5+ hour, 10+ min ago (434+ words) Arkansas hired Ryan Silverfield away from Memphis as the Razorbacks" new coach Sunday after a 2-10 season. The Razorbacks announced Silverfield as their 35th head coach with athletic director Hunter Yurachek saying Silverfield"s ability to win games over a sustained period separated him from the pack as the right choice. However, it isn"t what Yurachek said as much as what he posted and the overall hire which appear to be what people are responding to. The Arkansas AD posted an altered video of red smoke coming from Razorback Stadium. No doubt a reference to white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel which indicates that a new pope has been elected by the College of Cardinals during a papal conclave. Fans were not amused. My closet is full of red, I"ve been to over 100 football games, and always…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago (185+ words) The No. 12 Utah Utes play against the Kansas Jayhawks in a college football game today. The matchup is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trial offered by DirecTV. Alternatively, fans can purchase a monthly subscription offered by Fubo TV/Sling. The Utes enter this matchup with a 9-2 record, and they have won four consecutive games. In their most recent game, the Utes defeated Kansas State 51-47. In order to win today's game, the Utes will need to rely on their star quarterback Devon Dampier. He has thrown for 19 touchdowns and nearly 2,000 yards this season, which highlights his arm talent. The Jayhawks enter this matchup with a 5-6 record, and they have lost back-to-back games. In their last game, the Jayhawks lost 38-14 against Iowa State. In order to bounce back…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago (126+ words) A Jackson County man died in a single-vehicle crash Saturday evening, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports. Jackson County man dies in single-vehicle crash A Jackson County man died in a single-vehicle crash Saturday evening, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports. According to information provided by ALEA, 59-year-old Barry D. Dunn of Flat Rock "was fatally injured when the 2010 Buick Lacrosse he was driving left the roadway, striking several trees, prior to striking an embankment and then a culvert before overturning." Dunn was pronounced dead at the scene. The wreck took place near mile marker 26 on Ala. 117, about two miles northwest of Flat Rock, at about 4:55 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. Troopers are investigating the incident....

1+ week, 1+ day ago (220+ words) The Iowa State Cyclones play against the Kansas Jayhawks in a Big 12 football game today. The matchup is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT on FS1. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trial offered by DirecTV. Alternatively, fans can purchase a monthly subscription offered by Fubo TV/Sling. The Cyclones have struggled this season, as they enter this matchup with a 6-4 record. In their most recent game, the Cyclones defeated TCU 20-17. In order to win today's game, the Cyclones will need to rely on their running back Carson Hansen. He has rushed for 721 yards this season, and he has rushed for at least 100 yards in each of his last three games. The Jayhawks enter this matchup with a 5-5 record, and they have lost three of their last four games. In their last game, the Jayhawks lost…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (993+ words) I may be poor, but I am Somebody. I may be young, but I am Somebody. I may be on welfare, but I am Somebody. I may be small, but I am Somebody. I may have made mistakes, but I am ". I was Somebody. I was Roy and Ida Mae's oldest son, Jimmy's big brother. I was a nephew, a grandson. I was a friend, a schoolmate. I was Mrs. Fannie Hill's annoyingly curious Sunday School student. I was the pastor's son's cutup friend. I was Somebody, growing up on the north side " the Black side " of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Across the tracks. Over there, we were all Somebody, no matter what they thought on the other side " as the fiery young civil rights leader extolled us. We were, as Rev. Jesse Jackson proclaimed in the early 1960s, Somebody. In north Tulsa,…...