Nashville named best US city, North Carolina best state in recent survey ranking cities and states based on quality-of-life metrics.

Premium Guard Inc. (PGI), a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality automotive products, has been awarded the Professional Excellence Champion award at the first-ever Advance Auto Parts Accelerate event.

The four-time NBA All-Star is complimentary of Aaron Fearne’s program after it prevented the nationally ranked Tigers from pulling away late.

Some university researchers are uncertain about their grant funding. So are some early childhood service providers.

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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.

Sacramento at New York, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s Kennesaw State at New Mexico State — ESPN+, 4 p.m. Texas State at Louisiana — ESPN+, 4 p.m. Hampton at William & Mary — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m. Maine at UMass-Lowell — ESPN+,

A strong jet stream and surface front will likely bring strong storms into the overnight hours east of Texas into Alexandria, Louisiana, Memphis, Tennessee and farther east into Jackson Mississippi. Some heavier rain could trigger flash flooding.

Rod Wave has canceled his Tuesday night show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, calling off the concert less than an hour and a half before doors were set to open.

Florida lawmakers have passed a sweeping immigration bill, setting aside half a billion dollars in public funds to help carry out President Donald Trump’s crackdown on people in the country illegally.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Tyrese Hunter scored 20 points and PJ Haggerty added 19 as No. 21 Memphis beat Florida Atlantic 90-62 on Thursday night in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.