County Commission stays in MSCS-takeover lawsuit
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners also delayed action on two ordinances dealing with data centers and appointed two new judicial commissioners.
Elvis rights owners suing AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement
The rights holders of more than 250 Elvis Presley songs are suing the Claude chatbot creator.
The Early Word: Grizz are undefeated, and the Tigers have a big (man) wait
County Commission won’t ditch the MSCS lawsuit, Anthropic is sued for adapting Elvis songs and things are looking up Downtown.
Balanced Grizzlies hold off Jazz to remain undefeated
The 110-105 win moved the Memphis Grizzlies to 4-0, the team’s best start since 2014-2015 when they opened 6-0.Related content:
Downtown Memphis moving in positive direction, officials say
The Downtown Memphis Commission’s president and CEO claimed at the organization’s State of Downtown event that Downtown Memphis came back faster from the COVID-19 pandemic than other cities.
Calkins Podcast: Hot start by Grizzlies, a sex therapist on breast cancer and SpaceXAI has jobs for you
The Grizzlies and Tigers both had surprising, big weeks. Geoff Calkins talks about it with John Martin. Calkins then talks with local sex therapist Jennifer Valli about her own breast cancer diagnosis. And author Charles Fishman shares his thoughts about SpaceXAI.
Herrington: Playing true and false on Memphis Grizzlies first impressions
Ty Jerome’s basketball philosophy, Zach Edey’s quick feet and Cameron Boozer’s quick decisions were among Week 1 Memphis Grizzlies highlights.
AutoZone CFO to join FedEx
Before AutoZone, Jamere Jackson served as executive vice president and CFO of Hertz Global Holdings and as CFO of Nielsen Holdings.
Watch the Tennessee Press Association’s governor-candidate forum live Oct. 27
The Daily Memphian will livestream the Tennessee Press Association’s gubernatorial forum Oct. 27. Three candidates are slated to participate.
Early voter turnout trails 2018 pace
Early voting through Saturday in Shelby County is approximately 11,000 off the 2018 pace of early voting for the same midterm election cycle.
HPV vaccines up in Memphis area
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital unveiled one piece of local data trending in the right direction: an increase in HPV vaccinations, which can prevent multiple types of cancers.
Bartlett High basketball standout Dylan Jones commits to Texas A&M
Jones is ranked the No. 1 player in Tennessee and is a consensus Top 40 player in the country.
Buckley: It took a while for Memphians to embrace him again. Some never will. Ex-Tigers coach John Calipari gets it.
“I mean, I got booed at Kentucky. We did pretty good there too,” Calipari said while in Memphis in September. “I mean, it’s just how it is. And I live with that. It doesn’t bother me.”
Tigers’ Nemanja Popovic ruled eligible, but has withholding period
Memphis will play its first game of the season against Iowa State on Nov. 2.
TSWA high school football poll after Week 10
Middle College, MASE, Fairley, Covington, Munford, Central, Southwind, Whitehaven and Briarcrest are ranked in this week’s Tennessee Sports Writers Association rankings.
State girls soccer preview: Houston, Collierville, Lausanne carry the banner for Shelby County
Mustangs and Dragons are seeded first and second in Class AAA. In D2-A, a young but talented group of Lynx open against Chattanooga Boyd-Buchanan.
The AM/DM podcast: All about the suburban mayoral and aldermen races
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Vote for the Daily Memphian high school football Player of the Week, Week 10
Standouts from Briarcrest, CBHS, Central, Lausanne, MASE and Oakhaven are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Grizzlies podcast: Memphis starts 3-0!
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap an exciting start for the Memphis Grizzlies.
What Daily Memphians think*
“True: These first 3 games have delivered way more than all of last season.” — Henry Evetts about Herrington: Playing true and false on Memphis Grizzlies first impressions
“It is great to read that there are some county commissioners wise enough and have good judgement to pull out of the school board lawsuit. Why waste money on attorney fees that could be put to much better use educating students or providing additional funds for maintenance of the county jail.” — Steve Senteney about County Commission to consider an exit from lawsuit over state’s schools takeover
“Bravo, Jenny Davis! Thank you for all you are doing for these young musicians, providing a wonderful place to belong.” — Christopher Dahlberg about ‘A place to belong’: Memphis Youth Symphony leader reflects on changes, looks forward
* Select comments upvoted by Daily Memphian readers.
Memphis-area top cross country times
Christian Brothers’ Noah Mullenix and Collierville’s Maya Lang have the top local boys and girls cross country times this season.
Sudoku: Oct. 27
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Daily WordRow: Oct. 27
Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.
Daily Jigsaw: Knights on Broadway
This jigsaw puzzle features a photo of the cast of “Spamalot” opening Oct. 27 at the Orpheum Theatre.
Metro
Cohen gives ‘Yellow Dog’ endorsement of Pearson as Election Day nears
Also in the political roundup, Jerri Green votes early, Marsha Blackburn returns to the culture wars, Molder and Hatcher share a stage in Spring Hill and Mayor Paul Young touts violence intervention without the Task Force.
Premium Public Safety From Millington to Slovenia, how a viral post and a bar ended the hunt for a teen’s accused killer
Premium City of Memphis Man killed Downtown in July never would’ve pulled a gun on National Guard, family says
Premium Health Care Will Shelby County pay for a new Regional One? Coopwood isn’t sure.
Update Metro Heidi Kuhn injured in car crash, expected to recover
Business
Store fire in Collierville kills parrot mascot Popeye
A fire ripped through Russell’s Farm Supply in Collierville late Thursday night, destroying the store and killing beloved mascot Popeye, a blue-fronted Amazon parrot.
Premium Real Estate Bass, Berry & Sims leaving Downtown to anchor East Memphis development
Premium Business $220M in claims now filed against SpaceXAI
Premium Health Care New bilingual clinic hopes to address lack of Spanish-speaking medical providers
Premium Business ‘A place to belong’: Memphis Youth Symphony leader reflects on changes, looks forward
Sports
Monday recap: Tigers survive and advance against East Carolina
Memphis Tigers beat writer Frank Bonner II and columnist John Martin analyze the positives and negatives of an overtime win against East Carolina.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Martin: It’s finally about basketball for Memphis. And it looks good.
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Buckley: The Tigers trusted in Stokes. Even after a nightmare in New Orleans.
Sports LaNorris Sellers has three TDs and South Carolina rallies to beat Tennessee
Memphis Tigers Basketball Kicking off her first season at the helm, Coach Hana Haden unleashes her Tigers
Food
What to Order: Felicia Suzanne’s Oysters of Love
Jennifer Chandler has ordered this dish at every meal she’s ever eaten at Felicia Suzanne’s, and she has no plans to stop.
Sound Bites Sound Bites: Italian wine and cheese with Bari’s Rebecca Severs
Recipes Recipe Exchange: Jones Orchard pumpkin pie
Suburbs
Lakeland chooses houses over commercial in rezoning vote
Before the vote, some Lakeland residents voiced concerns about rezoning the area.
Premium Transportation & Logistics Millington to roll out rideshare program by Thanksgiving
Premium Lakeland Culver’s coming to Memphis area
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: For Rhodes professor, pressure wins a poetry prize
Caki Wilkinson uses pressure and constraint to write her poems, and she just took home a national award for it. But when she first came to Memphis, it was to play basketball.
Arts & Culture Shelby Farms Park unveiling new and improved Starry Nights light show
Spirit of Memphis New sculpture reflects South City’s history
Opinion
Echols: Garage Adidas and the fragrance of Jesus
“I may be on an island with this one, but I would even go so far as to say everybody has their own fragrance. If you stick around someone else’s house long enough, their scent will stay with you for a while.”
Podcasts
Sound Bites: Smashburgers, ‘filet o’ Phish,’ gummy bears get Gussied Up for bar’s opening
Gussied Up bar has an official opening date. The bar’s menu includes smashburgers, a “filet o’ Phish” sandwich, frozen cocktails and gummy bears.
Games
Daily Jigsaw: A Litter Box for everyone
Today’s puzzle features the board game Litter Box, created by Memphian Reuben Brunson. Patrick Lantrip took the photo.