Needs arising from Northwest Arkansas' growth are uppermost on the minds of the region's lawmakers headed to legislative session beginning Monday.

More than two months into the college basketball season and with exactly two months to go until Selection Sunday on March 16, we now have a robust amount of data on which to evaluate players, coaches,

Everything you need to know in order to watch the Tennessee Volunteers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, Jan. 4.

Saturday's SEC opener between the Arkansas Razorbacks (11-2) and the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers (13-0) promises to be a clash of titans.

Arkansas coach John Calipari found himself in an unusual position this week: His team was 0-4 in Southeastern Conference play and tied for last in the standings.

The only time his legs found a seat last weekend in Champaign, Illinois, was for 60 measly seconds, and USC forward Saint Thomas found himself laboring amid USC’s upset bid. He’d played the most minutes of anyone in a Trojans jersey.

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.

Don't look now, but Tom Izzo has himself a squad. Missouri may have the best win of the week. Wake Forest solved a big problem.

Illinois has joined an $80 million enforcement effort against Block, Inc., the owner of CashApp, for violating anti-money laundering laws that safeguard the financial system

CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Tim Casper, executive vice president for student affairs at Madison College, has been named interim president after Jack E. Daniels III retired. David Wain Coon, former president of College of Marin, has been named acting president of San Jose City College.

University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball lost momentum in the second half and lost at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 78-58, in the Jack Stephens Center. The Screaming Eagles are 6-10 overall and 1-5 in OVC action,

Returner Tamar Bates sits just behind Mitchell at 12.8 points per game which he accomplishes largely by knocking down catch and shoot jumpers or attacking closeouts. A reliable shooter from deep, he also has incredible touch from the free throw line where he is shooting 94% after shooting 93% a year ago.