A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading to Texas’ highest court this month.

The United Methodist Church managed to anger liberal and conservative Methodists alike after its leaders voted to tighten restrictions on gay clergy and same-sex marriage during a now infamous special session of the 2019 General Conference.

The church sued the university in 2019 after SMU's board of trustees voted to split from the church without approval from the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church. The conference's claim that the university breached its contract was dismissed by a trial court, but an appeals court sided with the conference.

Two undefeated teams in ACC play face off as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-SMU prediction and pick.

Duke basketball heads to SMU for its first ACC road game of 2025. Will Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils avoid the upset? Here's our prediction.

The Purdue Boilermakers (9-4, 1-1 Big Ten) and Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-5, 0-2) meet Thursday in Minneapolis. The opening tip at Williams Arena will be at 8 p.m. ET (FS1). Let's analyze BetMGM Spor