Alex Murdaugh Murder Conviction Overturned And A New Trial Is Ordered
By Troy Smith The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions on Wednesday May 13, 2026, in a unanimous 5-0 ruling that found the 2023 trial was corrupted by the improper conduct of the county clerk who managed the jury, and ordered a new trial in the kill
Jason Collins, Former NBA Center, Dies Of Brain Cancer At 47
By Troy Smith Jason Collins, the NBA center who changed American sports history in April 2013 by becoming the first active male athlete in any of the four major professional sports leagues to publicly come out as gay, died on Tuesday May 12, 2026, at his Los Angeles home. He was 47. His family
Brandon Clarke, Memphis Grizzlies Forward, Has Died At 29 And The NBA Is In Mourning
By Troy Smith Brandon Clarke, the Memphis Grizzlies forward who spent every season of his seven-year NBA career in Memphis, was found dead Monday May 11, 2026 at a home in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. He was 29 years old. The Grizzlies and his agency Priority Sports confirmed h
Graduation Speaker Praised AI At UCF And The Students Booed Her Off Stage
By Troy Smith A commencement speaker at the University of Central Florida had one of the more uncomfortable minutes any graduation speaker has experienced in recent memory on the evening of Friday May 8, 2026, when she told a room full of arts and communications graduates that artificial intel
