Susan Altrui, the director of the Little Rock Zoo, has been named Little Rock’s acting city manager effective Sunday, Jan. 5, according to a spokesperson for Mayor Frank Scott Jr.
Arkansas
Arkansas vs. North Carolina Super Regional Game 1: How to watch and listen, forecast, pitching matchup, team comparisons
SCHEDULED GAME TIME Saturday, 10 a.m. Central
WHERE Boshamer Stadium (5,000) in Chapel Hill, N.C.
RECORDS Arkansas 41-19; North Carolina 42-20
STREAK Arkansas gained 1; North Carolina gained 3
LAST 10 Arkansas 4-6; North Carolina 9-1
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn — 791-421 in twentieth season at Arkansas and 1,111-580 in twenty eighth season general in Division I; North Carolina: Scott Forbes — 70-47 in second season at North Carolina and general.
SERIES Arkansas leads 1-0
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated North Carolina 7-3 on June 4, 1989, on the Faculty World Sequence in Omaha, Neb.
RADIO Razorback Sports activities Community will be accessed via native FM and AM associates, by way of the Arkansas Razorbacks Gameday app, by way of the TuneIn app, by way of the Varsity Community app or on ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Blackouts could apply.
TELEVISION The sport will likely be televised by ESPN and will be accessed on WatchESPN.com and by way of the ESPN app (service login required).
ANNOUNCERS Mike Morgan (play-by-play) and Gaby Sanchez (analyst)
PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas RHP Connor Noland (6-5, 4.13 ERA in 93 2/3 innings) vs. North Carolina RHP Max Carlson (4-2, 3.61 ERA in 72 1/3 innings)
FORECAST In keeping with the Nationwide Climate Service, Saturday will likely be largely sunny with a excessive of 87 levels in Chapel Hill, N.C. There’s a 40% likelihood of showers and thunderstorms.
TEAM COMPARISONS
ERA: Arkansas 4.14; North Carolina 4.16
Runs Scored Per Sport: Arkansas 7.13; North Carolina 6.95
Batting Common: Arkansas .272; North Carolina .288
Opponent Batting Common: Arkansas .232; North Carolina .255
Slugging Share: Arkansas .483; North Carolina .485
On-Base Share: Arkansas .381; North Carolina .386
Fielding Share: Arkansas .981; North Carolina .974
NOTABLE Neither group will be eradicated with a loss. The winner will likely be inside one victory of advancing to the Faculty World Sequence, whereas the loser should win two consecutive video games to keep away from elimination….North Carolina is the No. 10 general seed within the NCAA Match. The Tar Heels gained the Chapel Hill Regional with a 7-3 victory over Virginia Commonwealth on Monday. North Carolina needed to win three consecutive video games to advance….Arkansas was the winner of the Stillwater Regional with a 7-3 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday….North Carolina has gained 19 of its final 22 video games, together with 4 straight on the ACC Match in Charlotte to win the match championship. The Tar Heels had been 15-15 in ACC play through the common season….North Carolina freshman middle fielder Vance Honeycutt has 24 residence runs and 29 stolen bases….The Tar Heels have hit 100 residence runs this season and the Razorbacks have hit 98….North Carolina outfielder Angel Zarate ranks fourth nationally with 99 hits….North Carolina is 33-7 this season at Boshamer Stadium. Arkansas has a 9-9 report in video games on its opponent’s residence area.
The undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers kick off SEC play at home with a Saturday afternoon matchup against the No. 23 Arkansas Razorbacks. The contest is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand.
- How to watch: Live streams of the Tennessee vs. Arkansas game are available with offers from FuboTV (free trial), SlingTV (low intro rate) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).
#23 Arkansas Razorbacks (11-2) at #1 Tennessee Volunteers (13-0)dd
NCAA men’s basketball matchup at a glance
When: Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. ET
Where: Food City Center, Knoxville, Tenn.
TV channel: ESPN
Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate) | DirecTV Stream (free trial)
In a conference that claims seven of the top 17 teams in the most recent of Associated Press national rankings, Tennessee has risen to the top with its perfect start and ability to win on either end of the floor. The Vols rank No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (56.2 ppg), No. 2 in field goal percentage defense (34.7%) and No. 1 in 3-point defense (24.6%).
Arkansas ranks among the most efficient offenses in the country with the fourth-best field goal percentage (51.5%) and 14th-best effective field goal percent (58.3%). The Razorbacks wrapped a competitive non-conference schedule with an 11-2 record, but moved into a January schedule that begins with three straight games against ranked opponents.
Tennessee Vols vs. Arkansas Razorbacks: Know your live streaming options
- FuboTV (free trial) – excellent viewer experience with huge library of live sports content; free trial lengths vary.
- SlingTV (low intro rate) – discounted first month is best if you’ve run out of free trials or you’re in the market for 1+ month of TV
- DirecTV Stream (free trial) – not the same level of viewer experience as FuboTV, but the 7-day free trial is the longest in streaming.
The Vols and Razorbacks are set for a 1 p.m. ET start on ESPN. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).
January 3, 2025 at 7:49 p.m.
Joseph Flaherty
Upcoming Events
Arkansas quarterback signee Madden Iamaleava and receiver signee Jace Brown will make their official visits to Fayetteville this weekend.
Both flipped their commitments from UCLA on the Dec. 4 signing day.
Iamaleava, 6-3 and 200 pounds, of Long Beach Poly High School in California is rated a 4-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals.
He also had offers from Tennessee, Oregon, SMU, Ole Miss, Washington and others.
Iamaleava the brother of Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava, is rated the No. 13 pocket-passer quarterback and No. 143 overall recruit by ESPN.
Brown, 6-4 and 200-pounds, of Long Beach Poly High School in California had offers from Notre Dame, Arizona, Minnesota, UNLV, Utah and others.
He is a consensus 3-star recruit. Brown and Iamaleava plan to enroll at Arkansas in January. Neither signee has visited Fayetteville as recruits prior to signing with the team.
Iamaleava visited Fayetteville to watch his brother and the Volunteers take on Arkansas on Oct. 5.
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