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The Colorado River basin provides life for seven states, numerous Indigenous tribes and parts of Mexico. Drought and a changing climate are impacting the river.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Chloe Barber did not bring glowing statistics into Fridays matchup against No. 14 Arkansas, but the Wichita State pitcher had impressive numbers by the end of the game.

– No. 14 Arkansas returns to the friendly confines of Bogle Park for its home opener at 4 p.m. CT Thursday vs. Illinois State. Clashing with the Redbirds, Arkansas kicks off a six-game slate at the Razorback Invitational, which is scheduled for Feb. 22-25 at Bogle Park. There will be live stats but no streaming available throughout the weekend.

After playing its first 10 games out of state, the Arkansas softball team will open play at home on Thursday against Illinois State.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Courtney Deifel said she knows the comforts of home far outweigh long road trips, and her University of Arkansas softball team is hopeful of taking advantage of that over the next three weeks.

The No. 13 Arkansas softball team went 4-1 in Arizona this weekend and will play their home-opener on Thursday.

Arkansas broke the distance medley relay school record by two seconds with a time of 9 minutes, 20.09 seconds to highlight action in the Arkansas Qualifier on Friday at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

The No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks travel west for the Bear Down Fiesta on Feb. 16-18 in Tucson, Ariz. at Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium. Playing a five-game slate, the Razorbacks will take on Long Beach State, host Arizona (twice) and Omaha (twice).

Port Pirie Regional Council and Magnetite Mines will jointly evaluate the potential of producing green iron in the region.

Magnetite Mines has signed a MOU with Port Pirie Regional Council to develop Port Pirie into a future hub for green iron production.