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Buckley: State needs to pony up for Memphis sports as it does for Nashville
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is a big believer in what major professional and college sports teams and program can do for a city.
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 Mayor Jim Strickland is a big believer in what major professional and college sports teams and program can do for a city.
Adding two more years to his current contract gives Tigers coach Penny Hardaway something to say to those wondering about his NBA ambitions.
The Memphis area will be well represented when No. 6 Tennessee plays the biggest game of its season Saturday in Knoxville against Nick Saban and No. 3 Alabama.
Special teams failed coach Ryan Silverfield’s club on what should have been a special night, one that ended with a 33-32 ESPN2-televised loss to the Cougars on Friday at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Buckley: Memphis vs. Houston on a Friday night, Mizzou in St. Louis; something isn’t rightRelated story:
The University of Memphis playing football on a night that should be reserved for high school football is probably more messed up than the Memphis-Mizzou game in 2023 getting moved to St. Louis.
From the University of Missouri to the Olympics, veteran sports reporter Tim Buckley recounts his career as he returns to Memphis to join The Daily Memphian as deputy sports editor.