77 articles by Clay Bailey :

• May 2019

  • Bowen departs from U of M athletic director post; Allie Prescott named interim AD

    Tom Bowen has stepped down as athletic director at the University of Memphis to pursue other opportunities. Allie Prescott will serve as interim AD.

    By Clay Bailey May 15, 2019

  • Former CBU coach Nienaber named new head coach at Delta State

    As expected, former CBU basketball coach Mike Nienaber was named the new head coach at Delta State on Monday.

    By Clay Bailey May 06, 2019

• April 2019

  • Former Overton High star, Ole Miss legend Johnny Neumann has died

    Johnny Neumann, whose high school career at Overton led to a record-setting career at Ole Miss, has died in Oxford, Mississippi.

    By Clay Bailey April 24, 2019

  • New Grizzlies leadership addresses changes, new philosophy

    The new leadership of the Memphis Grizzlies met with The Daily Memphian sports writers Friday afternoon and talked about the status of the organization.

    By Clay Bailey April 13, 2019

  • Grizzlies Notes: Tyler Zeller arrives; Jerry Stackhouse leaving

    Tyler Zeller has signed with the Grizzlies for the remainder of the season as reports emerge that Memphis assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse is headed to Vanderbilt to become the Commodores new leader.

    By Clay Bailey April 05, 2019

  • Reports: AAF suspending operations; co-founder Polian states disappointment

    The Alliance of American Football, including the Memphis Express, was expected to formally announce Tuesday afternoon that it is suspending operations until further notice. 

    By Jonah Jordan, Clay Bailey April 03, 2019

  • Obscure considerations for Memphis Sports Hall of Fame

    The Memphis Sports Council faces a world of choices when considering the inaugural class of Hall of Famers who called the city home, or had varying degrees of ties to Memphis.  

    By Clay Bailey April 02, 2019

  • Proposed Sports Hall of Fame seeking nominations for inaugural class

    Leaders of a proposed Hall of Fame are seeking nominations for those with ties to Memphis who had an impact on the city's sports history.

    By Clay Bailey April 01, 2019

• March 2019

  • Collierville prosecutor dismissed from duties after pro-white nationalist statements

    An assistant attorney for the Collierville court was relieved of his duties to handle felonies by District Attorney General Amy Weirich Tuesday afternoon after reports of him posting pro-white nationalist messages on social media.

    By Clay Bailey and Abigail Warren March 20, 2019

  • Notes and Quotes from the AAC Tournament

    * Memphis will play fourth-seed UCF on Friday about 1 p.m. in the second game of the afternoon session. The first game has 11th-ranked and top-seed Houston facing UConn at 11 a.m. UConn, the tournament's ninth-seed, defeated South Florida in Thursday's opening game of the tournament.

    By Clay Bailey March 15, 2019

  • Homecourt advantage provides potential edge to Tigers in AAC Tourney

    While Memphis didn't earn a first-round bye in the AAC Tournament, the Tigers know to make the NCAA they probably have to win four straight, including Sunday's championship game.

    By Clay Bailey March 14, 2019

  • Martin named to AAC first team All-Conference; Harris makes All-Freshman team

    Jeremiah Martin named to first team All-American Athletic Conference. Tyler Harris makes All-Freshman squad.

    By Clay Bailey March 11, 2019

  • Conley named Western Conference Player of the Week

    Stellar week, including fourth-quarter play that resulted in three Memphis Grizzlies wins, earns Mike Conley NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week – the first time he has won the award.

    By Clay Bailey March 11, 2019

  • Victory over Tulsa caps Senior celebration, builds momentum for AAC Tourney

    Tigers defeat Tulsa 66-63 on a night where five seniors were honored and Memphis continued its momentum heading into the American Athletic Conference tournament at FedExForum

    By Clay Bailey March 10, 2019

  • Vatican names new bishop for Catholic Diocese of Memphis

    Catholics in West Tennessee have a new leader almost five months after Bishop Martin Holley was ousted after a tumultuous two years leading the Catholic Diocese of Memphis.

    By Clay Bailey, Bill Dries, Jared Boyd March 05, 2019

• February 2019

  • NBA: No infraction when Conley ended up on the floor late in Grizzlies’ loss to Bulls

    The NBA says referees were correct in not calling a foul in favor of Mike Conley when the Memphis guard was knocked to the floor in the closing seconds of Wednesday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls.

    By Clay Bailey February 28, 2019

  • Criminal matters for BlocBoy JB lead to cancellation of Jaren Jackson Jr. dance figure promo

    Legal issues for local rapper BlocBoy JB lead Grizzlies to scrap plans for a Friday promotion that was supposed to feature rookie forward Jaren Jackson Jr. posed doing the Shoot dance. 

    By Clay Bailey February 21, 2019

  • Pera announces Gasol jersey will hang in rafters

    With the departure of Marc Gasol, the organization announces the No. 33 jersey will eventually be retired and hang from the FedExForum rafters alongside Zbo and TA

    By Clay Bailey February 08, 2019

  • Gasol not playing against Minnesota amid reports of potential trade to Charlotte

    Memphis center Marc Gasol will not play Tuesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team reportedly discusses a trade with the Charlotte Hornets.

    By Clay Bailey, Chris Herrington February 05, 2019

• January 2019

  • Recap: Grizzlies come close, but drop their eighth straight as late calls go against them

    The Memphis Grizzlies saw their losing streak continue as a late call thwarted a last-minute comeback and hopes for a win.

    By Clay Bailey January 26, 2019

  • Grizzlies open to testing the trade market on Conley, Gasol

    The Grizzlies are gauging the market for their two leading players – Mike Conley and Marc Gasol – but are not committed to trading them before next month's trade deadline.

    By Clay Bailey January 22, 2019

  • Patterson resigns as Lakeland city attorney

    Lakeland City Attorney Chris Patterson has resigned, citing a need for new Mayor Mike Cunningham to choose his own legal representative for the city.

    By Clay Bailey January 15, 2019

  • Palazzolo: Germantown will consider buying golf course site set to close next month

    The City of Germantown is considering purchasing the Germantown Country Club, which announced last week it will close in February.

    By Clay Bailey and Abigail Warren January 09, 2019

  • Chandler Parsons, Grizzlies agree on indefinite separation

    The Grizzlies and Chandler Parsons have agreed to an indefinite separation after the forward declined a rehab assignment to the G League Memphis Hustle. Parsons signed a four-year, $94 million contract with Memphis in the summer of 2016.

    By Chris Herrington and Clay Bailey January 07, 2019