Her investiture ceremony made history. Johnson is the first African-American to serve as prosecutor in Jackson County, officials said at the ceremony. Several speakers at the event called that ...

Seals & Crofts’ 1976 hit “Get Closer” might be the theme song for Marshall University’s women’s basketball team heading into its game on Saturday at Troy. The Thundering Herd’s ...

JONESBORO, Ark. -- Fast start, futile finish, again. For the second consecutive game, Marshall University's women's basketball team jumped to a big lead, only to give it back in the second half ...

The first round of NBA All-Star fan votes were announced with Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo leading early returns. Evan Mobley is among the Eastern Conference players who could make ...

Whichever coach advances with their team to the national championship will become the first Black head coach to participate in the title game in college football history. Saturday, during the ...

The NBA retired Bill Russell’s jersey (No. 6) across the league after his passing in 2022. President & CEO Michael Reinsdorf ... 2011 to go along with All-NBA First Team honors that season.

Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey all made their respective top-10s in the first NBA All-Star fan voting returns of 2025. Unsurprisingly, none of the three are high on those lists.

New Zealand on Friday bade farewell to the country’s first policewoman who died in the line of duty. Nearly 2,000 people gathered, amid rain, to bid farewell to Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming ...

The winner will become the first Black head coach to take a team to the national championship game. Both were asked about that possibility during their respective news conferences Saturday ...