Arkansas Media Relations KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Arkansas broke a 2-2 deadlock with six runs over the final three innings as the Razorbacks completed a three-game sweep of Tennessee with an 8-2 victory on Saturday afternoon. With the win, Arkansas finishes the regular season with a 39-17 overall record and a 16-14 SEC [...]

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Arkansas Media Relations Berkeley, Calif. – The Arkansas softball team defeated No.1 California 3-2 in its second game at the Berkeley Regional. The victory over the Bears improves Arkansas overall 2012 record to 29-26 and 2-0 in post season play. This is the first time in program history that Arkansas will play [...]

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Arkansas Media Relations BOWLING GREEN, Kent. – Senior Ethan Tracy of the Arkansas men’s golf team backed up his second round 67 with a team leading 70 on the final round of the NCAA Bowling Green Regional on Saturday. But despite a furious rally on the final day, the Razorbacks came up three [...]

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By Robbie Neiswanger Arkansas News Bureau • rneiswanger@arkansasnews.com FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas chancellor David Gearhart isn’t surprised other schools are interested in athletic director Jeff Long because of his work with the program. But Gearhart said Friday morning, hours after a late-night report indicated Stanford had reached out to Long about its opening, he was confident the athletic director [...]

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Arkansas Media Relations KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Bo Bigham went 4-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored to lead Arkansas to a series-clinching 10-3 victory over Tennessee on Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Arkansas improves to 38-17 overall with the win and 15-14 in league play. Tennessee is now 24-30 and [...]

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Arkansas Media Relations Berkeley, Calif. – The Arkansas softball team defeated Boston University 3-2 in the opening game at the Berkeley Regional. Arkansas improves its overall record to 28-26 and 1-0 in post season play. The victory over Boston University is the fourth NCAA Tournament victory for Arkansas and the first since the [...]

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Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long has issued a statement regarding the report about the Stanford AD job. Below is the full statement: “Although I do not consider it appropriate to discuss the personnel searches of other universities or colleges, I feel it’s important to address recent speculation about me and the athletics director [...]

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Long has reportedly emerged as a potential candidate for the athletic director position at Stanford. Northwest Arkansas television station KNWA cited multiple sources Thursday night as saying Stanford officials had reached out to Long about the position, but the Arkansas athletic director had not responded to the inquiry. I checked with Arkansas chancellor David Gearhart about the [...]

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By Robbie Neiswanger Arkansas News Bureau • rneiswanger@arkansasnews.com FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long earned his share of praise around the country for his handling of the Bobby Petrino scandal earlier this spring. But will Long’s work lead him to another position? Long has reportedly emerged as a potential candidate for the athletic director position at Stanford. Northwest [...]

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Arkansas Media Relations KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Arkansas scored seven runs over the first three innings and Razorback pitchers DJ Baxendale and Tyler Wright took care of the rest, combining on a two-hit shutout, as Arkansas defeated Tennessee, 8-0, on Thursday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Razorbacks improve to 37-17 and [...]

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