The comments came as the state legislature is discussing expansive school choice voucher legislation in a special session.

A state move to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools is picking up steam after the district’s board dismissed its director eight months into the job. State Rep. Mark White, chairman of the House Education Committee,

The UAB Blazers dropped a critical league game on Sunday, getting dominated by Memphis 100-77 inside FedEx Forum. The Tigers shot 62 percent from the field, and 52 percent from three-point range ...

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company.

The top five spots in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll remain unchanged, with Auburn still the unanimous No. 1 selection, while St. John's and Memphis made the biggest

Tennessee basketball will host a Checker Game against Florida and an “Orange Out” against Alabama at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. UT announced both events on Wednesday.

And now at 16-4, the Bulldogs are comfortably in the NCAA Tournament barring a total collapse, but that’s not the point. Is this team any good? Actually, more like, is this team

Here's a look at where Mississippi State stands in this week's NCAA tournament projections. CBS Sports' Jerry Palm kept Mississippi State as a No. 4 seed. He has it matched up against No. 13 Northern Colorado in Seattle. The winner would play either No. 5 Louisville or No. 12 Samford.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

No. 25 UConn (14-6) vs. DePaul (10-11), 8 p.m. No. 16 Oregon (16-4) at UCLA (15-6), 10:30 p.m. No. 18 Illinois (14-6) at Nebraska (12-8), 8:30 p.m. No. 19 Memphis (16-4) at Tulane (11-9), 9 p.m.

Texas Tech made its Top 25 season debut at No. 22 after beating Cincinnati and Oklahoma State to run its Big 12 winning streak to four games. Vanderbilt entered the poll at No. 24 for the first time since Dec. 7, 2015, as the women's team also cracked the poll this week for the first time since 2014.

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott has had a tumultuous, wrenching but triumphant six months. He has seen enough to believe Memphis can be “a Top 25 athletic program in America.” Now, he needs others to believe it.