Recent stories by Brooks Kubena
Back home again
The newest football coaching staff at the University of Central Arkansas isn't unfamiliar.
Nearly the entire offensive staff used to play quarterback for the Bears.
Ken Collums, the offensive coordina...
August 26, 2018
Thomas checks off list to turn around Lions
With a new artificial turf and scoreboard, the renamed Simmons Bank Field hardly will resemble what it looked like last season.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff hopes its football team won't e...
August 26, 2018
One for all: New Sun Belt title game unlocks options
NEW ORLEANS -- A few steps away from the main stage, the newest Sun Belt Conference hardware glittered metallic gold and rested on a dimly lit platform inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The champion...
July 24, 2018
Sun Belt football capsules
2018 Sun Belt football coaches' predicted order of finish
Predicted championship game winner: Arkansas State
Team (first-place votes);points
West Division
1. Arkansas State (9);49 pts
2. Louisiana-Mon...
July 24, 2018
NATURALLY STATED: Red Wolves carrying favored role well
Preseason polls matter when they need to.
It's a convenient thing.
When a team gets ranked low, it "provides adversity."
When a team gets ranked high, a team "can't get complacent."
The Sun Belt Confe...
July 22, 2018
UCA hands reins to Brown in 2018
The most prolific quarterback in the history of the University of Central Arkansas is now tasked with carrying the momentum from the program's first undefeated Southland Conference football championsh...
July 20, 2018
Little Rock soccer team raises $20,000 for playoff trip in less than 24 hours
In less than 24 hours, nearly 250 people donated $20,000 to a GoFundMe account to help pay for a Little Rock minor league soccer franchise's playoff trip to Miami.
The Little Rock Rangers, a member of...
July 19, 2018
With no money left to cover another road trip, Little Rock Rangers try to foot cost of winning
It was time to figure out how to get to Miami.
The Little Rock Rangers had just gone up 1-0 over Laredo Heat SC in the South Region semifinals Tuesday night, and Rangers owner Jonathan Wardlaw needed ...
July 19, 2018
Little Rock Rangers advance in extra time
The Little Rock Rangers are two games away from the National Premier Soccer League national championship, advancing to the South Region Final with a 2-1 victory in extra time Tuesday night over Laredo...
July 18, 2018
ASU quarterback named to watch list for player of year award
Senior quarterback Justice Hansen became the second player in Arkansas State University history to be named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, an annual award given to the “nation’s Player of the Year” ...
July 16, 2018