arkansas News

Duke did precisely what it was expected to do, shutting down play-in winner Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a 73-44 rout. The Blue Devils will play the winner of Cal-Louisville on Sunday.

So what if Arkansas-Pine Bluff has to play Duke? It beat Winthrop 61-44 in the opening-round game and is brimming with confidence in its first NCAA tournament. Might as well try to knock off the top-seeded bluebloods.

Kyle Singler had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Jon Scheyer scored 13 and No. 1 seed Duke rolled past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-44 Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Top-seeded Duke runs past Arkansas-Pine Bluff

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock snuck up on the Sun Belt Conference in 2007-08. Picked to finish sixth in preseason polls, the Trojans instead cranked out a 20-win season and tied Louisiana-Lafayette for the West Division title.

After raising hopes for an NCAA run on the strength of a five-game winning streak that resulted in the lead in the SEC's Western Division, Arkansas suddenly has fallen upon hard times again.

Arkansas State managed to hold onto its lead in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference despite losing to rival Arkansas-Little Rock on Feb. 4 on a buzzer-beater from near half-court. Alex Garcia-Mendoza's miracle shot gave UALR a 79-77 victory.

No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament are supposed to win easily over No. 16 seeds, and the Blue Devils did that in a 73-44, first-round defeat of Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is the target of a lawsuit by a man who claims he owns the trademark to names the state lottery is using.

Brett Eibner hit a pair of two-run homers and Mike Bolsinger pitched seven strong innings as Arkansas beat LSU, 6-3, in the SEC opener for both teams at Alex Box Stadium Friday. Matt Gaudet gave LSU (14-3) an early lead...