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Saturday, May 14, 2022

 
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Today's weather in Memphis:

61°/42°
Mostly sunny
Air qualityGood
 
 

Jordan Ware matched last year’s performance while Bartlett’s Kylan Bernard swept both hurdles races. In Class A girls, East’s Alyssa Raymond wins three events.

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The left-hander helped Philadelphia reach the World Series in 1993. He was a 1983 graduate of Craigmont High in Memphis.

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This season the Grizzlies got younger and still got better, but ultimately came up short of their potential. With Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. in place, the future is bright. It’s also pressing. What’s next?

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The Grizzlies ended their season with a loss to the Warriors Friday. Was it the best season ever? Maybe. It was absolutely the most fun. 

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The pool at the Mike Rose Aquatics Center on the U of M campus will be named in honor of the man who had an “endless belief in people.”

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The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest concludes at Liberty Park as winners are announced, and hope sizzles for a return to Tom Lee Park in 2023.

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Clarene Pinkston Russell, who was often called Collierville’s historian, died Friday afternoon. She served the town for decades and shaped its future.

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Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland went after critics of his backing of the state truth in sentencing law and his description of 201 Poplar as a “revolving door” for criminals during a lively interview on “Behind The Headlines.”

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The problem that delayed the certification was combining tabulations from two different systems into a single statement of votes cast. 

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Cornbread salad is a staple at the Big Bob Gibson family supper during the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, and a great addition to your summer picnics and cookouts.

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It’s getting hot around here. Record heat pounded competitors at the Division 2-AA regional track meet; flames licked meat at the 2022 World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest; a Downtown mural includes sizzling new technology, and it doesn’t get any hotter than FedExForum when the Grizzlies win.

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Stop Poverty with Policy is hosting a community forum and picnic for Memphis Area Transit Authority public transit riders.

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The $70 million skilled nursing facility will benefit the estimated 65,000 to 75,000 veterans living in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties.

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Douglass’ Juneteenth art auction has been postponed due to COVID-19. However, the festival is still set for Father’s Day weekend.

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Black Seeds Urban Farms’ event will feature music performances from local artists and food from vendors like Sun of a Vegan and Street Kitchen. 

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Arlington Middle School and Arlington High gain recognition from the Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, and teacher Latisha King receives the state’s Excellence in STEM Teaching Award.

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The $150 million Ashmont project continues to face questions.

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“Until our society can see the truth about abortion, we will continue failing the women who need us the most. People like my grandmother.”

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The emphasis on creative thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and engaging with the real world is one of the things that differentiates XTH from other high schools throughout Shelby County and around the country. 

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Two former University of Memphis basketball players prepare for the NBA draft combine in Chicago on May 18-20.

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The Memphis gathering was one of several Planned Parenthood rallies in cities across the United States. The marches were organized after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion leaked May 2 suggesting the landmark Roe v. Wade law could be restricted or overturned in the future.

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Metro
 
In Memoriam: Memphians who died in 2025
 

Memphis lost music legends, corporate titans and community leaders in 2025. Here is a look at their lives.

 
The Early Word: Task Force cases strain DA's office; more AI is coming
 
 
The AM/DM podcast: The Tennessee legislature is in session
 
 
Ask the Memphian: What happened to the Memphian who owned the most valuable coin in history?
 
 
With food banks strained, Tennessee passes on federal help that would feed far more children
 
 
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Business
 
Another local AI data center planned, this one on Sycamore View
 

A Nashville-based investor has spent 18 months looking “relentlessly” for properties to house his modular AI data centers.

 
A Midtown ice cream shop serves more than just sweets
 
 
‘Digital detox’ or just real life? Memphis experts say it’s time to log off
 
 
NASA, space plants and beauty: How red-light therapy found its way to the mainstream
 
 
Baptist Memorial sells Germantown-based clinic
 
 
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Sports
 
A blue bear in Berlin: Grizz adds to authentic NBA experience overseas
 

The NBA wants Berlin (and London) to get an authentic Memphis experience, and what is a Grizzlies game without Grizz?

 
Love it, Like it or Hate it: After Memphis takes crushing loss to FAU, Hardaway feels he's 'talked enough'
 
 
Desmond Bane's fairy tale ended sooner than expected. But he has no hard feelings.
 
 
Herrington: After win, Berlin-bound Grizzlies take Ja Morant uncertainty overseas
 
 
Cedric Coward hits 2 late 3s to help the Grizzlies beat the Nets 103-98
 
 
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Food
 
Former teacher found the recipe for a brighter tomorrow — it starts with smoked chicken
 

Down more than 160 pounds, Memphis native Reggie Morrow blends delicious with healthy, and his protein-packed chicken salad is flying off local shelves.

 
Recipe Exchange: Paradise Cafe’s broccoli and caraway-cheese soup
 
 
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Suburbs
 
Back in the saddle: DeSoto County's longest-serving supervisor takes reins as president. Again.
 

Jessie Medlin brings a lot of history and experience to the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors, and this year he will serve as the body’s president.

 
Baptist Memorial sells Germantown-based clinic
 
 
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Arts & Culture
 
In Memoriam: Memphians who died in 2025
 

Memphis lost music legends, corporate titans and community leaders in 2025. Here is a look at their lives.

 
Aspiring blacksmiths, welders and more get 'taste' of metal arts
 
 
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Opinion
 
Calkins: Ja Morant is still 'the most famous' Grizzly. But Sunday may have been the end.
 

Sunday may have been Ja Morant’s last appearance at FedExForum as a Grizzly. If so, it was a fittingly disappointing end. 

 
Martin: Memphis loses again. And this time, there's no excuse.
 
 
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Podcasts
 
The AM/DM podcast: The Tennessee legislature is in session
 

The 114th Tennessee General Assembly convenes in Nashville today with an aggressive, but perhaps quick, agenda. 

 
The AM/DM podcast: Political decorum, Grizz across the pond and Kamala
 
 
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Games
 
Sudoku: Jan. 12
 

Ready for today’s sudokus?

 
Daily WordRow: Jan. 12
 
 
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