Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
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Memphis running back Sutton Smith missed most of last season following knee surgery. Stronger now, he had a career day in the Tigers’ upset win over the Razorbacks.
Les Smith worked at four Memphis television stations. ‘He is truly one of the city’s great journalists.’
“I do have to do a better job, kind of protecting myself and not taking hits that are unnecessary,” Memphis Tigers QB Brendon Lewis said. “But I like taking those hits. ... It kind of calms me down and gets me in the flow of the game.”
St. Jude is the big beneficiary when John Calipari brings his Arkansas Razorbacks to Memphis for a charity exhibition. But will the former Tigers coach come in the regular season too?
The quest was to complete a decades-long pursuit, 50 states visited. But this travel story is about people who make life worth living, in Memphis and far beyond.
The 2025 college football season has opened in chaos, but not in Memphis. The Tigers were all business in taking care of Chattanooga in their season opener.
Nowadays — three years after NIL was made official on July 1, 2021 — some of college sports’ highest-paid athletes are millionaires in an ecosystem composed of kids, coaches, collectives and even agents.
The jester made his way to Memphis for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and some of golf’s biggest names fell for his jokes.
Now that the 2025 PGA Tour event at TPC Southwind is in the books, what does the future hold for the FedEx St. Jude Championship?
Longtime News Channel 3 sports videographer Jeff Woods is retiring after 40 years at the station. But first he’ll shoot one more FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Forced to play a couple holes early Saturday morning, Justin Rose has a plan for killing time before his third round begins in the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Soutwind.
A look at some of the favorites and others to pull for during the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.Related content:
Fresh off a cameo appearance in Adam Sander’s “Happy Gilmore 2” and a win at The Open Championship, Scottie Scheffler brings a breath of fresh air to Memphis.Related content:
Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 golfer, thinks scores could be up this week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship following extensive renovation at TPC Southwind.Related content:
There is a reason Rory McIlroy, ranked No. 3 in the world and one of golf’s greatest, has chosen to not be in Memphis this week.
This is Part 4 of a four-part exploration of hot college-sports topics for the Memphis Tigers and the American Conference heading into the 2025 football season.
This is Part 3 of an exploration of hot college-sports topics for the Memphis Tigers and the American Conference heading into the 2025 football season.
Part 2 of an exploration of hot college-sports topics for the Memphis Tigers and the American Conference heading into the 2025 football season.
This is Part 1 of an exploration of hot college-sports topics for the Memphis Tigers and the American Conference heading into the 2025 football season.
Nothing to see here — that’s what the American Conference commissioner suggested when he was asked about reports revealing a former Memphis football player shared intel with UTSA’s quarterback before the Roadrunners beat the Tigers last season. Tigers’ defensive details shared with rival quarterback downplayedRelated article:
Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield says what he really feels about the American Conference.
Would spring football in Memphis really last the second time around? Based on history, the apparent answer should not be surprising.
Whether Brendon Lewis is a bridge to AJ Hill or Arrington Maiden, and whether that gap is closed sooner or later, Ryan Silverfield and the Tigers have a plan at quarterback.
The American Athletic Conference, to which the Memphis Tigers belong, is rebranding and making a preferred name change.
On the day he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, former Tigers football and baseball player Stephen Gostkowski had something to say about Memphis’ basketball program.