LOCAL
Weevils to scrimmage this morning
MONTICELLO — The Arkansas-Monticello football team will hold its first scrimmage of the preseason camp at 10 a.m. today at Convoy Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium.
The Boll Weevils will go through an estimated 100 plays including special teams and red-zone situations.
The scrimmage is open to the public.
STATE
Arkansas closes trip with win over All-Star Italy
ROME, Italy — Arkansas’ final men’s basketball game of its Italian tour ended with a 93-73 victory over All-Star Italy on Friday.
B.J. Young scored a team-high 22 points and Coty Clarke had 17 in helping Arkansas finish the tour at 4-0.
Arkansas forced 31 All-Star Italy turnovers and outrebounded the team by eight. Young hit 9 of 12 shots from the floor.
Razorback women’s basketball schedule released
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas released its women’s basketball schedule for 2012-13:
Nov. 4 vs. Rogers State (exhibition), 2 p.m.; Nov. 9 vs. Jackson State, 11 a.m.; Nov. 15 at Tulsa, TBA; Nov. 19 at Oral Roberts, 7 p.m.; Nov. 23-25 at Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Honolulu (vs. Oklahoma Nov. 23, vs. Hawaii Nov. 24, vs. Oregon Nov. 25); Nov. 29 vs. Texas Southern, 7 p.m.;
Dec. 2 vs. Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; Dec. 6 vs. Kansas, 7 p.m.; Dec. 16 at Furman, 1 p.m.; Dec. 19 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 7 p.m.; Dec. 21 vs. Northwestern State, 7 p.m.; Dec. 28 vs. Coppin State, 7 p.m.;
Jan. 3 at Auburn, TBA; Jan. 6 vs. Texas A&M, 2 p.m.; Jan. 10 vs. LSU, 7 p.m.; Jan. 13 at Vanderbilt, TBA; Jan. 17 vs. Georgia, 7 p.m.; Jan. 24 at Missouri, TBA; Jan. 27 vs. South Carolina, 2 p.m.; Jan. 31 at Ole Miss, TBA;
Feb. 3 at Mississippi State, TBA; Feb. 7 vs. Kentucky, 7 p.m.; Feb. 10 at Alabama, TBA; Feb. 17 Missouri, 2 p.m., Feb. 21 at Georgia, TBA; Feb. 24 vs. Tennessee, 2 p.m.; Feb. 28 at Florida, TBA; March 3 vs. Ole Miss, 2 p.m.; March 6-10 at SEC Tournament, Duluth, Ga.; March 14 vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 7 p.m.
NATIONAL
Report: Mathieu in drug rehab
NEW ORLEANS — The adoptive father of former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, who was dismissed from the team last week, said his son has entered drug rehabilitation in Houston, according to reports.
ESPN.com reports Mathieu is being counseled by former NBA player John Lucas and that there is no timeline on his return to academics and football.
— Staff and wire reports
