USFL president addresses future of the league
Daryl Johnston wants to put all eight of the USFL’s current teams in their home markets before thinking about expansion.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers Football Insider: Offensive lineman Chris Morris no longer on roster
Morris participated in spring practices and was expected to battle for one of the open starting tackle positions.
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Sports Showboats receiver named USFL Special Teams Player of the Year
Memphis receiver Derrick Dillon scored touchdowns on a 109-yard missed field goal return and a 90-yard kickoff return. He led the league in kick returns, averaging 32.8 yards.
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Sports New Tigers baseball coach Matt Riser expects to win, and now
Matt Riser didn’t hold back on his high expectations for the Memphis baseball program during his introductory press conference.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers Football Insider: Memphis has already landed 2024 commitments
The Tigers have four prospects committed to the 2024 class with three of them announcing in a three-day span to start the week.
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Sports Three Showboats make All-USFL team
Offensive tackle Jarron Jones, defensive lineman John Atkins and receiver Vinny Papale earned All-USFL honors.
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Sports Memphis Tigers hire Matt Riser as new baseball coach
Matt Riser was head coach at Southeastern Louisiana for 10 years. He replaces former Tigers coach Kerrick Jackson, who accepted a job at Missouri after just one season.
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Sports Stallions end playoff hopes for the Showboats
A win against the Stallions was the first domino that needed to fall to give the Showboats a chance for the final remaining South Division spot in the USFL playoffs.
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Sports Showboats hoping to keep USFL playoff chances alive
The best scenario for the Memphis Showboats is to force a three-way tie in hopes of winning the tiebreaker after the dust settles. They’ll need a little help after that.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers Football Insider: Can Memphis continue winning at home?
Memphis has a combined 13-12 record in 2022 and 2021 with 10 of those wins coming at home.
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Memphis Tigers FootballCameron Miller is now a Memphis Tiger, just like his father
Tennessee transfer Cameron Miller is now at his father Cedric’s alma mater, but his main reason for joining the Tigers is having a chance to get on the field.
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Sports Breakers snap Showboats’ five-game win streak
New Orleans’ win complicates Memphis’ chances for a USFL playoff berth.
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Sports Tigers’ executive associate athletic director leaving for Kansas State
Adam Walker is headed back to his alma mater after spending more than a decade with the Memphis Tigers.
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Memphis Tigers Football Former MUS two-sport standout transfers to Memphis
Former LSU football and baseball player Maurice Hampton Jr. announced his transfer to Memphis on Friday. The MUS grad spent the 2022 and 2023 baseball seasons at Samford University.
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Sports Showboats team with Mid-South Food Bank, 901 Fund for ‘Give Back’ game
Fans will receive a code to buy $5 tickets for the season finale on June 17 if they bring two canned goods this weekend. There is also a link where a portion of the ticket purchase will be donated to the 901 Fund.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers Football Insider: Second-year transfers to keep an eye on
While Memphis has brought in several new transfers, the Tigers have multiple second-year transfers who are expected to build from last year.
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Memphis Tigers Football Former Oklahoma offensive lineman commits to Memphis
Massive Cullen Montgomery joins the Tigers after spending two seasons with the Sooners.
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Memphis Tigers FootballCoaching with the heart: Tigers defensive coordinator puts love first
While the X’s and O’s of football are what reeled him into coaching, Matt Barnes became more interested in the interpersonal relationship side of it all as he got older.
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SportsVince Papale’s ‘Invincible’ journey lives on through Showboats receiver
Memphis Showboats receiver Vinny Papale has worked through several obstacles to be where he is. His father’s journey, which inspired the Disney movie “Invincible,” is one of his biggest motivators to keep pushing.
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Sports Showboats battling for playoff spot despite rough start this season
A four-game winning streak has the Showboats second in the South Division standings, and they hope to extend the streak to five games against the New Jersey Generals on Sunday.
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Memphis Tigers Football Kickoff times set for four Memphis football games
The Tigers will start the 2023 season with three straight evening games.
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Tigers Football Insider: Defense determined to gel, sooner than later
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Memphis Tigers Football Former Tennessee defensive back transfers to Memphis
MAHS graduate Cameron Miller is back in his hometown of Memphis after spending one year with the Volunteers.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers Football Insider: Defense determined to gel, sooner than later
Memphis’ defense has several new faces, but linemen Jaylon Allen and Cormontae Hamilton are happy about the progress so far.
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SportsNew Tigers basketball coach is in transfer player’s life ‘for a reason’
“She took a chance on me, and ever since then, our bond grew stronger and stronger every single year,” new Tiger Ki’Ari Cain, who lost her mother last year, said of Coach Alex Simmons.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers land another transfer receiver
Pittsburg State product Christian Carter is the fourth receiver who has announced plans to transfer to Memphis since the end of the 2022 season.
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