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Former UA Women’s Basketball Coach Sells Springdale Home for $990K
Ex-Razorback coach and ESPN analyst Jimmy Dykes sold his Springdale golf course home for $990K to former football player Derek LaFargue. read more >
Baptist Health Hires Cori Keller as a Physician Relations Representative (Movers & Shakers)
Keller, who most recently held the title of Miss Arkansas 2023, previously worked as an account coordinator for advertising agency CJRW of Little Rock and as a freelance reporter for ESPN. read more >
USL Arkansas Scores Big: Bringing Pro Soccer to NWA in 2026
The teams don’t have names, the ownership group isn’t finalized and designs for the new stadium in Rogers haven’t been completed, but USL Arkansas aims to bring soccer to northwest Arkansas in 2026. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Cable Cord-Cutting in Arkansas, and Feeling It at ESPN
Subscribers cancelling their cable packages goes a long way in summing up a crisis at ESPN, which laid off about 100 in April. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
College Football Playoff Officials Cite Several Factors for TV Ratings Decline
College Football Playoff officials believe several factors contributed to the significant decline in television ratings for the second year of the playoff. read more >
by Associated Press -
SEC Network’s Launch Spells End of Schools’ Broadcast Rights, Pay-per-view
School-specific subscription services like the UA’s RazorVision won’t be providing live video of sporting events once the network is launched. The SEC and ESPN will hold the rights for those broadcasts. read more >
Some Highlights From SEC, ESPN Announcing Launch of SEC Network
ESPN and the Southeastern Conference formally announced Thursday the creation of the SEC Network. It will launch in 2014 and the two entities have extended their media rights agreement through 2034. Some highlights of the announcement: read more >
by Chris Bahn -
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