No. 5 Marshall and No. 4 Arkansas State entered Saturday’s Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament quarterfinals as the only two teams ranked in the top five of offensive and defensive efficiency within league play.

Led by Taryn Todd's 19 points, the Arkansas State Red Wolves defeated the Marshall Thundering Herd 77-74 in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Saturday.

Louisiana is scheduled to execute a man with nitrogen gas on March 18. Arkansas lawmakers are seeking to introduce nitrogen there after an eight-year pause in executions.

Arkansas lawmakers are seeking to introduce ... and effective method of execution,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said as he praised Louisiana’s plans to use it, and offered ...