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Frenetic Razorback Start Sets the Stage for the Calipari Era
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Coach John Calipari and Arkansas could have done anything in the scrimmage against No. 1 Kansas and the sold out crowd at Bud Walton Arena probably would have gone nuts. Students waited days for this moment and Calipari delivered quite a treat ahe Razorbacks defeated the Jayhawks, 85-69.
“They had two of their better players out,” coach John Calipari said. “Let’s not do triple backflips, but what I liked was we really guarded the ball pretty good. For a team that’s not been together long, for a team that has practiced with five guys for probably two weeks, we only had three turnovers at half.”
The Razorbacks played at a frantic pace and made their first six shots, culminated by a dunk by Trevon Brazile. Arkansas only made its first six shots in a game once in 35 games (including exhibitions) under former coach Eric Musselman last year.
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Ironically, Calipari was on the other sideline coaching the Kentucky Wildcats. Arkansas fans are still on the honeymoon phase of Calipari and it shows no sign of slowing down.
Senior guard D.J Wagner made two threes within the first two minutes of the game. Never mind that the Hogs missed 12 of their next 13 shots from beyond the arc because it just felt different.
Arkansas seemedsure of itself. Once it got the lead, it never slipped under double-digits in the second half and the Hogs stretched the lead out to as much as 20 as Three players — Zvonimir Ivisic, Boogie Fland and Wagner — all scored more than 15 points.
“I was having fun out there,” Fland said. “I was smiling up and down the court. It was just so surreal you know, to get to this point, you know. It was amazing though.”
In between all the highlight dunks and displays of athleticism was sound basketball. It wasn’t always pretty, but for a first scrimmage against the top team in the country, Arkansas played clean, which was a far cry from the 2023-24 season.
The Hogs forced 14 turnovers, attempted 28 free throws and made 23 of them, compared to just six attempts for Kansas. The Hogs also created 12 steals and, despite not having Jonas Aidoo inside, kept the rebounding battle close, 35-34. Granted Kansas was also without star center Hunter Dickinson.
For all the minor issues, the Calipari era couldn’t have gotten off to a better start. Arkansas will play its second scrimmage against TCU 7 p.m. Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.
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The National Cold War Center in Blytheville has acquired 36 original segments of the Berlin Wall.
A press release states that the arrival marks a major milestone in the development of the center and its mission to preserve and interpret one of the most consequential periods in modern history. The center, located at the former Eaker Air Force Base, was designated in 2023 by Congress as the nation’s official museum dedicated to the Cold War.
Together, the segments will form the largest publicly viewable collection of Berlin Wall segments outside Berlin. The segments arrived in Arkansas from Germany on May 13.
“This is a defining moment for the National Cold War Center,” said Christian Ostermann, executive director. “These are not replicas — these are original pieces of history that once divided the world. Preserving and interpreting the Berlin Wall at this scale positions the center as an important institution for understanding the Cold War and its lasting impact on the world today.”
The Berlin Wall stood for nearly three decades as a physical symbol of global political and ideological division during the Cold War. By preserving and presenting these original artifacts, the National Cold War Center will offer visitors a rare opportunity to experience the physical presence of the Wall while exploring the global events, tensions and decisions that shaped the modern world, according to the release.
Eaker Air Force Base was a Strategic Air Command Ready Alert installation during the Cold War era, and the National Cold War Center is being developed to educate and engage the public through immersive experiences, research and access to original historic assets.
The full collection will be publicly unveiled at the National Cold War Center Gala in November with information on exhibition plans, educational initiatives and more to be revealed in the coming months, the release stated.
Feature image: Berlin Wall segments after their arrival in Blytheville. (Photo courtesy of NCWC)
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The chance of rain will return on Friday, but the chance is going to be very low Friday through Sunday.
Then the chance really picks up early next week as a front approaches. Stronger to severe storms are going to be possible Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
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