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Saturday, March 18Hogs put up heck of a fight: 40 minutes not enough as Miami withstands late heat - Bob Holt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It was a short stay for Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament.
Hogs ride storm, but another miracle washed away - Wally Hall
NASHVILLE -- It was the swarm storm. Again.
Line dance keeps Hogs in it early
Free throws have been Arkansas' nemesis most of the season.
Hogs' run too late to make difference - Scott Cain
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Through the years, Arkansas teams have been able to count on a scoring burst at some point in most games.
Thursday, March 16
NCAA noisemakers? - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Now that the Arkansas Razorbacks have made it to the Big Dance, they plan to stick around for a while.
Stretch run preps Hogs for NCAA
Miami obviously is good or else the Hurricanes wouldn't have shared the Big East co-championship with Syracuse and be the sixth seed in the NCAA Tournament South Regional.
Sunday, March 12
Automatic redemption: Razorbacks come of age, complete run to NCAA Tournament - Bob Holt
ATLANTA -- Arkansas' national championship team of 1994 couldn't do it. Neither could the Razorbacks' 1995 NCAA runner-up team or the 1992 SEC regular-season champions.
Like it is: Nolan silences doubters with splendid showing - Wally Hall
ATLANTA -- Watching Nolan Richardson the last few days has been interesting to say the least.
With injuries healed, Dean jumps forward - Scott Cain
ATLANTA -- Brandon Dean has been known for his explosiveness since coming to Arkansas two years ago -- flashing to the basket, executing rim-assaulting dunks and pick-pocket steals.
Arkansas picks up 11th seed, date with Miami in Nashville - Marty Cook
FAYETTEVILLE -- After the whirlwind ride Arkansas had in the SEC Tournament, how bad can a Hurricane be?
In the Lane: Gipson devotes SEC title game to departed dad
Only Teddy Gipson knows how painful the last two months have been on him, but some of his emotions -- part pain, part relief, part jubilation -- were evident in the locker room after Arkansas won the SEC championship Sunday at the Georgia Dome.
Saturday, March 11
Auburn stands in way of bid for Arkansas - Bob Holt
ATLANTA -- Arkansas started this week by beating Auburn. If the Razorbacks end the week the same way, they'll be in the NCAA Tournament.
Like it is: Richardson lulls Tigers into Hogs' type of game - Wally Hall
ATLANTA -- John Brady was testy after LSU lost to Arkansas.
Resurgent Auburn earns spot in final - Scott Cain
ATLANTA -- Having lost its star and tumbled out of the Top 25, Auburn was given up for dead.
In the Lane: Dean picks right time for floater
Brandon Dean used to shoot what's best-known as the running floater in high school, but he stopped using it because he accumulated too many charging fouls.
Victories vindicate Richardson's faith - Scott Cain
ATLANTA -- If a passerby had stumbled into the middle of Nolan Richardson's postgame interview Saturday at the Georgia Dome, he might have wondered if the Arkansas coach's job was on the line.
Loss to Hogs was new low for Wildcats
Kentucky, which has played in 112 SEC Tournament games and won 96 of them, hasn't lost worse than it did to Arkansas on Friday night in the Georgia Dome.
Friday, March 10
Conquering Kentucky: Wildcats'hold finally broken by Razorbacks - Bob Holt
ATLANTA -- For Arkansas, the seventh time was the charm against Kentucky in the SEC Tournament.
Like it is: Razorbacks take Wildcats apart early and often - Wally Hall
ATLANTA -- Tubby was glaring, and the Razorbacks were daring.
In the Lane: UA guards pester UK post players
Sounds crazy, but the reason Arkansas charged into halftime with a 14-point lead over 16th-ranked Kentucky was because the guards played superb post defense.
Thursday, March 9
Lane leads UA to Kentucky: Hogs advance thanks to 23 from freshman - Bob Holt
ATLANTA -- Arkansas will get another chance to try and get by Kentucky in the SEC Tournament.
Like it is: Something big missing for Razorbacks and fans - Wally Hall
ATLANTA -- It wasn't the same.
In the Lane: 'Dogs foul on decisions by big men
Georgia's big men dealt a blow to basketball intelligence with a pair of fouls that turned into a rare pair of four-point plays in an SEC Tournament first-round game Thursday night.
Sunday, March 5
Arkansas finds finishing touch - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Arkansas Razorbacks may not be thrilled at the prospect of playing in the NIT, but at least now it's an option.
Hogs pick up points, vigor from Johnson - Rob Keys
FAYETTEVILLE -- When Arkansas and Auburn played earlier this season, the Tigers didn't get a chance to see Joe Johnson. After the Razorbacks' 64-55 victory on Sunday, the Tigers probably don't care if they ever see the freshman guard from North Little Rock again.
In the Lane: No Porter, no glitter
It's difficult -- since star forward Chris Porter was suspended three games and as many losses ago -- to appreciate the depth of Auburn's mediocrity by just reading the box scores.
Wednesday, March 1
Orange throwers aid Hogs' cause in close defeat - Bob Holt
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Big Orange didn't let itself get done in by some little oranges or Arkansas.
Saturday, Feb. 26
'Folk hero' nevertheless: Eddins' hike to stardom interrupted as UA falls to Kentucky - Bob Holt
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Blake Eddins has come a long way in the past week, from playing the fewest minutes for Arkansas to playing some of the biggest.
Wednesday, Feb. 23
Seems like old times - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- For one night at least, order was restored to Arkansas' basketball universe.
Saturday, Feb. 19
Rewriting history books - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas became LSU's latest roadkill Saturday on the Tigers' ride back to the national elite.
Tuesday, Feb. 15
Florida pulls rank on Arkansas - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Florida ended Arkansas' two-game SEC winning streak and probably ended the Razorbacks' slim chances of landing an NCAA Tournament at-large bid by beating them 80-71 Tuesday night before 19,134 in Walton Arena.
Saturday, Feb. 12
Hogs carry out three-point plan - Bob Holt
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- It took 10 games, but Arkansas finally has an SEC winning streak.
Wednesday, Feb. 9
Tide goes out, Johnson rushes in: UA freshman too much for outmanned Alabama - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Alabama has seen enough of Joe Johnson to last the Crimson Tide until next season.
Saturday, Feb. 5
Half good, half bad: Ugly stretch quickly brings down 'clinic' - Bob Holt
AUBURN, Ala. -- Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson said after Saturday's game at Auburn he knew "there were going to be some days we'll look pretty good, and some we're going to look very ugly."
Wednesday, Feb. 2
Hogs' furious rally fizzles near finish - Bob Holt
OXFORD, Miss. -- A comeback victory slipped away from Arkansas Wednesday night.
Wednesday, Jan. 26
Tigers make up for lost time - Bob Holt
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU still has a lot of catching up to do against Arkansas, but it appears the Razorbacks' days of dominating the Tigers are over.
Saturday, Jan. 22
Razorbacks say hello to Hawgball: Johnson leads way as UA gets back to running game - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Looks like Joe Johnson has played his way into game shape.
Wednesday, Jan. 19
Whistles come in droves in 2nd - Bob Holt
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama's winning streak against Arkansas continues. So does Crimson Tide Coach Mark Gottfried's.
Wednesday, Jan. 12
A road awakening: Arkansas shakes doldrums, whips Georgia - Bob Holt
ATHENS, Ga. - Corliss Williamson and Scotty Thurman were Arkansas freshmen the last time the Razorbacks had an SEC road blowout like they enjoyed Wednesday night at Georgia.
Saturday, Jan. 8
Gamecocks lead youth movement - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas and South Carolina turned Walton Arena into a gigantic day-care center Saturday.
Thursday, Jan. 6
Hogs pinpoint winning way - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas may have turned a corner Wednesday night in Walton Arena. Ole Miss just kept turning it over.
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000
Memphis outlasts Arkansas - Bob Holt
MEMPHIS -- The Memphis Tigers found an SEC team they could handle and beat Arkansas 76-71 Monday night in The Pyramid before 12,814 fans.
Friday, Dec. 31, 1999
Cleveland has all answers for Arkansas - Marty Cook
It's hard to keep a good Gentleman down, but thanks to sophomore guard T. J. Cleveland, Arkansas was able to.
Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999
Hogs know how to find 3-point line - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Among Arkansas' 11 scholarship players, the only ones who didn't hit a three-pointer in Friday night's Red-White intrasquad game were the ones who didn't shoot one.
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Sunday, Jan. 30
Brady didn't expect slowdown from Razorbacks
As if LSU's 96-75 victory over Arkansas on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge wasn't enough incentive for the Razorbacks as they look to the teams' Feb. 19 rematch in Walton Arena, Tigers Coach John Brady likely added fuel to Arkansas' fire with his postgame comments.
Friday, Jan. 28
Like it is: Rebuilding year will test Razorbacks and fans - Wally Hall
Nolan Richardson sat down heavily.
Tigers leave Hogs begging for mercy - Bob Holt
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The irony of the situation wasn't lost on LSU Coach John Brady as he watched Arkansas slow its pace late in Wednesday night's game at the Maravich Assembly Center.
Johnson vanishes vs. LSU - Bob Holt
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Joe Johnson didn't miss many shots against LSU Wednesday night. Arkansas' prized 6-8 freshman guard didn't take enough to shots to miss a lot.
Thursday, Jan. 27
After trying for years, LSU is better than Arkansas - Wally Hall
BATON ROUGE, La. -- With 8:29 to play and LSU leading 72-47, John Brady pumped his fist and yelled, "Yes. Yes."
Wednesday, Jan. 26
Ephemeral players leave SEC young - Scott Cain
A variety of theories exist for why the SEC is flush with underclassmen.
UA Notes - Bob Holt
Tuesday, Jan. 25
Johnson fulfilling expectations and then some - Wally Hall
At an AAU basketball game last summer, Sidney Moncrief said he thought Joe Johnson was the best high school player he had ever seen in Arkansas.
After an emotional week off, Gipson returns to basketball - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Teddy Gipson was glad to be back on Arkansas' campus Monday, back in class and back at basketball practice.
Wednesday, Jan. 19
UA Notes
SEC REPORT: Vandy wants more than just respect - Scott Cain
Vanderbilt hasn't suffered from a lack of respect over the last five seasons. A lack of quality victories has been the problem.
Sunday, Jan. 9
Richardson not worried about Johnson's rocky start - Marty Cook
FAYETTEVILLE -- The wait for the true Joe Johnson continues.
Seeing red a giveaway for top Hog
During Saturday's game, Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson took some time to talk with freshman guard Blake Eddins on the bench.
Saturday, Jan. 8
Gipson's game on the road to recovery - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas sophomore guard Teddy Gipson grew an inch since last season -- from 6-3 to 6-4 -- but his game had been shrinking before he rediscovered it in Wednesday night's SEC opener against Ole Miss.
Friday, Jan. 7
Like It Is: Hogs' Bruise Brothers a sign of things to come - Wally Hall
FAYETTEVILLE -- There aren't enough of them to be Triplets.
Wednesday, Jan. 5
ARKANSAS BASKETBALL NOTES: Ole Miss backcourt: Jason and Jason - Bob Holt
Ole Miss will start an all-Little Rock Parkview, all-Jason backcourt against Arkansas tonight.
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000
Like It Is: Football news overshadows once fierce rivalry - Wally Hall
MEMPHIS -- Here, Monday night, the big news was that John Thompson was going to be the new defensive coordinator at Arkansas.
Friday, Dec. 31, 1999
Hometown sees plenty of Johnson - Todd Traub
If the bulk of the 16,144 people who came to Alltel Arena were there to see hometown hero Joe Johnson, Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson made sure they weren't disappointed.
Friday, Nov. 5
SEC notes
Sunday, Oct. 24
40 minutes of inner peace and tranquility
Michael Lechonczak, a yoga instructor from New York, put Arkansas' basketball players through the Hindu discipline of meditation, controlled breathing and prescribed stretching and postures Friday before the Razorbacks practiced at Walton Arena.
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Wednesday, Mar. 15
Cleveland catalyst for defensive Hogs - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Cleveland rocked in Atlanta.
Media glare shines on Arkansas coach - Marty Cook
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson has returned to the national-media stage after winning his first SEC Tournament championship.
Tuesday, Mar. 14
No Vanderbilt in Tournament? Smells like politics - Wally Hall
Much will be said and written about Notre Dame being left out of the NCAA Tournament this week.
Hogs regarded as 'dangerous' - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas goes into the NCAA Tournament with a No. 11 seed, a five-game winning streak and its first SEC Tournament championship.
Wednesday, Jan. 26
LSU posing a tall order for Arkansas - Bob Holt
BATON ROUGE, La. -- When LSU senior center Jabari Smith said at SEC Media Days in November that the Tigers' goal was a 20-victory season, it was hard not to laugh.
Monday, Jan. 24
'Hanging power' keeps Hogs in hunt - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas is just five games into the SEC season, and none of those was against one of the conference's five nationally-ranked teams -- No. 4 Auburn, No. 9 Florida, No. 16 Tennessee, No. 18 Kentucky or No. 20 Vanderbilt.
Friday, Jan. 21
Dean's play leaves Richardson unsatisfied - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas sophomore guard Brandon Dean played 31 minutes in the Razorbacks' 73-64 loss at Alabama on Wednesday night, more than he has since going 32 in the second game this season.
Wednesday, Jan. 19
Tuscaloosa trip fires up Cleveland - Bob Holt
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- T.J. Cleveland will have his own cheering section in Coleman Coliseum tonight when Arkansas plays Alabama.
Tuesday, Jan. 18
Week off helps Hogs come of age: Practicing beneficial to Johnson, Satchell - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- By Wednesday night's game at Alabama, the Arkansas Razorbacks would have had a full week's worth of practices. But for freshmen Joe Johnson and Larry Satchell, the past several days have probably started to feel like a month.
Friday, Jan. 7
Arkansas to encounter talented South Carolina - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- When South Carolina comes to Walton Arena for Saturday's game against Arkansas, the Gamecocks will bring as many victories as they had last season.
Thursday, Jan. 6
Arkansas' Hogs better than Arkansas' Rebels - Wally Hall
FAYETTEVILLE -- Joe Johnson was giving up 25 pounds and two years of experience, but that was all the freshman was conceding.
Wednesday, Jan. 5
Hogs' Baker inside player, inside source - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Arkansas Razorbacks don't need to read a scouting report on Ole Miss for tonight's SEC opener at Walton Arena. If they want to know about the Rebels, all they have to do is ask Carl Baker.
Monday, Jan. 3, 2000
Memphis rivalry fades for Arkansas - Marty Cook
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas is too young to view any game as a tuneup, and the Razorbacks also are too young to know that much about the Memphis rivalry.
Thursday, Dec. 30, 1999
Doubleheader II: Johnson comes home - Marty Cook
FAYETTEVILLE -- The thrill of Joe Johnson's debut was still in the air when Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson cast a wary glance ahead.
Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999
SEC Report: Fans in Japan really take to SEC All-Stars
It isn't just NBA players who get the star treatment in Japan, like the Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves did when they played in Tokyo Friday night.
Friday, Oct. 29
Richardson limiting pressure in intrasquad game - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Fans who come to Walton Arena for Arkansas' Red-White intrasquad basketball game at 8 tonight shouldn't expect to see the program's trademark "40 minutes of hell" all-out defensive effort.
Friday, Oct. 22
Richardson: Key ingredients not set in stone - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson can sympathize with what the Alltel Arena board is going through.
Thursday, Oct. 21
Richardson puts out a help-wanted sign - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- When freshman forward Blake Eddins wasn't able to take part in basketball practices earlier this week because he was ill, it underscored how thin the Arkansas Razorbacks are going into this season.
Friday, Oct. 15
Madness has Baker hyped up - Bob Holt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Carl Baker has watched Arkansas' Midnight Madness practice on television the last couple of years.
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Coaches hail new arena, but miss postponement - Pete Perkins
Sidney Moncrief knows whom to thank. He's just not sure about the timing.
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