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Buckley: What a shame if Memphis loses the Redbirds
“Memphis without the Redbirds, Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals? It would be like the Fourth of July without fireworks.”
Tim Buckley
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.
There are 463 articles by Tim Buckley :
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July 2026
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SportsAutoZone Park’s Future: What the Redbirds need at the ol’ ballpark
Years of deferred maintenance have taken a toll on the stadium that what was called “the crown jewel of minor league baseball” when it opened in 2000.
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SportsAutoZone Park’s Future: Will the Redbirds stay if AutoZone Park isn’t updated?
The Memphis Redbirds’ current lease, which allows the St. Louis Cardinals’ top-tier farm team to play in the city-owned ballpark, expires in four years.
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June 2026
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Sports John Calipari heads list of inductees into Memphis Sports Hall of Fame
A national championship-winning basketball coach, two Super Bowl winners and a two-time NBA All-Star highlight the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 inductees.
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SportsBuckley: SEC affiliation remains uncertain, but Ehrhart feeling better about AutoZone Liberty Bowl’s future
College football is in a state of flux, with the College Football Playoff still uncertain whether it will expand from its current 12-team format.
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GolfBuckley: PGA Tour mum on Memphis. Will FedEx remain a sponsor? We’ll see.
Could the FedEx St. Jude Championship, currently one of three legs of the prestigious FedExCup Playoffs, be relegated to Challenger Series status?
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Memphis GrizzliesBuckley: Former NBA star Carlos Boozer ‘very proud’ as son Cam faces media with Grizzlies
Like father, like son: The consensus national player of the year from Duke stands 6-foot-9, the same height as his famous dad.
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SportsFuture of Memphis golf tournament addressed by new local FESJC leader
New FedEx St. Jude Championship executive director Robert Miller discusses the tournament’s PGA Tour status for 2027 and beyond.
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SportsBuckley: This quarterback has a physics degree and a plan for the Hound Dogs
Former Lausanne athlete Sky Forest is the new starting quarterback for The Arena League’s Memphis Hound Dogs, and the physics major has grand plans.
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SportsBuckley: Fun was name of the game at Memphis Hound Dogs’ home opener
“Man, it’s fun playing football,” added Sky Forest, a Lausanne football player who took over at quarterback for the Hound Dogs after starter Kevin Taylor was injured Saturday. “You can’t beat that.”
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Sports NASCAR greats Kyle and Richard Petty are rolling toward Graceland
One hundred fifty bikers will rumble through Memphis this week on the way to raising money for a kids camp. They’ll stop at Graceland and remember when NASCAR great Richard Petty was cast in an Elvis movie.
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SportsIn a Memphis market that spits out football franchises, Hound Dogs think they have a product that will work
The Memphis Showboats set sail out of the city last summer with their exit made official early last October. Yet that didn’t stop The Arena League from proceeding with plans, announced early last November, to award an expansion team to a region that has seen one pro-football outfit after another slip out of its grasp.
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May 2026
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Former Tiger Billy Buford remembered as ‘friendly guy’ on 1972-73 Final Four team
Before embarking on ministry mission and a career working with youths, Billy Buford toiled off the bench for then-Memphis State.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTransfer portal tracker: Memphis Tigers basketball
A look at NCAA transfer portal activity involving the Memphis Tigers since the portal opened, including new player bios.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: UAB put a world of hurt on the Tigers. The pain could prove costly.
The No. 22 Memphis Tigers lost a lot after falling to the Blazers in Birmingham, starting with their perfect record.
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SportsBuckley: Painter. Air Force reservist. Bride-to-be. Rachel Heck isn’t just a star golfer from Memphis anymore.
With the sport Heck has loved since she was 4 on the back burner, her art, military service and wedding plans are what keep the former Memphian busy these days.
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SportsBuckley: Kyle Petty on Memphis racing, Elvis, barbecue and more
If IHRA plans materialize, racing will be back at a track where stock cars, trucks, hot rods and dragsters once ruled. But Kyle Petty tips his hat to the Memphis area’s sprint car roots.
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April 2026
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Josh Holloway isn’t just the kid punched by Ja Morant. He’s the local talent Penny Hardaway promised.
“How fitting that things seem bound to come full circle, and the Grizzlies star guard may be heading out just as the kid whose name became known for a fight is about to play for the Tigers.”
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTransfer portal activity abounds, but Tigers still seeking to land first player
But it’s been a week since the NCAA transfer portal opened, and the Tigers, who are remaking their roster, have not yet landed anyone. But there have been some interesting developments.
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High School SportsHigh school recruiting tracker: Memphis Tigers basketball
A look at the Memphis Tigers basketball team’s 2026 high school pickups, including recruit bios.
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Golf New FedEx St. Jude Championship leader appointed
The FESJC’s new executive director comes from within.
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Memphis Tigers Football Anatomy of a hire: How the Memphis Tigers zeroed in on Charles Huff
A road trip in a van whose passengers included a member of a powerful Memphis family aided the search for the Tigers’ 26th head football coach. They agreed on someone Ed Scott had heard speak long before Ryan Silverfield left for Arkansas.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Quante Berry latest Tiger to say he will enter portal
Berry joins Memphis native Curtis Givens III and Ashton Hardaway, the son of coach Penny Hardaway, with reported plans to enter the portal.
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March 2026
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Hardaway, Tigers concerned about fans in the stands. What’s the plan to fix it?
Two days after deciding to retain coach Penny Hardaway, Memphis athletic director Ed Scott and Hardaway himself address dwindling basketball attendance.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Three Memphis assistant basketball coaches not returning next season
According to a news release issued by the Memphis athletic department, “... Hardaway announced structural changes within the men’s basketball program.”
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