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Torpedoes touch wall first in 5 AAU qualifier races
PARAGOULD — Two Independence County Youth Athletic Association Torpedoes brought home five championships from the Amateur Athletic Union Winter All-Star Meet here Saturday. Trey Moody, swimming in the 9- to 10-year-old division, won the 50-meter backstroke, 50 butterfly and 50 freestyle races, and Joseph Wells …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Thursday, December 13 – Saturday, December 15, 2012.
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Report: Red Wolves hire Texas assistant
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Texas co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin will become the head coach at Arkansas State University. Harsin is expected to be introduced at ASU today. The person spoke on condition of anonymity …
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Bielema hires Ash to direct UofA defense
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Wisconsin defensive coordinator Chris Ash will follow former Badgers Coach Bret Bielema to Arkansas. The Razorbacks announced Ash’s hiring on Tuesday, Bielema’s first of an assistant coach since being hired last week at Arkansas after seven seasons at Wisconsin. Ash worked under …
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Alvarez to coach Badgers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez will earn $118,500 for returning to the sidelines to coach the Badgers in the Rose Bowl and a win against Stanford will mean a $50,000 bonus. The executive committee of the university Board of …
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Sports Briefs
Professional football NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Finding fault with nearly everyone tied to the New Orleans Saints’ bounty case, from the coaches to Roger Goodell, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue tossed out the suspensions of four players Tuesday and condemned the team for obstructing the …
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Cave City senior, junior boys win 4A-3 District openers with Blazers
CAVE CITY — Cave City’s boys got off to a good start in the 4A-3 District high school basketball race Monday night. The Cavemen outscored the Valley View Blazers 23-13 in the fourth quarter to post a 71-56 victory, and the unbeaten Junior Cavemen got …
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Paragould juniors sweep varsity hoops
Paragould’s juniors swept Batesville for a pair of 5A-East District varsity basketball victories Monday night in Pioneer Gymnasium. The Junior Lady Rams won 32-23, improving to 10-1 overall and 1-0 in the district. They also stopped the Junior Lady Pioneer win streak at six. They …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Tuesday, December 11 – Wednesday, December 12, 2012.
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Razorback coach emphasizes discrepancy of free throws in loss to No. 3 Michigan
Nobody can blame Mike Anderson for crying “foul” after his Arkansas Razorbacks lost 80-67 to nationally-ranked No. 3 Michigan last Saturday at the Wolverines’ Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan, now 9-0, attempted 18 free throws and made 15. Arkansas made three of four …
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Fayetteville, Greenwood finish 1-2 in final AP high school football poll – Pioneers finish second in Class 5A ranking
Fayetteville took the top spot in the final Arkansas Associated Press high school football poll after winning its second consecutive Class 7A title. Class 6A champion Greenwood was second and 5A champion Camden Fairview was fifth, and both finished first within their own classifications. Bentonville …
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Western Kentucky hires Petrino
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Now that Bobby Petrino is back in the coaching ranks, he wants to make the most of his second chance. Petrino was introduced Monday as Western Kentucky’s new head football coach. The 51-year-old was fired by Arkansas in April for …
