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Samuel Stubbs

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Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker. He is also a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Samuel will attend the University of Arkansas in the fall of 2025.

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Boise State falls to Colorado in First Four, keeping dubious record alive

Wednesday's First Four matchup between Colorado and Boise State did not disappoint. 

This obscure stat should give Joey Logano fans hope despite abysmal 2024 start

Joey Logano's struggles to begin the 2024 season have been well documented. The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion only has one top 20 finish this season, a ninth-place run at Las Vegas.

Colorado State uses stifling defense to beat Virginia in First Four

Colorado State has officially moved on to face Texas in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. 

Bristol marks fourth NASCAR week in a row to see increased viewership

Bristol's race received an 11 percent increase in viewers from last year's fifth race of the season at Atlanta Motor Speedway, held on the equivalent weekend.

21 year-old sim racer turning NASCAR dream into reality at Circuit of The Americas

A young sim racer is getting his chance to parlay his eNASCAR career into a career as a professional stock car driver. 

Tyler Ankrum's white-hot start proves that proper driver development takes time

It's important to remember that Ankrum was only 18 years old in his first Truck Series season back in 2019. Now in his sixth full-time season at age 23, Ankrum is the most complete, consistent, and confident driver of his career thus far.

Zane Smith's rough rookie season continues with last-place finish in Bristol

The 24-year-old native of Huntington Beach, Calif., has had horrendous luck to start the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, being involved in three incidents.

Ty Gibbs proving to be breakout driver of 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season

With Rookie of the Year contenders in Josh Berry, Zane Smith and Carson Hocevar dotting the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series grid, the breakout star of the season may be surprising to some. 

Two former NASCAR Cup Series champions off to slow starts in 2024

Kyle Busch and Joey Logano both have championship pedigrees, but neither is racing like a winner to open the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Four things we learned after a record-setting NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol

Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag at Bristol Motor Speedway. Takeaways from Sunday's Food City 500.

Arkansas blasts Missouri, sweeps SEC series opener

Arkansas' dominant weekend on the baseball diamond continued on Sunday, as the Razorbacks beat Missouri 9-1 to sweep the Tigers in the first SEC series of the season.

Ryan Blaney aims to take first step towards title defense at Bristol

Four weeks into the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, three of the four Championship Four drivers from 2023 have won races. Defending champion Ryan Blaney is the only driver of the four who hasn't.

Arkansas uses six-run sixth inning to win opening SEC series vs. Missouri

Arkansas used a dominant sixth inning to take their opening SEC series against Missouri.

Arkansas dominates SEC opener behind Hagen Smith's impressive outing

Arkansas started SEC play with a dominating 8-0 win over Missouri on Friday inside Baum-Walker Stadium, extending Arkansas' win streak to 11 and creating even more excitement around a program that's already buzzing.

Arkansas' disappointing season ends with loss to South Carolina

Despite a thrilling win on Wednesday against Vanderbilt, Arkansas couldn't muster the offense it needed to beat South Carolina and advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

Arkansas holds off Vanderbilt in OT in wild SEC Tournament game

Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt might've been the 12-13 game in the SEC, but it provided championship game levels of excitement.

With 10 straight wins, Arkansas is top dog in college baseball heading into SEC play

In a year where the SEC is as deep as ever on the diamond, every game is going to mean that much more for an Arkansas team determined to go where the Hogs have never ventured before — the championship stage. 

Arkansas' path to the NCAA Tournament is set, but it'll take a historic run to get there

Win five basketball games in 90 hours. That's what the Arkansas basketball team must do the keep their season alive. Unlikely? Yes. Impossible? Absolutely not.

Why Chevy and Ford should be terrified after Toyota's Phoenix dominance

The word domination can't even begin to describe what took place at the Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon. 

Four things we learned after Christopher Bell's win in Phoenix

Christopher Bell led 50 laps on Sunday en route to his first win of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Here's what we learned after the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway.

Arkansas falls in OT heartbreaker to Alabama

For the second consecutive week, Arkansas went on the road and pushed one of the SEC's best to the brink in their own building. But they also couldn't make enough plays for the second consecutive week to close the game.

Is Mike Neighbors' time as Arkansas women's basketball HC running out?

With Arkansas' women's basketball team falling to Auburn in the SEC tournament on Thursday, many believe head coach Mike Neighbors' time in Fayetteville is running short.

Khalif Battle leads Arkansas to win vs. LSU in home finale

While it's been a disappointing season for Arkansas, it sent the Fayetteville fans home happy with a 94-83 win in its home finale against LSU.

Arkansas men's basketball looks to finish rough regular season on high note

It would be a dramatic understatement to say that the 2023-24 college basketball season has been underwhelming for the Arkansas Razorbacks. 

Four things we learned after Kyle Larson's dominant victory at Las Vegas

Kyle Larson proved once again why he's revered as one of the best racecar drivers in the world on Sunday, leading 181 laps en route to his 24th career win. Here's four things we learned after Sunday's Pennzoil 400.