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Job search I.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
It's still unknown whom B.J. Sams will pass the baton to when he steps down as one of the morning anchors for KTHV-TV, Channel 11, at July's end. KTHV has not even begun the search in earnest, Chu . . .

Job search II.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
It appears that KARK-TV, Channel 4, is in no hurry to replace former General Manager Gayle Kiger, who left the station May 1 for a similar position in Texas. Since Kiger's departure from the Nexstar . . .

Go forth & communicate.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
The International Association of Business Communicators' Arkansas chapter is hosting a summer workshop for "professional communicators." The event, which Arkansas Business Publishing Group is co-spo . . .

Got your 'morning coffee'?(ARKANSAS SPORTS 360.com)
While you're steeping, Philip Seaton's not. But don't worry, he's just gathering all the links you need to the sports and personalities you want to read about in the daily "Morning Coffee" on our bl . . .

Big-league Arkansans.(ARKANSAS SPORTS 360.com)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brooks Robinson helped put his home state on the map, but there are plenty of sports ambassadors still playing that shine a light on our fair state. Check out our special "A . . .

Asking for Nebraska.(ARKANSAS SPORTS 360.com)
The Arkansas baseball team didn't exactly end their regular season with a flourish and had mixed results in the Southeastern Conference. Nevertheless, Dave Van Horn's Razorbacks can still make it to . . .

AS360'S most read stories.(Brief article)
Former Hog Apologizes Via Twitter for Not Graduating Steven Hill gives a belated apology to Razorback fans for contributing to the low graduation rate attributed to the basketball program. John Pe . . .

Twister making noise.(THE PLAYING FIELD)(Brief article)
If you're looking for the next potential Arkansas-connected superstar in the making, then check out the Arkansas Twisters' Rod Harper. NFL scouts already know about the arena football 2 league new . . .

Flub on top of flub.(Twisters)(Brief article)
Now, Rod Harper still may not make Twisters fans forget local-born hero Reggie Swinton, but the Twisters new ownership seemed to do just that earlier in the season. Jim Everetts and Jim Smith took . . .

Speaking out.
"I don't know what other people were expecting of me coming back, but I just hope those close to me are happy. I'm a little frustrated, though, because I haven't had any consistency with my putter y . . .

Ear on the hogs.(THE PLAYING FIELD)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fewer Arkansas radio stations will carry Razorback football this fall than in years' past because of changes planned by ISP Sports, the company that distributes the broadcas . . .

Ole miss.(Penthouse & Outhouse)
We understand if Mississippians are saying "Thank God for Arkansas." After we gave them a football coach to turn the Rebels' gridiron fortunes around, Ole Miss went and swept Arkansas in the three m . . .

Arkansas golfers.(Penthouse & Outhouse)
The State of Mississippi doesn't beat Arkansas in everything. The leading amateur and senior amateur Arkansas golfers easily handled the best amateurs from our neighbor across the big river in the G . . .

UA track and field.(Penthouse & Outhouse)
New head coach, old winning says. The Arkansas men, under first-year coach Chris Bucknam, ran to yet another Southeastern Conference championship fast month, white Lance Harter's women were fourth. . . .

Hog baseball.(Penthouse & Outhouse)
It's hard to believe these guys once were No. 1 this season. A 4-13 finish over the last 17 SEC games left Dave Van Horn's club staggering going into the SEC Tournament. At least they made the tourn . . .

Golf fans' eyesight.(Penthouse & Outhouse)
John Daly started donning a new wardrobe in Europe upon his return to competitive golf. The Loudmouth designs of Daly's stacks were dizzying, almost Peter Max-like, and drew as much attention as Dal . . .

Hog basketball.(Penthouse & Outhouse)
If the 2-14 record in SEC play wasn't enough, the results came in for the basketball program's academic progress over the past four years. The results: dismal, with a long road ahead before things a . . .

Calendar: June 2009.(Calendar)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * TEXAS LEAGUE PENNANT NIGHT (JUNE 4) Still celebrating the Arkansas Travelers' 2008 Texas League Championship? Probably not, but if you're one of the first 2,000 fans at . . .

Milestones.(Brief article)
* Arkansas Tech senior golfer Jarred Carlyle became the second tour-time first-team All-Gulf South Conference honoree in the history of the league and the fourth Wonder Boy to earn All-Conference ho . . .

Ranking the SEC football coaches.
Nothing kills time and fills space until football season like rankings. And ranking the SEC coaches is always a good jump off point for discussion, as you'll see on just about any sports blog these . . .

Best seat in the house: Pete Laven: Cubs-lovin' Laven keeps Travs operations moving.(Interview)
Chicago native Pete Laven fell in love with Little Rock as an Arkansas Travs summer employee in 1992, returned in 2000 to help out full-time in the Travs front office, and was promoted by Bill Valen . . .

Hog basketball remains in constant flux.
Looking to explain the uphill climb facing the Razorbacks entering John Pelphrey's third season as coach? It basically takes one word to sum up the issues currently facing Arkansas basketball. I . . .

The professional third baseman defined: Arkansas' Brooks Robinson: Little Rock native, Hall of Famer can take title of the best
While Arkansas has produced some of professional baseball's all-time greats, none defined his position more than Little Rock native Brooks Robinson. Robinson played 23 seasons with the Baltimore O . . .

All-time Arkansas born/raised team.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Catcher Bill Dickey Raised in Kensett Notes: Dickey was part of some great New York Yankee teams from 1928 to 1946 that included such names as Ruth, Gehrig and DiMaggi . . .

Arkansans made their marks: natural state-born ballplayers have left mark on national pastime.
Picking an all-time team made of Arkansas-born baseball major leaguers is not as easy as it would seem. But we have made a good-hearted stab at it this month. Brooks Robinson or the late George Ke . . .

Travelers get a speed boost with Bourjos.(BASEBALL: Minor League Notes)
A Look around the farm and how it relates to the Texas League's Arkansas Travelers (Los Angeles Angels) and Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Kansas City Royals): SPEED THRILLS: As expected, PETER BOUR . . .

Hogs are easy to figure.(CALLING THE HOGS)
I can't tell you how many times I have been asked in the last few weeks, "What's wrong with Razorback baseball?" Granted, it has some validity given the collapse at the end of the regular season. . . .

Filling in the gaps: Hogs' latest class addresses positional needs, but will it measure up to SEC standards?(BASKETBALL: Recruit
Arkansas basketball fans are advised to ignore the recruiting rankings of this incoming signing class: Likely those rankings won't be kind to the Razorbacks. There are only two new Hogs listed amo . . .

Twins' peak: Alex and Andy McClary hope to run Hogs to another national title.(COLLEGE: Track)
Between the two of them, Arkansas runners Alex and Andy McClary own hundreds of pairs of shoes. It's a shared passion for the identical twins, who are in their final season of competition with the . . .

UA women's distance runner won't back down.(COLLEGE: Track)
Arkansas coach LANCE HARTER has seen a Lot of young athletes come trough the Razorback women's track program. Many of the freshmen have been a bit timid and unsure of themselves. They've been cont . . .

Stoerner turns to camps for QB and skill development.(Football)
Clint Stoerner, who quarterbacked the Arkansas Razorbacks from 1996-1999 and spent time as a Dallas Cowboys signal-caller, is passing along some of his quarterbacking knowledge these days. [ILLUST . . .

Luigs takes on Cincy.(VIDEO)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Visit ArkansasSports360.com's Web site for exclusive video on former Arkansas star center Jonathan Luigs' plan this summer as he competes for the starting center job with th . . .

Clarke takes Arkansas by storm: transition from small Oklahoma school to big program no hindrance for Fayetteville standout.
For many, the transition from a school in Oklahoma that graduates about 90 students annually to one in the largest classification in Arkansas would be difficult. But Cassie Clarke didn't have any . . .

Basketball bloodline helps PA's Barlow excel: Pulaski Academy athlete shines in two sports, but stars in football.(HIGH SCHOOL:
Growing up the son of North Carolina basketball player Jeb Barlow, a co-captain on the 1982 Tar Heels' national championship team, one could forgive Neal Barlow if he didn't want to follow in his fa . . .

Summers no longer a vacation for high school athletes.
The rich get richer--or, in the case of some, they just spend more time at it. However it's put, the debate will live on through the summer about whether private schools should be allowed to compe . . .

Course renovations.(GOLF: Notes)(Brief article)
A renovation is planned for the Country Club of Little Rock course. According to sources familiar with the plans, the dub is employing the renowned Keith Foster (keithfosterdesign.com) for the ref . . .

Finding a new match.(Arkansas State Golf Association)
Jay Fox, the executive director of the Arkansas State Golf Association, said it was Likely the new date of the ASGA's Match Play Championship would continue next year. The Match Play and another tou . . .

Professional stops.(GOLF: Notes)(Brief article)
The top two men's professional events that come closest to our region, Memphis' St. Jude Classic on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour's Fort Smith Classic, are both this month. The Fort Smith Cla . . .

Bound for Abilene.(GOLF: Notes)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: BOUND FOR ABILENE: Alex Carpenter (left) and Adam Carpenter (right), twins who competed this spring for Arkansas Baptist High School in Little Rock, will continue t . . .

Clarification.(GOLF: Notes)(Correction notice)
Two stories in April's issue concerning Big Creek Golf Course in Mountain Home had conflicting information. The course debuted in Golf Digest as a four-and-a-half star rating by readers in 2002, and . . .

Petrino pushing right buttons for Hogs.(THE PRESSBOX)
The most commonly asked question of me these days is "Can Bobby Petrino get the job done?" My answer has been an enthusiastic "Yes!" I feel like I'm somewhat qualified to answer the question. I pl . . .

LeBron's greatness worth celebrating now.(THE PRESSBOX)
I know it may seem a little early in his career to make this claim, but LeBron James is the Best Basketball Player Ever (known from here on out as the BBPE). Let that statement sink in for a minut . . .

Murphy wants baseball to treat its problems seriously.(THE LAST WORD)
Dale Murphy wasn't an Arkansas-produced baseball star, but back in cable TV's infancy around these parts in the mid-to-late 1970s, it almost seemed like he was embraced as one. He was held in simila . . .

Chrysler, GM troubles add to auto dealership strains: involuntary closings set to reduce new car stores.(75 Largest Private Comp
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES WERE BUFFETING auto dealers in Arkansas for several ears before the recent crash of American automakers. Efforts by Chrysler and General Motors to slash . . .

Tough 2008 shows on private companies; energy, health care up.(75 Largest Private Companies)
COLLECTING REVENUE DATA FOR THE ANNUAL list of the state's largest private companies was harder this year. Fewer companies responded to the initial survey; more had to be begged and prodded; more fo . . .

Up to his necker.(Whispers)(Brief article)
It's no secret that Gene Cauley is selling assets to cover the $9 million he misappropriated from a client escrow account. Among the items the soon-to-be ex-lawyer is hoping to liquidate is his pr . . .

More McKay trouble.(Brief article)
Little Rock businessman John Paul McKay Jr., who filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in October, is battling Hyundai Motor Finance Co. Hyundai is trying to prevent the bankruptcy judge from discharging . . .

McKay bankruptcy.(Whispers)
Even if Hyundai's judgment stands, it's unclear how much it will collect. In the bankruptcy, McKay listed only $24,650 in assets and nearly $7 million in debt. All but $36,000 of the debt is owed . . .

Talking sports.(Whispers)
Cumulus Media Inc. of Atlanta will soon transition one of its 11 northwest Arkansas radio properties into a 24-hour sports talk station. C.J. Jones, Cumulus' vice president and market manager for . . .

A tattered economy.(Whispers)(Brief article)
A development that wouldn't win any awards is being auctioned off Tuesday. The property at 4000 W. Markham St., the languishing Economy Inn at the corner of Markham and Cedar, held by Neshco Corp. . . .