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 340 articles by Tim Buckley :
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as the College Football Playoff heads to semifinal-round play and Ole Miss closes its season.
A look at players going into and coming out of the NCAA transfer portal for the Memphis Tigers basketball program prior to the 2024-25 season.
The development comes about a month after Memphis tapped Virginia deputy AD Ed Scott to be its new athletic director.
Memphis Tigers guard PJ Haggerty answered over and over against East Carolina. Tyrese Hunter loved it. What a difference from a season ago.
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as Notre Dame and Ohio State prepare to meet for the College Football Playoff National Championship.
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as Ohio State wins the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Memphis beat Wichita State, but coach Penny Hardaway is concerned about bad habits in January that could bite the Tigers come March.
Former Ole Miss coach feels fine about the Memphis Tigers’ NCAA Tournament hopes after watching them dismantle his UAB Blazers.
Penny Hardaway’s goals for his 2024-25 team are within reach. The first step for the team is winning the rest of the way, and showing it can finish.
The last time a Tiger reached for his left knee, Memphis collapsed. When it happened to Moussa Cisse this time, Penny Hardaway feared the worst.
The Memphis Tigers played Temple on Sunday without usual starting guard Tyrese Hunter. Virginia transfer Dante Harris started instead.
Before joining the Tigers, midseason transfer Dante Harris knew the drill. “I didn’t want to come in, you know, big-headed and try to do too much,” he said.
Dain Dainja went to Baylor wanting to be a small forward. Penny Hardaway and the Tigers had a different idea, and it’s paying big.
Frustration finally boiled over for guard PJ Haggerty and the Tigers. “If he gets fouled,” coach Penny Hardaway said, “we just want the call.”
In Tigers vs. Blazers in the NCAA Tournament in 1985, there were sometimes nine players from Memphis on the floor at once.