Grizzlies take winning streak to three games as improved play continues
Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff celebrated his 40th birthday steering Memphis to its third straight win against teams in the NBA playoff hunt.
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.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers’ Martin, Temple’s Alston both worthy of AAC Player of the Year
Memphis senior Jeremiah Martin and Temple senior Shizz Alston are the AAC’s top scorers (each averaging 19.7 points per game), among the best playmakers, and each is deserving of the league’s Player of the Year Award.
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Memphis Grizzlies Pride, in the name of basketball, keys Grizzlies’ winning streak
The Grizzlies are finding that the best way to motivate themselves for so-called meaningless games is to lose themselves in the competition – to be the kids in their backyards who wanted to win and feared being shown up.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball For top seeds, AAC tournament performance may not benefit NCAA positioning
While the Memphis Tigers need to win AAC Tournament to punch ticket to NCAAs, top seeds Houston and Cincinnati might not realize any benefit from winning this week's tournament championship.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers’ AAC Tournament future hinges on contributions from all its seniors
Jeremiah Martin led the Tigers with 21 points in their first-round win over Tulane. But seniors Mike Parks and Kyvon Davenport had strong games, as the seniors need to chip in if Memphis is to make it to the AAC tournament finals on Sunday.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball To reach AAC Finals, Memphis must slay the ‘beast’
Memphis rolled over UCF, 79-55, Friday in the AAC quarters, but to keep their NCAA hopes alive they now must go through No. 1 seed Houston, which is 30-2 and a "beast," according to Tigers coach Penny Hardaway.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Deserved better: Tigers’ loss in AAC Tournament means Jeremiah Martin will end his career without playing in NCAAs
Not only did Houston's 61-58 win over Memphis in the AAC Tournament semifinals end the Tigers' NCAA hopes, it ensured senior Jeremiah Martin will never experience playing in the NCAAs.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Hardaway wants to play strong nonconference schedule
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway won’t step back from tough opponents in future scheduling; he also is “sure” senior Jeremiah Martin will be participating in Portsmouth Invitational next month.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball New York, New York: If Tigers can make NIT Final Four, Hardaway’s first season earns more shine
On outside of NCAAs looking in, Memphis Tigers are embracing the NIT experience with an eye toward New York and the NIT Final Four at Madison Square Garden.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies stop James Harden? Not from scoring, just from winning
James Harden put his second 57-point hurting of the season on the Grizzlies Wednesday night. Floaters, 3-pointers, free throws, etc. But what he didn't get was a victory.
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Memphis Grizzlies Once again, Grizzlies’ Chandler Parsons plays just well enough to inspire new hope
Chandler Parsons has been healthy enough to play in 12 consecutive games and has averaged 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists over the last two. Is this a new beginning, or just a flash that will fade?
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Sports Cardinals win ‘Battle of the Birds,’ but Redbirds are the ones wearing the rings
The Memphis Redbirds celebrated their 2018 Triple-A National Championship before Monday's "Battle of the Birds." St. Louis Cardinals brass and players appreciated the moment, but also took it as food for thought given the team's three-year hiatus from the playoffs.
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Sports Walks and defensive misplays cost Memphis in 9-6 loss to No. 24 Ole Miss
The No. 24 Ole Miss Rebels defeated Memphis 9-6 Tuesday night at AutoZone Park despite the Tigers outhitting them 15-10.
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Memphis Grizzlies Wade: Warriors vs. Grizzlies not a fair fight, but then the NBA isn’t really built for fair fights
The Memphis Grizzlies hung with the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors until they couldn't, until scrapping and fighting wasn't enough against the star-laden super team.
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Sports For St. Louis Cardinals, ‘close’ is never good enough
The St. Louis Cardinals, the Memphis Redbirds’ parent club, were above .500 the last three seasons, but failed to make the postseason. Under skipper Mike Shildt, who managed Memphis in 2015-16, the Cardinals are optimistic about 2019.
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis Tigers’ first spring scrimmage kicks off game-situation evaluations
Memphis Tigers football coach Mike Norvell sees each of the team's 15 spring practices as precious.
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April 2019
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Sports Wade: For AAF and Memphis Express, it was always fourth-and-long
The Alliance of American Football suspended operations on Tuesday and its first season likely will go unfinished and be its last. Even Memphis Express quarterback Johnny Manziel has that much figured out.
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Sports Gomber’s proving ground begins on Redbirds’ mound on opening night
Lefty Austin Gomber gets the start Thursday night at AutoZone Park in the Memphis Redbirds' season-opener. It's the beginning of a journey the pitcher hopes leads back to St. Louis.
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Sports Memphis Redbirds win opener, giving new manager Ben Johnson first victory
The Memphis Redbirds began the 2019 season with a 9-2 victory Thursday night at AutoZone Park, making a winner out of new manager Ben Johnson in his first game.
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Sports Redbirds’ infielder Tommy Edman on Cardinals’ radar
Memphis Redbirds manager Ben Johnson really likes Tommy Edman's game, he just wishes he'd share more of what he knows and be a little more vocal.
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Sports Have data, will adjust: Redbirds pitcher Jake Woodford re-creates himself
Redbirds pitcher Jake Woodford, with the use of advanced data, overhauled his game in the middle of last season and didn't miss a start while doing it. The process "helped me discover who I was as a pitcher," he said.
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Sports On target: Memphis 901 FC proving time was right for pro soccer in Memphis
Peter B. Freund, majority owner of both Memphis 901 FC and the Memphis Redbirds, is amazed by "grassroots" level support for soccer team, and says pro soccer here has the "higher ceiling."
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Memphis Grizzlies Is Grizzlies’ Delon Wright ready to be Mike Conley’s successor?
With three triple-doubles in the Grizzlies' last four games, guard Delon Wright, who is a restricted free agent, might have given a glimpse of a bright future.
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Memphis Grizzlies Drawing puts Grizzlies in 8th position heading into May 14 NBA Draft Lottery
The Memphis Grizzlies have less than a 50% chance of conveying this year's draft pick to Boston after an NBA drawing slotted them in the eighth position going into the May 14 NBA Draft Lottery.
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Memphis Grizzlies Valanciunas had ‘great time’ after trade to Grizzlies, but does he still believe he’s a good fit?
Center Jonas Valanciunas enjoyed his time in Memphis after being traded here from Toronto and was very productive. But with the Grizzlies' next steps unclear, does he still believe he's a good fit and will he exercise his player option for $17.6 million or look elsewhere?
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