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Manitoba students" science projects aimed at eye health, wildfire prevention take top marks
9+ hour, 36+ min ago (872+ words) An everyday conversation at home inspired twin sisters Miriam and Ruth Turk to design and trial a 3 D-printed device aimed at preventing a serious eye condition. The Grade 9 students and their ophthalmologist father, William Turk, were reflecting on their day…...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas" primary runoff elections
1+ week, 6+ day ago (886+ words) Winnipeg -3" C, Blowing snow U. S. Army veteran Bryan Norris and state Sen. Kim Hammer were the top two vote-getters in the March 3 GOP primary for Arkansas Secretary of State, but both candidates fell far short of the majority vote needed to…...
Arkansas tops Vanderbilt 86-75 to win SEC Tournament title
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (343+ words) Winnipeg -13" C, Partly cloudy with wind With the win, John Calipari became the first coach in SEC history to win tournament titles at two different programs. He won six with Kentucky with the last in 2018, including the 2017 title over Arkansas....
No. 17 Arkansas edges Mississippi 93-90 in OT to reach SEC title game
4+ week, 1+ day ago (246+ words) Winnipeg -17" C, Cloudy with wind The third-seeded Razorbacks (25-8) will play No. 22 Vanderbilt, which routed No. 4 Florida earlier Saturday. Acuff, the SEC's scoring leader and league's player and freshman of the year, also had seven assists. Meleek Thomas led Arkansas with…...
Acuff and Brazile lead No. 20 Arkansas past Texas
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (665+ words) Darius Acuff Jr. had 28 points and 13 assists, Trevon Brazile scored a career-high 28 and No. 20 Arkansas beat Texas 105-85 on Wednesday night to clinch a double bye into the quartefinals of the SEC Tournament. After securing a top-four finish in the Southeastern…...
Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (229+ words) Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to the 1988 national championship and won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, has died. He was 89. Notre Dame announced on Wednesday that Holtz died in Orlando, Florida,…...
Darius Acuff Jr. , Billy Richmond III have career nights as No. 21 Arkansas beats Auburn
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (244+ words) Acuff, who shot 10 of 15 from the field and 7 of 10 from 3-point range, made three straight 3-pointers early in the second half as the Razorbacks (19-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) went on a 19-4 run before the first media timeout after leading by six at…...
No. 21 Arkansas cruises past Mississippi State, 88-68, behind Acuff's 24 points
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (235+ words) Winnipeg -6" C, Cloudy with wind The Razorbacks (17-6, 7-3 Southeastern Conference) shot 52% from the field and made-eight 3 pointers while securing their largest margin of victory in an SEC road game this year. Meleek Thomas added 17 points for Aransas while Billy Richmond had…...
Arkansas farmer launches bid to challenge US Sen. Tom Cotton's reelection bid
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (250+ words) Winnipeg 16" C, Clear Hallie Shoffner of Newport announced her bid for the nomination to unseat Cotton, who was first elected to the Senate and is widely viewed as a potential 2028 presidential hopeful. "I'll cut taxes for blue-collar workers, fight to…...