Don Wade
Reporter
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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October 2018
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Memphis Tigers Football Not so long ago, optimism about the 2018 Memphis football season was a given. The Tigers were the pick to win the American Athletic Conference West Division title. And a midseason home game vs. UCF offered the opportunity to make a statement this season while dishing out a little payback for last season. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Penny preaches patience as part of preseason approach
Freshman Alex Lomax had the ball and the Memphis Tigers had a two-on-one advantage on LeMoyne-Owen’s half of the court. Lomax stopped behind the 3-point line on the left wing and took measure of his shot. Across the way, the 19th head coach in Tigers history and the third alum, Anfernee Penny Hardaway, shouted: “No, no, no!” -
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SportsRedbirds’ Stubby Clapp to be a coach for St. Louis Cardinals in 2019
In two years as manager of the Memphis Redbirds, Stubby Clapp won multiple championships and sent many players up to the St. Louis Cardinals. Now, it’s his turn. -
Redbirds’ Stubby Clapp to be a coach for St. Louis Cardinals in 2019
In two years as manager of the Memphis Redbirds, Stubby Clapp won multiple championships and sent many players up to the St. Louis Cardinals. Now, it’s his turn. -
Sports An assist from the skipper: Stubby Clapp helped Redbirds’ rebirth
Brand identity. A pro sports franchise can’t live without it. -
Memphis Tigers Football After a walk-on-type Tiger career, Cooper Williams continues in football looking to coach
The Memphis Tigers were rolling over Missouri State in the first game of the 2015 season and fans had started leaving Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium early, getting a jump on the traffic. -
Memphis Grizzlies Veteran Shelvin Mack good fit as Grizzlies’ backup point guard
As the Memphis Grizzlies tweaked their roster during the offseason, they weren’t necessarily looking for longshot gambles that might pay off big but also could go bust. They were looking for reliable players to fill roles that again would make the team’s sum much greater than its individual parts.
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November 2018
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Memphis Tigers Basketball CBU redux? Another win over Memphis isn’t likely, but there is history
November 12, 2014, inside FedExForum: CBU 74, Memphis 70 in overtime. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Main Event: Speed bodes well for Tigers as they run past Bucs
No more glorified scrimmages. No more having an overwhelming talent advantage over local Division II opponents -- LeMoyne Owen College and Christian Brothers University – that are just happy to be on the FedExForum court and playing the University of Memphis. -
Suburbs Memphis women’s soccer team back in the NCAAs and aiming to stay a while
As the season rolled along, it became clear that this Memphis women’s soccer team was going to chase history. -
Main Event: Penny’s debut successful with the help of veterans; youngsters struggle
When the University of Memphis hired the city’s favorite son last March, Penny Hardaway spoke of returning the program to the glory days and the feeling that it was like a “family reunion.” -
Memphis Tigers Football Audible: Tigers trying to win for today and tomorrow
Let’s start with an honest self-assessment: The Memphis Tigers did not expect to be 5-4, did not imagine losing at Tulane and, in the wake of the way the Midshipmen’s season has veered off course, probably can’t believe they lost at Navy. -
Memphis Grizzlies Development first, wins second for Memphis Hustle
The Grizzlies had forced the Denver Nuggets into another throwback NBA game where defense matters and had emerged on the other side with an 89-87 victory, a score that must have had people around the league doing a double-take: -
Sports Memphis women’s soccer team falls 3-0 in first round of NCAAs
For much of this season, the Memphis women’s soccer team hadn’t just been good but dominant. So, the hope – and the belief – was that this could be the year they made something of a run in the NCAA Tournament. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks out 6-8 weeks
Asked about the Grizzlies’ health going into tonight’s game vs. the Utah Jazz, coach J.B. Bickerstaff didn’t talk around it. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball LSU, like Memphis, playing guard-heavy lineup
Not that long ago, basketball was a game with well-defined positions. The NBA has made that a thing of the past. -
Memphis Grizzlies Conley’s 24 points not enough as Jazz send Grizzlies to first home loss
The Grizzlies weren’t just missing shots. No, they were missing so badly that a spontaneous Tony Allen conversation broke out on press row. How bad was it? The official play-by-play sheet for the early minutes of the first quarter looked like a reading of beauty pageant contestants: MISS K. Anderson, MISS M. Gasol, MISS J. Jackson, MISS G. Temple … -
Sports Memphis Express preparing for unique QB ‘Protect and Pick’ draft
With the start of the first Alliance of American football season still almost three months away, the Memphis Express roster is overflowing. Almost 90 players in total, including six quarterbacks. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball From China to Memphis, Yale basketball team focused on court and off
The 2018-19 Yale basketball season started in Shanghai, China, with a cultural experience of a lifetime and a resounding 76-59 victory over the California Golden Bears. -
Memphis Tigers Football SMU survived 0-3 start to still have shot at AAC West title
SMU coach Sonny Dykes and his players know what’s possible. Beat Memphis Friday night and Tulsa next weekend and they will be 6-2 in the American Athletic Conference -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Double-tough: Memphis Tigers turn back Yale 109-102 in two overtimes
On a mid-November Saturday night inside FedExForum, it felt like mid-March and the first round of the NCAA Tournament. For 45 minutes – through regulation and the first overtime – Memphis and Yale competed, overcame, refused to blink. -
Memphis Tigers Football American Athletic Conference football finds spotlight fleeting
The ESPN “College GameDay” crew set up at UCF last Saturday for the undefeated Knights’ American Athletic Conference showdown with Cincinnati. And with UCF ranked 11th in the Associated Press Poll and the Bearcats ranked 19th, it almost felt like a little slice of an SEC Saturday. -
Memphis Tigers Football SMU coach calls out Memphis linebacker for ‘non-football move,’ injuring Mustangs player
Memphis linebacker Jackson Dillon’s actions after a tackle and fumble of SMU tight end Ryan Becker during last Friday’s game in Dallas brought criticism from Mustangs coach Sonny Dykes, who called it a “pretty obvious non-football move.” -
Memphis Tigers Football Houston puts on good face to deal with injury, sideline showdown
The modern college football coach can put the happy shine on almost anything. Even a public sideline spat with a player over a jacket that, well, really wasn’t about a jacket at all. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers down Canisius 71-63 in Orlando in consolation bracket
After Oklahoma State handed Memphis a 20-point loss in the first round of the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando, coach Penny Hardaway called the performance “embarrassing” and vowed to make adjustments.
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