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Jonathan Davis came to the University of Central Arkansas as a multi-sport athlete who just happened to play baseball. He now leaves UCA as a Major League baseball player.

Mississippi State beat the Bears 6-1 in the winner-take-all Super Regional game tonight.

The University of Central Arkansas Bears are heading back to familiar territory for their first-ever NCAA Baseball Regional.

The University of Central Arkansas Bears completed their extended mission Saturday, winning five straight elimination games to take their first Southland Conference championship and earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.

The University of Central Arkansas Bears entered the 2013 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament having lost nine of their last 12 games during the regular season. Since arriving at Constellation Field, UCA has found the magic, going 4-1, including four consecutive victories in elimination games.

The University of Central Arkansas Bears walked off with another victory Friday in their second game of the day, getting an RBI single from Jonathan Davis to score Garrett Brown in a 6-5 victory over Oral Roberts in their third straight elimination game at the Southland Conference Tournament.

The UCA Bears exploded for eight runs in the seventh inning and junior Bryce Biggerstaff tossed a complete game to carry the Bears to an 8-1 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to remain alive in the 2013 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament at Constellation Field.

Central Arkansas fought back from a two-run deficit by scoring six runs in its final three innings to claim a 7-3 victory over Stephen F. Austin Thursday in an elimination game at the Southland Conference Baseball Tournament at Constellation Field.

The University of Central Arkansas Bears scratched out runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings on Sunday afternoon but it wasn’t enough to overtake Stephen F. Austin in a 5-3 loss on Senior Day before a crowd of 424 at Bear Stadium.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning to take a 9-7 victory over the University of Central Arkansas Bears on Saturday and even their Southland Conference series at Bear Stadium.

Artist Gary Keenan started the carving Monday and plans to be wrapped up by Thursday.

Performance is part of UCA's 2013-14 Public Appearances season.

A sexual indecency with a child case in Gurdon may have connections to a rape accusation on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas.

New Contract Postal Unit is now open at the Bear's Den.

The University of Central Arkansas Police are investigating a video that was made at a frat house this past February.

Coming off their second consecutive NCAA Division I Playoff appearance and a Southland Conference championship, the University of Central Arkansas Bears hit the practice field on Friday for the first day of spring practice with confidence and a bit of a swagger.

For the second straight week, senior right-hander Kelsie Armstrong has been named the Southland Conference’s Pitcher of the Week. This marks the sixth time that Armstrong has earned the honor.

The University of Central Arkansas is asking faculty, students and staff to be watchdogs against fraud.

The University of Central Arkansas is working to resolve a payroll issue that resulted in $2 million of incorrect direct deposits to employees.

The nation's third-longest home winning streak came to an end on Thursday night as the Sugar Bears fell 77-61 to McNeese State, suffering their first defeat in the Farris Center in nearly two years.

Former University of Central Arkansas president Allen Meadors pleaded guilty to violating the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

The Northwestern State Demons nailed a season-high 12 three-pointers and connected on a season-high 30 free throws to down the University of Central Arkansas Bears 100-88 in Southland Conference action on Saturday at the Farris Center.

Senior guard Fred Hunter scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half to lead the Nicholls State Colonels to an 83-79 victory over the University of Central Arkansas Bears in the Southland Conference opener for both teams at Stopher Gymnasium.

Freshman Gavin Ware scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Mississippi State to a 79-72 win over Central Arkansas on Saturday.

Le'Bryan Nash scored 19 points, Markel Brown had 14 points and eight rebounds and No. 24 Oklahoma State overcame a slow start to beat Central Arkansas 91-63 on Sunday.

The university has signed a contract with a third-party hotline agency so anyone can report fraud anonymously.

Ryan Williams scored 20 points to lead five Central Arkansas players in double figures, and the Bears made free throws down the stretch to hold off Tennessee-Martin 87-86 on Wednesday night.

Two men are in jail awaiting charges after allegedly robbing a female student on the University of Central Arkansas campus in Conway Monday morning.

Too much Jerick McKinnon ended the season for the University of Central Arkansas Bears on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division I Playoffs.

Students, campus police, and staff worried about security dangers on the UCA campus took a walking tour to identify how to make students feel safer.

The University of Central Arkansas Bears celebrated their first home game of the season by placing seven players in double figures and rolling to a 108-65 victory over old rival Hendrix College before a crowd of 1,921 at the Farris Center.

Backed by three passing scores from Wynrick Smothers, Central Arkansas maintained sole possession of first place in the Southland Conference with a 34-14 win over Southeastern Louisiana Saturday night.

Prosecutors say the former University of Central Arkansas Chief of Staff helped a student break into campus buildings and steal exams.   |   James Gillean affidavit (432.2KB)

Bo Wallace threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns in his Football Bowl Subdivision debut as Mississippi rallied to beat Central Arkansas 49-27 on Saturday night.

Central Arkansas has been picked to finish third in the Southland Conference for the 2012 season.

The University of Central Arkansas Bears were picked third in both of the Southland Conference preseason football polls released Tuesday during the annual Media Day activities at the L’auberge Resort.

AMC/Fairmont has pledged $100,000 to become the lead donor and strategic partner in the advancement of the Insurance and Risk Management program by creating the Dr. John Bratton Endowed Professorship at the University of Central Arkansas.

2 Bears named preseason All-Americans

For years, the University of Central Arkansas has put off giving professors pay raises while the struggling university tried to climb out of fiscal distress, officials said.

Testing of the air quality in UCA’s Burdick Hall detected no toxic chemicals, according to a release.

Ninety student-athletes from Central Arkansas have been named to the 2012 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Emergency crews are on the scene at the University of Central Arkansas where Burdick Hall was evacuated again after someone reportedly pulled a fire alarm.

More than a week after being evacuated due to students complaining of illness, classes at Burdick Hall are set to resume Monday.

The University of Central Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame will induct nine new members this fall.

A UCA building is back open after 11 people were taken to a hospital after feeling sick. One of those students tells FOX16 News she feels better today but still can't figure out why it happened.

University of Central Arkansas’ Burdick Hall was evacuated Thursday morning after several people inside reported feeling ill. 5 students, 5 police officers, and 1 medical responder had to be hospitalized, and the cause of their illness is still unknown.

Matt Daniel, who guided the Central Arkansas women's basketball program to a Southland Conference championship in 2012 and three straight 20-win seasons, has stepped down as the Sugar Bears' head coach to take over the program at Marshall University.

This week, nearly 600 of the state's smartest young men are at UCA for Boys State.

The UALR Trojans got a walk-off single to right field from Cameron Bentley in the 10th inning to down the University of Central Arkansas Bears 9-8 on Tuesday night in the second game of the State Farm Arkansas Classic at Dickey-Stephens Park.

Two families are honored at UCA graduation four years after two students are murdered on campus.