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1982 Liberty Bowl: The day Bear Bryant almost ate a reporter’s microphone
The throng of reporters flocking to Memphis to cover a fabled Alabama coach’s final game 40 years ago was massive. Radio intern Harold Graeter will never forget it.
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.
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January 2023
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Sports1982 Liberty Bowl: Bear Bryant looked ‘really tired’ coaching his last game, in Memphis.
No one understood then just how exhausted the longtime Alabama coach was on a cold night 40 years ago.
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Memphis Grizzlies DA’s office not pursuing criminal charges in alleged Ja Morant assault
However, a civil lawsuit has been filed against the star point guard.
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Memphis Grizzlies How Ja Morant made a kid’s year on the first day of 2023
A young Memphis Grizzlies fan was thrilled to be on the receiving end of the new Ja 1.
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Memphis GrizzliesBuckley: A monster showed up in Memphis and gave the Grizzlies new life
After beating Sacramento behind Steve Adams’ 23 rebounds, the Grizz have won three straight and put recent woes in the rearview mirror.
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December 2022
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers name replacement for fired receivers coach
New Memphis assistant coach comes from UAB and is a former starting quarterback at Vanderbilt.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers lose three key players to transfer portal, pick up one from Texas A&M
Memphis’ star tight end, a key receiver and a starting defensive lineman exit the program on the same day.
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Memphis Tigers Football Three Memphis Tigers football assistant coaches let go
Moves were reported three days after coach Ryan Silverfield’s team ended a 7-6 season with a First Responder Bowl win over Utah State.
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SportsBuckley: The night Arkansas and Kansas went wild in Memphis
Twenty-four records were broken or tied as Arkansas and Kansas went to triple-overtime in the 2022 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
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Sports1982 Liberty Bowl: How Bear Bryant’s parka made it from Memphis to a museum
On a wet, frigid December night 40 years ago, Alabama’s legendary coach bundled up in a coat from a Korea that is the last vision of him for many.
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High School Sports Memphis high school football recruiting: Meet the area’s top signees
When the NCAA’s early signing period opened Wednesday, recruits from Lausanne, Briarcrest, Houston, Bartlett, Southaven and Horn Lake joined Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
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Memphis Tigers FootballTigers football recruiting: Meet the Memphis signees
Bios of new Class of 2023 signees for coach Ryan Silverfield’s club from the NCAA’s early signing period.
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High School SportsBuckley: Stress. Sacrifice. Signing. Lausanne’s Brock Glenn ‘wouldn’t trade it for anything.’
Lausanne quarterback Brock Glenn is on the fast track to Florida State.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: A hot-headed star. A long hug. Another huge Tigers basketball win.
The bench came up big, helping Memphis overcome another wild night for DeAndre Williams.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Dear DeAndre, please stop fouling out
The Memphis Tigers can’t always win big games with forward DeAndre Williams on the bench.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballHe had no shoes. Damaria Franklin made his Memphis debut anyway.
Franklin’s debut in a Memphis uniform did not come until Tuesday night, a month and a week after the Tigers’ 2022-23 season opened with a win over Vanderbilt in Nashville.
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Memphis GrizzliesBuckley: Grizzlies say ‘flush it’ after comeback that wasn’t
Rather than dwell after loss to the Sacramento Kings, Memphis trudges on in a long 82-game NBA season.
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Memphis GrizzliesBuckley: Jaren Jackson Jr. could be on All-Star pace
Memphis Grizzlies power forward who led the NBA in blocks last season is averaging 4.0 per game at home this season and that’s a crazy number.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Memphis shows fight they’ll need against Auburn, Alabama
After a physical win over Little Rock, it’s on to games against two nationally ranked opponents.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballDeAndre Williams had one thing in mind against Ole Miss
It was all about the win. But the Tigers big was just three assists shy of delivering a triple double in the victory over the Rebels.
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Sports Why not Nashville? A goal from Memphis helps do in the U.S.
Memphis Depay led the Netherlands team in their win over the United States at the World Cup.
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Memphis GrizzliesMorant is like Jordan. One of a kind.
Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers goes there when asked about Memphis Grizzlies star guard’s game.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballHow Keonté Kennedy can help the Tigers become a Top 25 team
Transfer from UTEP had a first half against North Alabama coach Penny Hardaway would love to see much more often.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Tigers getting just what Penny wanted
A wild ride so far in Orlando including Friday’s bounce-back win over Nebraska and some challenging times for Memphis so far this season could pay dividends down the road.
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SportsBuckley: What’s this NIL deal really all about?
Why all the upROAR in Memphis about athletic director Laird Veatch’s plea to boosters to raise money for student-athletes? Some questions and answers that hopefully will help.
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