NEWPORT — Edward Littlejohn defeated Randall Rudd in the finals of the street stock division Sunday at the Newport Dragstrip. Don Stitcher won the Footbrake division, followed by Ross Williams and Lonnie Allwhite. Tom Clary outran Shannon Chapman and Tye Combs in the Super Pro …

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Upcoming sporting events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Saturday, May 25 – Sunday, May 26, 2013.

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HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Arkansas scored the go-ahead run on a squeeze bunt by Tyler Spoon in the eighth inning and tacked on two more insurance runs in the ninth to beat LSU 4-1 at the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday. Arkansas right-hander Ryne Stanek …

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Basketball NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection. James received all 119 votes for the first team from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the U.S. and Canada. …

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar officials may be about to give the series a retro look and bring back the chase for track records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles and Derrick Walker, the new head of IndyCar competition, emerged from a …

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SEARCY –The Arkansas Ravens, a local traveling basketball team, defeated the Arkansas Lady Blue Chips 48-36 in the championship game of the Seventh Annual Land-O-Frost Basketball Tournament here last weekend. The Ravens finished the tournament with a 4-0 record. They defeated Jonesboro’s Arkansas Lady Ballers …

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For now, Atlas Asphalt Highwaymen Coach Colten McSpadden is trying to get a measure of how hard Batesville American Legion baseball players are willing to work. “We’re going to try to outwork everybody we play,” he said. “Some of these players are tired coming out …

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The NCAR “Stars of the Pitch” All-Star Classic at Lyon College’s Marshal Huser Field on Saturday afternoon will include a lot of familiar faces. Along with five Batesville High soccer players — Lady Pioneers Anna Richards and Lainey Rumans, and Pioneers Mario Garcia, Phillip Archuleta …

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CAVE CITY — The annual Cave City High School Basketball camp is scheduled for May 28-31, according to Cavewoman Coach Jason Hughes. The camp will run 8:30 a.m.-noon each day and will stress fundamental skills and sportsmanship. Contest and games are scheduled. Each camper will …

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SOUTHSIDE — Southside High School will hold their annual football camp May 28-30, according to a release from Southerner Coach Kenny Simpson. The camp will begin at 10 a.m. and go until noon for kindergarten through 3rd grade. The price is $60. A football camp …

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Upcoming sporting events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Saturday, May 25, 2013.

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HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Brian Anderson scored on a wild pitch in the 10th inning to give Arkansas a 2-1 victory over Mississippi in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday. Anderson started the Razorback inning rally with a one-out, ground-rule double. …

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