Calkins: A magnificent day for Memphis — right up until the end.
It was a magnificent day for Memphis basketball. Right up until Houston hit the winning shot. On a day when Tiger basketball conjured that magical feeling once again.
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March 2023
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Calkins: Morant is sorry? That’s a good start.
It’s easy to be skeptical about Ja Morant’s statement of apology. But it represents an important first. He never before has accepted responsibility for his actions. Now maybe there’s a shot he will change.
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Calkins: It’s time to put down the gun, Ja. And to put down the act.
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Calkins: It’s time to put down the gun, Ja. And to put down the act.
Nike produced a Ja Morant shoe because he is “a real leader” for “the NBA, for basketball and for the city of Memphis.” Morant’s latest Instagram live video makes a mockery of those words. It is time for Morant to put down the gun and put down the tough-guy act. Here’s hoping he realizes that, at long last.
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Family Affair: A passion for coffee is in her DNA
Not long after Ashleigh Weaver moved from Nashville to Memphis, she turned her passion for coffee into a start-up business. “One thing I really like about Memphis is they are very big on locally made,” she said. “Nashville isn’t like that as much.”
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Recipe Exchange: Calvary Waffle Shop Chicken Salad
This week’s recipe comes with a bonus, too: the Waffle Shop’s special mayonnaise.
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His best friend is gone. His father is missing. But Kendric Davis has found ‘joy’ in Memphis.
Tigers fans have admired the grit that’s allowed Kendric Davis to fight through a series of painful ankle injuries — but that’s nothing compared to the larger battle he’s had to fight to get where he is now.
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Final Four Memories: Lee Hunt left his mark on the 1972-73 Tigers
Fifty years ago, the Memphis State assistant coach was both a tactician and a friend for an NCAA Final Four team.
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Calkins: Now comes No. 1 Houston — and a day this Memphis team has earned.
The best thing about Sunday’s epic matchup between the Memphis Tigers and No. 1 Houston? It was earned.
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What to look for in Memphis’ showdown against No. 1 Houston
When the Cougars come to town Sunday, March 5, it will be just the second time in program history Memphis hosts the top-ranked team in the country — and the first time at FedExForum.
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Hernando seeks cure for Commerce Street congestion
Traffic at Commerce Street and Interstate 55 in Hernando has outgrown the original 1960s design. With no room to widen it more, the city is looking to legislators for help.
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The Early Word: Gershun Freeman video is out, and so is public drag
Tigers clinch No. 2 seed, Rape Crisis Center expands and we look at what areas were targeted by the SCORPION unit.
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Conaway: The Word. And waffles.
“For a hundred Lents, words have been offered — mixed, seasoned, and served — from the pulpit of Calvary Episcopal Church just as ingredients have been from its kitchen below.”
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‘A mixed bag of emotions': Kendric Davis returns to SMU for the first time as a Tiger
When Memphis takes on SMU on Thursday night, it’ll be Kendric Davis’ first time back inside Moody Coliseum since joining the Tigers last offseason.
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What to look for in Memphis’ road game against SMU
Memphis will hope to use Thursday’s game against SMU to build momentum heading into this weekend’s matchup with top-ranked Houston.
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‘A mixed bag of emotions': Kendric Davis returns to SMU for the first time as a Tiger
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SCORPION traffic stop data shines a light on the former unit
The Nichols case has intensified the national debate on using highly aggressive tactics to battle violent crime and the pretexts that are often used. Most of the stops identified and mapped out by The Daily Memphian were made in the most impoverished areas of the city.
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Grizzlies Insider: For Memphis, ‘the real test is on the road’
Can the Grizzlies get a signature road win? Memphis has beaten only three winning teams on the road this season, all before the start of the new year.
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Martin: How safe is Memphis in the tournament field? We asked a few of the experts
The Daily Memphian polled three bracket experts to get their thoughts on how much room the Tigers have with two games remaining in the regular season.
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U of M athletes, coaches explain how NIL has been a ‘game changer’
“The best thing about that is now I’m not just helping myself. I’m able to give back and help my mom a little more. Able to help my dad,” University of Memphis Tiger Alex Lomax said during a panel about name, image and likeness opportunities.
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Table Talk: Memphis Black Restaurant Week returns
A number of food events are just around the corner: Memphis Black Restaurant Week, Black Opulence, the Soulful Food Truck Festival, a Friday Matinee Menu, the Cooper-Young Chili Cookoff and a Whataburger giveaway.
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MPD reactivates special traffic unit
The unit consists of 10 newly appointed sergeants who are on temporary assignments.
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A debut album, a community garden and a heart for art
Talibah Safiya is the first artist to release an album on the University of Memphis’ High Water Records label in almost 20 years. She’s an artist-in-residence at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, an entrepreneur and, with her husband, the founder of the Hood Homestead.
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The Early Word: Dillon shows skin, Grizz win; plus, Herrington muses on Music Fest
New Cordova high school is one step closer, AutoZone is building a skybridge and Hotel Pontotoc may get a second life.
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Inked: Poplar Commons sold for almost $26M, Hotel Pontotoc facelift continues
This week’s Inked includes updates on the Hotel Pontotoc renovation and Poplar Commons shopping center’s new owners.
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Registry, commercial taxes possible for rental investors
Concerns about rental properties in the Bartlett area have drawn the attention of officials in the suburb, in the county and at the state legislature.
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Calkins: Ja Morant’s greatness gives the Lakers the boot
The Lakers came to town Tuesday and greatness followed. No, not from LeBron James. He missed the game with a bum foot. But he had a splendid seat to watch Ja Morant score 28 points in the third quarter to lead the Grizzlies to victory.
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