OPINION | WALLY HALL: SEC having trouble catching the Muss Bus
March Madness had a new definition in the SEC. While six teams were invited to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and posted an unimpressive overall record o…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Final round of Masters proved great theater
Watching the final day of the Masters was truly memorable.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Even with 10 new faces, no reason for doubt
Tall, that's what the University of Arkansas men basketball team is going to be next season.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Williams left mark at CAC, then UConn
There she was on ESPN on Sunday night in the NCAA women's championship game.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs’ way-too-early ranking is way too early
Jaylin Williams' intentions to test the NBA waters were known, but the Caesars Superdome floor was still covered with confetti when ESPN announced its way-too-…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Pinch bugler leaves impression on Derby Day
They just kept coming on Saturday. Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs was the place to be on Arkansas Derby Day, and the attendance was reported at 60…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: As racing world watched, Oaklawn delivered
HOT SPRINGS -- A picturesque day of racing at Oaklawn Racing Casino and Resort.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Fun party expected for Saturday at Oaklawn
Since 2004, when Smarty Jones won the Arkansas Derby and went on to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, the biggest race in the Natural State has unofficiall…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: NCAA champion could have luck on its side
It is a little anti-climatic now. The Final Four is fun, but it is nothing compared to the opening weekend or even the Sweet 16, and all of the remaining teams…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: UA hoops back at a level to revered, feared
There was 6:38 to play and JD Notae had just hit a three to give Arkansas a 59-50 lead over No. 1 Gonzaga and just like that, the route changed.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Blue Devils were definitely the better team
The University of Arkansas could have become one of the all-time great college basketball trivia answers: What team ended Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski's rec…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Zags sent home earlier than they expected
Elite Eight Arkansas. Has a ring to it and it should.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Curry casts long shadow in Chase Center
Our man Bob Holt has had a couple of stories about how excited the Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team is to play in San Francisco’s Chase Center, home of the …
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Looking past Hogs could lead Zags bedeviled
The Zags are really the Bulldogs, but who really cares.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Peacocks strut their stuff in NCAA tournament, while SEC doesn’t
This NCAA Men's Tournament has proven something. The SEC and the Big Ten are football conferences.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Rickety ride lands Hogs in San Francisco
In the NCAA Tournament, a pretty loss gets you eliminated.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Toney’s ‘D’ a big reason Hogs advanced
Thursday night, sitting at press row in front of the Vermont fans was an ear-ringing experience.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Arkansas vs. New Mexico State should be a great game
As I write this, it is 50 minutes until the Arkansas Razorbacks take on New Mexico State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. I’m sitting in the press r…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: There’s no backing down from these Aggies
Johnny Keith was unique.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: March weather in Buffalo, N.Y., surprisingly nice
Ice still caps Lake Erie, but an ice boom keeps it from flowing down the Niagara River and messing up Niagrara Falls. Even with so much ice nearby, the weather…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Arkansas sticks to hearty defense in victory
With nine seconds left Thursday night, the referees went to the review monitor after first claiming two Vermont players knocked the ball off Arkansas' JD Notae.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Musselman has his team loose, ready to go
Fog settled on this city, throwing air traffic behind an hour or so.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: The West can be won, but it won’t come easy
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Yes, the Arkansas Razorbacks drew the toughest region in the NCAA Men's Tournament.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: March Madness selections can be crazy
Every year there are surprises when the NCAA Tournament field of 68 is announced.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: After defensive display, Aggies deserve bid
TAMPA, Fla. -- There is no D in Texas A&M, but there should be.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Aggies' defense dominates Arkansas in 82-64 win
Arkansas got hammered by Texas A&M in the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Saturday. The Razorbacks are heading home, and they'll find out Sunday where th…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Razorbacks kept Tigers, Wade cooled off
It has not been a good week for LSU basketball coach Will Wade.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Lykes makes big plays in Arkansas' SEC Tourney win over LSU
It is supposed to be hard to beat a team three times in a season, and it wasn’t easy for the Arkansas Razorbacks, who played the first half against Louisiana S…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: LSU didn’t work too hard for Arkansas
It is not supposed to be easy to beat a team three times in one season, and it got a lot harder for the Arkansas Razorbacks after Missouri no-showed for its ga…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Texas A&M survives ugly SEC Tournament game
Kentucky head coach John Calipari said he thought the SEC deserved nine teams in the NCAA Tournament.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: It’s good to be back at the SEC Tournament
The first conference basketball tournament yours truly covered was in San Antonio in 1981.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: This week will be March Madness for many
Conference tournaments are fun. They provide a few teams a chance to be called Cinderella by winning their tournament and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA …
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Krzyzewski will be remembered as a winner
In 1986 and 1988, Mike Krzyzewski's first two Final Fours, no one could have predicted he would be in any argument as the best college coach ever between he or…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: All those reviews killed Razorbacks’ rhythm
There may be a team somewhere in the country who might want to play the Arkansas Razorbacks, but no one in the SEC wants to see the Hogs on their side of the S…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs' rally comes up short against Tennessee
It would have been one of the greatest comeback stories in Arkansas Razorback basketball history.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: No surprise Hogs found a way at the end
LSU did everything it set out to do. The Tigers controlled the boards, played smothering defense and was the first team to not let the Razorback responders get…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Tourney selection is about haves, have-nots
In the humble opinion of this sports writer, there is no greater event than the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs wish Hofstra loss could disappear
Maybe notice was served Saturday when The Associated Press' top six basketball teams lost, something that had never happened on the same day.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Again and again, Razorbacks find way to win
In the final four minutes Saturday, Jaylin Williams had the hot hand and JD Notae knew it.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Notae's 30 points, key assist propel Hogs to 75-73 win over Kentucky
John Calipari joined his team in walking off the court of Bud Walton Arena a few seconds early on Saturday. When the buzzer sounded on the Arkansas Razorbacks'…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Horse owner Fletcher Clement knew plenty about the business
One started in the Oaklawn parking lot more than 20 years ago and the other more than a decade ago at the Little Rock Athletic Club.
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Glory days have returned to Hog basketball
Here's a prediction: With more than 20,000 Arkansas Razorback responders on hand Saturday, the Kentucky Wildcats are going to have trouble hearing themselves t…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Jackson takes next step in coaching career
Kenyon Jackson appears to be on a bullet train to success.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Razorbacks close on a 28-14 run for 82-74 win over Gators
It seemed like a sound strategy.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Drama gave Winter Olympics frosty feeling
Amid little worldwide fanfare, the Winter Olympics bowed out Sunday with a whimper.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Ugly win for Razorbacks always better than pretty loss
It may not have been the ugliest game in Southeastern Conference history, but if the SEC kept records for games that were far more defensive than offensive, th…
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Eyeing the SEC Tournament, albeit early
This is just for fun, a look at what the SEC Tournament would most likely look like if the men's basketball season ended today.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Ice skating calamity falls flat these Olympics
Millions of words will have been written and spoken about Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva competing in the Winter Olympics.
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OPINION | WALLY HALL: Krzyzewski not letting up in final season
Outside of the ACC, most basketball fans don't seem overly concerned about the final tour of Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.