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,

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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).

Auburn remains undefeated in conference play after a 53-51 defensive battle with Tennessee. This game marks the Tiger's seventh-ranked win of the season— a program record. It was a struggle offensively for both teams in the first half with each squad connecting on just seven shots while combining to go 1-21 from long range.

Miles Kelly buried the game-winning 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining to push No. 1 Auburn to a thrilling 53-51 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday in Auburn, Ala.

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

Earlier this month, a dozen freshmen made their way to West Virginia as early enrollees to participate in winter workouts and spring football. Now, those new pl

Two more Tennessee students have died by gunfire in a state that has recently invested hundreds of millions of dollars to fortify schools — and done little to restrict gun access.

A day after Ford Motor Co. unveiled its Good Neighbor Plan, a West Tenn. group said it still wants a legally binding community benefits agreement.

On the court, Golden and the Gators are a national championship contender. They opened the season with 13 straight wins, then pummeled a then-undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee by 30 points in early January. They were ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP poll, but Golden supplemented five key returnees with Florida Atlantic transfer Alijah Martin.

No. 10 Marquette (17-3) beat Villanova 87-74. Next: at Butler, Tuesday. No. 11 Purdue (16-5) beat No. 21 Michigan 91-64. Next: vs. Indiana, Friday. No. 12 Kansas (14-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 7 Houston, Saturday.

CS Bakersfield at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m. Idaho St. at Sacramento St., 10 p.m. Long Beach St. at CS Northridge, 10 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pacific, 10 p.m. San Diego at Portland, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 10 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego, 10 p.m. Weber St. at Portland St., 10 p.m.