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Buckley: Tigers make things difficult. Why is anyone’s guess.
Memphis survives another nail-biter, this time going to overtime with UTSA. More of these, and it could be a long, bumpy ride.
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 466 articles by Tim Buckley :
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January 2024
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Tigers Podcast Tigers podcast: Basketball issues, AAC play, football expectations
From David Jones’ play for the No. 15 Tigers to Seth Henigan’s in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, there’s plenty to discuss on the first 2024 edition of The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston.
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SportsTragedy, failure, triumph: Showboats quarterback has experienced it all
Ten years ago, Cole Kelley was shot while driving and one of his passengers died. Five years ago, angry SEC fans booed him off the field. Today, he’s starting for Memphis in the USFL.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: The Tigers must stop flirting with danger. Before they get stung.
“Jahvon Quinerly bailed the Tigers out, again, but even he knows there is a price to eventually pay for living on the edge.”
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis Tigers football recruiting tracker: Class of 2024 signees
With the start of the early signing period having come Wednesday, a look at the Memphis Tigers’ Class of 2024 football signees and NCAA transfer portal pickups.
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SportsShowboats part of new UFL league
The Showboats were announced Monday, Jan. 1, as one of eight teams in the United Football League, a newly formed merger of the USFL and XFL spring pro football leagues.
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December 2023
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Penny Hardaway senses trouble. Time to cut it off at the pass.
“We can’t get over the hump to be professional enough to come out and compete,” Memphis Tigers coach says after Saturday’s win over Austin Peay.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: Seth Henigan and the Tigers felt disrespected. It showed.
The Memphis quarterback went 24-34 for 364 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions, winning game MVP honors in a win over Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: Opt out of the Liberty Bowl? Not this Tigers center. No way.
Who says you can’t go home again? Memphis’ Jacob Likes cried when he thought he’d played his last game at Liberty Stadium. Now there’s another.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Penny Hardaway issues grades. Tigers offense gets a D. Yes, a D.
The defense and team chemistry fare well, but something is sorely lacking for the 10-2 Memphis Tigers basketball team.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: David Jones for national POY? KenPom thinks there’s a chance.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Exhaustion. Ugliness. Victory. The 10-2 Tigers experienced it all.
It was not pretty, doggone it, but Nae’Qwan Tomlin, Penny Hardaway and the No. 23 Memphis Tigers escaped with a win over Vanderbilt two days before Christmas.
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Big basketball wins, football recruiting, bowl talk
Greg Gaston, Tim Buckley and Parth Upadhyaya discuss the blowout win over Virginia on Tuesday night. On the football side, Frank Bonner II joins for recruiting talk on the first day of the NCAA’s December early signing period.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Penny Hardaway doesn’t hold back. ‘We have an opportunity do something special.’
Memphis’ win Tuesday over No. 22 Virginia gives the team three straight wins over nationally ranked opponents.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: The noise was loud. The crowd was big. There’s room for more.
Jahvon Quinerly loved what he heard when the Tigers beat No. 13 Clemson on Saturday. He wants to hear it against when No. 22 Virginia visits Tuesday. But can Memphis deliver?
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Time to take notice of the Tigers. Clemson’s coach sure did.
Brad Brownell has plenty of praise for Memphis after a win could get coach Penny Hardaway’s team nationally ranked.
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Memphis Tigers Football Another Tigers starting offensive lineman enters transfer portal
Tackle Makylan Pounders is Memphis’ second starter on the line to enter the NCAA transfer portal.
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Tigers Podcast Memphis Tigers Podcast: Talkin’ Liberty Bowl, Ole Miss loss, more
Host Greg Gaston, senior writer Tim Buckley and beat writers Frank Bonner II and Parth Upadhyaya all had plenty to say on the latest edition of The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Memphis punched first. Ole Miss punched back. Knockout, Rebels.
Malcolm Dandridge and the Tigers landed the first blow, but Moussa Cisse and the Rebels enjoyed the last laugh.
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November 2023
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SportsRedbirds ‘disappointed’ with no AutoZone Park funds; mayor responds
Outgoing Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland responds to a lengthy statement from team president Craig Unger after Triple-A baseball team gets no money for stadium “in desperate need of standard updates.”
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: The Tigers aren’t in the AP Top 25. Come Monday, they should be.
Victories this week against Michigan and No. 20 Arkansas could vault Memphis into the Associated Press basketball poll. If, that is, voters can overlook an ugly loss to Villanova.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: Offense can’t always carry the Tigers. What must change on defense?
Memphis allowed 3-9 Temple 465 yards and some really big plays, but the Tigers still have a chance for a 10-win season.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: Liberty Stadium gets $220M. Will the Tigers think outside the box?
It’s time for University of Memphis officials to get creative as renovation of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium becomes a reality.
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Tigers Podcast Tigers podcast: Stadium renovation deal, SMU loss, Temple next, bowl talk
Frank Bonner II and Tim Buckley join host Greg Gaston to talk all things Memphis football, including bowl possibilities for the Tigers, Liberty Stadium renovation and cheesesteaks on Thanksgiving.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Stansbury passes baton to Penny. The timing is perfect.
Rick Stansbury hands over a 3-0 Memphis basketball team to Penny Hardaway, who comes off NCAA suspension as the Tigers head to the Bahamas. “I tried my best not to mess it up for three games,” Stansbury joked.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: After SMU loss, it’s weird for Memphis. Awkward. Such a tough call.
“Coach Ryan Silverfield and the Tigers still have a chance for a 10-win season, yet so much more could have been accomplished.”
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