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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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The new-look Grizzlies front office led by Jason Wexler and Zach Kleiman has challenges that go beyond the court; namely, can the franchise again capture the fan base's imagination at the level it did during the "Core Four" playoff era?
Memphis Tigers baseball coach Daron Schoenrock suspected freshman Hunter Goodman (Arlington) might be his catcher of the future. But coming into the season, Schoenrock didn’t know Goodman would be his No. 3 hitter of the present.
Nothing can top the excitement of the first time you hear you're going to the big leagues. And nothing disappoints like getting sent back down after not getting to play, or playing so well that you actually made history.
With a top recruiting class on the horizon accompanying hopes for better results, Melissa McFerrin earns a two-year contract extension from the University of Memphis.
Alex Reyes, a top St. Louis Cardinals prospect, was trying to bounce back from elbow and lat injuries and return to the majors. But after a ragged start for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, he punched a wall and fractured the pinkie on his non-throwing hand.
Someday, Memphis Tigers senior catcher Jason Santana hopes to use his civil engineering skills to help people around the world get clean water. For now, though, he's trying to engineer the best ending to his last baseball season that he can.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez showed zip on his fastball and good breaking stuff, if uneven control, in his rehab assignment on Wednesday with the Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park.
After starting the year with the St. Louis Cardinals, Tyler O'Neill recently returned to Memphis to find the hitting rhythm that got him to the majors in the first place.
Memphis manager Ben Johnson calls Redbirds pitcher Anthony Shew a "power-type thinker." Which is what he has to be, because he is not a power-type pitcher.
Memphis 901 FC is off to a successful start in the city, in no small part due to the relationship built with the Latino/Hispanic community.
After a year's absence, the Memphis Tigers are back in the AAC Baseball Tournament and taking freshman Newcomer of the Year Hunter Goodman with them.
Iconic names from the city's sports history are recognized in the inaugural class of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl keeps it annual date of New Year's Eve afternoon for the 2019 edition of the postseason game.
Memphis Redbirds skipper Ben Johnson would like to get back to the majors someday as a coach or a manager, but right now he's enjoying this season back home with his dad.
Hunter Goodman (Arlington) was named to Collegiate Baseball's Freshmen All-America team. The Memphis Tiger finished in the Top 10 of multiple American Athletic Conference offensive categories.
With a lineup hit hard by injuries, a bad bullpen and a leaky defense, Germantown's Mickey Callaway is trying to hang on to his job as a manager of the New York Mets.
After tying the game 1-1 early in the second half, Memphis 901 FC believed a no-call contributed to Orlando City SC’s second goal as Memphis was eliminated from the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
The thinking man’s player, Brent Rooker (ECS) is a step away from the big leagues and well aware that baseball, like life, has its own schedule.
Mark Bowlan, threw a perfect game for Memphis State and made it to Triple-A . The son, Jonathan Bowlan set a school record with 18 strikeouts and has reached All-Star recognition.
Memphis Redbirds pitcher Alex Reyes, still a prized prospect of the St. Louis Cardinals, could still use some better luck after several injuries. But for now, he'll take progress and not worry about the stats.
New Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant was introduced Friday, the day after he was chosen second in the NBA draft, another piece of Memphis’ rebuilding, youthful approach.
Tiger Woods has never played the PGA Tour stop in Memphis. But the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational could provide a perfect match for fans to see Tiger play in person.
Memphis Redbirds pitcher Jake Woodford enjoys the strategy of being a starting pitcher and likes this year's results that have earned him the starting nod for the PCL team in the Triple-A All-Star Game.
While the parent St. Louis Cardinals battle to stay in the playoff chase, the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds – far out of the playoff hunt – work to keep developing players to help the greater, big-league cause.
Grizzlies owner Robert Pera says team will retire the No. 11 jersey of traded point guard Mike Conley. Meantime, the team continues to use that trade with Utah in its rebuild and waits word on whether Dallas will give an offer sheet to restricted free agent guard Delon Wright.