The Birth of Grit and Grind: How Tony Allen completed the Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies didn’t have much business winning in Oklahoma City on Feb. 8, 2011, and that night now looms large in franchise lore.
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Grizzlies’ Morant says the win over Utah was not ugly. But it was dramatic.
Grizzlies star Ja Morant gave Utah guard Collin Sexton a thumbs down. Should Memphis get a thumbs up for another close win?
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The finish: Two jump shots lifted Memphis State in 1985. Andre Turner nailed both.
The outcome of a game that could end a 12-year drought for the Tigers hung in the balance. But to those who’d been on the journey with that team, what happened next was inevitable.
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Saddle Creek ‘pop-up gallery’ to feature art until space fills
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The Early Word: Trump lets Kelsey out; Hardaway has a Ted Lasso moment
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The Birth of Grit and Grind: Remembering Tony Allen’s improbable Grizzlies breakthrough
Here’s the story of Tony Allen in Memphis, a special connection that came so close to never taking hold, and the crucial night where it finally did.
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Inked: Industrial space headed to auction, CanopyNation expands to East Memphis
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Commission Scorecard: An inside look at voting on Regional One, MSCS
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners stands by its decision to cap county funding for Regional One Health’s new campus, and it looks to a forensic audit of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
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Memphis Movies This Week: Steven Soderbergh returns, David Lynch is remembered
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Grizzlies Insider: Cam Spencer isn’t on social media, but he does want to self-promote
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Herrington: Ja Morant hit the road and brought home a new mood
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Hill: With PJ Haggerty, Tigers fans can draw up the biggest dreams
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Calkins: How an 11-year-old girl helped inspire Hardaway’s greatest season
Penny Hardaway was named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Tuesday. Is that because an 11-year-old girl gave him an unexpected gift? OK, maybe not. But he did just ask her for two more.
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‘Psycho’ Spencer earned a fine, but the Suns paid the price
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