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Showboats sail away, per report
A report states the United Football League is moving the Showboats, Houston Roughnecks, Birmingham Stallions and Michigan Panthers.
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SportsWhy this Tigers pitcher put his Major League Baseball dream on hold
James Smith IV was selected by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the MLB Draft. The former Northpoint Christian standout chose to remain with the Tigers for another year.
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Sports Memphis makes $200 million proposal to join Big 12, per report
Big 12 presidents met Monday to discuss the offer, Ross Dellenger’s report says. He also added that “the proposition is not believed to have the necessary support, for now.”
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Memphis Tigers FootballFormer Tiger Calvin Austin III urges kids to pursue dreams besides sports
The former University of Memphis football player spent Saturday showing students that being a professional athlete isn’t the only goal worth chasing.
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Sports Memphis MLB Draft pick returning for senior season
After being taken by the New York Mets in the MLB Draft, James Smith IV decides to play another year for the Tigers.
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Sports Memphis athletics sets new fundraising record
The new mark is more than $1 million higher than the previous year’s record.
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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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Sports 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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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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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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