The Traveler

After back-to-back wins last week, the Arkansas basketball team seeks its first three-game winning streak of the season tonight against Texas Southern at 7:05 p.m. at Bud Walton Arena.

The Razorbacks (4-1) are coming off wins over South Alabama and Florida A&M, but Arkansas head coach John Pelphrey said the young Hogs need to improve.… Post the First Comment

Tom Collen's team is following a familiar pattern.

Last year's team, then still known as the Lady'Backs, started out with a stellar 15-0 mark before opening conference play with a loss.

Now fast-forward to the present, and the Razorbacks, as they are now called, are off to another fast start, compiling a 5-1 record through the first six games.… Post the First Comment

Top-ranked Alabama (12-0, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) defeated Auburn for the first time in the last six meetings, crushing the rival Tigers 36-0 in the annual Iron Bowl.

The margin of victory was the series largest in the past 46 years and keeps the Crimson Tide's record spotless heading into next week's showdown with the SEC Eastern Division Champion Florida Gators.… Post the First Comment

Sunday afternoon it was announced that Oklahoma - not Texas or Texas Tech - would play in the Big 12 championship game against Missouri and receive an opportunity to perhaps play for a national championship.

The three-way tie amongst the conference foes was decided by the fifth tiebreaker, which stated the highest ranked team in the BCS would be declared the divisional championship.… Post the First Comment