• MTSU to play in tournament after teammate’s death: The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women’s basketball team spent most of Thursday grieving the stabbing death of teammate Tina Stewart and agonizing over the decision to play in the Sun Belt Conference tournament. They reached a unanimous decision just before facing reporters. Standing together, holding hands and with their eyes red from crying, senior guard Anne Marie Lanning announced they would try to win another title and trip to the NCAA tournament. Stewart, 21, of Memphis, was stabbed to death Wednesday night and her 18-year-old roommate, Shanterrica Madden, has been charged with first-degree murder. The MTSU freshman is being held without bond.