Sumter’s Ja Morant agrees to 5-year supermax deal with Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are making sure All-Star point guard Ja Morant is going nowhere anytime soon.
Author: Associated Press
Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024
In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024.
Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions
By Mark Sherman (AP)
In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
AP source: USC, UCLA in process of joining Big Ten
UCLA and Southern California are planning to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten Conference in a seismic change that could lead to another major realignment of college sports.
Hornets forward Miles Bridges arrested on eve of free agency
Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was arrested in California on the eve of NBA free agency after a warrant was issued, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
By Mark Sherman (AP)
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.
Rutgers hires former Gamecock assistant Nikki McCray-Penson
Rutgers has hired former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team.
US officials announce more steps against monkeypox outbreak
By Mike Stobbe (AP)
Reacting to a surprising and growing monkeypox outbreak, U.S. health officials on Tuesday expanded the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to officially retire Thursday at noon
By Devin Dwyer
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said he will officially step down from the bench at noon on Thursday, relinquishing his duty as a justice and clearing the way for the swearing in of the nation’s first Black female justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Matthews wins Democratic US Senate nod in South Carolina
By Meg Kinnard (AP)
State Rep. Krystle Matthews has won the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.
