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Recent stories by Wally Hall

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Medina Spirit likely doesn't need Baffert There is no way Medina Spirit will be juiced for Saturday's Preakness. The winner of the Kentucky Derby, who later tested positive for a steroid, is under heavy scrutiny with pre-race testing, and al... May 13, 2021

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Saban's voice carries weight in Alabama Arkansas is doing great in spring sports but does not rank well nationally when it comes to vaccines against covid-19. At least the Natural State can point a finger at the greatest football state in ... May 12, 2021

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Baffert again in spotlight for wrong reasons For now, Bob Baffert is the winningest trainer in Kentucky Derby history with seven victories. He's also currently suspended from racing at Churchill Downs, and there's a huge cloud over him and his ... May 11, 2021

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Nothing wrong with Fisher's Bama assertion Spring sports are dominating the sports pages, as they should. But any time a football story shows up in May, it is going to get some discussion. That was the case last week when Texas A&M Coach ... May 9, 2021

OPINION | WALLY HALL: SEC moving toward live football media days Got a questionnaire from the SEC office this week, as did about a 1,000 other journalists, asking if we would attend SEC Football Meetings in person this summer in Birmingham, Alabama. It also asked ... May 8, 2021

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Yurachek on road again to meet Hog fans Apparently it has nothing to do with the spring ritual of attending Razorback clubs all over the state. University of Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek, football Coach Sam Pittman and Tusk V... May 6, 2021

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Rodgers just playing games with Packers Random thoughts while wondering why Arkansas has to be with Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi among the states slowest to get vaccinated against covid-19, which is still among us. News almost as big a... May 5, 2021

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Modest breeder has huge role in Derby win When it was first learned that a horse in the Kentucky Derby had sold as a yearling for $1,000 there were some initial thoughts: (A) The poor breeder who had to sell a horse that cheap. (B) The hors... May 4, 2021

Medina Spirit a big winner for small price Bob Baffert with a 12-1 horse is almost unheard of, but that's not as unlikely as a horse that sold for $1,000 as a yearling winning the Kentucky Derby. Fairy tales came true Saturday as Medina Spiri... May 2, 2021

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Kentucky Derby signifies return to normalcy Watching the early Kentucky Derby Day on NBCSN it was almost shocking to see how small 45,000 looks like in such a massive facility as Churchill Downs. Of course that is much better than a year ago w... May 1, 2021