Silverfield right ‘at home’ at Memphis
Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield can walk to work; now if only the pandemic would abate so his day could include working with players and staff in person.
Don Wade
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
There are 589 articles by Don Wade :
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May 2020
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Spirit of Memphis Wade: Remembering Mom and a game otherwise better forgotten
When your late mother was a passionate Kansas Jayhawks basketball fan, and you watched the title game vs. Memphis with her, you look at April 7, 2008, through a different lens.
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Memphis GrizzliesWade: The sweet dream of an NBA Finals to football hand-off
The coronavirus pandemic may spur the NBA to test drive a new schedule starting around Christmas for the 2020-2021 season. And that would mean the closing of the summer sports gap.
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Memphis Tigers FootballRoot, root, root for the college football season
Fans need college football. Players and coaches need college football. But most of all, athletic departments need college football. The question is, will COVID-19 cooperate?
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CoronavirusAfter a season cut short, Memphis baseball players hoping to get games this summer
Coronavirus shut down the college baseball season and is causing some summer leagues to cancel their season. That means some University of Memphis players may be scrambling to find a place to play, or sitting out yet again.
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April 2020
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Coronavirus Is the handshake in sports going, going, gone?
The handshake is a time-honored tradition in sports (mostly), but Dr. Anthony Fauci's suggestion that we never shake hands again could change this ritual of sportsmanship at every level and, in turn, the way competitors view the games and one another.
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Sports No crying in baseball, but Memphis Little League’s ‘momentum’ halted by COVID-19
Even without a pandemic, Memphis Little League was taking on a huge challenge in keeping baseball alive in the African-American community.
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Memphis Grizzlies NBA teams may return to practice facilities next month
The NBA is planning to open team facilities beginning Friday, at least in cities where coronavirus restrictions are eased by state or local governments, according to an ESPN report citing sources. -
Coronavirus Holding it together as we stay apart: The psychological challenge of shelter-in-place
Although the stress and isolation of shelter-in-place my push some people "to the brink," most of us are fighting a day-to-day grind to stay engaged, not be bored, and keep the faith until society returns to the old normal we took for granted.
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Germantown To COVID-19 hell and back: One man’s story
For 62-year-old Hans Guenther of Germantown, the retired life was the good life — until the so-called invisible enemy paid a visit.
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SportsBrothers in Arms: The journey of pitchers Bailey and Blake Wimberley
The novel coronavirus pandemic shut down Memphis' baseball season, but Tigers pitchers and brothers Bailey and Blake Wimberley are used to having their careers put on hold.
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Shelby County Alisa Haushalter: In the forefront of a pandemic storm
Through criticism, long days and a need for calm in the face of a pandemic, Alisa Haushalter maintains her principles while trying to provide answers for an invisible enemy
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Memphis Grizzlies Sign of the Times: Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins on Zoom more than in the gym
If the NBA season returns, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins will be “mindful” about the minutes of young stars such as Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.
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Spirit of MemphisMemphis nurse practitioner serving in NYC on front lines of pandemic
Memphis nurse practitioner Charlene Bonner, working at New York City's Bellevue Hospital amid the COVID-19 pandemic, endures long days and sleeps short nights amid a "war zone."
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CoronavirusBaseball lifers eager for game to return
Detroit Tigers coach Dave Clark is "power walking" and watching "Designated Survivor." Redbirds manager Ben Johnson is an "Ozark" fan and giving "Tiger King" a try as they wait for baseball to begin.
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March 2020
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Coronavirus Coronavirus daily blog, March 30: Gov. issues safer at home order; Strickland limits park access
Gov. Bill Lee has ordered all nonessential businesses to close and Mayor Jim Strickland announces access to Memphis parks will be limited, starting Tuesday.
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901 FCStill the One: The 20th anniversary of AutoZone Park’s opening a milestone for Memphis
Twenty years ago to great fanfare, AutoZone Park opened its doors to Memphians for the first time. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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High School SportsEx-Cards pitcher Motte regrets lost CBHS season, values family time
Former MLB pitcher Jason Motte, now pitching coach at CBHS, appreciates the unexpected family time provided by the COVID-19 pandemic/shutdown while wishing the seniors could have the season they deserve.
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Spirit of Memphis For Silverfield and Memphis football staff, a different kind of grind
The novel coronavirus and accompanying restrictions are changing the game for Ryan Silverfield and the Memphis football staff. But it isn't changing the goals: prepare, get better, be ready to score more points than the other guy.
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Sports Playing without fans in AutoZone Park no help to Memphis 901 FC, Redbirds
"There's no playbook for this," Memphis 901 FC/Redbirds owner Peter Freund says of trying to navigate what lies ahead for city's USL soccer team and Triple-A baseball team.
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Sports Rhodes College pitcher/future doctor takes metaphorical hit from COVID-19
Trey Sledge had a good plan: Return to Rhodes College and pitch one last season before heading to med school. And then coronavirus happened and the season ended before the best part.
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Memphis Grizzlies The NBA might not be back soon, but these Grizzlies are here for the long haul
Increasingly, hopes of the NBA season resuming look slim. If the season is done – and for all it costs the league, teams and individual players – the Grizzlies' future should be just fine.
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Podcasts Grizzlies Podcast: Team Questions ahead of Team Answers as coronavirus puts NBA on pause
Daily Memphian Grizzlies writers Chris Herrington and Don Wade discuss the impact of coronavirus on the team and the NBA season. One likely possibility: If and when games resume, they do so absent fans in FedExForum and other NBA arenas.
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Memphis Grizzlies ‘Sobering details': Kevin Durant tests positive as NBA reevaluates
As Kevin Durant and three other Brooklyn Nets test positive for COVID-19, the NBA Board of Governors hears from a former U.S. surgeon general on the "grim potential impact" of coronavirus.
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Memphis Grizzlies If NBA resumes, don’t assume games with fans in FedExForum
The NBA is bracing for a longer shutdown due to the coronavirus, sources telling ESPN resuming play in June might be a best-case scenario.
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