Wolves beat odds
Just on the other side of media row in the press box of Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Arkansas State University coaches shouted through the walls and banged on t…
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Adams’ performance catches eye of national TV audience
He, his teammates, his coaches and those in Jonesboro know what he is capable of doing.
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Arkansas State upsets Kansas State, 35-31
Have a day, Jonathan Adams Jr. Led by three touchdown catches from Adams Jr., Arkansas State University upset Kansas State 35-31 on Saturday, despite being dow…
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Red Wolves look to reverse fortune
Blake Anderson knows where his team's greatest issue lies after just one game: Within itself.
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ASU not rushing its ground attack
Arkansas State University offensive coordinator Keith Heckendorf is planning on the Red Wolves playing 14 games this year -- 12 regular season games, the Sun B…
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Veteran LB gives Wolves flexibility
Caleb Bonner is Arkansas State University's defensive Swiss Army knife.
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ASU O-line sees big test in No. 56
Arkansas State University follows its loss to Memphis on Saturday with another tough assignment this week against Big 12 foe Kansas State.
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ASU rotating QBs has its ups, downs
Following Saturday's 37-24 loss to Memphis, Arkansas State University junior quarterback Logan Bonner was short when asked if rotating with sophomore quarterba…
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ASU allows game to slip away in 3rd
MEMPHIS -- Facing a fourth and 4 from the Memphis 11 early in the third quarter, Arkansas State University Coach Blake Anderson had a decision to make: Go for …
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Memphis' offense a stiff test for ASU
David Duggan and Kevin Johns know each other well.
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Remembering Arkansas State's Hail Mary to beat Memphis: An oral history of the 'Bluff City Miracle'
Hanging on the walls of a fair share of restaurants and bars in Jonesboro is the same image.
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UCA cleared twice after playing game
Brad Teague and Nathan Brown could not have been happier Wednesday afternoon.
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Nurturing co-op: Wolves insist no divide from QB plan
Keith Heckendorf is no stranger to playing two quarterbacks.
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UCA pushes back team’s virus testing
University of Central Arkansas football personnel’s covid-19 tests have been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday morning ahead of its game with University of Alaba…
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AD: Bears clear on 1st virus tests
After playing in the first college football game of the season Saturday against Austin Peay, University of Central Arkansas had zero positive covid-19 tests am…
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UCA: No positive virus tests after Saturday's game
University of Central Arkansas had zero positive covid-19 tests on Monday after playing Austin Peay in the first college football game of the season, according…
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UCA's voices heard on trip to Alabama
In 1956, Lillian Blakey protested alongside Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a Civil Rights movement against segregated sea…
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Bears help raise curtain on football in a pandemic
Sitting in section A, row 14, seat 7, University of Central Arkansas Coach Nathan Brown overlooked the Cramton Bowl on Saturday while pondering two issues pre…
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Bears' duo ousts Governors again
For Breylin Smith and Lujuan Winningham, there's just something about playing Austin Peay.
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Bears in spotlight in college lid-lifter
Robert Rochelle has fond memories of playing Austin Peay a year ago.
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Teague's foresight stands out
Before Brad Teague was navigating University of Central Arkansas athletics through a pandemic, he was Delta State University's ace pitcher.
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Arkansas State lands prime time Liberty Bowl game
Arkansas State University's matchup with Memphis on Sept. 5 will officially be ESPN's prime time game that Saturday, with a kickoff set for 7 p.m. CT at the Li…
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Transfer LB didn't veer away from ASU
Justin Rice was in Albuquerque, N.M., when he received a call from SMU Coach Sonny Dykes and defensive coordinator Kevin Kane.
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Smith's leadership forged by hardship
Humility and poise.
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UCA adds 2 more games
University of Central Arkansas has added a home-and-home series with Eastern Kentucky University to its 2020 football schedule, it announced Friday.
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UCA adds UAB, Louisiana to schedule
University of Central Arkansas has added two more games to its 2020 schedule, playing at Alabama-Birmingham on Sept. 3 and at Louisiana Nov. 21. The Bears trip…
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Living with grief: After losing his wife and father, Arkansas State Coach Blake Anderson endured the toughest year of his life
A teary-eyed and vulnerable Blake Anderson found it hard to put into words what the past 365 days have felt like. The 51-year-old Arkansas State University foo…
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FOOTBALL UAPB unveils spring schedule
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Wolves' QB battle gets room to air out
JONESBORO -- As Jonathan Adams Jr. stretched out his left hand, snatched the football in stride and trotted untouched into the south end zone of Centennial Ban…
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Bears undeterred: Southland delays, but UCA forges ahead
Toby Sanderson often thinks about his senior night. And lately, given the state of college football, it's been on his mind more than normal.
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UCA to play fall sports despite Southland postponement, athletic director says
The Southland Conference announced Thursday its intentions to postpone all fall sports due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite this, University of Central Ark…
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Sources: ASU sets game with K-State
Arkansas State University and Kansas State will play Sept. 12 in Manhattan, Kan., multiple sources told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Tuesday, filling the R…
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ASU players wanted say in what happens to sport
Over the past few days, the 10 players on the Arkansas State University football leadership council came together. They wanted their voices heard before any de…
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Logan's run: Persistence fuels ASU quarterback's journey
Linda and Bane Bonner don't sit together at their son's football games.
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Wolves, Bears set for Sept. 19
The rematch many fans of two in-state programs have wanted is coming a year early.
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New expectations greet ASU on field
Only two guys per table.
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ASU set to begin fall drills today
Caleb Bonner just wants to hit somebody.
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Bears have ideas after NCAA move
The NCAA Board of Governors announced Wednesday its full agenda for fall championships across all divisions, and one particular item might affect University of…
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Sun Belt, ASU plan 12-game schedule
Arkansas State University Chancellor Kelly Damphousse and Athletic Director Terry Mohajir often joke about the difference between human years, dog years and, n…
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Marquee miss: Bears DB won’t get to test self vs. SEC
The fallout of the SEC's decision to play a conference-only schedule in 2020 will affect many schools, coaches and players around the country.
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UCA’s game with Missouri off
In light of the SEC’s news Thursday to play a conference-only schedule in 2020-21, the University of Central Arkansas’ game at Missouri on Sept. 5 won’t be pla…
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Foley: No panic yet with team
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock women's basketball team is scheduled this fall to face the pinnacle of the sport: UConn.
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Walker, Trojans work on creativity
Darrell Walker is already thinking about his team's next field trip.
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Adams takes care of business at ASU
Jonathan "Jay" Adams Jr. sits with his eyes wide and palms sweaty. His heart pounds as his mind wanders.
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UCA not in a rush to make a decision
University of Central Arkansas Coach Nathan Brown believes 2020 could be a special season for his team. That is, if the season is played.
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ASU's virtual tours hitting right chords
The coronavirus pandemic has put almost the entire sports world on pause the past five months. But one thing that hasn't stopped for Arkansas State University …
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'Wolves' not just for team's taking
The "Washington Red Wolves" has a nice ring to it for some fans of Washington's NFL team.
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SWAC steps back: Decision pushes UAPB’s fall sports to spring
There will be no Golden Lions football, soccer, volleyball or cross country this fall.
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ASU left without another opponent
Arkansas State University's home-opener Sept. 12 against Howard University was canceled Thursday after the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference announced its suspen…
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MEAC decision costs UAPB game
The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff's home game Sept. 19 against Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference opponent Bethune-Cookman was canceled Thursday as the MEAC a…
