuesday for Bryan Harsin to convince the search committee he was the right choice to replace Gus Malzahn as Arkansas State’s head …

  • ASU plucks coach from Texas’ staff

    Arkansas State will name Texas co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin as its head football coach today, a week after Gus Malzahn bolted after one season as the …

  • ASU to introduce Harsin as Red Wolves coach

    Arkansas State will name Texas co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin as the Red Wolves head coach today, with the move coming a week after former coach Gus Mal…

  • Spears snags his big opportunity

    Harding Academy quarterback Will Francis made a perfect throw to Caleb Spears on a 12-yard hitch route, and the senior’s instincts kicked in.

  • Ricebirds put hurt on Hillbillies

    Waymon Johnson came up with the big hit early, but Stuttgart’s defense landed the knockout blow Saturday night.

  • Evans:‘I wasn’t letting this go’

    Junction City wide receiver Jarkell Brown leaned his lanky torso back in midair and grazed quarterback Shaquille Hunter’s Hail Mary pass with a swat from his r…

  • Lashlee staying on for Wolves’ bowl

    Gus Malzahn has departed for Auburn, but at least Arkansas State will have its top coordinators a month from now when it plays Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bo…

  • Thompson to coach ASU in bowl game

    For a second consecutive season, Arkansas State’s bowl preparations won’t include the head coach who guided the Red Wolves to the postseason.

  • Broyles winner keeps Irish defenders prepared

    Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco is often at the mercy of his audience on fall afternoons in the meeting room of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex in…

  • Malzahn takes helm at Auburn

    Arkansas State University’s Gus Malzahn bolted Tuesday after one season of coaching the Red Wolves to return to Auburn University, where he had previously spen…

  • Malzahn hired as next head coach at Auburn

    In the afterglow of helping Arkansas State claim its second-consecutive Sun Belt Conference title, Red Wolves Coach Gus Malzahn is returning to Auburn to take …

  • Time-tested ways are speeding up

    Mike Bobo stepped onto the Woodruff Practice Fields at Georgia in 2001 to start his first season serving as the quarterbacks coach for his alma mater after one…

  • GoDaddy.com Bowl for ASU, again

    Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson placed a trophy in Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn’s hands Saturday at Liberty Bank Stadium after the Red Wolves secured the…

  • ASU hoists trophy again

    Twenty minutes after Arkansas State dismantled Middle Tennessee, Coach Gus Malzahn appeared perplexed when asked whether the Red Wolves played a perfect game t…

  • ASU secures second Sun Belt Conference title

    Arkansas State secured its second-consecutive Sun Belt Conference title in dominating fashion, scoring on its first seven possessions and rolling up 512 yards …

  • McKissic provides impetus for ASU

    As Arkansas State’s offense has evolved under first-year Coach Gus Malzahn, the Red Wolves increasingly turned to a redshirt freshman wide receiver as a means …

  • Stuttgart finally puts away Prairie Grove

    Prairie Grove won its first two Class 4A playoff games the hard way, twice rallying from two-touchdown deficits to advance to Friday’s semifinal against Stuttg…

  • Hobbled Raiders show grit

    The losses keep piling up for Middle Tennessee, but so have the victories.

  • Malzahn has incentive for victory

    Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn could earn more than just the Sun Belt Conference trophy with a victory against Middle Tennessee on Saturday at Liberty Bank S…

  • Second thoughts

    New affairs kept private for Dorrell Eight months after resigning her position on the Arkansas football staff, Jessica Dorrell has landed a new job after movin…

  • ASU title at stake, bowl up in air

    Arkansas State fans might want to monitor the score Saturday of a Big East match up between Connecticut and Cincinnati to see if a spot opens up in the BBVA Co…

  • Highs and lows

    University of Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long announced Saturday that John L. Smith would not be retained as UA’s head football coach. Smith has made plen…

  • Arkansas State men vs. Lamar

    WHEN 2:05 p.m. today WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS ASU 3-1 ; Lamar 1-4 RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, Jonesboro SERIES Lamar leads 46-34 INTERNET astatere…

  • Freshman scores 20 to lead Trojans

    Freshman forward Shanity James hauled in a pass from forward Hannah Fohne and floated a hook shot that put the UALR women’s basketball team in control and mark…

  • Stuttgart finally gets a handle on Warren

    Stuttgart was clinging to a seven-point lead early in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s Class 4A playoff game with Warren when the Ricebirds jarred a fumble…

  • Second thoughts

    Talk about going all in on a hand Ideas often percolate in your brain that work in theory but not so much in reality.

  • ASU in good spot, but still plenty to be decided

    Standing at the lectern in a packed banquet hall, Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn cracked a joked about the Red Wolves’ evolution during his first season.

  • Malzahn talks ASU, that’s all

    The carousel carrying football coaches to high profile college jobs is cranking up as the regular-season winds down, but Arkansas State’s Gus Malzahn isn’t dis…

  • Second thoughts

    Nets mascot doesn’t shine as a Knight The recently relocated Brooklyn Nets have been considered purveyors of cool, from rapper Jay-Z being a partial owner to t…

  • Arkansas State defeats Troy University, 41-34

    Quarterback Ryan Aplin passed for a season-high 369 yards and four touchdowns, and Arkansas State rallied on the road before fending off pesky Troy in a 41-34 …

  • Tweaks put ASU on streak

    Arkansas State football Coach Gus Malzahn has consistently preached an offensive philosophy based on a power running game working at warp speed to set up the p…

  • Arkansas St. women at Tenn .-Martin

    WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE Skyhawk Arena, Martin, Tenn. RECORDS ASU: 0-1 ; Tenn.-Martin : 0-1 SERIES Tenn.-Martin leads 4-3 RADIO KNEA-AM

  • Second thoughts

    Malzahn wants none of fan feud The roar went up when Arkansas State fans spotted four Red Wolves trotting toward the 50-yard-line with a banner flapping in the…

  • ASU (7-3) makes ripples in bowl pool

    On Thursday night, there were brief snippets of the future Arkansas State envisions for its football program during a 45-23 victory against Louisiana-Monroe.

  • TODAY’S MEN’S GAMES

    Arkansas State at Dayton WHEN 1 p.m. WHERE Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio RECORDS Season opener for both teams

  • No rally, just reality

    Running back Lavonte Gardner bowed his head and wept as he sat on the brown turf of Bulldog Field.

  • ASU tiptoes to victory

    Rolling out to his left, Arkansas State quarterback Ryan Aplin said he could feel the pass rushers bearing down, his feet bringing him closer to a point of no …

  • Wolves, ’Hawks ready for battle

    Ryan Aplin balled his nicked-up fingers into a knot and pumped his fist for a split second. Arkansas State’s quarterback had just finished his injury treatmen…

  • Red Wolves in shutdown mode

    North Texas running back Brandin Byrd juked and slithered to the right of a flat-footed Qushaun Lee into a scant space at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, on S…

  • Monroe limps into Jonesboro

    Louisiana-Monroe Coach Todd Berry’s voice sounded weary Monday as he confirmed the Warhawks’ latest injury, and the deepest dent in their bid among a crowded f…

  • Browning’s status unclear vs.ASU

    An anticipated duel between a pair of top Sun Belt Conference quarterbacks might be in jeopardy after Louisiana-Monroe’s Kolton Browning was sidelined Saturday…

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