New York Mets select Memphis player in MLB Draft
He is the first Tiger taken in the draft since pitchers Dalton Fowler and Dalton Kendrick were selected in 2023. He is the 84th draft pick in the history of the program.
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis football’s ‘mini plan’ includes big game
The new Tigers football’s ticket package includes three games, one of which is the biggest home game of the season.
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SportsMemphis baseball coach Matt Riser believes Tigers are headed toward a turnaround in Year 3
The Tigers are in search of their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007, and Riser has experience springboarding a team into the national spotlight.
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SportsTeenager sets American, world best at Ed Murphey Classic
Olympian Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was the one supposed to be chasing American and world 400 records, but it was 17-year-old Quincy Wilson who stole the show and set 400 records at the Ed Murphey Classic.
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SportsRavens receiver Anthony Miller’s new foundation looks to serve Memphis youth
Former Memphis receiver Anthony Miller spent the weekend in his hometown trying to help today’s youth reach their potential.
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SportsHarrison Williams to compete in Tennessee for first time in more than a decade
When Olympian Harrison Williams competes in the Ed Murphey Classic, it’ll be his first meet in the state of Tennessee since he won five state titles as an MUS senior in 2014.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBrendon Lewis, William Whitlow Jr. to represent Memphis at AAC Media Days
The two-day event will start on July 24 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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SportsMemphis starting QB to be named ‘a couple of weeks’ before season opener
Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey gave a loose timeline of when he expects a starting quarterback to be named for the 2025 season while speaking to media at the school’s third Tigers on Tour event of the summer at Brookhaven Pub & Grill Tuesday evening.
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June 2025
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Memphis Tigers FootballTigers recruiting tracker: Memphis football Class of 2026 commits
Commitments to the Memphis Tigers football program from the 2026 high school class recruits are rolling in. This tracker will keep tabs on all of the verbal pledges.
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SportsTigers baseball assistant to become pitching coach at University of New Orleans
Connor Manola joined the Memphis staff ahead of the 2024 season and Memphis head coach Matt Riser said he played a significant role in developing the catchers in the past two years.
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Memphis Tigers FootballMemphis AD Ed Scott: Now just two phases for Liberty Stadium renovations
Some of the renovation highlights outlined by Ed Scott were a public area called the halo, a large-capacity tunnel and revenue streams created by owning the stadium.
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SportsPac-12/Big East chatter: Memphis AD, conference commissioner react
Tigers athletic director Ed Scott and AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti address conference realignment matters involving Memphis.
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Memphis Tigers FootballWhere Memphis stands on Liberty Stadium renovation fundraising
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott updated Tigers fans on Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation schedule, cost.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballWhy didn’t Memphis land AAC tournament?
Commissioner Tim Pernetti explains why AAC men’s basketball tournament went to Birmingham and Tampa instead.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballAAC chief confident on revenue settlement. But it’s complicated.
Tim Pernetti has been the American Athletic Conference commissioner for a year. Here is what he has to say about the landmark House vs. NCAA settlement.
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Memphis Tigers FootballTigers football coach celebrating Father’s Day with new twins
Longtime Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield has a new “best job.”
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Memphis Tigers BasketballCoach said she’s confident in Tigers’ commitment to women’s basketball
“His commitment to women’s basketball is like no other,” Memphis women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons said about Athletic Director Ed Scott.
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Sports Memphis assistant named head baseball coach at ULM
Ford Pemberton will be the top baseball coach at Louisiana Monroe, the school announced Wednesday.
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SportsHow the House v. NCAA settlement impacts the Tigers
Though Memphis opted into the settlement, athletic director Ed Scott said in late April that the Tigers did not have the means to share the full $20.5 million with their athletes.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFormer Tiger Kobee Minor celebrates Mr. Irrelevant Week this month
Kobee Minor became the first Memphis Tigers taken in the NFL Draft since 2022, when the New England Patriots selected him with the final overall pick. Soon, as tradition has it, he’ll be feted as Mr. Irrelevant.
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Memphis Tigers FootballWho will be Memphis football’s top skill players in 2025?
An official depth chart likely won’t be released until the week of the season opener, but here are projections at the skill positions heading into the Memphis Tigers’ 2025 football season.
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SportsShowboats fall to Stallions; will team return for 2026 season?
Memphis ends the 2025 UFL season with a 46-9 loss to Birmingham at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Focus shifts to the future of the club.
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Memphis Tigers FootballSilverfield blunt about roster uncertainty heading into 2025 season
California judge Claudia Wilken will decide a landmark verdict in the history of college sports — a $2.8 billion House vs. NCAA court case-settlement approval. The number of available roster spots hinges on her ruling.
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Memphis Tigers Football Kickoff times for part of the Tigers’ football schedule are set
Start times for six Memphis football games were announced by the American Athletic Conference on Thursday.
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SportsTwo Tigers look to national meet after winning AAC titles
Oagenga Mdlela and Sascha Salesius Schmidt placed first in the 2025 AAC track and field meet. Now, they have their eyes set on qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
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