Monticello receives grant to improve sports complex

A recent grant to the City of Monticello will be used to improve the Monticello Sports Complex. According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, Monticello received $324,000 which will be spent creating sidewalks to connect the fields on the east side of the complex to fields... Read More.
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Legendary sports reporter Bob Holt dies at 65

Bob Holt, a dedicated sports reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, passed away at the age of 65. He covered the Arkansas Razorbacks for 43 years. Holt collapsed on Saturday while returning to the press box at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, after the Razorbacks' loss... Read More.
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Saracen sports betting outpaces Oaklawn and Southland

Sports betting at Saracen Casino in July totaled $10.14 million, more than double the totals from OaklawnRacing or SouthlandGaming. In addition, Saracen had $1.07 million in net winning, which also surpassed the other casinos in the state. Totals for Oaklawn were a handle of $1.3... Read More.
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Saffa talks sports betting app

Betting on sports is big business and according to Carlton Saffa, Chief Market Officer for the Saracen Casino, wagers on the Bet Saracen app are going to break every record in the books this month. Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show Thursday, Saffa said... Read More.
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Trio Of Razorbacks Selected For Arkansas Sports Hall Of Fame

Razorback football greats Glen Ray Hines and Jimmy Walker and Arkansas baseball legend Jeff King were announced Sunday as part of the 2023 class of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. In addition, longtime Arkansas television sportscaster Steve Sullivan will join the three former... Read More.
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AGFC, Warren complete shooting sports complex

WARREN — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission celebrated the agency’s latest partnership shooting range with the city of Warren at Wednesday’s grand opening of the city’s expanded target-shooting facility. The Warren Shooting Sports Complex originally opened in 2015, but only held ranges for trap... Read More.