Sam Houston Bearkats (8-8, 1-5 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Raiders (12-6, 4-1 CUSA) Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee faces Sam Houston after Ta'Mia Scott scored 25 points in Middle Tennessee's 63-58 loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

A former Kentucky sheriff accused of gunning down a judge last year, stunning their tight-knit Appalachian community, appeared remotely from a jail Friday for a court hearing as defense attorneys and prosecutors discussed preliminary matters that will lead up to his murder trial.

A glimpse at Duke's stacked, but not elite, class, unusually territory for Kelvin Sampson and Houston, a reload at UConn, what's going on with Arkansas and Kentucky, and how the uncommitted five-stars could impact the final team rankings.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A student-led lawsuit claims Kentucky's education system has been backsliding for years since lawmakers enacted nationally renowned reforms. The students are seeking a ruling that the state is failing in its constitutional duty to provide all children with an adequate and equitable education.

Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams praised Mark Pope’s UK basketball offense coming into the game, but the Cats beat the Aggies in a different way.

Early into his career with the Houston Rockets, Reed Sheppard wasn't getting a lot of playing time, so the Rockets sent him down to the G-League. The Rockets ha

If a naming effort wins votes, Kentucky would have the nation's fourth road named after incoming President Donald Trump.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Kentucky faces Texas A&M after Clara Strack scored 25 points in Kentucky's 78-64 win over the Georgia Bulldogs. The Aggies have gone 8-3 at home. Texas A&M is 3-2 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 16.6 turnovers per game.

A lack of consistent minutes could be making it difficult for Sheppard to get in a rhythm. That role is partly due to the Rockets not being in a position to let him play through his mistakes. After finishing last season with the No. 11 record in the West, they have risen up to the No. 2 spot. Every win matters for this team.

Sam Houston Bearkats (8-8, 1-5 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Raiders (12-6, 4-1 CUSA) Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee hosts Sam Houston after Ta'Mia Scott scored 25 points in Middle Tennessee's 63-58 loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

And there there were four. The NFL playoffs have paired down to just four teams left who will duke it out this coming weekend for an opportunity to go to the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, 28 teams have

After missing three games due to injury, Aggie point guard Wade Taylor IV made his return to the hardwood Saturday night in the Aggies' win over the LSU Tigers.