University of Arkansas men's basketball Coach John Calipari planned to give his players two days off after Saturday's game versus Kentucky no matter the result.

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari, following the Razorbacks’ 85-77 loss to Kentucky on Saturday, entered the Bud Walton Arena media room with a simple message.

Arkansas basketball head coach John Calipari had plenty of nice things to say about Mark Pope, his successor at Kentucky.

The Arkansas Razorbacks and John Calipari fell to the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. It was the Hogs first home loss of the season.

FAYETTEVILLE — Perhaps the lowest point of a nine-game losing streak the Arkansas women’s basketball team is on came Jan. 15 in Columbia, Mo. In what was expected to be a competitive battle between a pair of SEC winless teams under first-year coaches, Missouri set the tone early and raced away with a commanding 94-69 victory at Mizzou Arena.

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- The Arkansas High Lady Backs climbed back above .500 in conference play. The Lady Backs got back to action Tuesday, sitting at .500 in the Conference 5A-South standings. The Lady Backs now sit above that mark following a victory over Benton, and a trio of double-digit scorers helped the Lady Backs accomplish that.

Arkansas State men’s and women’s basketball games are tipping off Wednesday, Feb. 4, as restaurants around Jonesboro prepare for the crowds to come watch the games.

Kentucky basketball's big win at Arkansas was ESPN's most-watched game of the college basketball season so far.

John Calipari is looking to lead Arkansas to their first national championship since 1994, but are they contenders or pretenders?