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1 week ago

A-State Bowling C-USA runner up after six-hour bowling marathon

Red Wolves fell 4.0-3.5 to finish runner-up at the 2026 Conference USA Bowling Championship

1 week ago

A-State Women to Host WNIT Second Round Game Monday Night

Fans are encouraged to wear red and help create a strong home-court atmosphere

1 week ago

A-State Bowling to play for CUSA Championship

The third-ranked Arkansas State women’s bowling team staved off elimination Saturday afternoon

1 week ago

A-State Baseball swings series momentum with 13-5 win

Red Wolves capitalized with discipline at the plate late in the game to defeat Georgia State

1 week ago

Red Wolf Baseball Falls in Series Opener at Georgia State

Weekend series continues Saturday at 2pm

1 week ago

No. 11 seed VCU erases 19-point deficit, stuns sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in OT

Terrence Hill Jr. felt he just wasn't himself in the first half of Thursday night's first round NCAA Tournament game. When he returned after the break, he was...

1 week ago

High Point’s upset starts run of 4 wins by double-digit seeds, busting March Madness brackets

Well, the dream was fun while it lasted — all two-ish hours of it. The bid for a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket disappeared for more than...

1 week ago

Saint Louis pounds Georgia 102-77 in March Madness as Dion Brown dominates at the rim with 18 points

Dion Brown scored 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, all on layups and dunks, and Saint Louis blew out Georgia 102-77 in the first round of...

2 weeks ago

Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission hears update on sports complex construction, tax revenues

The Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission heard updates on the construction of the upcoming Ridge Athletics Center and tax collections for the first two months of 2026 during its Wednesday meeting.

2 weeks ago

The Hockey Hall of Fame expects to keep the US Olympic gold medal-winning pucks

The Hockey Hall of Fame says the pucks used to score the gold medal-winning men's and women's goals at the Milan Cortina Olympics are part of its permanent collection after being donated by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

2 weeks ago

A-State set to host second-round WNIT game

The Arkansas State women’s basketball team earned a bye to the second round of the WNIT and will host the winner of Radford and Morehead State at First National Bank Arena. 

2 weeks ago

Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Suárez’s 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title

Eugenio Suárez and his Venezuelan teammates stood on the stage behind second base with shiny medals draped over their proud chests, belting out their national anthem accompanied by tens of thousands of fans who remained in the ballpark a half-hour after the final out.

2 weeks ago

Brandon Shrader named general manager of The Ridge Athletics Center

Previous Arkansas public service and parks leader to helm Jonesboro’s new 203,000-square-foot facility for sports, events, and aquatics

2 weeks ago

Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB

Geraldo Perdomo watched Mason Miller's full-count slider appear to drop just under the strike zone and took a step toward his team's dugout on the third-base side, thinking he walked to put runners at the corners. Then plate umpire Cory Blaser emphatically signaled strike three, stranding the potential tying run at third base and giving the United States a 2-1 win Sunday night that advanced the Americans to the World Baseball Classic championship game against Venezuela or Italy.

2 weeks ago

Duke heads into March Madness ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25, Purdue, St. John’s back in top 10

Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

2 weeks ago

Arkansas State earns ninth WNIT Berth in program history

The Arkansas State women’s basketball team has been selected to the 2026 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) as an at-large selection.

2 weeks ago

Arkansas State Takes Conference-Opening Series vs No. 7 Southern Miss

The third win against a top 10 team this year, it is the most in a season in program history

2 weeks ago

Red Wolves Drop Saturday Game Against No. 7 Southern Miss

Arkansas State reset the attendance record for the third time this season with 1,972 fans in attendance

2 weeks ago

A-State takes first game in Southern Miss series

The win over a top-10 team in front of a record crowd of 1,748

2 weeks ago

Manila rallies in second half to capture first girls basketball state championship since 1958

Championship MVP Lucy Farmer led the Lady Lions with 14 points

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