Incoming AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti addresses hot-button issues
American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti spoke about the College Football Playoff, membership retention, media rights and NIL matters in a news conference.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballHow a shared vision led former Tulsa star PJ Haggerty to Memphis
After becoming Memphis’ first transfer portal pickup of the offseason, Haggerty is motivated to show the Tigers they couldn’t have made a better decision.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s final AP Top 25 ballot of 2023-24
How did Upadhyaya vote in his final AP Top 25 ballot of the season?
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Early moves in Memphis’ roster overhaul
Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston discuss Memphis basketball’s NCAA transfer portal moves a little less than four weeks into yet another big offseason for the program.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis lands Illinois transfer big man Dain Dainja
Dainja, a 6-foot-9, 255-pound center, averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 10.8 minutes per game for the Fighting Illini last season.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis’ Ashton Hardaway, Penny Hardaway’s son, enters transfer portal
Hardaway, a four-star prospect in the 2023 class, averaged 2.3 points in 8.2 minutes per game through the 30 games he appeared in for the Tigers this past season.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tulsa transfer guard PJ Haggerty commits to Memphis
Memphis has landed one of the top players in the transfer portal.
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SportsBartlett or N.C. State, Mallory Collier is ‘used to winning’
A 6-foot-3 freshman center and Bartlett High graduate, Mallory Collier is a part of history at North Carolina State.
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Sports AAC names Tim Pernetti as league’s new commissioner
Tim Pernetti, who comes to the AAC after serving as the president of IMG Academy for two years, will succeed former league commissioner Mike Aresco.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis guard Carl Cherenfant enters transfer portal
Cherenfant is the third member of the Tigers’ 2023-24 team to announce his intention to transfer out of the program.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis’ David Jones addresses potential return to Tigers in interview
In an interview with the YouTube sports show “Marega Deportes” in the Dominican Republic, Tigers star David Jones shares what he’s thinking about whether to return to Memphis or turn pro.
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Sports Tennessee close to snatching historic Final Four spot
A win against No. 1 seed Purdue Sunday (1:20 p.m. CT, CBS) would send Tennessee to its first Final Four in school history.
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High School SportsMemphis-area trio making March Madness run with Creighton
There’s plenty of Memphis flavor on a Creighton team on which Mason Miller, son of former Grizzlies sharpshooter Mike Miller, is a starter.
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SportsMemphis native isn’t ‘caught up in the lights’ as he leads Marquette in March Madness
Kam Jones, a former Evangelical Christian School star, has helped Marquette reach the Sweet 16.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers Basketball Insider: Teams that danced at FedExForum provide reminder for Memphis
NCAA Tournament teams that played first- and second-round games at FedExForum highlight the importance of roster continuity — something that Memphis has lacked in recent seasons under coach Penny Hardaway.
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Sports Houston punches ticket to Sweet 16 in overtime
But, Texas A&M wouldn’t go down easy. Houston had to earn every bit of this victory.
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Clemson holds off Baylor, advances to Sweet 16
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Sports Clemson holds off Baylor, advances to Sweet 16
Clemson is headed to Los Angeles and a matchup against Arizona after withstanding a late rally from Baylor Sunday in an NCAA Tournament second-round game at FedExForum.
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Sports Texas A&M’s rematch with Houston headlines pair of Round of 32 games in FedExForum
No. 1 seed Houston and No. 9 seed Texas A&M will tip off at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, after No. 3 seed Baylor takes on No. 6 seed Clemson at 5:10 p.m. Winners of both will head to the Sweet 16.
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SportsLive Friday: Top-seeded Houston cruises against Longwood
The eight NCAA men’s basketball teams in Memphis for the NCAA Tournament are in action today.
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Sports Clemson crushes New Mexico to win first NCAA Tournament game since 2018
The No. 6 seed Tigers (22-11) toppled the No. 11 seed New Mexico Lobos (26-10) 77-56 in a first-round matchup in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon at FedExForum.
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Sports Texas A&M bullies Nebraska in NCAA Tournament 1st-round victory
The No. 9 seed Aggies (21-14) knocked off the No. 8 seed Cornhuskers (23-11) 98-83 in a first-round matchup in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night in Memphis.
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Sports Top-seeded Houston Cougars cruise against Longwood
The No. 1 seed Cougars started off a bit slow offensively against No. 16 seed Longwood, but soon flipped a switch to overwhelm their overmatched opponent.
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Sports Top-seeded Houston taking it one game at a time in Big Dance
The Cougars, the No. 1 seed in the South Region, have never won a NCAA title in the history of their program.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis Tigers guard Jayhlon Young enters transfer portal
Young, a 6-foot-2 backup point guard, averaged 2.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 11 minutes per game for the Tigers.
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Sports Longwood wants to write own story in No. 16 vs. No. 1 March Madness matchup
The Lancers can become just the third No. 16 seed ever to beat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament if it wins against Houston.
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