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The South All-Stars, which included 13 Southeastern Conference players and a dozen competitors from Arkansas colleges, seemed comfortably in control early, but long drives began bogging down into field goal tries, and the North capitalized to take a 24-19 win in the first Players All-Star Classic at War Memorial Stadium. read more >

War Memorial will host the Players All-Star Classic at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The game will feature four former Razorbacks, including UCA quarterback Nathan Dick, and four former Arkansas State Red Wolves, plus four other in-state college performers, 13 players out of the Southeastern Conference, and other potential NFL players from around the country. read more >

LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson, who helped lead the Tigers to the national championship game, failed to win in his two trips to War Memorial Stadium as a Tiger, but he'll get a third chance at a win at the Little Rock stadium on Feb. 4. And former Arkansas women's basketball coach Gary Blair, coach of defending national champ Texas A&M, is the next speaker for the Downtown Tip Off Club on Monday. read more >

Twelve Arkansas college seniors, including University of Central Arkansas quarterback Nathan Dick and Arkansas Razorback defensive standouts Tramain Thomas and Jerico Nelson, are part of the South roster in the first Players All-Star Classic, scheduled for War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 4. Officials for the game released the list of 106 participants on Monday. The players will arrive next Monday and begin workouts in front of NFL and other professional league scouts in preparation for the all-star game, which kicks off Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. read more >

Texas' loss was Little Rock's gain, it seems. When the Texas vs. the Nation college all-star football game was put on hold for a year — as it moves from San Antonio to Allen, Texas — some of the organizers decided to look elsewhere to stage a national college football all-star game. They have chosen Little Rock and War Memorial Stadium for their North vs. South Players All-Star Classic on Saturday, Feb. 4. read more >