ARKANSAS SPORTS REPORT

Hogs freshman earning respect with play on the court.

It’s pretty late here in Mississippi. But before I close the laptop for the night and grab a few hours of sleep, I wanted to dig a little deeper into Arkansas’ 80-73 win at 18th-ranked Ole Miss. The Razorbacks got the kind of win that no one really expected. Not only was it on the road, [...]

By Robbie Neiswanger Arkansas News Bureau • rneiswanger@arkansasnews.com OXFORD, Miss. — Arkansas needed every bit of point guard Courtney Fortson’s heroics last Thursday, when the sophomore took over the game in the second half to lead the Razorbacks to a come-from-behind win against Mississippi State. Three days later, the Razorbacks proved they could come from …

OXFORD, Miss. — You’ve lost 15 straight Southeastern Conference road games.Your best player, who is coming off the best game of his college career, picks up his fourth foul with 13:01 left to play.And you’re playing a team that has beaten you 12 of the last 13 times on its home floor.Arkansas brushed all of the negatives aside on Sunday night. In a game delayed a day because of icy weather …

By Robbie Neiswanger Arkansas News Bureau OXFORD, Miss. — Arkansas needed every bit of point guard Courtney Fortson’s heroics last Thursday, when the sophomore took over the game in the second half to lead the Razorbacks to a come-from-behind win against Mississippi State.

Mike Washington had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Marshawn Powell added 19 and two key blocks in as Arkansas snapped a 15-game Southeastern Conference road losing streak by upsetting No. 20 Mississippi 80-73 Sunday night.