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Key to training horses and players
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Mar 03, 2012 11:21pmLITTLE ROCK — Peddling one jockey to two owners, the novice agent’s day of reckoning came when both men entered horses in the same race.
The agent had to choose and the owner on the short...
Mississippi State’s three-week slide
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Feb 28, 2012 12:20amLITTLE ROCK — This time, the man with a doctorate’s degree in Bracketology has it wrong.
After the weekend games, Joe Lunardi still had Mississippi State in his 68-team field. No way. Not...
Herbert, Sugar Bears could earn LR game
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Feb 25, 2012 12:59amLITTLE ROCK — First things first, Megan’s last name is pronounced Her-burt, like the first name of the 31st president.
Spelled H-E-R-B-E-R-T, it cannot be Ay-bear and it is not Hee-burt....
Shakeup could be coming in SEC
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Feb 23, 2012 12:14amBy Harry King
LITTLE ROCK — Easy to gloss over, there was an interesting message several paragraphs into the Southeastern Conference announcement on that long-awaited day when the league’s...
Baffert doubles up in SW
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Feb 22, 2012 12:40amHOT SPRINGS — Assessing Bob Baffert’s double dip in the Southwest Stakes, I’m in denial.
Despite witnessing his two colts win and sleeping on the results, I don’t believe four trainers who...
Two divisions for SW Stakes possible
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Feb 15, 2012 12:48amHOT SPRINGS — Written in green, seven names for the Southwest Stakes were scrunched in the right-hand column of an erase board under some handicap horses in black and some fillies in blue.
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South Carolina highlights Razorbacks’ baseball schedule
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Feb 15, 2012 11:13pmLITTLE ROCK — Suppose somebody with the means to make it happen approaches a Razorback fan and says pick a particular in-state game to attend.
In football, both Alabama and LSU are viable...
Welcome to the area, greeted by clutch plays
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Feb 13, 2012 10:24pmWelcome to Pine Bluff … I’ve heard that greeting countless times since my arrival in Arkansas three weeks ago to join The Commercial staff as a sports writer.
From local establishments to...
BPI analyzes hoop teams more in-depth
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Feb 13, 2012 10:25pmLITTLE ROCK — After ridiculing ESPN for hyping the QBR, the network gets an A-OK for improving on RPI with BPI.
Alphabet soup aside, the College Basketball Power Index is a more in-depth way...
Tiger and his U.S. debut
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Feb 08, 2012 11:01pmLITTLE ROCK — Tiger Woods’ third-place finish halfway around the world is more impressive than his victory in December that ended his winless streak at 26 tournaments and 749 days.
In the...
