At the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis one September day, tourists pause solemnly before a group of life-size statues, some crafted in Tennessee National Guard uniforms,

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the civil rights icon, falls on Monday, Jan. 20. Here's what to know.

He was a star for Fairley and then for Germantown who was the No. 9 player in Tennessee when he committed to Michigan out of high school. Jones' arrival will be a welcome sight for a Memphis ...

And, in the game of the night, on CBS Sports Network, Oregon State beat nationally ranked Gonzaga 97-89 in overtime. Relatively speaking, it was a slow day in the sport (except for another Florida coach being accused of wrongdoing in a Title IX complaint).

Memphis football, which competes with Power Four schools for local high school recruits, sometimes benefits from area players who want to come home.

A mysterious gas smell that wafted through several Mid-South cities Wednesday may have come from a Mercaptan truck, according to Collierville Fire & Rescue.

The peak period for energy demand came between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The all-time record peak of 35,319 megawatts was set at 8 a.m. The TVA touted a $430 million investment in its system that helped meet the demand and remain stable throughout the bitterly cold morning.

For Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, Sunday's 77-68 win at Charlotte was more like it. Chagrined that his team was clobbered 49-25 on the boards on Jan. 16 in an 88-81

Iowa State 108, UCF 83. The 108 points are the most Iowa State has ever scored in regulation of a Big 12 game. Junior forward Joshua Jefferson, a transfer from Saint

Gonzaga lost to Oregon State and Santa Clara, falling out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since early last year. Georgia dropped out from No. 23 following losses to Tennessee and Auburn. Baylor, No. 25 a week ago, is out after after losses to Arizona and TCU.

A huge win over the back-to-back champion UConn Huskies has sent Creighton surging into Andy Katz's latest men’s basketball Power 37 rankings.

Time to shuffle the teams and file another weekly ballot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. 1. Auburn (17-1) — Freshman guard Tahaad Pettiford, a 44% three-point shooter, carried the Tigers past Georgia. They’re off until Tennessee visits Saturday.