ARKANSAS SPORTS REPORT

Today’s Arkansas-Alabama basketball game at Coleman Coliseum is a sellout, but it’s not because the Crimson Tide are on a roll.

This is the fourth in a series profiling the 11 individuals and one team that will be inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame on Feb. 3 at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. — Arkansas football’s most golden era, the mid-1960 s, produced one national championship team and an abundance of folklore.

Arkansas began outdoor practice Friday as the returning SEC Western Division champion with a goal of getting back to Omaha, Neb., site of the College World Series.

Garrett Uekman died on Nov. 20, but many fans got to pay their support to him Friday afternoon at the Little Rock Touchdown Club’s Awards Banquet at the Peabody Little Rock hotel.

Fans attending games at Baum Stadium this season will see a slight change in the dimension of the outfield wall. Arkansas is reducing the distance in right field by 10 feet to make the park more hitter friendly and combat strong winds that often blow in from right field.

All times Central DATE OPPONENT TIME Feb 17 Villanova 3:05 p.m. Feb 18 Villanova 1:05 p.m. Feb 19 Villanova 1:05 p.m.

Arkansas men vs. Alabama WHEN 12:30 p.m. Central WHERE Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Ala. RECORDS Arkansas 15-5, 3-2 SEC; Alabama 13-7, 2-4

Ky Madden doesn’t score in bunches like BJ Young.

Arkansas’ best free-throw shooters among its eight healthy scholarship players are sophomore guard Mardracus Wade, junior guard Julysses Nobles and freshman guards BJ Young and Ky Madden.

If it had been anyone but Dennis Dodd, it might be suspicious.