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Women's basketball teams from top-ranked colleges compete in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic in Newark, NJ, honoring the legacy of Dr. King's wife.

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Nazareth University is celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with several campus events this week.

NEWARK, N.J. — Madison Booker scored 28 points and No. 7 Texas routed eighth-ranked Maryland 89-51 on Monday in the inaugural ...

Madison Booker poured in 28 points on 13-of-19 shooting, guiding No. 7 Texas to an 89-51 blowout of No. 8 Maryland at the ...

The No. 8 Terps (15-1) will meet No. 7 Texas (16-2) in the second game of a doubleheader of the Coretta Scott King Classic. The matchup, which is scheduled to tip off at 5:30 p.m., will follow the ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Lauren Betts had 24 points, nine rebounds and a school-record nine blocks to help No. 1 UCLA beat 25th-ranked Baylor 72-57 on Monday in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic.

Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, had four children. Their oldest, Yolanda King, died in 2007 at the age of 51. Martin Luther King III is the older of two sons; the younger ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day will be on Jan. 20. This is the third time a president has been inaugurated on MLK Jr. Day. WASHINGTON - Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Jan. 20 ...

Advocates for his release included Archbishop Desmond Tutu, civil rights icon Coretta Scott King, actor and director Robert Redford, and musicians Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte and Jackson Browne.