Pictured above: Nelson said he’d like to see Toughman return to the Statehouse Convention Center one day. (Photos provided) Lendrick Nelson has delivered professional boxing to central Arkansas since 2012, when he and lifelong friend Dale McDaniel launched Diamond Rock…
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NCAA Division II Nominees for 2023 Cliff Harris Award Revealed
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe 2023 Cliff Harris Award has revealed the nominees for this year’s Cliff Harris Award in NCAA Division II. These athletes have demonstrated extraordinary skill and commitment, earning them nominations for this prestigious honor. Among the exceptional players in NCAA…
Men have always received top billing when it comes to sports, and that may be because men’s sports draw the most attendees and the most TV viewers. Over the past decade, however, more women’s sports have found their way to…
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Whole New Ballgame: NIL Keeping State’s Sports Law Attorneys Busy
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterPictured above: Judy Henry, who leads the sports-law practice at Wright Lindsey Jennings in Little Rock, has closed more than 60 NIL deals. (Photo by Steve Lewis) Relegated to the vaults of history are the days when a college…
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Harding University to Host 2023 Special Olympics
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffHarding University will host the 2023 Special Olympics Arkansas Summer Games on May 19 and 20. More than 1,400 athletes and coaches are anticipated to attend the event. Athletes will compete in sports including track and field, bocce, swimming, flag…
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Simple No More: These NIL Days, College Football Is Anything But
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterBack before recruiting rankings became essentially a sport within a sport and before conferences realigned like continents on top of restless tectonic plates — before NIL — college sports seemed relatively simple. Of course, the way college football crowned a…
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Changes, Afoot and Afoul: College Football’s New Wild West
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterThe Arkansas Razorbacks suited up just 48 scholarship players for their Liberty Bowl matchup with Kansas last month. The NCAA, of course, allows for 85. In this new era of college football, such postseason attrition is normal. NIL, the transfer…
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Show Me the Money: NIL Deals Continue to Shake Up College Sports
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaUniversity of Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban, who already has seven national titles and is favored by many to win another this year, is widely considered the greatest college coach in history. So, when the successful if prickly coach…
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Limited Contact Team Sports Allowed to Begin June 1
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleSelect team sports will be allowed to resume this summer with restrictions to limit the potential of COVID-19 transmission. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the state directives for community and school team sports during the Thursday, May 21 press brief. According…
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Elevator Pitch of the Month: Strengthen, LLC
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