Former University of Arkansas track athlete and Alltel executive Frank O’Mara released his memoir, “Bend, Don’t Break,” in which he shares lessons he’s learned from a storied life.
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Not so fast: World record 400 meters in Fayetteville doesn’t count
The run by Christopher Morales Williams of the University of Georgia won’t be ratified as a world record. Morales Williams is unbothered.
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Dumas-born record-breaking sprinter Jim Hines dies at 76
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas and the New York Times note the death of Jim Hines, a track and field star born in Dumas (Desha County) whose feats at the 1968 Olympics won him two gold medals.
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Let the UALR games begin
Now this is good news. The Coleman Dairy family is giving UALR 10 acres on the south side of Col. Glenn.