The NCAA passed a package of sweeping changes Tuesday intended to crack down hard on rule-breaking schools and coaches. Under the new legislation, approved by the 13-member board of directors, programs that commit the most egregious infractions could face postseason bans of two to four years and fines ...
The NBA board of governors has approved Michael Heisley's sale of the Memphis Grizzlies to a group headed up by a California technology entrepreneur. The NBA announced the sale's approval Thursday. The sale still must be finalized, and the Grizzlies said in a statement that is expected soon. But the ...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A student newspaper at a Christian college in Dayton planned to write a story about a Biblical studies professor who resigned after being arrested on attempted child molestation charges, but the story was spiked by the college president. So Alex Green, the 22-year-old editor of ...
Former Memphis player Roburt Sallie will not play at Louisville. Coach Rick Pitino said Friday that Sallie did not meet the admission requirements for graduate school and will not join the Cardinals for the 2010-11 season. Sallie, who averaged 10.5 points and 4.0 rebounds for Memphis last season, was ...
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Snoop Dogg was booked on one felony count of possession of a deadly weapon filed after security officers at John Wayne Airport found a collapsible baton in his carry-on luggage. The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, turned himself over to authorities at ...
MEMPHIS - Pau Gasol had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Chucky Atkins added 17 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the injury-depleted Minnesota Timberwolves 92-76 Tuesday night. Memphis won for the fourth time in five games and moved a half-game ahead of the idle Los Angeles Clippers for the fifth playoff ...
NASHVILLE (AP) — Prisons, highway patrols and other essential government services would receive funding through July 5 under legislation filed Wednesday aimed at avoiding a total government shutdown should lawmakers fail to pass a balanced budget by Monday. “This is a last resort backup plan,” ...
