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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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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. 

Three big questions as Arkansas prepares for first spring practice

With Arkansas' first spring football practice set for Thursday, here are three big questions as the Razorbacks look toward the 2024 season.

Three spots short: Austin Hill's Las Vegas finish solid but not historic

One of the biggest questions on everyone's mind this weekend as the NASCAR Xfinity Series rolled into Las Vegas was whether or not Austin Hill could make history. He came up just three positions shy of doing so. 

Joey Logano wins pole at Las Vegas, clinches third consecutive front-row start

Logano has clinched his third front-row qualifying effort of 2024, and we're only three weeks into the season. 

Arkansas drops high-scoring heartbreaker to No. 16 Kentucky

Arkansas came to play against No. 16 Kentucky on Saturday, but just couldn't keep it all together down the stretch.

Ryan Preece crashes in practice at Las Vegas

For the second consecutive week, Ryan Preece is having a horrendous start to his race weekend. 

Night of Firsts: Rajah Caruth races to Truck Series victory in Las Vegas

Rajah Caruth showed out for his first career win in the NASCAR Truck Series.

Rajah Caruth wins first career Truck Series pole ahead of Las Vegas race

Rajah Caruth took the pole for Friday night's NASCAR Truck Series race in Las Vegas.

Kyle Busch looking to defend his home track once more as the Truck Series travels to Las Vegas

After winning his 65th career race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series last Saturday at Atlanta, Kyle Busch is back for more.

Austin Hill chasing best start in NASCAR Xfinity Series history

Several drivers have won the first two races of the Xfinity Series season, including Dale Earnhardt in 1986, Chad Little in 1995, and Tony Stewart in 2008, but Hill is looking to go the extra mile as the Xfinity Series heads to Las Vegas.

Embarrassing loss encapsulates disappointing season for Arkansas

On Tuesday night, awful Vanderbilt (8-20) beat the Razorbacks at Bud Walton Arena, 85-82, marking a low point of a disappointing season for Arkansas.