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

State Rep. Mark White said there were multiple bills in the works in response to Feagins' firing to change state oversight of the school district.

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

Led by Jestin Porter's 28 points, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated the Sam Houston Bearkats 77-75 on Thursday night.

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

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.

Phil Clark died Sunday at 68. The Memphis area baseball coach retired in 2013 as the state's winningest coach.

No. 25 UConn (14-6) vs. DePaul (10-11), 8 p.m. No. 16 Oregon (16-4) at UCLA (14-6), 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.

The Texas A&M men’s basketball team fell remained No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25, but fell two spots to No. 15 in the USA Today coaches poll.

Local outlet Fox 13 first reported on the death of Patrick Houston Jr. on Sunday, January 12, writing that the crime took place around 1:15 local time at a Memphis park. The actual shooting ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- — Jestin Porter's 28 points helped Middle Tennessee defeat Sam Houston 77-75 on Thursday night. Camryn Weston made two free throws with 2:04 remaining to give Middle ...