Nate Olson

Thursday was supposed to be Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season. While it isn’t a national holiday iIt should be), it is celebrated with exuberance in the Olson House. We don’t agree on our favorite teams, but we…

When it was announced last week that the women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament and College World Series had been called off, I thought of my good friend Phil Elson. Phil, a longtime broadcaster in the state, is the radio voice of…

by Nate Olson At least the AP voters gave Arkansas junior guard Mason Jones some credit. The coaches appeared to pick the best player from the best team. But, they may not have even done that. It was announced Tuesday…

by Nate Olson It appears that there are many in the Arkansas fan base that isn’t familiar with the intricacies of baseball. As a lifelong fan, let me educate you. Sometimes an inferior team wins. That’s why no Major League…

by Nate Olson Pine Bluff High School has a rich sports tradition that has includes dominant state title teams and individual stars that have played in the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball. Thanks to PBHS 1990 graduate Theron “Pearl”…

by Nate Olson Baum-Walker Stadium may not be the happiest place on earth, but it is easily the happiest place on the University of Arkansas campus. The Hogs football team seems to be under the right direction with the energetic…

by Nate Olson Arkansas baseball Coach Dave Van Horn is known for his trademark intensity. However, his approach, especially with off-the-field matters, has changed over the 18 years he’s been on The Hill. “I don’t yell at players anymore. You…

by Nate Olson There is a very good chance if Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal didn’t have Derek Fisher to mend fences, both players’ legacies wouldn’t have been the same. I always told my friends around the county, “This kid…

by Nate Olson Dre Greenlaw was a good story before he turned in a phenomenal rookie year for the Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers. Some Arkansas fans might be familiar with him. The former Hogs linebacker entered foster care when…

by Nate Olson Since its inception in 2000, the Landers Award has become Arkansas’ premier high school football honor. Longtime KATV sports director Steve Sullivan orchestrates the event that includes a dinner for 10 finalists and their coaches and families…