Bob Wisener

What some day may be called the Buc-cee's Bowl -- even if Salt Bowl will do for now -- belonged this time in War Memorial Stadium, former site of a series that worked its way across a county line.

Racing in West Virginia proved a richer experience for certain Oaklawn performers than on the biggest weekend in upstate New York.

Benton sent up flares last week that could be read by other football programs. A 43-42 victory over Bryant signaled hope that series history is not an infallible guide to picking winners.

In ways that Oscar-winning Best Pictures "Casablanca" and "The Godfather" do not come close, a 2019 film by Quentin Tarantino fulfilled this moviegoer's every longing.

Chick Austin Stadium on the Lakeside High campus is named for a coach who declared fondness for "first evers" concerning team matchups.

That good tickets are available for the Arkansas-North Alabama football game is not disputed, like the sun rising in the east and water running downhill. If only life offered more certainties.

Some people never stopped cheering Friday night, pleasantly surprised at the final score from Allen Tillery Field at Beckham Memorial Stadium.

One of the first songs I recall hearing is "Love and Marriage," sung by Frank Sinatra in his post-Maggio years ("From Here to Eternity") when, at Capitol Records, he launched the greatest second act ever in entertainment.

Oh, to have had a hidden microphone at a public restaurant or private soiree in northwest Arkansas Saturday night to collect sound bites from Razorback Nation.

Time will tell if either 2-year-old Grade 1 winner on Labor Day weekend races at Oaklawn, but both trainers know the way to Hot Springs.