Joe Calhoun became an activist during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike, helping the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders.

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Auburn remains atop the Associated Press Top 25 poll following an eventful week in men's basketball. The Tigers improved their record to 17-1 with wins

Marshall 2-11 0-0 5, Odiahi 1-2 0-0 2, Jackson 1-5 0-0 2, Lander 3-7 2-2 9, McHenry 5-16 5-5 16, Kalambay 3-10 0-0 7, Bayless 1-2 0-0 2, Keita 1-2 2-4 4, Thedford 4-7 1-1 10, Edelen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-63 10-12 57.

Led by Jestin Porter's 15 points, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 71-57.

Western Kentucky plays the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders after Tyrone Marshall scored 20 points in the Hilltoppers' 85-69 victory against the Kennesaw State Owls.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti successfully argued against several of the U.S. Department of Education's Title IX rules, securing a nationwide victory.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - School closings are mounting up in the Volunteer State ahead of Friday’s winter storm. Below is an outlook of the First Alert Weather Day with travel impacts and more.

Georgia knocked off Kentucky while Mississippi State kept rolling to improve to 14-1 and Florida stomped previously undefeated Tennessee ... Purdue, and Memphis are plenty to earn this team ...

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

Middle Tennessee hosts the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers after Jestin Porter scored 29 points in Middle Tennessee's 81-64 win over the Jacksonville State Gamecocks

A manager confronted shoplifting suspects outside a grocery store and ended up shooting the accused getaway driver, Tennessee police said.