Back home again
The newest football coaching staff at the University of Central Arkansas isn't unfamiliar.
Stories by Brooks Kubena
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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.
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One for all: New Sun Belt title game unlocks options
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-B…
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Sun Belt football capsules
2018 Sun Belt football coaches' predicted order of finish
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NATURALLY STATED: Red Wolves carrying favored role well
Preseason polls matter when they need to.
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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…
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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 Mi…
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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.
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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 victor…
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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 gi…
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NATURALLY STATED: Howard slowed in Summer League
Jordan Howard hopes his first game will be enough.
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HOG FUTURES: Freshman drawn in by Chavis
The envy of any other 17-year-old, Myles Mason had options.
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UAPB predicted to finish last again
The University of Arkanas at Pine Bluff is predicted to finish last again in the Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings.
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UAPB picked to finish last in division; running back, punter make conference preseason first team
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has been predicted to finish last in the Western Division in the Southwestern Athletic Conference's Preseason Poll, th…
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With 1-0 win at War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock Rangers advance in playoffs
Little Rock Rangers forward Donald Benamna found himself pinned in the left corner of his opponent's end in the final minute of a scoreless playoff match, and …
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Little Rock Rangers ready for playoffs
One of the most significant soccer matches in Arkansas history will be played 7 p.m. tonight at War Memorial Stadium between the Little Rock Rangers and Tulsa …
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DE shifts gears to ride with UA
Alfred Harris' black-and-gold Jeep is nearly constructed. But his grandson, Nick Fulwider, won't wear matching colors.
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NATURALLY STATED: Arkansas State coach, player clear air after dismissal
The questions first arose Feb. 10, when ASU first-year head Coach Mike Balado announced Simms, a senior guard averaging 17.1 points per game, was dismissed fro…
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Travs lose control of winning ways
The Arkansas Travelers' four-game victory streak ended when their recent stretch of consistent pitching faltered in a 6-3 loss to the Corpus Christi Hooks on S…
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Bishop's late hit extends Travelers' streak to five
Braden Bishop's walk-off RBI single skipped past the right fielder, completing the ninth-inning comeback that gave the Arkansas Travelers a 2-1 victory over Co…
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Travs handle Hooks after long road trip
The Arkansas Travelers returned from a 13-game road trip Thursday night and beat the Corpus Christi Hooks 2-0 at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock.
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All-Star game has six Travs
After the Arkansas Travelers closed out their series victory at the Springfield Cardinals on Sunday, the team loaded up the bus back to North Little Rock and l…
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NATURALLY STATED: Don't think Darrell Walker is all defensive
Natural light cascaded down the staircase seating, where alumni, professors and administrators set down their glasses of wine and cans of beer to applaud the m…
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West, East split 2-game All-Star series
There were two outs in the fourth inning when Jazmine Dodd knocked a bases-loaded double to right field, driving in the three go-ahead runs in the West's 5-1 …
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Howard gets invite to Summer League
Jordan Howard was coming home from a 4 p.m.workout Tuesday when his agent called.
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Former UCA guard to play with Golden State Warriors' Summer League team
Jordan Howard, a former guard and Southland Conference Player of the Year at the University of Central Arkansas, will play with the Golden State Warriors' Summ…
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UALR hires head coach for new wrestling program
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Neil Erisman at the first head coach of its new wrestling program, Athletic Director Chasse Conque said Wed…
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NATURALLY STATED: Rule a step toward college free agency
The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday eliminated the requirement that athletes have to receive permission from their athletic departments to transfer and re…
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Mariners: Playoffs important in minors
Minor league playoffs needed to matter.
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TL names All-Stars
The Texas League announced its rosters Thursday for the 2018 All-Star game, and six Arkansas Travelers and eight Northwest Arkansas Naturals will play for the …
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Six Arkansas Travelers named Texas League All-Stars
The Texas League announced its rosters Thursday for the 2018 All-Star game, and six Arkansas Travelers will play on the North Division team.
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Former ASU sprinter signs professional contract
Former Arkansas State sprinter Jaylen Bacon has signed a professional contract with Stellar Athletics, the London-based sports management company announced Thu…
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Travelers lose lead, then slip into tie in division race
The Arkansas Travelers surrendered their spot on top of the Texas League North Division in a 7-4 loss to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Tuesday night at Di…
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Sun Belt Conference releases basketball schedules for Arkansas State, UALR
The Sun Belt Conference released its men's and women's basketball schedules Tuesday afternoon for the 2018-2019 season.
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NATURALLY STATED: Cutting cupcakes won't fatten Sun Belt
Well done, Trojans, you crashed the party while you could.
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Rangers' fans make themselves at home
An hour before the first home kickoff of the regular season, the propane tank already was heating up a grill in the War Memorial Stadium parking lot.
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Mom's battle spurs action by Travs' CF
On the first pitch of a doubleheader finale, Braden Bishop made himself heard.
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Travelers build big lead, then hold on
The Arkansas Travelers built a six-run lead within the first four innings against the Tulsa Drillers on Friday night and held on for an 8-6 victory at Dickey-S…
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Rangers owner says teams gain traction
Wearing the soccer team’s red-and-black scarf, Gov. Asa Hutchinson flipped the coin that started the Little Rock Rangers’ season.
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Drillers sink Travelers with homer in eighth
The Arkansas Travelers' five-game winning streak disappeared behind the left-field wall at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock, along with a 353-foot, th…
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Travs sweep doubleheader to assume first place
The Arkansas Travelers ascended to first place in the Texas League North Division with two victories in their Wednesday doubleheader against the Tulsa Drillers…
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UCA, ASU hurlers learn destinations
Tyler Gray got the call from the team and scout he trusted most.
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DeCarlo's 10th-inning single lifts Travelers over Drillers
Joe DeCarlo hit a walk-off single to give the Arkansas Travelers a 10-inning, 4-3 victory over the Tulsa Drillers on Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park in N…
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UALR’s relay team ready to turn heads again
It was as if a No. 16 seed reached the Final Four in basketball, John Lamb said, when the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s men’s 400-meter relay team wo…
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Former UCA, Arkansas State pitchers selected in MLB Draft
Peyton Culbertson, former Arkansas State University right-handed pitcher, was selected by the Miami Marlins Tuesday in the MLB Draft with the No. 238 pick in t…
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Fast on the track: ASU’s Bacon sizzling on way to Eugene
This track story begins the same way most track stories of the past decade begin: A snapshot of Usain Bolt.
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Sun Belt revamps its scheduling, postseason
In an effort to boost its national profile and protect its best teams, the Sun Belt Conference announced Monday that it was relocating its men's and women's po…
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Sun Belt Conference to change location of basketball tournaments starting in 2020
The Sun Belt Conference said Monday that it will host the final two rounds of its postseason men's and women's basketball tournaments at the Smoothie King Cent…
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ASU sends program-record 7 athletes to NCAAs
Darrell Walker's coaching staff is complete.
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Baker named third, final assistant coach for UALR men's basketball team
Darrell Walker's coaching staff is complete.
